Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name Cierra Smith, Taylor Hays, Jessica Holman, Alexis Latona
Csmi353@lsu.edu, jholma5@lsu.edu, thays3@lsu.edu,
Authors E-mail Address
alaton1@lsu.edu
Course Name(s) ELRC
Course Number(s) 2507
Course Section(s) 1
Instructor(s) Name(s) Deborah Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title The Four Seasons
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Goals To inform students about the four seasons.
What months do each season occur in?
Content Questions What is the weather like in each season?
What are fun activities that you can do in each season?
Unit Summary
Students will learn about the four seasons through activities including technology.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)
Science, Math, English, Art
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]
K-2 3-5
6-8 9-12
ESL Resource
Gifted and Talented Other:
Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks
Lesson 1- Art:
VA-CE-E1 Explore and identify imagery from a variety of sources and create visual
representations
Lesson 2- Science:
Predict and anticipate possible outcomes (SI-E-A2)
Use the five senses to describe observations (SI-E-A3)
Lesson 3- English:

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 With prompting and support, make connections between the illustrations and the text.
Lesson 4- Math:
When given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Lesson 1- Art: Fall- Kid Pix
Make connections between words and illustrations
Use computer resources to make illustrations
Lesson 2- Science: Winter- Symbaloo
Use computer resources to answer questions
Use logic to come up with solutions
Lesson 3- English: Spring- Storyjumper activity
Learn new information about Spring season including weather, activities and holidays
during this season
Create a short story & present it to the class
Construct & Illustrate ideas using technology
Lesson 4- Math: Summer- QR code scanner
The student will attempt math problems using a QR scanner app.
Use technology and logic to answer questions

Procedures
Lesson 1 Art in the Fall Alexis: Day 1
Lesson 2 Science in the Winter -- Taylor: Day 1
Lesson 3 English in the Spring -- Cierra: Day 2
Lesson 4 Math in the Summer -- Jessica: Day 3
Approximate Time Needed
3 days; 50 mins per lesson
Prerequisite Skills
Students must know how to navigate a computer and how to browse the internet.

Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera Laser Disk VCR
Computer(s) Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player Scanner Other:
Internet Connection Television

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

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 Database/Spreadsheet Image Processing Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser Word Processing
E-mail Software Multimedia Other:
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Printed Materials Directions for each lesson may be printed as reference materials.

Supplies Computer with internet access

https://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/39604296/58fe21c3ce279
Internet Resources www.scrapcoloring.com
http://www.qrstuff.com/

Others
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Spend more on-on-one time with the student & have a
Resource Student
teaching assistant guide the student.
Use gestures, quick sketches and internet tools like google
Non-Native English
images to help the student understand. The teacher can also
Speaker use translator websites.
Student may receive more challenging tasks expected of a
Gifted Student student in a higher grade level. Student may be assigned to
help peers.
Student Assessment
Students will be assessed based on the rubric included at the end of every lesson plan.

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