Lesson 1: Digital Citizenship Lesson- It's Ok to Tell
Discuss with the students that when we are on the Internet we need to make sure we stay safe. You can visit the NetSmartz Kids bio page to introduce students to the characters ahead of time. Show It's Ok to Tell. Discuss what a Look at Dis Louie does and what they should do if they ever encounter anyone who makes them feel scared uncomfortable of confused. Students can then create a megaphone. You can replay the song it's ok to tell and they can sing and dance using their megaphones.
Lesson 2: Ozobots **See extra lessons below if your library does not have Ozobots.
Introduce students to the Ozobot. Demonstrate how to turn it on, show where the wheels are, and discuss the dos and don'ts while using Ozobot. Explain that Ozobot is a robot that follows lines and can also change color. Use a white piece of paper to demo how thick the line should be for Ozobot to follow correctly. Also show how to create 90 degree or curved corners so Ozobot can easily turn the corner. Give students a piece of white paper and some markers. Allow them to draw a path around their paper for Ozobot to follow. Demo how to power down the Ozobot and where to return it.
Lesson 3: Day 2 With Ozobots
Review expectation for using the Ozobots. Discuss the challenges students had last time:
Wouldn't follow the line
Line too thick/thin
Falling off the table
Turning a corner
Sharing the Ozobot (if each student didn't have their own)
Use a large piece of white bulletin board paper for each table or have students tape together sheets of construction paper. Have students create a town, a playground, a zoo, their school, or another location with a path for the Ozobots to visit.
Lesson 4: Wordless Picture Books
Have a discussion about how sometimes all we need to tell a story are the illustrations. Hold up some examples of wordless picture books that are available in the library. Show how some books have a lot of details in the illustrations while others do not. Ask students what their brains are doing as they look at the pictures. Share the story The Little Red Cat: Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell. *If you play the video, you may want to pause the video on each page so students can study the illustrations. Warning: Students may shout out what is happening on each page that matches the letter at the top of the page. Discuss what is happening in the story as you make your way through the video or the book. Have students create their own wordless story.
Alternate Lessons: Could be used in place of a May lesson and finished up in June.
Extra Lesson 1: Intro to Animal Research
Students can pick a type of animal they would like to learn more about (reptile, insects, bird, mammal, or fish) and record their information on the correct sheet below. Students will use Pebble Go and World Book Kids to complete their research. Model this before having students jump into the research.
Extra Lesson 2: Continue Research
Students will wrap up their research from the week prior. If time allows they could choose another animal to research.
Standards for the Month:
I decide on the need to gather information on a subject. AASL 4.a1
Students use digital tools to create original works. (ISTE 6b)
I can ask questions to seek understanding of an issue. ITL ID2