Trees Are Terrific!
Suggested Time: 45 minutes
Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text
Topic: A. Comprehension of Informational Text
Indicator: 1. Develop comprehension skills by reading a variety of self-selected and assigned
Objectives: a. Listen to nonfiction materials
Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension skills after listening and reading informational text.
Standard 2.0 Knowledge of Geometry
Topic A. Plane Geometric Figures
Indicator: 1. Recognize and apply the properties/attributes of plane geometric figures
Objective: a. Identify, name, and compare triangles, circles, squares, rectangles, and rhombi by their attributes
Objective: Students will compare plane geometric figures by their attributes
Objective: Students will identify and compare the parts of a plant.
5.0 Technology for Information Use and Management: Use technology to locate, evaluate, gather, and organize information and data.
A. Locate, Evaluate, and Gather Information/Data
1. Explore and use age appropriate information resources available through technology
a) Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (such as databases, library catalogs, and electronic reference materials) (SLM 2.1.A1b) (CUB, DB)
Objective: Students will explore electronic reference materials on an age-appropriate website.
Computer lab and headphones/speakers
Internet Access (Trees are Terrific)
Links to Prior Knowledge: Students should be able to log on and off and maneuver a mouse
Readiness Activity: Preparing young children to learn through a website might not be as difficult as it seems. Travels with Pierre will lead you through the basic knowledge of trees and how important they are to us.
Discuss trees with the students before you even begin to use the website. Find out how much is known, and ask the following questions:
Follow-Up: Several options!
Make leaf rubbings in the classroom (directions on the website).
Draw a tree and identify its main parts (leaves, branches, trunk, roots)
Divide a piece of paper in fourths and have students draw and label a tree as it looks in each season.
Read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Students may need assistance on the worksheet