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Formal Plan – Page A
Group Dynamics: Students get to work in a whole classroom setting (read aloud &
discussion) as well as individually (animal stories).
Step 1:
Read Aloud: Invite students to come to the carpet and sit in their assigned spot. Read the
book, Arthur’s TV Trouble written by Marc Brown. Before we read the story, I want
everyone to be on the lookout for the words and pictures that are used in the commercial
to get Arthur to buy the treat timer for his dog.
Questions to ask the students:
“What made Arthur buy the treat timer for his dog”?
Ask the students to share a time with their buddy about a time where they saw a toy that
they wanted to buy? Why did you want to buy that toy?
Where did you see the toy? Was it on TV, radio, billboard, newspaper, or a friend told
you about the toy?
What happens after the treat timer was put together? Did Arthur learn a lesson about TV
advertisements?
• Have students note the “lesson” that they believe Arthur learned or did not learn from
buying the treat timer. Have students share their idea with their buddy. (1-2 min)
Step 2: https://youtu.be/u6HmMZ9B3EA
Model a Venn diagram for compare and contrast concepts. Show with the help of the
students how a Clifford dog is similar or different to a dog in their neighborhood. Pre-
teach the words compare and contrast. What is similar between them and what is
different?
Neighbors Dog
Brown Fur
Black Fur Clifford
White Fur Both are Red Fur
Spots animals Talks
(dogs) Has Ears
Black Eyes
Brown Eyes Is really big
Barks
Has ears
Show the students this YouTube video of a McDonald’s Beanie Baby commercial.
Prompt the students to focus on how the toys look in the McDonald’s commercial. Allow
students to write down their observations and/or draw a picture of the animals in the
writing journals. Encourage the students to compare and contrast the toy animals that
they saw in the video to living animals that they might see at the zoo or out in the real
world. What about the toys in the commercial did you like? After seeing this video do
you want a Beanie Baby toy? What makes you want a Beanie Baby toy? This activity
will help students see the message and the purpose that McDonald’s commercial is trying
to send. Students will compare the pleasure purposeful toys and the toys that helps us
learn about the world.
Activities for Day Three: (2 hours) (Allow extra time the next day if needed)
Step 1: Have students research a Beanie Baby animal of their choice. Students should
have an animal approved by the teacher at the end of day two. The students will be able
to bring a toy animal from home that they can research. If students do not have a toy
animal at home they can borrow one from the classroom bin that has a variety of toy
animals. Allow students to use the non-fiction classroom library books, the National
Geographic Website, and Science Kids to do research. Guide students to focus their
research on the environment that the animal lives in, what are the things that they need to
survive in that environment, and two interesting facts they found about their animal.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html
Step 2: If students are done researching allow students to move on to the next step which
is creating a story on their animal using the Little Bird Tale App. This App allows
students to use a variety of images such as pictures or clip art, audio (they can talk about
their animal), and writing to describe and write a story on their specific animal.
Step 3: Presentation time!!! Have students share their creative work with their classmates.
Pick a popsicle stick for the order of presentations, it is okay if students do not want to
share their work with the class just move on to the next student. Looking at the students
contribution to the discussions, their journal entries, and their Little Bird App
presentation. I will use the 4 point rubric attached to decide if the students have gotten the
learning goals or not.
Learning Connections:
How is the lesson connected to other content areas? How does it strengthen student
learning? Explain how you will help students to access background knowledge. Explain
your thinking on how this lesson is culturally responsive.
Citations:
“Fun Animal Facts for Kids - Crazy, Cool, Funny, Amazing, Interesting”(2016). Science
Kids -Fun Science & Technology for Kids!
“Kids’ Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More— National Geographic Kids” (1995-
2016). Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More -- National Geographic
Kids.
“McDonald's Happy Meal Commercial 2017 Teenie Beanie Boo” (2017). YouTube.
YouTube.