EDUC 2220- Educational Technology

Infant-Pre-K Curriculum Plan: Technology-Based Lesson/Activity

Your Name __WANETTA L. LEE_____________________ Activity Title ____ALL ABOUT

TURTLES____________

Number of children participating at one time ___3-4_____ Ages ___3-4yrs_______

Activities written for previous classes cannot be re-used and must be the original work of the
student.
Ohio Early Domain: Cognitive and General Knowledge
Learning &
Strand: Cognitive Skills
Developme
nt Topic: Symbolic Thought
Standards:
Standard Statement: Participate cooperatively in complex pretend play, involving
List at least 1 assigned roles and an overall plan
standard that
is addressed
by this
activity. Write
out each
component
completely
and exactly,
as published
in ELDS.

Lesson
The children will learn to interact socially with one another while pretending to be
Summary:
another person, animal or character
Estimated The lesson will be broken up into six to seven 15 minute sections over a period of
Duration:
two days. There will be alternating quiet and active sections.
Preparatio What preparation is needed? Gather materials; Create interactive computer game; Create
n of turtle transformation into TMNT online story; TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
materials Costumes;
and Make turtle sorting math game
environme
nt What materials will be used? TMNT Costumes; IPads; Smart Board; Art Supplies; Math
game;

How will the learning environment be set up?

IPads accessible ; costumes in dramatic play area; Art supplies on activity table; Math game
on activity table,
Instructional Procedures:

Day 1: 10 MINUTES - INTRODUCTION/GATHERING ACTIVITY will begin with use of ipad

technology and Bluetooth speaker playing the TMNT theme song as children gather in circle time.
They will sing and dance to the music interacting socially. I will have the children sit as I call
them by name saying Turtle _____ how are you? I see you in your shell please wont you sit right
there, continuing until each child has a seat. I will say to the students I have observed you know
a lot about the TMNT and in this lesson for the next two days we are going to learn about real
live turtles.
Quiet Activity 15 MINUTES: We will discuss that the TMNT are fictional characters NOT real
animals like real turtles and explain the concept of pretend (fictional/non-fictional). I will ask
opened ended questions about what fictional characters they have seen on television or
newspaper, etc.
Active Activity 15 Minutes: For this activity we will act like turtles by bending on our knees in
fetal position as if we are turtles in the shell and when I shout Turtles, Turtles, where are you,
they will jump out of their shells
Quiet Activity 15 Minutes: We will make turtle art using our hands to make turtles adding
googley eyes and using a sponge to make the shell. Or the children will be encouraged to create
their turtle their own way using their imagination.
Clean Up 5 MINUTES

Day 2: 10 MINUTES - INTRODUCTION/GATHERING ACTIVITY will begin with use of ipad

technology and Bluetooth speaker playing the TMNT theme song as children gather in circle time.
They will sing and dance to the music interacting socially. I will have the children sit as I call
them by name saying Turtle _____ how are you? I see you in your shell please wont you sit right
there, continuing until each child has a seat. I will say to the students I have observed you know
a lot about the TMNT and in this lesson for the next two days we are going to learn about real
live turtles.
Quiet Activity 15 MINUTES:
I will have the students look at the photos of the types of real turtles on the smart board. We will
discuss whether they are water or land turtles
Active Activity 15 MINUTES: We will play the Tortoise and the Hare racing game in teams. This is
similar to Red Light, Green Light
Quiet Activity 15 MINUTES: Using the iPads we will simulate the life cycle of a turtle then the
transformation into a TMNT
Clean Up 5 MINUTES:

Extension
http://www.agame.com/games/social_games
This is a great site that children can go to with fun multiplayer games enhancing social play
concept

Differentiated Instructional Support: Describe how instruction can be differentiated

(changed or altered) to meet the needs of gifted or accelerated students: The extension link will
provide varied levels of interactive play for your gifted or accelerated learner
Discuss additional activities you could do to meet the needs of students who might be struggling
with the material:

Vocabulary: fiction, non-fiction; characters; pretend; interacting; symbolic; cooperation; play

act roles

For teachers iPads; Smart Board

For students iPads