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Going Batty - Part II

Students will apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.

A lesson plan for grade 1 English Language Arts

By DPI Integration Strategies

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Learning outcomes

Students will use information they have collected about bats to create bat poetry.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

1 hour

Materials/resources

Non-fiction books about bats

Technology resources

  • Computer with Kid Pix software loaded
  • Electronic clip art pictures of bats

Pre-activities

  • Complete the “Going Batty” lesson plan that is available on LearnNC.
  • Brainstorm a vocabulary list of words pertaining to bats.
  • Model couplet poetry for students.
  • Model concrete poetry for students using Kid Pix.

Activities

  1. Students will work with a partner to create rhyming phrases using their bat vocabulary lists.
  2. Students will use Kid Pix (goodies-alphabet text, “abc” paintbrush) to create a concrete shape poem about bats using their appropriate vocabulary words.

Assessment

  • Completed couplet poetry sample
  • Completed concrete poem with supplementary illustrations.

Supplemental information

Bats - a complete Thematic Unit - available from Evan-Moor
Educator’s Activity Book about Bats - available from Bat Conservation International.

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Related websites

http://www.batcon.org/home/default.asp

Comments

Each poetry activity will take approximately 30 minutes.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Computer Technology Skills (2005)

Grade 1

  • Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
    • Objective 2.07: Use multimedia software to illustrate words/phrases/concepts. Strand - Multimedia/Presentation

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 1

  • Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
    • Objective 4.01: Select and use new vocabulary and language structures in both speech and writing contexts (e.g., oral retelling using exclamatory phrases to accent an idea or event).
    • Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
      • clarifying purposes for engaging in communication.
      • using clear and precise language to paraphrase messages.
      • engaging in more extended oral discussions.
      • producing written products.
      • completing graphic organizers.