All+About+Me

//All About Me!! //

//Grade// //level:// 1st Grade //Unit //: Social Studies //Lesson Objectives: - Students will learn about their other classmates and learn to cooperate  - Students will practice their writing and sentence construction - Students will create mind mapping tools to help organize their thoughts. - Students will learn personal facts about the teacher, and the teacher will learn more about the class - Students will practice standing in front of the class and sharing ideas //

//Time Required to complete this lesson: // 1 class period

//Title of lesson //: “All About Me!” //Resources needed: - Computer with internet access - Printer - Web 2.0 Tools - Markers, Poster board, and individual pictures of each student //

//Description of lesson: // Students will use the Web 2.0 tool to create an “All About Me” puzzle. The students will put facts about them and their families into the puzzle. Students will use a mind mapping tool below to organize the facts that want to put in their puzzle. Once the puzzle is created and decorated, the student will present the puzzle to the class. Once all the students have presented their facts, we will make a class puzzle for the classroom. Each student will pick their favorite fact and place a picture of themselves in their personal piece of the puzzle. The students will be able to decorate the puzzle piece however they choose. media type="custom" key="5479931" align="center" width="300" height="300"

//Assignment: //The puzzle will be completed in class, and each student will be responsible for creating a organizer to plan out their puzzle and presenting their own personal puzzle to the class. The facts for the puzzle can be created in class or at home with a parent, depending on the students preference. Once the puzzle has been presented to the class, the student will be responsible for decorating their own personal puzzle piece for the classroom puzzle.

//Technology used: - Computer with internet access - Web 2.0 Tool ClassTools Puzzle - Web 2.0 Tool bubbl.us - mind mapping tool // //The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The mind mapping tool with help the students create simple organizers that will help the student plan out their puzzle. The mind mapping tool is easy to use and helps the student collect their thoughts and make a better project. The ClassTools puzzle is simple and fun to use. With the puzzle, the children can type their facts into the computer and making this more personal. Through the simple tool, the students will be ale to create the puzzle and personally choose the colors. The technology makes the project easier for the teacher and the student and less time consuming than with out the tool. media type="custom" key="5480083" align="center"