What Do You Want to Be?

My kindergarten class studied different types of jobs people do. The unit included embedded technological resources such as a Smart Notebook file, an animated story, and an animated song. At the culmination of the unit students used the information they collected to write an opinion piece responding to the the question, "What do you want to be when you grown up?" To illustrate their final draft, with support they created a green screen image of themselves in a setting that reflected what they wanted to be. Final drafts were placed into a Power point presentation to be presented by their creators to the class. Final drafts were printed for students to share with their families. The Power point was exported into a video format and will be played during Open House.

About Me

Name: Christine Bellucci

Grade: Kindergarten

Site: Westside Elementary

Tech Required

computer SMART Board

Internet Ipad or iphone

Do Ink App

TRUSD SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

  • KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTOR - With guidance from an educator students use digital tools and resources contained within a classroom platform or otherwise provided by the teacher to find information on topics of interest. ISTE 3.a.
  • CREATIVE COMMUNICATOR - With guidance from an educator, students use digital tools to create original works that clearly communicate ideas. ISTE 6.b.

Learning Outcomes

ELA STANDARDS

RL.K.1 & RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text

RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

RI.K.8 With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

RI.K.9 With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is …).

HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCE

K.3 Students match simple descriptions of work that people do and the names of related jobs at the school, in the local community, and from historical accounts.

ELD STANDARD

ELD.P1.K.6 Reading closely literary and informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed explicitly and implicitly through language

Student Tech Skills

TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER SKILLS

  • I can use icons and navigate within applications.
  • I can use a touch screen.
  • I can identify the purpose of a media message.
  • I can create a green screen digital image by combining two images.

Class created posters

Student Work

Student drawings/organizers and matching student writing.

Steps

  1. Activate prior knowledge about "jobs' by starting a "job poster". The poster will be built up throughout the unit. Continue the concept of "work people do" by reading Studies Weekly, "Week 20 - Work People Do", student article.
  2. Re-read and complete a close read of the "Work People Do", student article by using the "Work People Do" SMART Notebook file or online student edition. Create a class chart showing the jobs, work people do in the job, special tools they use, and special clothes they wear.
  3. Review the "job poster" and add any new jobs from "Work People Do".
  4. Continue investigating different jobs people have by watching the animated song, "People Work." Add more jobs to the "job poster".
  5. Watch the animated story "What Will I Be When I Grow Up." Complete a close read of the animated story to create a class chart showing the characters, jobs, work they do, special clothes and tools.
  6. Create a venn diagram to compare both digital texts.
  7. Students create a draw and label graphic to help them orally tell their opinion of what they would like to be when they grow up.
  8. Students write their draft of their opinion writing.
  9. With help students create a digital illustration using an ipad and "Do Ink" green screen app by layering a green screen image of themselves over a background image.
  10. Students digital illustration and typed writing are added to a PowerPoint presentation.
  11. Students practice reading their opinion writing piece to each other using a printed copy of their work. They present their PowerPoint slide by reading their writing to the class.
  12. Export the PowerPoint presentation as a created video to share with families at Open House or on your class website.