West Irondequoit Central School District

Technology Rich Lesson Plan

Name:

Charlotte Craig

Grade(s)

First Grade

Information about the Lesson 

Title:

Short and Long Vowels

Brief Description:

This lesson teaches first graders how to practice and apply phonetic vowel patterns as they navigate the Starfall.com web site.

Subject(s) 
integration

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

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

Two or three 20 minute whole group lessons to teach the children how to use the technology. Multiple small group lessons – 15 minutes – depending on need.

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

English Language Arts Standard 1

Objectives:
(measurable specific activities conducted by students)

Students will actively and independently apply phonetic decoding skills using a grade level appropriate web site.

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

-variety of phonetic readers

-student computer(s) with internet connections

- individual whiteboards or chalkboards ( 5 or 6 for small group work)

-headphones for the computer

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

Access to computer with Internet

Procedures:

These lessons are designed to occur after the students have had instruction through Word Study or Reading Workshop on the short and/or long vowel patterns. The lessons can be conducted whole group and in differentiated groups.

Introduce the interactive web site starfall.com. The children will learn how to apply and practice their understanding of vowel patterns using the large variety of interactive practices on the site. These include phonetic games and reading text. The teacher may then organize the class into rotating groups of two on the computer (headphones are a necessity during independent practice). During reading workshop the children, in their differentiated groups, then apply what they practiced on the site using their phonetic readers and the whiteboards by practicing the same vowel patterns. It is differentiated because the children can be specifically assigned the targeted vowel patterns they need to master.

Assessment:

During Reader’s Workshop the teacher can directly observe and record student’s application of Phonetic strategies to reading. In Word Study the teacher can assess student learning through blind written sorts.

Useful Internet Resources:

http://www.starfall.com/

Special Comments:

The first graders each have the opportunity to teach a partner how to use the various practices on starfall.com and be the learning partner. This program lends itself well to peer tutoring. This web site is very user friendly for first graders. Once they have been taught how to use it they take off without needing teacher guidance.

Attach a File: (link to accompanying files)

http://www.starfall.com/