Jaclyn Pelka
EDP 621
Spring 2004
Cooperative Lesson
Lesson Title: Grandpa’s
Glasses
Grade Level: First grade
Purpose of this poem: The poem, Grandpa’s Glasses is from the book Goosebumps & Butterflies, by Yolanda Nave. This book is a collection of poems describing children’s fears and anxieties. These poems can help children realize that these feelings that they sometimes have are ok and that other people experience them too. This particular poem and activity will discuss the importance of being honest and telling the truth. Accidents happen to everyone. When you have an accident the best thing to do is be honest about it.
Materials: Copy of the poem for each student, an overhead projector, an overhead copy of the poem, an overhead copy of questions, copy of the questions for each student.
Introduction: “Who can tell me what an accident or a mistake is?” Then ask the students “Does everyone make mistakes and have accidents sometimes?” Give the students some examples of accidents you have had, or mistakes you have made. This will help them understand that no one is perfect and every one makes mistakes and has accidents. Explain to the students that since this happens to everyone we all must be understanding and forgiving when it happens to someone else.
Activity:
1)
Teacher begins with the introduction to the lesson.
2)
Pass out a copy of the poem to each student and place the
transparency of the poem on the overhead projector.
3)
Read the poem once to the class, make sure they follow
along.
4)
Students read the poem aloud with you.
5)
Have the class discuss what they thought about the poem.
6)
Break the class into small groups of about three
students.
7)
Have an overhead transparency with some questions for the
children to answer. These
questions will give examples of accidents or mistakes. Underneath the questions there will be
three different responses to the mistakes.
8)
Read the first question aloud. Have the students within their
group discuss the question and pick the most responsible answer. Then discuss why that answer is the
most responsible one. An example
of a question may be: You have accidentally broken a glass in the kitchen,
what should you do? Possible responses may be: 1)
Just leave the glass and pretend like you don’t know what happened to
it. 2) Try to clean up the broken glass pieces yourself. 3)
Do not touch the glass and tell an adult right away that you accidentally broke
a glass.
9)
Each group must then come up with their own examples of
accidents/mistakes and one appropriate solution or one inappropriate solution.
10)
The groups will each act out the scenario they chose for the
class and let the class decide if the solution was appropriate.
11)
Individually have students write about why it is important to
be honest and tell the truth to show their understanding of the lesson.
Components of the
Cooperative Lesson
Individual Accountability: Each student is accountable for their own actions during this activity. Each student is expected to be an active participant and contribute to their group. Each student must also be able to write about the importance of being honest.
Positive Interdependence: Each group must work together and communicate to create a skit for the class.
Social Skills: Appropriate use of social skills is important with this lesson. Each group must learn to work together and respect each other, in order to be able to complete their tasks.
Face-to-Face Interaction: Small groups have been created to allow each child more face-to-face interaction. It is important for each student to communicate and listen to their group members.
Heterogeneous Grouping:
Method: Teacher randomly passes out index cards which have numbers, dots, and
the number word. Example: one card has the #1 on it, another card has the word one, another card has one dot • on it.
Each student gets a card and they have to find the two other students
with cards that match their card.
Have as many sets of these index cards with different numbers as you
need for the class.
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1 |
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One |
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• |
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their contributions to their group and to the class. Students will also show their understanding of the lesson with the writing assignment.
Processing: Each group will present their skit to the class. During this time they will be able to demonstrate what they learned during the lesson and how they worked together.