2 Cyphers Francis Final Assignments Checklist

CANDIDATE(S): Jordan Cyphers and Samantha Francis DATE: December 4, 2007

EDUC 410 FINAL ASSIGNMENTS CHECKLIST Curriculum Integration & Cohesiveness Please mark YES or NO to signify that you completed all of the assignments listed in the table below:

YES NO

INDICATOR I have given my school colleagues (each person) a CD with the following documents: _____ Character Education _____ Standards Paper _____ Horizontal Mapping _____ Science Charts _____ Language Arts Charts _____ Math Charts _____ Social Science Charts _____ Resource Documents _____ Final Checklist – Fine Arts, PE, Health _____ Final Checklist – Integration (collaboration / accommodations for diversity)

Each CD I have made has a label with ___ My name and my partner’s name ___ The grade level ___ The name of my colleague so he/she will be able to identify the one he/she is to obtain. 1.) Cite at least 5 examples of how you imparted your school’s mission throughout your curriculum.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

DAY

TOPIC

2 4 33 149 41

Science Science Math Math Science

ACTIVITY Students use creativity to create leaves for a bulletin board. Students use creativity to make a landscape during the Spring season. Students learn the responsibility of money by shopping at the classroom store. Students present courage when presenting their projects in front of the class. Students use creativity when drawing a picture to represent vocabulary words.

2.) Cite at least 5 examples of how you included lessons and activities planned in your Character Education Paper.

DAY

TOPIC

ACTIVITY

1.

1

2.

9

Social Science Social

Students learn about the qualities that develop good citizens just like Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr. Students learn about being humble in helping others and how this has been a part

3.

42

4.

62

5.

77

Science Social Science Social Science Social Science

of their community from past to present through the efforts of the Red Cross. Students will create a map of where bears live in North America. Students will learn it is important to take responsibility to learn about the world. Students will learn the seven continents. Students will learn about the courage it took to move across America in hopes for a better life like some settlers chose to do.

Cite at least 5 examples of use of technology.

DAY

TOPIC

1. 2. 3. 4.

7 1 122 9

5.

12

Science Science Math Language Arts Language Arts

ACTIVITY The students watch a video on life cycles. The students watch a video on the four seasons. The students use the computer to complete research for their report. The students use the computer to complete a word family sort. The students will read an interactive book online in which they have to fill in the correct words to complete the sentences.

3.) Cite at least 5 examples of collaboration with community resources.

DAY

TOPIC

1.

133

Math

2.

15

Science

3. 4.

9 167

5.

4

Science Language Arts Social Science

ACTIVITY The students take a field trip to the local science museum to discover all of the shapes that are around them everyday. The students take a field trip to a local apple orchard to learn about plants and seeds. The students take a field trip to Amazement Square to learn about life cycles. The students take a field trip to Amazement Square to learn about working together as a group. The students will help to clean up their community by picking up trash at a local park and planting flowers.

4.) Cite at least 5 examples of collaboration with families.

DAY

TOPIC

1.

99

Math

2.

2

3.

7

4.

18

5.

21

Social Science Social Science Social Science Social Science

ACTIVITY The student’s parents send in 100 items for the students to create their 100 day projects. The student’s parents will send in pictures of the community and their family from the past. The student’s will interview a family member or friend of the family that is elderly and learn more about the past of the community they both live in. The student’s parents will come in to help groups of students cook American Indian bread called journey cake. The student’s parents will help their child complete a worksheet answering questions about their family’s background to be used in a project.

5.) Cite at least 5 examples of collaboration with colleagues.

DAY

TOPIC

ACTIVITY

1.

10

2.

12

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18

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22

Social Science Social Science Social Science Social Science

5.

23

Another second grade class will join our second grade class to present what they have learned about the past of their community. The teacher will have worked with the Librarian to have her set out books for her class on the Chinese inventions we use today. The teacher will work with the Home Economics teacher to bake Native American dishes and have her help students bake their own. The teacher will have informed the Art teacher that students are learning about family trees. Students will create an oversized tree and draw pictures of family members inside. The teacher will have worked with the Librarian to have her set out books for the class on heritages and surnames.

Social Science

6.) Cite at least 5 examples of use of assessment (various types).

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

DAY

TOPIC

125 10 5 135 127

Math Science Science Math Math

ACTIVITY The students have a test on estimating. The students have a quiz on life cycles. The students complete a handout on the four seasons. The students play computer games about shapes. The students all participate in a class activity. The students will be given the characteristics of a shape and have to pick out the correct shape.

7.) Cite at least 5 examples of use of literacy, problem solving, etc.

DAY

TOPIC

1. 2.

16 169

Math Math

3.

11

Science

4. 5.

15 1

Science Science

ACTIVITY The students use problem solving skills with addition and subtraction facts. The students create a story. The students then create a bar or circle graph about the story. The students use problem solving to determine the correct order for the pictures on plant growth. The students read “The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle. The students read “Stories for All Seasons” by Eric Carle.

9.) Cite at least 10 examples of how you have used integration your curriculum. (eg. If you are studying about Native Americans on Day 27 in social studies, are you also reading a novel in reading group on Day 27 that would reinforce learning about Native Americans? Are you doing an art project that relates to Native Americans? Etc.)

1.

DAY

TOPIC

15

Science

ACTIVITY Reading – The students read “The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1 1 16 3 11 41 40

9.

1

10 .

9

Science Science Science Math Math Math Language Arts Social Science Social Science

Reading – The students read “Stories for All Seasons” by Eric Carle. Music – The students sing a song about the four seasons. Reading/Poetry – The students read the poem “My Garden” about plants. Music – The students sing a song about the days of the week. Reading – The students read “The Very Hungary Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. Reading – The students read “The Five Little Ducks”. Science- Students will go outside and observe the weather. Reading- The teacher read “Russell the Sheep.” Reading- The teacher read “Maggie the Mink.”

10.) Cite at least 10 examples providing evidence that you have incorporated instructional strategies that provide creative, multi-sensory, hands-on approaches to learning throughout your curriculum.

DAY

TOPIC

1. 2. 3.

6 11 15

Math Math Math

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

19 11 22 43 13

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12

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18

Math Science Science Science Language Arts Social Science Social Science

ACTIVITY The students make their own clocks to use for class activities. The students use candy to practice addition and subtraction. The students throw bean bags through the holes. The students must add or subtract the numbers that were on the holes that they threw the bags through. The student practice addition and subtraction facts by playing Bingo. The students sort seeds according to their characteristics. The students blow up balloons to help learn about the lungs. The students make plains and craters using clay. The students will play hopscotch, jumping on the long vowel sound the teacher says. The students will create a poster board that informs the class of the invention they researched and includes both words and pictures. The students will bake their own Native American bread.

11.) Cite at least 10 examples providing evidence that you have incorporated accommodations / differentiation of instruction for diversity / exceptionalities throughout your curriculum.

DAY

TOPIC

ACTIVITY

1.

44

Math

2.

77

Math

The students having difficulty will get an alligator poster (>, <, =) taped to their desk. The students having difficulty will be given a handout filled with different

3.

90

Math

4. 5. 6.

149 21 28

7.

34

8.

42

9.

54

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63

Math Science Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts

patterns to color by number. Once the picture is colored the students will be able to easily see the patterns. The students having difficulty will be given a special ruler with extra markings to make it easier to read. The students having difficulty cutting will be given pre-cut objects. The students having difficulty taking notes will be given fill-in-the-blank notes. Students having difficulty writing a paragraph will write simple phrases in columns. Students have trouble developing a fitness plan will be given a list of ideas to build off of. Students having trouble understanding meanings or words will be allowed to use the dictionary to look them up. Students having difficulty creating their own story will complete the story on an interactive website. Students having difficulty completing the worksheet will be given a word bank.

On my honor, I (Jordan Cyphers) have included accommodations for diverse learners / exceptionalities at least one time per week throughout the curriculum or a minimum of 36 times over the course of the school year.) On my honor, I (Samantha Francis) have included accommodations for diverse learners / exceptionalities at least one time per week throughout the curriculum or a minimum of 36 times over the course of the school year.) On my honor, I (Jordan Cyphers) feel that I have put forth my best effort to create a curriculum that is diverse in instruction and learning activities and will provide meaningful experiences for each and every WHOLE child in academic, emotional, physical, and spiritual ways. On my honor, I (Samantha Francis) feel that I have put forth my best effort to create a curriculum that is diverse in instruction and learning activities and will provide meaningful experiences for each and every WHOLE child in academic, emotional, physical, and spiritual ways.