Differentiated Project for First Grade Chick Unit Think Tac Toe Multiple Intelligences: Verbal/Linguistic Spatial Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Logical/Mathematical Intrapersonal Standards: Technology: Standard 1: All students and teachers will have access to information technology in their classrooms and school. Standard 3: All students will have technology and information literacy skills Language Arts: Writing Standard 1: (Habits and Processes) Solicit and provide responses to writing Writing Standard 3: (Language use and conventions) Vocabulary and word choice Spelling Reading Standard 1: Print Sound Code Decoding Skills Recognize syllable types Reading Standard 2: (Getting the meaning)
Accuracy and fluency; Independently read aloud using intonation and pauses Reading Standard 3: (Reading Habits Discussing Books Retell the story in proper sequence Create artwork or a written response Compare two books Speaking and Listening Standard 2 (Speak using effective communication skills) Communicate information and ideas clearly and accurately Mathematical Problem Solving Communication Reasoning Computation Overview: In this activity, students will have nine activities to complete using varying multiple intelligences. Process: Activity 1: Read The Little Red Hen in Sunshine. The students will read The Little Red Hen in the reading series, Sunshine. Some students will read the story independently and some will read it through guided reading. They will answer written questions concerning
the characters, the setting and the steps it took for Little Red Hen to bake bread. Story Map Paper The Little Red Hen Sunshine 1. When did the story take place? 2. Who were the characters? 1. 2. 3. 4. 3.List the steps that it took for Little Red Hen to get bread? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. Activity 2: Read The Little Red Hen from the Literacy 2000 Series. The students will read The Little Red Hen. Some students will read the story independently and some will read it through guided reading. They will answer written questions concerning the characters, the setting and the steps it took for Little Red Hen to bake bread. Story Map Paper The Little Red Hen Little Book 1. When did the story take place? 2. Who were the characters? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3.List the steps that it took for Little Red Hen to get bread? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Activity 3: Complete a Venn Diagram comparing the two books The students will use the two written responses from the two Little Red Hen books. They will complete the Venn diagram showing how the two books are the same and how they are different. Example: Use Kidspiration to make a Venn Diagram or use a any prepared copy
Activity 4: Write a story about what the Little Red Hen did the next day. The students will think about what the Little Red Hen did the next day after she baked her bread. They will illustrate their story. Then they will look at a rubric that each child will be given and monitor their writing and illustration against the rubric. Little Red Hen Writing Paper Name What did Little Red Hen do the next day? Illustrate your story. Use your rubric when you are done with your story and illustration. Little Red Hen Writing Paper Rubric
I have used capitals where I should. I have used periods. My Rubric I have checked my spelling. My story has a beginning, middle, and end. My drawing matches my story. Activity 5: Complete a Kidspiration activity. The teacher will discuss different kinds of animals, reptiles, fowl and insects and discuss which ones lay eggs. A file will be set up on the computer for each child with a template. Each child will have a turn at going to their file and looking at the pictures on the template. They will decide which ones lay eggs and move those pictures to the large box on the screen.
Activity 6: Complete a Syllable-type paper. The teacher will review the following syllable types: open, closed, magic e and talkers. Fourteen words from the Little Red Hen story appear on a paper that reviews the four syllable types. A syllable-type chart appears at the bottom of the paper. The children must look at each word and decide which column it goes under.
Syllable Type Paper Name _ Open syllables have a vowel at the end like: me, by Closed syllables have a vowel closed in the middle like: not, flat Magic e has an e at the end of the word like: bake stone Talkers have two vowels together like: mail beach Look at the following words. Which ones are open closed magic e or talkers. Put each word in the right place. grain plant she wheat duck ripe grunt take my home make eat no mill Open Closed Magic e Talkers Activity 7: Complete a math word problem. The students will be given a math problem solving paper dealing with the characters from The Little Red Hen. There will be a series of four steps to help them solve the math questions. Math Problem Solving Paper
Name _ 1. Little Red Hen has four friends. They are duck, pig, cat and dog. All of them went to the mill. How many animals went to the mill? Show your work. 2. At the mill the animals met snake, bird and cow. How many friends are there in all? Show your work! 3. Four of the friends had to go lay eggs. Who are they? Now how many friends are left? Show your work! 4. Pig and dog had to go home. Now how many friends are left? Who are the friends? Show your work! Activity 8: Follow a recipe and bake bread. Under the guidance of the teacher, the students will bake bread following sequenced steps of a bread recipe. Activity 9: Act out the story of the Little Red Hen. The class will be divided into three groups. Each group will decide how they want to present their version
of The Little Red Hen to the other groups. They will make masks of their characters out of paper plates. They will practice without using a script. Pictures of each play will be taken. The students will go to the computer lab, select the picture of their group and write about it. They will use the following check list to help them with their writing. Check List for the Computer Lab Story About their Play Name of the play Characters Your character Tell about the story