Chelsea Mueller Thursday 2/28/2013 Subject/Topic: Morning Meeting Grade: Third Standards: SL.3.

3.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Objective: SWBAT share information about themselves by playing a getting to know you game.

Materials: PowerPoint presentation with getting to know you questions Soccer ball with numbers on each of its faces.

Procedure: 1. Students will be asked to join the teacher on the carpet in a circle. 2. The teacher will explain that in order to get to know them better they will be involved in a getting to know you game. 3. Explain that this will give the students a chance to share things about themselves that they might not know about each other. 4. Explain directions of game to students. a. Show students the soccer ball and direct them to notice how it is numbered. b. Tell students that they will be passing the ball to another person after answering a question about themselves. c. Tell the students that when they catch the ball they must say their name. d. Tell students that the questions are numbered and listed on the PowerPoint. e. Review the questions orally. f. Students will know which question to answer by looking at the number that is closest to their right thumb once they have caught the ball. g. Students will be directed to answer the question by rewording the question into their answer in order to answer in a complete sentence. h. Everyone will start the game standing up, as students are thrown the ball and they have answered the appropriate question they will be seated to ensure that as many students can share information about themselves as possible. 5. The teacher will toss the ball into the air, catch it and start the game by modeling the procedure while answering a question about herself. 6. Students will play the game.

7. The teacher will group the students in groups of four and they will take turns sharing something they learned about each other from the game. 8. They will be provided an opportunity to have each member of their group ask an additional question of the other group members. Assessment: Students will have met the criteria of the game if they demonstrate the rewording of the question into their answer and if they can correctly elicit a fact about each member in their group. (Formative) Management Issues/Transitions: Call students to the rug by birth month. Dismiss the students by birth months backwards. During the game segment make sure that the students only talk when they have the ball. Explain safety when throwing the ball. Differentiation: A poster will be displayed describing the key rules to the game along with a safety reminder. Repeat and clarify directions as necessary.