Habitat Studies
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| Keywords: Counting, Drawing, Rubbings, Classroom Themes, Earth Study, Habitats, Environmental Study, "Green" Study, Orientation to our National Lakeshore |
| Subject(s): Art, Video, Social Skills, Technology, Geography, Early Learning, Podcasting, Life Science, Writing, Animation, Music, Reading, Earth Science, Information Skills, Biology, Photography, Social Studies, English/Language Arts, Spelling, Grammar, Science, Civics, Math, Speech and Language, History |
| Grades P-K through K |
NETS-S Standard: - Creativity and Innovation
- Communication and Collaboration
- Research and Information Fluency
- Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
- Digital Citizenship
- Technology Operations and Concepts
View Full Text of Standards |
| School: Imagination Station Child Development Center, Michigan City, IN |
| Planned By: Tiara Wardlow |
| Original Author: Tiara Wardlow, Michigan City |
BIRDS - Bird study through internet/IPAD. Videotape birds, study bird songs, paint birds. Video dialogue of students & role play as birds. Count birds, chart birds, record birds & bird sounds, hike in forest.
TREES - Tree habitat on Internet/IPAD. Paint trees, bark & leaf rubbings, video of kids talking about trees, count trees, graph types, photos of trees & leaves, seeds. Video of kids being a growing tree, hike in forest.
ANIMALS - Local study of animal habitats on internet/IPAD. Squirrels, raccoons, foxes, rabbits, possums, gophers, beavers, moles. Video of kids talking about animals, painting animals, counting animals.
BUGS - Local study of insect habitats on internet/IPAD. Video of kids talking, counting, painting insects.
AQUATIC LIFE - Local study of acquatic habitats on internet/IPAD. Frogs, fish, water plants, turtles. Video dialogue of students talking about water life, counting species, graph types seen, photos of aquatic life studied.
Each of our 5 areas studied will involve classroom themes, field trips, IPAD applications, school-wide posters presenting themes for all student levels to focus on and provide classroom themes of study. This will bring an exciting, challenging and meaningful perspective to our studies. |
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| Comments |
| Ability for us to develop major school-wide themes with ongoing opportunities. |
| Cross-Curriculum Ideas |
| Many areas crossed and explored, i.e. reading, art, music, civics, math. |
| Follow-Up |
| Classroom and school-wide themes providing a Summer perspective of our studies. |
| Materials: |
Video Cameras, Digital Cameras, Wildlife, Point and Shoot, Televisions, Printers, Tripods, Memory Cards, Reading, Literacy, Writing, Elementary, Books, Video Tools, Internet Services, Student Resources, Assessment, Early Learning |
| Other Items: |
4 IPADS with applications (birds, trees, insects, water life,local wildlife, $440.00 each, total of $1760.00
1 1 Video Camera, $425.00 each, total of $425.00
1 1 Television Monitor, $250.00 each, total of $250.00
1 Printer/Scanner, $200.00 each, total of $200.00
1 Camera for documentation + extra memory cards, $200.00 each, total of $200.00
5 Laminated theme posters, $50.00 each, total of $250.00
1 Photo paper, $100.00 each, total of $100.00
7 Field Trip Travel Costs to National, County and City Parks, $100.00 each, total of $700.00 |
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