West Irondequoit Central School District

Technology Rich Lesson Plan

Name:

Charlotte Craig

Grade(s)

First

Information about the Lesson 

Title:

Flat Stanley – Flat Me

Brief Description:

This tech lesson is one component of our Flat Stanley project. The project includes a class read aloud and discussion of the Flat Stanley chapter book, creating Flat Stanley characters to visit friends and relatives living all over the world, which we locate on the map and finally this project of using Kid Pix to make a text-self connection –“Flat Me”.

Subject(s) 
integration

All	Information literacy	Language arts
Science	Arts	Mathematics
Social studies	Educational technology	Health
Vocational education	Foreign languages	Physical education

(time required to complete lesson, e.g. "two 45-minute sessions")

One 20 minute session and two 30 minute sessions.

Goals:
(curriculum and unit related; National or State standards)

ELA Standards 1,2, and 4

Social Studies Standards 3

Objectives:
(measurable specific activities conducted by students)

The students will be able to create a flat character representative of themselves and create a background setting to connect with how Stanley Lambchop felt going through life as a flat boy.

Teacher Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the teacher must have to conduct the lesson, e.g. Romeo and Juliet (video), American flag, etc.)

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

computer, monitor and TV

KidPix

Student Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the students must have to complete the lesson, e.g. calculators, construction paper, finger paints, etc.)

A classroom set of the mobile wireless laptops

Procedures:

Starting KidPix: Students should click on the KidPix icon. This may be on the desktop or it may in a desktop folder called K-3.

When KidPix opens, students should click on the KidPix icon at the center, top of the window.

Students will use several tool while creating their Flat Me pictures:

Wacky pencil, line tool, Rectangle, Oval, Paint Can, Stamp Sets, Undo Guy and the Color Palette.

Use the Wacky Pencil to draw a line COMPLETELY across the page to create a division between the land and sky. The must go completely across the page to allow the student to complete the next step.

Click to select the Paint Can. Click on the desired color Palette to select the color for the bottom half of the picture (for example, click Green to have the lower half of the picture represent grass) Now move the Paint Can (your cursor) over the lower half of the picture and click. Green should fill the lower half of the picture.

Repeat the process to color the upper half of the picture.

Add to the background by drawing with the pencil (a tree? a swing set? A house?)

Add to the background by using the animated stamp; change stamp sets by dropping down the Goodies menu at the very top of the screen and clicking on Choose a Stamp Set.

Now, students will draw themselves using the Circle and Rectangle tools. Remember, color is always selected using the Color Palette.

Finally, students will use the letter stamp to stamp Flat Name (i.e. Flat Sam).

Assessment:

The “Flat Me” picture completed by following the directions.

Special Comments:

To save these pictures:

• Click on the File menu at the top of the screen
• Click on Export a Graphic
• In the File Name box type the students’ name
• In the List Files of Type, drop down the list and select JPEG
• In the Drives box, drop down the list and choose the class shared folder (i.e. LW 100)

Attach a File: (link to accompanying files)

Sample Flat Stanley picture 1

Sample Flat Stanley picture 2