T REES ARE TERRIFIC

TREES ARE TERRIFIC

Created by: Wendy Calovich-Benne Course: 5131, Spring 2012

Subject Area: Reading, Science, Math, Art, and Music

Grade Level:Kindergarten/ Mixed Classroom of Learners with Special Needs

Lesson Summary

The lesson will begin in the classroom. Students will go on an adventure outside to collect differed sizes and shapes of leaves from various trees. During the adventure, the lesson will continue with a discussion about veins in leaves and the importance leaves give to a tree. In addition, students will learn that leaves are compound or simple. Students will return back to the classroom to demonstrate their learned knowledge by participating in cooperative groups to produce leaf-rubbing art.

Goals: Understand…

1. The importance of leaves to trees. 2. Leaves come in a variety of shapes,

sizes, and texture. 3. Leaves are simple or compound

(many leaflets). 4. Why leaves have veins.

Goal 1: Importance of leaves to trees Provides Shade Provides food for plants and trees Helps prevent flooding Food source for animals and people Shelter for wildlife Produces oxygen

Goal 2: Variety of shapes, sizes, and texture

Goal 3: Simple Compound

Goal 4: Why leaves have veins

Veins move food and water to leaf.

Objectives: Students will demonstrate cooperative social skills working in groups

or pairs with 95% accuracy.

demonstrate their knowledge about why trees are terrific and what the purpose of a vein is on a leaf with 95% accuracy.

observe trees and describe whether their leaf is simple or compound with 90% accuracy.

compare and discuss the difference between leaves with 90% accuracy.

Outside Adventure Expectations:

Teacher will demonstrate what is expected outside.

Discuss why the leaf is important to the tree or plant

Discuss the shape, size, and texture Discuss why the leaf is simple or compound Discuss the veins on the leaf

Students will have 20 minutes to discover and find leaves.

Students will choose 4-5 leaves that differ in shapes, sizes, and textures in vegetable gardens, on trees, and plants within the school playground.

Interactive website: http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=treesBrain Pop is an interactive educational website useful to Teachers, Parents, and Students. This link allows teachers a few choices to view tree growth, seed planting, carbon cycle, and humans and the environmental.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Leaf-Rubbing This website demonstrates leaf rubbing with 6 steps of instruction and a video of a leaf rubbing.

Share descriptions of leaves

Back in Classroom:Whole Class Discussion

Discuss the uniqueness of leaves

Ask questions Answer questions

Vocabulary Words to Recognize

Green RedOrange Yellow BrownTreePlantLeafVeinStem

Sing a Song While Leaf RubbingLeaves, Leaves(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your

Boat)

Leaves, leaves falling down Falling to the ground Orange and yellow, red and brown Autumn’s come to town

Materials Needed:

Paper Crayons

Instructions for Leaf Rubbing:

1. Choose your favorite color of crayon

2. Position the leaf under the paper

Instructions Continued…3. Hold the paper with one hand. Color with the other hand.

4. Gently rub the crayon over the paper to see the impressions of the leaf .

EXAMPLES:• PRE-MADE EXAMPLES

WILL BE POSTED

• WORK AS NEATLY AS POSSIBLE

• USE 1 COLOR FOR EACH LEAF

ASSESSMENT: Work in groups Describe why leaves are important to

trees Describe the difference between 2

leaves Differentiate between a simple and

compound leaf Color leaf neatly and in one color Finding the vein on leaf during leaf

rubbing project.

Things learned in Art Art teaches students to make good judgments about relationships. Art teaches students that problems can have more than one

solution. Art teaches students to celebrate multiple perspectives. Art teaches students that in complex forms of problem solving

purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstances and opportunity.

Art teaches students that small differences can have large effects. Art teaches students to think through and within material. Art helps children express what cannot be said. Art enables us to have experiences we can have from no other

source.

Accommodations:

Learning Disabilities:

Additional Time Examples posted

Physical and Mental Disabilities

Additional TimeSpecial Supplies- Large Crayons & Assistance holding paper on leaf

Visual and Hearing

ImpairmentsExamples

provided at work station

ADHDOn task reminders, stand if needed, provided examples, instructions at workstation

Accommodations: Coloring will help develop

fine motor skills

Students can focus on completing task with few or no interruptions, maintaining attention, standing or sitting quietly, and working neatly.

Work Cited: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.zeitnews.org/images/stories/tr

eesandgrerb.jpg http://www.savatree.com/whytrees.html http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/science/botany/anatomy/leafparts.htm http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lets+make+leaf+rubbing+images http://virtualrobidoux.blogspot.com/2011/06/power-of-wilted-4-leaf-clover-

through.html http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+school+gardens+and+trees http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/

crayons2rgb.jpg http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/leaf.html http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+vocabulary+words http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+discovering+leaves http://www.earthskids.com/holiday-fall_fun.htm http://www.dreamstime.com http://www.pppst.com