TIP Part 1:

1. Topic of your lesson -The students will tell their own Thanksgiving story through the use of KidPix. They will draw a table and label who will be sitting at the table (Friends, Family, Relatives, by yourself), where you will be eating (Traveling to a different state, staying at home, a friends house), What you will eat (different things your family eats for thanksgivingspecial family recipes), Thanksgiving traditions (going to see a movie, playing games, etc.). Throughout the activity, students will develop an understanding of historical events from different perspectives while practicing reading comprehension, creative writing, sequencing, and the use of technology skills.

2. Teachers (your names) -Kathleen McDonald - Amara Aziz -Francesca hartman

3. Essential question(s) that drives your lesson What are your thanksgiving holiday traditions? What is included in food, dress, and guests? How is your thanksgiving the same as the dinner between the Native Americans and Pilgrims? How do you feel How is it different?

What is the history behind thanksgiving? What are you thankful for this year?

4. Grade Level -3rd Grade

5. Arizona State Standard that your lesson will address Compare and contrast the themes, setting, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).(3.RL.9)

Recognize how European exploration affected Native Americans in the eastern regions (e.g. way of life, loss of land) Concept 3.PO4. social studies focused 6. Student learning outcomes Students will make a text to self-connection through the history lesson. The students will perform individual research. The students will research historical events by referencing prior common core social studies lesson. They will be able to reflect on their own traditions and illustrate their thanksgiving day. Students will use their creativity to create a Kid Pix creation and explain their work to the class. Students will identify and use technology tools to access, explore, and synthesize information from your previous social studies lesson, and your personal Thanksgiving. Tutorial of how Kid Pix can Work by MacKiev 3D: http://www.mackiev.com/kidpix/index.html

TIP Part 2: Thanksgiving Technology Lesson 1. Planning Daily Topic: The History of Thanksgiving/ Social Studies Grade Level: 3rd grade 1. Goals: Students will watch a video and use the Internet to research the history of the First

Thanksgiving. Use problem solving and informational sharing using this site: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/index.htm Students will attach their kid pix drawing to their weebly account

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Students will upload a reflection on their weebly account Objectives: Students will use the website given above to answer a list of questions (found

under assessments). Students will be able to define and describe the importance of the Pilgrims,

Wampanoag Native Americans, Mayflower, and Mayflower Compact. Students will be able to describe certain aspects of the history of Thanksgiving

including: Duration of the first Thanksgiving feast Foods eaten in the first Thanksgiving feast Games played by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans

The date Thanksgiving became a national holiday and who was responsible for it. Students will draw a picture using Kid Pix of their own Thanksgiving family

traditions. Students will be able to present their findings in a clear, knowledgeable way by

posting their kid pix video on their personalized Weebly account. Students will be able to review others Thanksgiving day rituals and write a

reflection on how different cultures view Thanksgiving and how they spend their day. Students will be able to discuss how their Thanksgivings are similar/different from

other students in the class. 3. Procedure: The class views a video on the history of Thanksgiving from this website:

http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday#history-of-thethanksgiving-holiday Each student is given a list of questions, and then assigned into a group. Each group is responsible for looking on the Internet to find out about the history of

the Thanksgiving holiday using this site: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/index.htm The groups take the information that was learned via the video and add what they

have found via the site to answer the questions on the list. The information found on this site follows the common core standards that the

students are suppose to know and follow. This will insure that the correct common core information about Thanksgiving will be given to the students

Each person in the group will draw a picture on Kid Pix about their own family

Thanksgiving traditions to make every students feel welcome and to give their families story. (students can discuss seating arrangements, games played, food at the table, ect) 4. Closure: Each group presents their findings to the rest of the class. Students will review others Thanksgiving day rituals and write a reflection on how

different cultures spend their day. 5. Evaluation: Students will be graded during their presentation based on how well they know the

material and how well they are able to compare the other stories they heard from classmates. Students will be able to learn from other cultural perspectives and traditions celebrated on Thanksgiving. Students will also receive a grade for their Kid Pix drawing (the teacher will look to

see that effort was put into the drawling and various tools were experimented with). Students will write a reflection and post it on their weebly account discussing how

various cultures celebrate Thanksgiving and answer the questions given. The students will have an opportunity to share and explain their kid pix creation, and what their traditions are and what theyve learned from other students traditions. Time Required: One hour to watch video, complete research, and answer questions 30 minutes to create Kid Pix drawing

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30-45 minutes to present findings Materials: Video Kid Pix Printed list of group questions Pencils Computers

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Internet Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/index.htm Video clip from this site http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-thanksgiving-

holiday#history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday 8. Weebly.com Accommodations: If there is a student(s) with a disability or ELL that prevents he or she from

completing any part of this lesson, that student(s) will be accommodated accordingly. The ELL student(s) or student (s) with a disability will also receive help from the teacher, or a peer who finishes early. Students will be working in groups to help each other with the new programs.

2. NCES-S NETS-S 1. Creativity and Innovation

1. A. Students will use Kid Pix to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained.

They will be allowed creative thinking in the creation of their Kid Pix while exploring the possibilities of what Kid Pix can offer in products and process using technology. NETS-S 2. Communication 2.B. Students will post their Kid Pix Video to their teams on the classroom

wordpress bloggins website to allow for interaction, additional suggestions and opinions. 2.C. Students will have an opportunity to comment on the classroom wordpress

page ask any questions and share each others experiences to help learn about cultural sensitivity that may assist them in making their Kid Pix. Students can blog/facebook/twitter what they have discovered.

NETS-S 3. Research and Information Fluency 3.C. Students will evaluate and select informational sources from the web sites

provided and videos to gain knowledge of the history of Thanksgiving. 3.D. Students will analyze and process data and report results on the question

worksheet provided. NETS-S 5. Digital Citizenship 5.B. Students will maintain a positive and professional attitude when utilizing blogs,

facebook, twitter or any other technology supporting this lesson.

3. Assessments Formative Assessments For this lesson we will be using a combination of the following assessments; question and answer, assignments and projects.

Question and Answer assessments will be given at the beginning of the lesson. Students will be asked to share their initial thoughts and experiences of thanksgiving. This form of assessment is more geared towards engaging the students and creating an introduction to the lesson. During this time we can prepare to motivate the students and allows us to gage where the students are when it comes to the topic of Thanksgiving. Project based assessment will be used in this lesson as well. Students will be required to gather their information and present it to the class via a slide show presentation. This will be a great way to assess if each student has comprehended the material and how well each group worked collaboratively to organize the content of the presentation. Students will also be required to create a Kid Pix project. By having the students create an illustration on Kid Pix they will be able to make a text to self-connection and use their creativity. We will be able to tap into every learning style and make this lesson more integral. Assignment assessments will be used during the research portion of this lesson. Since the students will be required to watch a video and complete research using the Internet, a worksheet assignment will be a great way to assess their knowledge of the objectives mentioned. Here is the worksheet that we will be using for this type of assessment -Summative Assessments

Each student will post a reflection on the entire project to his or her personal weebly portfolio.

This portfolio will contain students work for the entire year and will act as an assessment for the teacher.

Question List: The History of Thanksgiving

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Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Wampanoag? What is the Mayflower? What is the Mayflower Compact? Explain its importance? Describe the daily life of a Pilgrim. Describe the daily life of a Wampanoag. What foods were most likely included in the first Thanksgiving feast? What games did the Pilgrim and Wampanoag children play? What games did the

adults play? 8. When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday? What president was

responsible for this? 9. Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?

10. How long was the first Thanksgiving feast?

Oral Presentation Rubric: The History Of Thanksgiving Teacher Name: Amara, Kathleen, Francesca
Student Name: _____________________________________ ___
CATEGORY 4 3 Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic. 2 Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic. 1 Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic. Comprehension Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the

topic. Preparedness Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause "waves" in the group. The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group but sometimes is not a good team member. Student does not seem at all prepared to present.

Collaboration with Peers

Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well together.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member.

Kid Pix Drawing Rubric: Thanksgiving Family Traditions

Teacher Name: Amara, Kat, Francesca Student Name: _____________________________________ ___
CATEGORY 4 Graphics Relevance All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. 3 All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. The Kid Pix drawing is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. Used time well during class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never 2 All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. 1 Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.

Attractiveness The Kid Pix drawing is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. Use of Class Time Used time well during class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted

The Kid Pix drawing is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. Used some of the time well during class period. There was some focus on getting the project done

The Kid Pix drawing is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others.

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distracted others.

but occasionally distracted others.

4. Learning Theories Our lesson will be formulated based on the constructivist learning theory. Students will use the constructivist method to construct a public artifact. This lesson will also highlight components of project-based learning. Students will be required to inquiry as a group about Thanksgiving. Students will present their work to an audience and in this case it would the class. Finally the project "allows some degree of student voice and choice" in this portion of the lesson students will be given the opportunity to work individually to express their learning and will also give students a chance to talk about their heritage.