Activity: (1 hour virtual class)
Welcome, and review last week's lesson (5 minutes).
Brain Breaks- (5 minutes) Teachers were assigned to use them throughout the week. Discuss what they did, if it worked, didn’t work, what would they change?
Before we begin - we will be using Ted Ed - watch this introductory video: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/dear-subscribers
Let's learn about butterflies (40 minutes)
Explain to teachers, we will do a lesson on butterflies. We want to focus on learning something simple so the teachers can focus on the tools and strategies that are being shared. Focus on the process and engagement, more than the content.
Please watch this video on how caterpillars become butterflies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcAN4rkTmNU&t=302s
Watch butterfly metamorphosis in real life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk
Draw and label a butterfly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLWNOafqfh0
Label the: thorax, head, abdomen, wings, forewing, hindwing, legs, and antennae.
Color a butterfly online. https://www.thecolor.com/Coloring/Butterfly.aspx
Bonus activities: What does symmetrical mean?
Go on a symmetry hunt around your house or yard, bring something back to the class that is symmetrical or draw a picture of something you found that was symmetrical. https://venturamuseum.org/virtual-learning/lesson-1-introduction-to-the-monarch-butterfly/
Do the online symmetry painter activity. https://pbskids.org/peg/games/symmetry-painter
Quizzes: break students into 2 groups
Group 1- create quiz on Quizlet with what you learned today
Group 2- create quiz on Kahoot with what you learned today
Summarize lesson and use Google Chat feature to ask and answer questions or type in emojis, like a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, to show you understood a concept, and also ask True/False questions. Students can answer in chat with a T or F. (Minero, 2020)
5 minute conclusion.
What ideas do you think you could use? What do you want to try and implement this week? What are some challenges you may face?