I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Attributes

Essential Question:

How does color help us identify objects?

Bridge:

Role Play

Content:

Color Words and Sequence

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To listen to story and draw a picture about what they heard.

Activity: Read book MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT, by Charlotte Zolotow. The children then draw a picture about something in the story.

Assessment: Does their picture reflect a situation in the story?

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To have children relate their experiences with fruit and different colors and to discuss if they have ever given a present to their mother.

Activity: Discuss how fruit are different. Have them name a color and a fruit of that color. Have them tell if they have given their mother a present, if so, what was it and what color was it?

Assessment: Do they know the color of any fruit? Have they given their mother a gift? If so, can they tell you about it and the colors involved?

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To make props to act out story using correct sequence of gifts and to use color word flash cards to show color.

Activity: Children make a list of presents. Then the children make props by drawing pictures of all the presents, except the fruit. Bring in some red apples, bananas, green pears, blue grapes, and a basket. Read the story again. This time, have selected children act out the story as you read, using the children-made props as well as the fruit and the basket. Give several children a chance to play the little girl and Mr. Rabbit. Have them hold up the correct color word flash card for each present.

Assessment: Can they tell you the correct sequence? Can they find the currect flash card?

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To learn the correct sequence and to learn the correct color words.

Activity: The teacher teaches sequence of the story emphasizing the color words and correct sequence.

Assessment: Are the children listening to what is being taught?

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To complete worksheet on sequencing and color words.

Activity: Complete a worksheet on color by numbers. Children color pictures of the presents correctly (to match the numbers and color words). Cut apart and sequence pictures. Retell story in correct order using their pictures.

Assessment: Did they match the numbers to the correct color words? Did they retell the story in the correct sequence using their pictures? (This can be done using a tape recorder for an adult to listen to at a later time.)

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To create a recipe for fruit salad using fruit from story.

Activity: The children write a recipe for a fruit salad using the fruit from story. As the recipe is written stress the use of color words. Make a salad for the children to enjoy.

Assessment: After writing the recipe, how did the salad come out? Were there too much of one fruit and not enough of another kind?

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: To make a book from the children's recipes.

Activity: Each child writes their own recipe as they vision their "perfect fruit salad." Emphasize the use of color words in the recipe. They are free to add other fruits to their recipes. Put each child's page into a book and then let each child create their own cover.

Assessment: Did their recipes make sense? Did they create a cover for their book?

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To share their recipes with class and home.

Activity: Each child shares their recipes with the class. Then let each child take a copy of their book home to their parents.

Assessment: Can they read their recipes? The reaction of the parents would help evaluate their work.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: