Main Activity PROCESS: PART I Students will be divided into groups and given an animal (or allowed to choose an animal that interests them) to research on gopebble.com If you do not have access to gopebble.com you could use any other kid-friendly data base for your research. Groups will complete a Frayer Model Graphic Organizer while researching their animals. (SEE DOWNLOADS) Students will illustrate and/or write short answer responses to the provided questions on the Frayer Model Graphic Organizer. Students will take the information they have found on their animal and write a shared research paper. (SEE DOWNLOADS) PART 2 Teacher will help each group create a tableau from the research. Each student will be given a specific character or setting to act out with their bodies Each student will have to create a sentence to bring their character or setting to life This should be in riddle form. For example the student would say: am big. I have “I tusks. I live in the Grasslands. What am I?” PART 3 After students have created and practiced their tableaus they will perform their tableaus for an older grade level. Students will make a wax museum for an older grade level to observe and interact with. The older grade level students will walk around the wax museum stopping at each station. The older student will tap each Kindergartener in the scene (one at a time). Once the Kindergartener is tapped the student will share their riddle from Part 2 (example: big. I “I am have tusks. I live in the Grasslands. What am I?”). While the older grade level student is observing each station they must complete following questions: I like _________ I wonder _________ I think you are a _________ After the Wax Museum is complete the Kindergarteners will reveal to the older grade level students what they were portraying in their tableau. The two grade levels will do partner talks to discuss the similarities between the animals and plants that were portrayed in the tableaus. Classroom Tips: Review what a respectful audience looks like. Review group procedures. REFLECTION
Main Activity PROCESS: PART I Students will be divided into groups and given an animal (or allowed to choose an animal that interests them) to research on gopebble.com If you do not have access to gopebble.com you could use any other kid-friendly data base for your research. Groups will complete a Frayer Model Graphic Organizer while researching their animals. (SEE DOWNLOADS) Students will illustrate and/or write short answer responses to the provided questions on the Frayer Model Graphic Organizer. Students will take the information they have found on their animal and write a shared research paper. (SEE DOWNLOADS) PART 2 Teacher will help each group create a tableau from the research. Each student will be given a specific character or setting to act out with their bodies Each student will have to create a sentence to bring their character or setting to life This should be in riddle form. For example the student would say: “I am big. I have tusks. I live in the Grasslands. What am I?” PART 3 After students have created and practiced their tableaus they will perform their tableaus for an older grade level. Students will make a wax museum for an older grade level to observe and interact with. The older grade level students will walk around the wax museum stopping at each station. The older student will tap each Kindergartener in the scene (one at a time). Once the Kindergartener is tapped the student will share their riddle from Part 2 (example: “I am big. I have tusks. I live in the Grasslands. What am I?”). While the older grade level student is observing each station they must complete following questions: I like _________ I wonder _________ I think you are a _________ After the Wax Museum is complete the Kindergarteners will reveal to the older grade level students what they were portraying in their tableau. The two grade levels will do partner talks to discuss the similarities between the animals and plants that were portrayed in the tableaus. Classroom Tips: Review what a respectful audience looks like. Review group procedures. REFLECTION
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