BEYOND-THE-BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Name: Samantha Dean

Grade Level: 1st Grade
Content Area: Seasons
Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tool Used: Kidspiration
Standards Addressed:
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/FirstGradeAppr
oved7-12-2004.pdf
S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather
and climate.
a. Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type.
b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind
vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather
events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally.
c. Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal
changes.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
Remembering

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Creating

Description of how to implement in the class:

Students will watch a BrainPop Jr. video about the seasons. Then they will get on Kidspiration and work
on a project with all four seasons. Students can pick pictures that represent that season. After the
students pick their pictures they must write a brief sentence on why they chose those pictures and how it
corresponds with that season. After the students are done they can print their project or save it to the
computer.
This lesson will help them learn and identify the four seasons by working on this project. Since they get to
pick the pictures, students will be able to put different pictures with each season as long as the pictures
match that season. An example for Autumn would be a pumpkin for Halloween since that holiday is in the
middle of Autumn.
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): What LoTi best describes this learning experience and
Why.
The LoTi level for this lesson plan is level 3 infusion. It is this level because it is teacher centered and the
lesson focuses on the content and the process. This level does have higher order of thinking skills for the
students.
Description of the sample BBPT file provided *: Describe what viewers will see and how this BBPT file
will be used in class as an example of what students will create or as a template they will complete. If you
are attaching an Inspiration file you will also want to attach a .pdf so that those without the software can
access the file.
Other comments about your proposed BBPT Activity:
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/weather/seasons/