KinderPictorialDirections

Author:AbigailEnns
Datecreated:10/28/20163:20PMCDTDatemodified:11/02/201612:08AMCDT

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TXDallasBaptistUniversityEducatorPreparationUnitCompetencies(2012)
Competency:
Competency#1:LearnerDevelopment.Theteacherunderstandshowlearnersgrowanddevelop,recognizingthatpatternsof
learninganddevelopmentvaryindividuallywithinandacrossthecognitive,linguistic,social,emotional,andphysicalareas,
anddesignsandimplementsdevelopmentallyappropriateandchallenginglearningexperiences.
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communitiestoensureinclusivelearningenvironmentsthatenableeachlearnertomeethighstandards.
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meaningfulforlearnerstoassuremasteryofthecontent.
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owngrowth,tomonitorlearnerprogress,andtoguidetheteachersandlearnersdecisionmaking.
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learninggoalsbydrawinguponknowledgeofcontentareas,curriculum,crossdisciplinaryskills,andpedagogy,aswellas
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learnerstodevelopdeepunderstandingofcontentareasandtheirconnections,andtobuildskillstoapplyknowledgein
meaningfulways.
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Domain:DEVELOPMENT,LEARNINGANDMOTIVATION
Standard:1.0Development,Learning,andMotivationCandidatesknow,understand,andusethemajorconcepts,
principles,theories,andresearchrelatedtodevelopmentofchildrenandyoungadolescentstoconstructlearning
opportunitiesthatsupportindividualstudentsdevelopment,acquisitionofknowledge,andmotivation.
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Standard:2.1Reading,Writing,andOralLanguageCandidatesdemonstrateahighlevelofcompetenceinuseof
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teachreading,writing,speaking,viewing,listening,andthinkingskillsandtohelpstudentssuccessfullyapplytheir
developingskillstomanydifferentsituations,materials,andideas
Domain:INSTRUCTION
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groupmotivationandbehavioramongstudentsattheK6leveltofosteractiveengagementinlearning,selfmotivation,
andpositivesocialinteractionandtocreatesupportivelearningenvironments
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strategiestoplan,evaluateandstrengtheninstructionthatwillpromotecontinuousintellectual,social,emotional,and
physicaldevelopmentofeachelementarystudent.
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Standard:5.1Professionalgrowth,reflection,andevaluationCandidatesareawareofandreflectontheir
practiceinlightofresearchonteaching,professionalethics,andresourcesavailableforprofessionallearningthey
continuallyevaluatetheeffectsoftheirprofessionaldecisionsandactionsonstudents,familiesandotherprofessionalsin
thelearningcommunityandactivelyseekoutopportunitiestogrowprofessionally.

VITALINFORMATION
Date

10/28/2016

Subject(s)

InformationLiteracy,LanguageArts(English),Reading

LessonTopic

PictorialDirectionsandSignMeanings

Grade/Level

Kindergarten

GoalAndObjective
Goal

TEKSK.11Reading/ComprehensionofInformationalText/ProceduralTexts.Studentsunderstandhowtogleananduse
informationinproceduraltextsanddocuments.Thestudentsareexpectedto:
a.followpictorialdirections(e.g.,recipes,scienceexperiments)and
b.identifythemeaningofspecificsigns(e.g.,trafficsigns,warningsigns).

Objective(LearningOutcome)

Thestudentswillbeabletoidentifythemeaningofspecificsignsandfollowpictorialdirections.

ValueandImportance

Itisextremelyimportantforstudentstoknowthemeaningsofbasicsignslikestop,railroad,etcsothattheywill
remainsafeontheroad.Learningtofollowpictorialdirectionswillformafoundationforfollowingrecipes,instructions,
andotherdirections.Bothofthesetopicsalsowillguidestudentsintheirliteracyandformasolidfoundationof
understandingreadinganditsimportanceandvalue.

MaterialsAndResources
MaterialsNeeded

Trafficsignbingosheets,bingotokens,trafficsignprezi,trafficlightrecipe,grahamcrackers,frosting,m&ms,plastic
knives
Attachments:
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bingo1.xlsx
bingo2.xlsx
bingo3.xlsx
bingo4.xlsx
bingo5.xlsx
Recipe

Links:
1. Prezi

TeacherUseofTechnology

Teacherwillusethecomputerandprojectertoshowthetrafficsignprezitostudents.

StudentUseofTechnology

Studentswillviewthepreziontheprojecter.

InstructionalStrategies
PriorKnowledgeNeeded

Studentsneedtounderstandwhatitmeanstofollowdirectionstocreatesomething.Theyshouldalsounderstandthat
signshavemeaningsthathelppeople,specificallytrafficsignswhiledriving.

AnticipatorySet

Teacherwillaskstudentswhatthetrafficsignsmeanandwhyitisimportantforthemtoknowthemeaningsofthe
signs.Shewillalsotellthemtopaycloseattentionbecausetheywillbeplayingagameusingthisinformationthatthey
willbelearning.

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Assessment(Checkfor
Understanding)

Teacherwillformativelyassesstudentunderstandingthroughouttheclassdiscussionandthebingogame.Shewill
walkaroundandcheckstudentsbingochartstobesuretheycorrectlymatchedthepictureandmeaning.

DirectTeach

Teacherwillguideclassdicsussioninordertoguidethemtotherealizationsofthedirectteachontheirown.Students
willlearntheimportanceofunderstandingtrafficrules.Theteacherwillgothroughapreziofthesignsandask
studentstoidentifytheirmeanings.Shewillexplaineachofthesignsandaskstudentstorepeatbacktoherwhatthey
meanaftereachsign.

Modeling

Teacherwillmodelthebingogameforstudentsbyremindingthemwhatthesignsmeanandshowingthemhowto
covertheirsquareswiththebingopieces.

GuidedPractice

Theclasswillplaysignbingo.Theteacherwillcalloutthewordsandstudentsmustidentifywhichpicturegoeswiththe
meaning.Theywillcoverthepicturewiththeirbingotokenandwhoevercoversthepicturesinahorizontalorverticalor
diagonalrowfirstwins!

IndependentPractice

Studentswillfollowpictorialdirectionsindependentlytocreatetheirownedibletrafficlights.Thentheycaneatthem!

Modifications/Accommodations
forSpec.Populations

ELL:Iwouldtranslatethetrafficsignmeaningsforthestudentsinorderforthemtocorrectlyidentifythepicture
meanings.
SPED:Iwouldprovidegrahamcrackersthatarealreadyspreadwithfrosting.

Closure

ForclosureIwillaskstudentstoagainidentifywhateachcolorontheirediblestoplightmeans.

WrittenReflections
ReflectionQuestions

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