Lesson Plan Making

Overview

Subject Voice Thread / iMovie

Grade Level Targeted towards 2nd graders

Materials Ipad

Objectives To help educate students on various lessons and help give visual
representations while also speaking in the background for students

CCSS ELA: SPEAKING AND LISTENING Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

4. Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant,
descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
5. Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual
displays to stories or recounts of experiences, when appropriate, to clarify
ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
6. Produce complete sentences, when appropriate to task and situation, in
order to provide requested detail or clarification.

ELA: WRITING Production and Distribution of Writing

4. With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and
strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
5. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to
produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

SOCIAL STUDIES
2.2 People share similarities and differences with others in their own
community and with other communities.
2.2a People living in urban, suburban, and rural communities embrace
traditions and celebrate holidays that reflect both diverse cultures and a
common community identity.
Students will examine the ethnic and/or cultural groups represented in
their classroom.
Students will explore the cultural diversity of their local community by
identifying activities that have been introduced by different cultural
groups.
Students will identify community events that help promote a common
community identity.
2.2b A community is strengthened by the diversity of its members, with
ideas, talents, perspectives, and cultures that can be shared across the
community.
Students will explore how different ideas, talents, perspectives, and
culture are shared across their community.
Teaching Timeline
Please make a very detailed step-by-step timeline for the whole activity that you can follow

Step 0 Arrival and Set up (5:15-5:30 arrival)

Step 1 Opening - getting to know each other; thinking of something to engage the kids
to be in a talking mood? (3 min).
Example: Start with an ice breaker: Two Truths and a Lie

Step 2 Sorting and Ordering: Guide students to sort the items into groups; Put the items in
order so the digital story flows (5 min)
Take a picture of the student and each of their artifacts in the order they want to talk
about them.

Step 3 Pre-scripting: using a TEMPLATE you have created (15 min)

Have the students fill out the template goes with step 4.2.
Example to the students exactly what they are going to be doing.

Step 4 Digital Storytelling procedures - in fine details (20 min)

4.1- Show Example-if time permits
4.2- Fill Out Template- answer the questions and draw a picture on their
artifacts in the boxes
4.3- Make voicethread/ iMovie Allow the students to re-record if they are not
satisfied.

Step ... Editing and finalizing the digital story (10 min)

Step x Presenting and Sharing (30 min)

X.1, x.2, x.3

Step y Reflection

Step z Extension
Getting feedback/resources/ideas from teachers, parents? In a blog? Twitter?
Title:___________
What is your artifact? _________________________________________
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Why did you choose this artifact? ________________________________
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Why is your artifact important? __________________________________
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What does your artifact tell us about you/your family/ your culture? ______
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Artifact Picture

Title:______________
What is your artifact? _________________________________________
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Why did you choose this artifact? ________________________________
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Why is your artifact important? __________________________________
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What does your artifact tell us about you/your family/ your culture? ______
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Artifact Picture