Missing In Action
Missing In Action
Grade Level: 2
Subject: Health, Science, Language Arts
Day 1 Learner Outcomes:
1. Students will identify the
number of primary teeth.
2. Students will collect, organize,
and display tooth data.
3. Students will use a computer
web site.
Duration: 30 - 45 minutes
Materials: transparencies, overhead projector, markers, mirrors, chalkboard, teacher created key for a tooth glyph
Technology: overhead projector, computer with Internet access
Teacher Notes: Have
signed AUP Acceptable Use Policy.
Have a tooth model available and review parts.
Create a key for tooth glyphs.
Procedures:
1. Give a pair of children a
mirror and have them count the amount of teeth they each have. Write
down the number to use later.
2. A teacher created
transparency of the teeth will be placed on the overhead. Using a
marker, a child will number each tooth on the overhead transparency.
3. Using the number of
teeth each child counted, make a bar graph on the blackboard to show children
the class results.
4. Create a tooth glyph and
name it.
Modifications: 1.
Pair students to accommodate different needs.
2. Follow special needs procedures.
Enrichment: 1. Recommend reading
the story Arthur's Loose Tooth
2. Students will write a story about losing their first tooth.
3. Students will use their glyph as a cover
sheet for their own tooth story.
Evaluation: Complete a rubric for each child.
RUBRIC
| S = Satisfactory | Participation
Followed procedure Worked co-operatively Created glyph, named glyph, colored glyph |
| I = Improving | Participation
Followed procedure Worked co-operatively Created glyph, did not name glyph, did not color glyph |
| NI = Needs Improvement | Participation
Follow procedure Did not work co-operatively Did not create, name, or color glyph |
| U = Unsatisfactory | Did not participate
Did not follow procedure Did not work co-operatively Did not create, name, or color glyph |
National Standards :
Science - Knows that plants and animals closely resemble their parents.
Language Arts - Uses viewing skills and strategies for understanding and
interpreting data.
State Standards :
Reading Vocabulary 2.68
Science 2.17
Writing 2.78
Listening/Speaking 2.11
Study Skills 2.28, 2.29
Social Studies/Computer 2.30, 2.31
Math/Patterns and Relationships 2.23
References: Tooth Glyph Site
Created by:
Donna Arehart
Mary Nichols
Mark Williams
Harrison County Schools
Harden Elementary
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