Lesson 4 Mike Fink

Grade Level:  Grades 2, 3, and 4

Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies

Learner Outcomes:

1. The students will review map skills with a United States map.
2. The students will read or listen to and discuss the various stories of Mike Fink.
3. The students will use a dictionary.
4. The students will research kinds of boats.
5. The students will understand the concept of an exaggeration.
6. The students will take a virtual Mike Fink walk through.
   

Duration of Lesson:  1 - 75 minute lesson

Materials:

• Map of the United States (or transparency of the United States)
• Dictionaries
• Books
• Drawing paper
• "Writing Whoppers" worksheet  (MS Word)  (RTF)

Technology Tools/Courseware:

Multimedia computer with Internet capability
Can use overhead and transparencies

Teacher Notes:

• Obtain an Acceptable Use Policy, if needed.
• The teacher will need to adapt each part of this lesson to the age and ability of the students.
• Provide the class with a variety of  Tall Tale books from the school library to be reading before the unit is taught.
• Get materials as listed above.
• Copy of a United States map from Lesson 1 will be used.
  

Procedures:

• Review the word exaggeration.
• Have the students find the meaning of  keelboat in a dictionary.
• Discuss.
• Show the United States map and ask if anyone knows where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers are.
• Show the students where they are and have them draw a blue line on their United States map.
• Have students read a book about Mike Fink from the school library.  
• Discuss some of the words and concepts.
• Read these stories and information concerning Mike Fink:  Mike Fink and River Trouble.
• Students will view a Mike Fink Virtual walk through.  Tour
  
• Brainstorm kinds of boats.
• Put students in cooperative groups and research one or two kinds of boats. Find size, shape, and how they are powered.
• Do the "Writing Whoppers" worksheet.  Each child reads one whopper to the class. (MS Word) (RTF)

Modifications:

• With a peer buddy, help with the dictionary and map work.
•  Have a volunteer or older student read a Mike Fink tale to the reading challenged student.  
• Also help write the answers to the "Writing Whoppers"  worksheet, if needed.

Enrichment Activities:

• Make a keelboat with popsicle sticks.
• Have students read and share a story from the  Crockett Almanac.

Evaluation/Assessment:

All elements of the lesson will be graded using a grading Checklist. (MS Word) (RTF)


West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives:

RLA.2.1.5, RLA.2.1.6, RLA.2.1.7, RLA.2.1.8, RLA.2.1.15, RLA.3.1.3,
RLA.3.1.4, RLA.3.1.7, RLA.3.1.14, RLA.4.1.3, RLA.4.1.4, RLA.2.2.2,
RLA.2.2.4, RLA.3.2.3, RLA.3.2.10, RLA.3.2.12, RLA.2.3.2, RLA.3.3.1, RLA.3.3.2

SS.2.4.3, SS.2.5.3, SS.2.5.6, SS.3.5.6, SS.4.4.2, SS.4.5.12


National Standards:

Geography
1 Understand the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies

Language Arts

1 Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2 Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
5 Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
6 Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
8 Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
9 uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media

References:

• Resources cited

1. Mike Fink
2. River Trouble
3. Crockett Almanac
4. Tour
5. Bibliography  (MS Word)  (RTF)

Authors:

• Debbie Boyd
• Bev Rine
• Sonya Hescht

Criss Elementary School
Wood County School
West Virginia

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5