TIP Lesson Plan Template

Instructor: Courtnie Fella, Ashley Royston, Mariana Romero and Chimisha Chery

Fishy Lengths
Title:
1st Grade
Grade Level:
1 hour
Length of Lesson:

The first grade students will be able to determine the length of the fish for
Objective: their aquarium

Common Core MAFS.1.MD.1.1

Standard:
2b Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content
and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.
5a Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that
foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5c Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative
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digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
Standards:
6a Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and
outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6d Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate
ideas, knowledge or connections.

1c Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their
practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
5b Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to
analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving
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and decision-making.
Standards:
6d Students publish or present content that customizes the message and
medium for their intended audiences.
7c Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles
and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
Computers with the website,
Required http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/how_tall/how_tall.html,
Materials: PowerPoint, the cut out fish, feathers, counting blocks, ruler, erasers, unit
bears, bins, expo marker, and tape
The students will grab computers and start playing the Curious George
game on the website,
Grabber/Hook:
http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/how_tall/how_tall.html

Procedure: 1) The students will grab computers and start playing the Curious George
game on the website,
http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/how_tall/how_tall.html
Please note: Consideration of technology use can be made at all stages of the planning
process. The teacher AND the students must use the technology! You must highlight
where/when you are using technology with red or grey font.
 2) After playing the game for five minutes we will have the students
come together and regroup.
3) After I have gathered all the students attention I will go through a
PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate heights of different objects.
4) After the students learn how to properly learn the differences in height
I will break them up into groups of four to start the activity.
5) After being split into groups of four, two students chosen by the
teacher will go up to the aquarium from each group and measure the
length and height of the aquarium with their tool of measurement.
6) The students will then have ten minutes to use the measurement tool to
measure the fish to see if it will fit in the aquarium.
7) The students will then bring the fish that they think are going to fit up
to the aquarium that is on the board and put the fish in the aquarium.
8) The student will write on the board the measurements of the aquarium
on the board when they go up.
9) The two students chosen by the teacher will then present to the class
on why they chose those fish.
When the groups go up the teacher can ask questions to the groups while they
present to make sure they know what they are doing. These questions would
Assessment: include, How many objects did this fish measure? Why did you choose that
fish to go in the aquarium? What was the length of your other fish and the
aquarium? Refer to scoring sheet
Special Needs The website will help the student with ADHD by keeping them engaged with
Technology all the stimulants they are using.
Accommodations:
ESOL The PowerPoint with the pictures of the objects we are comparing and us
Technology explaining what each picture is of and how it relates to the lesson.
Accommodations:
The students will grab computers and start playing the Curious George
game on the website,
Tech References: http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/how_tall/how_tall.html
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/39103

Please note: Consideration of technology use can be made at all stages of the planning
process. The teacher AND the students must use the technology! You must highlight
where/when you are using technology with red or grey font.