Lesson Idea Name: Graphing Seasons

Content Area: Math

Grade Level(s): 1st Grade

Content Standard Addressed:

MGSE1.MD.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer
questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or
less are in one category than in another.

Technology Standard Addressed:

Innovative Designer

Selected Technology Tool: Kids’ Zone Learning with NCES

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☒ Evaluating ☒

Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☒ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☒ Level 4: Integration

☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

The Kids’ Zone technology tool supports all students. Using this easy-to-use tool is accessible online
so all students are given the opportunity to access it. It enhances student learning by allowing
multiple means of representation since you can create and see many different graphs and features on
the app. The Kids’ Zone brings multiple means of engagement for the students when creating graphs,
allowing them to choose between several options, if they want to add pictures and icons to their
graph, colors, and words. Lastly, The Kids’ Zone allows the students to have multiple means of Action
and Expression since the teacher is able to provide feedback right away, the students can post their
graphs publicly, they are completing the graph and expressing their favorite opinion on a season.

Lesson idea implementation:

As for the introduction of the lesson, the students will be at individual media devices. Whether that is
desktop computers, laptops, iPads, etc. The teacher will be at the front of the classroom to introduce
the topic to the students. The teacher will introduce the Basic Productivity Tool, The Kids’ Zone by
pulling it up on the board for everyone to see. Introducing the program properly to the students is
important in order for them to be successful. The teacher will guide the students on how to use the
software, how to add picture icons to their graph and how to add in certain things to their graph in
multiple ways. The teacher should give the students time to explore the Kids’ Zone before
completing the activity in case they have any questions. Then she should specifically show them the
many types of graphs the app offers including circle, bar, line, and picture graphs. Students will
create an example of each graph for practice. The teacher will explain how each graph represents its
information, and how this is important when collecting data and creating a graph.

The teacher will introduce the topic, she will ask her students “what are the four seasons”? As the
students tell her, she will add the name to her graph. She will show her students how to add picture
icons above the name on the graph and allow her students to decide which icon demonstrates that
specific season the best. Once she has created the graph with the four different seasons and allowed
the students to choose which picture icon resembles that season, the teacher will ask the students to
raise their hand if Summer is their favorite, if Winer is their favorite, if Fall is their favorite, and if
Spring is their favorite, as she counts the hands and writes it down. Once the teacher puts these
numbers into her graph and her graph is complete, she asks the students to do the same.

Once all of the students have created their own personal graphs, chosen their own picture icons, and
put in the correct numbers the teacher should ask them questions about the graph. The teacher can
start by asking more simple questions such as “which season was the most likeable?” “which season
had the least favorites?” but then eventually asking more difficult questions such as how many more
than or how many less than, is there any equal to? These higher order thinking questions will
challenge the students when reading the graphs, they made.

Reflective Practice:

I feel like allowing the students the freedom of explore and creating graphs on a fun topic that they
get to voice their opinion on allows a great impact on student learning. This Basic Productivity Tool is
an amazing tool for students to continue using and getting familiar with when collecting, organizing,
representing, and interpreting data while comparing with questions. To further extend this lesson I
would choose another topic like favorite food, or favorite subject. Having the students engaged in
something that involves their interest and likes will keep them on track and learning about the topic.
Another tool that could be used is Word, talking about their favorite season. Or PowerPoint, creating
a book about their favorite season!