Graham Knutson

Kid Pix and First Nations

Learning Outcome: TSWBAT
Language Arts- Communicate Ideas and Information: Presenting and Valuing

Grade 3

Demonstrate a willingness to experiment with communication forms to respond to, inform, and entertain others

Grade 4

Express thoughts, ideas, and feelings in a variety of oral, written, and electronic forms

Objectives: TSWBAT

Follow written directions for the activity
Use Kid Pix to create a slideshow of their Trickster stories
Work together in pairs to create pictures and type the text on kid pix for each section of their stories

Materials:

Projector
Computers with Kid Pix
I-Book
Written Instructions on White Board (Need a Marker)
Stories and Pictures

Hook:

Show example of a slide show on the computer and let the children know that they will be creating a slideshow for their story

Procedure:

*Time*	*What Teacher Does*	*What Students Do*
5 min	Walk the students to the computer lab Tell students to go to a computer Show the students on the I Book with the projector, your example of what you want them to do for their assignment Ask if they have used Kid Pix yet and discuss	Students walk quietly to the computer lab They sit at a chair Students discuss, answer questions, and ask the teacher questions
15 min	Go through the procedure you have written on the whiteboard Ask the students to read the instructions Ask if they have any questions Ask students to play around with Kid Pix	Students read instructions Students use Kid Pix
	Procedure for Lesson This is an individual and quiet activity. Raise your hand if you have any questions Click into Kid Pix Studio and choose the Kid Pix option Play around Kid Pix for around ten minutes Open a new page from the Kid Pix option. Choose at least one sentence from the beginning of your story, one sentence from the middle of your story, and one sentence from your ending. Draw a picture on Kid Pix for each sentence and type the text on the picture. You will have the remainder of class to work on your stories. Remember to save your work after each slide is finished. Raise your hand if you are finished.
15 min	Split your story into three sections (beginning, middle, end) One student works on their story with help from their partner for the first half and the other student does same process for the second half	Begin process of making a slide show
5 min	*Conclusion:* Let the students know that they will continue working on their assignment next computer class Ask the students if they have any questions regarding the activity	Ask questions and discuss activity

Second Day of Kid Pix

*Time*	*What Teacher Does*	*What Students Do*
*5 min*	Review what the students did last class Ask if they have any questions	Students discuss activity
	Show students the process of making a slide show with their slides Ask if they have any questions	Listen and ask questions
*5 min* *25 min*	Written Procedure: You have 25 minutes to work on your slides. This is an individual and quiet activity. Raise your hand if you have any questions If you are finished all three slides put up your hand and I will tell you what to do next	Students read out the procedure Do activity
*5 min*	*Conclusion:* Ask if they have any questions regarding the activity today Discuss with them that the next step is to turn your slides into a slideshow	Students listen, discuss, and ask questions

Assessment:

Behavior during the activity
Working cooperatively and taking turns using Kid Pix
Understanding the written instructions
Using the program Kid Pix
The slides have beginning, middle, and end sentences with three pictures

Justification of Lesson

Learning that each story must have a beginning, middle, and ending
Providing visual stimulus for each sentence
Learning to create a slideshow using technology
Students are learning how to use Kid Pix

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Grade 4

Objectives: TSWBAT

Procedure for Lesson

Justification of Lesson