dreams

Title: Dreams Objective(s): o Students will read or listen to a book about dreams o Students will create an acrostic poem of their dreams o Students will use Word to type 3-4 dreams o Students will create a class dream chain Bridge Technology Standards o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1 o 3.2 o 4.1 o 4.2 Materials o 2 books about dreams o Chart paper o Internet access o http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ o Construction paper <span style="font-family: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Jokerman; mso-fareast-font-family: Jokerman; msobidifontfamily: Jokerman; msofareastfontfamily: Jokerman; msolist: Ignore;">o Scissors <span style="font-family: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Jokerman; mso-fareast-font-family: Jokerman; msobidifontfamily: Jokerman; msofareastfontfamily: Jokerman; msolist: Ignore;">o Glue MONDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION TUESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE D: doctor to help sick kids R: running a race E: elephant ride in Africa A: A+’s in school M: money to buy a car MODELING > **make sure the words or phrases the kids pick describe their dreams!** INDEPENDENT WORK WEDNESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION ex. I dream of __becoming a veterinarian.__ I dream of __traveling to Africa.__ I dream of __owning a fancy car.__ I dream of __helping sick people get better.__ MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK EXAMPLE I dream of becoming a doctor. I dream of running a race. I dream of owning a puppy. THURSDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) tell the students that this week they are going to work on a dream project
 * 2) explain that these dreams are things they want to do or accomplish, NOT things they dream when they are sleeping!
 * 3) ask the kids the following questions:
 * 4) What is a dream?
 * 5) What are some dreams you have? **write these responses on chart paper**
 * 6) Have any of your dreams come true?
 * 7) remind the students of the reading expectations (criss cross, hands in lap) and read the book about dreams
 * 8) ask the following questions about the book
 * 9) Who were the characters in the story?
 * 10) How did the characters feel?
 * 11) What was their dream?
 * 12) Did their dream come true?
 * 13)  explain to the kids that tomorrow they are going to think of some words/phrases that describe dreams they have
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) review the book from yesterday (give a brief summary of the story such as who the characters were, what their dream was etc.)
 * 2) explain to the students that they are going to create an acrostic poem about dreams
 * 4:20/5:20 on the white board brainstorm some things that start with the letters d, r, e, a, and m. **These are things they dream of in life (being successful, traveling, a job they want) NOT things they have had dreams about (monsters, people etc.).**
 * 4:30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
 * 2)  click **“get started”**
 * 3) in the TOPIC WORD box, enter **DREAM**
 * 4)  in the YOUR NAME box, write a student’s name
 * 5)  click **“continue”**
 * 6) type some words or phrases that describe dreams into the boxes
 * 7) use ideas you wrote on the chart paper yesterday to complete the acrostic poem
 * 8) for example: **d**: doctor, diving in the ocean **r**: rafting on a river, run a marathon **e**: elephant ride, explore a cave, **a**: A+ in school, astronaut, attend college **m**: move to Arizona, model in Paris, make music
 * 1) click “**continue**”
 * 2) enter in words or phrases for each letter in the acrostic poem
 * 3) click “**continue**”
 * 4) model how to click “**print**”
 * 5) ask for questions
 * 4:40/5:40 have students move to a computer **if students are sharing, they may complete the poem together**
 * 1)  assist/monitor the students as they create their poems
 * 2) they may print them out and paste them on any color construction paper hang around the lab
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) read the second book about dreams to the students
 * 2) write ** “I dream of_______________________” ** on the chart paper
 * 3) next, on the **chart paper**, list 5-10 dreams the students have, which may be from yesterday’s poem (again**, things that they dream for in life, not that they have dreamed about when sleeping** <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J )
 * 1) save this list for tomorrow!!!
 * 4:30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to open Microsoft Word
 * 2) choose 2-3 students to tell you their dreams and model how to type them into a Word document
 * 3) type each dream on a separate line (see example below)
 * 4) model how to change the **font** (do not change the color because it may not show up when you print!!!!)
 * 5) model how to change the **size** (**no smaller than 12 and no bigger than 36**)
 * 6) model how to print out their dream sentences when they are finished (**save them in a safe place for tomorrow**)
 * 4:40/5:40 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor the students while they are typing their dreams
 * 2) **please make sure the spelling and grammar are correct before printing
 * 3) save the sentences in a folder for tomorrow
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) remind them of the week’s topic (dreams)
 * 2) review the list of dreams from yesterday on the chart paper OR you may read some of the students’ sentences (with their permission)
 * 4:20/5:20 tell the students they are going to create a “dream chain”
 * 1) model how to cut out each dream sentence from yesterday (if a student has not completed his/her dream sentences, he/she may do that while the rest of the class is making their links)
 * 2) model how to glue the sentences on colored construction paper (they may use one color or different colors for each sentence)
 * 3) cut out the sentence on the construction paper
 * 4) model how to glue the first link into a circle, then glue the second link through the first and the third through the second to make a chain
 * 5) explain that the students are going to create a long chain full of their dreams
 * 4:30/5:30 pass out the dream sentences from yesterday
 * 1) pass out scissors, glue, and construction paper
 * 2) assist/monitor the students as they are creating their chains
 * 3) when the class is finished, you may need to make some connector links, and hang up the chain around the room