Michelle Tyler

http://kindergartenexplorers1.weebly.com/
EDU-225
January 1, 2015

Raft Task Card

This RAFT Card is designed for __K__ grade level.
ROLE (student)
Row 1
Row 2

A Gardner
Meteorologist
Mathematician

Row 3

AUDIENCE
Classmates &
Parents
Teachers

FORMAT
An Informative
gardener.
A Seasonal expert

TOPIC
How does your
garden grow?
Season Watchers

Teachers,
classmates and
parents

An expert
Mathematician

How to create a
pattern

RAFT Row 1
Objective: Students will understand that plants are living things. They Plants need air, water,
sun, and nutrients to grow. Grade Kindergarten: Concept: Differentiate living and nonliving
things
ISTE STANDARD 1. Creativity & Innovation (a, b); 2. Communication & Collaboration
(a, b); 3. Research & Information (a, b, c, d)
Student Role: A Gardner in the classroom taking care of a living organism.
Audience: Classmates and parent
Format: A daily picture report of how the plants are growing.
Topic: How does your garden grow?

Directions: 1. Students will create a KWL chart with the teacher

2. Read the book Bean and Plant
3. Compare and Contrast living and nonliving things
4. Began planting Lima Bean Seeds
5. Create a chart with photos including what happened daily
Resources:

Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
Back, Christine. Bean and Plant. New Jersey: Silver Burdett, 1986,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA

Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed. New York: Simon Schuster, 1987
Assessment: Students will complete parts of Plants worksheet

RAFT Row 2
Objective: Students will learn about the four seasons and how the weather changes. Grade:
Kindergarten Concept: Students understanding the seasonal change.
ISTE STANDARD 1. Creativity & Innovation (a, b); 2. Communication & Collaboration
(a, b); 3. Research & Information (a, b, c, d)
Student Role: Students will be able to describe the four seasons. Season Experts
Audience: Teachers
Format: A Seasonal expert
Topic: Season Watchers

Directions: 1.Students will create a KWL Chart about the four seasons
2. Watch the weather daily and have a student describe what they see and feel.
3. Students record weather finding in Weather Journal
4. Students will learn to read the thermometer
5. Use Smart Board to Mitch and match pictures of the four seasons
6, Temperature Graph

Resources: Gibbons, G. The Reasons For Seasons. New York: Scholastic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhDJDIviAOg (A book of seasons)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mcUgUefPmo (Have students enjoy the movie and discuss
how it connects to weather)
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/815/Weather%20Watchers.
pdf
Assessment: Students must use the Four Seasons worksheet to cut and paste the appropriate
season with its picture.

RAFT Row 3
Objective: Students will learn how to recognize and I identify patterns. ISTE STANDARD 1.
Creativity & Innovation (a, b); 2. Communication & Collaboration (a, b); 3. Research &
Information (a, b, c, d) Grade: Kindergarten Concept: Students will be able to create their own
patterns
Student Role: To become an expert Mathematician
Audience: Teachers, Classmates, and parents
Format: An expert Mathematician
Topic: How to create patterns

Directions: 1.Identify what a pattern is and how they are created

2. Have students create their own patterns using snap cubes
3. Start a pattern for the students using the interactive white board and ask students
to complete the pattern
4. Take a Pattern walk around the school
Resources: Benton, Linda. I See Patterns. CA: Creative Teaching Press, inc 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuAYp6O8GwU (Patterns Everywhere)
Assessment: Students will make their own necklace or bracelets using a three material pattern