EDUC 2220- Educational Technology

Infant-Pre-K Curriculum Plan: Technology-Based Lesson/Activity

Your Name Abby Fisher

Activity Title Playground Photography

Number of children participating at one time All students (20) will be participating, 5 at a time Ages
3-5
Activities written for previous classes cannot be re-used and must be the original work of the
student.
Ohio Early
Learning &
Developme
nt
Standards:

Domain: Cognition and General Knowledge, sub-domain: Mathematics

List at least 1
standard that
is addressed
by this
activity. Write
out each
component
completely
and exactly,
as published
in ELDS.

using terms such as in/on/under, up/down, inside/outside, above/below, beside/between, in

Strand: Geometry
Topic: Spatial Relationships
Standard Statement: Demonstrate understanding of the relative position of objects
front of/behind, and next to.

Lesson
Summary:

The children will use cameras to take pictures of their playground and use those
pictures to create a model of the playground. This will help the children learn about
the architecture of the playground and how to use cameras. The cameras must be
used so the children can take pictures of their schools playground.

Estimated
Duration:

This lesson will take about nine hours. It will be split up over 2 weeks.

Preparatio
n of
materials
and
environme
nt

What preparation is needed?

Gathering cameras for at least a 1-2 ratio (1 camera for every two kids), gather materials
for building the model, planning lesson time around everyday activities in the classroom.

Day
Day
Day
Day
Day
Day
Day

1: 10 minute introduction.
2 and 3: two 15 minute sessions each day.
4 and 5: two 20 minute sessions each day.
6 and 7: 1 hours per day, segmented around other activities.
8: hour
9: 1 hours, segmented around other activities.
10: 1 hours

What materials will be used?

Cameras, variety of household materials for building the model (such as toilet paper rolls or
wooden blocks), laptop, clear packing tape, printed pictures, scissors.
How will the learning environment be set up?
The children will be exploring the school and the playground with a teacher to take
pictures. I will use the teachers laptop to help children look at their picture. The project
table will be used to create the model, and a safe place will be decided on in the classroom
to store the model until it is finished.

Instructional Procedures:
WEEK 1
Day 1: (10 minutes)
I will introduce the activity to the children, showing them the cameras and explaining the activity.
Day 2: (30 minutes)
First 15 minutes I will take a group of four to six children to explore the school and take pictures
of whatever they want. This will help them become acquainted with the camera.
Second 15 minutes I will take out a second group of children to do the same as the first group.
Day 3: (30 minutes)
Repeat of Day 2 with the remaining children in the classroom, divided into two groups.
Day 4: (40 minutes)
First 20 minutes I will take a group of four to six children outside to the playground, where they
will take pictures of whatever they are most interested about the playground.
Second 20 minutes I will take out a second group of children to do the same as the first group.
Day 5: (40 minutes)
Repeat of Day 4 with the remaining children in the classroom, divided into two groups.
WEEK 2
Day 6: (1 hours) (This portion will be segmented around the normal classroom activities.)
I will use the laptop to help the children choose pictures. They will each have between 5 and 10
minutes with me to look through their pictures and choose their favorites.
Day 7: (1 hours)
Repeat of Day 6 with the remaining children. Once all of the pictures have been chosen and
placed into separate computer files, I will print them off and put each childs pictures into
separate folders.
Day 8: ( hour) (This portion will be segmented around the normal classroom activities.)
The children will work together, with my supervision, to make a plan for their model, using the
pictures they chose to lay out an accurate depiction of the classroom.
Day 9: (1 hours) (This portion will be segmented around the normal classroom activities.)
The children will work on cutting out (cropping) their pictures, with my supervision, to fit into the
model.
Day 10: (1 hours)
The children, with my supervision, will work together to put the pieces of the model together
using the cropped pictures and the materials we collected for the model.
Extension
http://archkidecture.org/learn/
This website has links to lesson plans on teaching preschoolers (and other ages) about
architecture, and includes resources to help children discover all there is to know about
architecture. From book lists to a link for different classes and programs relating to architecture,
this site has resources for teachers, parents, and children alike.
Differentiated Instructional Support:
For gifted/accelerated students: Do this lesson plan towards fall or the end of the school year (in
the spring). The gifted students could be given the responsibility of finding plants and animals
within the playground (birds, maybe squirrels, bugs, flowers, etc.) to include in the model. Have
them help lead the other students in creating the layout of the model and the model itself
(having one student help another student choose which material to tape their picture to, i.e. the

tire swing is round, so we should use the round tube.)

For struggling students: Give them specific things to photograph (i.e. take a picture of those
swings), and help them take those pictures by working with them to hold the camera steady and
click the shutter button. Have them work with a gifted buddy to create the layout of the model
and the model itself.

Vocabulary: Architecture, model, layout, position, computer file

For teachers

For students

Technological materials:
Laptop I need a laptop in order to upload the pictures my students take, so they
can look through them to pick their favorites.
Printer I need a printer to print the pictures the children chose.
Non-technological materials:
I need the clear packing tape to help the children secure the pictures.
Technological materials:
The children will need cameras (cheap digital cameras) to take pictures with.
Non-technological materials:
The children will need the household materials, their printed pictures, and
scissors to complete the activity.