Learning Team IcebreakerAngelnet Stith

September 21, 2015

SPE/546Team B: Marjorie Capili, Andrea Cutler, Julia Emig, Erin Windham

ME puppet

ice breaker introductionME puppets allow the teacher and students to get to know each other. This activity also shows the teacher what kind of learner the student is. Did the student understand the verbal directions (auditory learner)? Does the student need to look at an example (visual learner)? Did the student need to touch the example and look at it closely (kinesthetic learner)? Students of all learning levels can complete this task.

me puppet icebreaker: background and standards1. Basic Information

a. First Day of School 2016

b. Lower Elementary Level

c. Lesson Name-Me Puppet Ice Breaker

2. Student Learning

a. Content Standards:

i. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.3Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.ii. SL.8.2: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.

b. Content Objective: Students will create ME puppets and introduce themselves to the class.

c. Language Objectives: Students will orally articulate their name, their favorite food, pet, hobbies, families and favorite place to visit. When students are not speaking they will listen to their classmate that is speaking.

me puppet icebreaker: student diversitya. Learning Styles:

i. This lesson will engage students who are Verbal Linguistic as well as Interpersonal during the presentation both when they are speaking and listening.

ii. This lesson will engage students who are Spatial and Bodily Kinesthetic while they are building the puppets they can use different materials to create something as well as stand up by their chair while building the puppet.

iii. This lesson will engage students who are Intrapersonal while they are building the puppet as they can have time to work alone on the puppet.

b. Cognitive Progression

i. This lesson could include lower level questions such as recalling the information that their peers said.

ii. This lesson could include some higher level question such as analyzing who they think they might work best with in class based off of what everyone said, or classifying their peers into groups based on similar food.

iii. Students could be asked to evaluate the quality of their puppet.

c. Language Domain

i. This lesson will include speaking during the class presentation as they talk about themselves.

ii. This lesson will include listening as they listen to their peers.

me puppet icebreaker: instructional sequence

a. Prepare the following materials to make a "ME" puppet: paper plate, yarns of various colors, construction papers (pre-cut eyes/nose/mouth), popsicle stick, and glue.

b. Give each child a paper plate and tell them that they will use it as the head. c. Let them pick yarns that they will use as hair and have them use the glue to stick the yarn on top of the paper plate. d. Then let them pick precut facial features to stick on the paper plate. e. Use the popsicle stick for handle. f. When puppets are ready, tell the students that they will have a stage show and have each child hide his/her face with

their puppets and have them tell their classmates about themselves, their favorite food, pet, hobbies, families and favorite place to visit.

me puppet icebreaker: instructional materials

a. Paper Plates

b. Various colors of yarn that are hair colors

c. Markers, crayons or colored pencils

d. Popsicle sticks

e. Glue

f. Pre cut out face shape pieces (eyes, noses, and lips)

Lesson format drawn from Kaufman & Wandberg (2012)

task analysisThe purpose of this task analysis (Browder, Trela, & Jimenez, 2007) is to determine the specific steps that learners need to complete in order to engage successfully in the ME Puppets ice-breaker. The following steps take into account a diverse range of learners, including differing learning styles, multicultural differences, and the specific needs of exceptional children. This ice-breaker, ME Puppets, is also an effective diagnostic tool. In analyzing how children engage in the task, the teacher is able to discern the following: Who is able to understand oral directions to complete the task? Who needs more explicit modeling? Do students express preferred learning styles? Who is able to identify and verbally articulate a favorite food, pet, hobbies, etc.? Who can comfortably perform, and who needs more support?

Step 1: Provide oral directions to students and demonstrate by holding up each of the materials needed in the activity. Circulate to determine who needs extra support. Some students may have difficulty, for example, selecting yarn to use or attaching the materials onto the paper plate “head.” They may also need help with the popsicle stick “puppet handle.” As teacher circulates, take note of students who may need more explicit modeling and procedural instruction.

Task analysis part 2Step 2: Preparing for the “stage show” or performance may be challenging for some students. Therefore, the teacher may use an additional “favorites tool” that incorporates the use of symbols with linguistic prompts (Kaufman & Wandberg, 2012). Favorite food:

Your pet or favorite animal: Hobbies (what do you like to do?): Family (who is in your family?)

Place (what is your favorite place?) Make note of who needs more scaffolding to complete this activity. Who requires picture clues to understand what is being asked? Depending on age of students, who is able to decode text?

task analysis part 3Step 3: Rehearse for the performance! Some students may need rehearsal time before they “perform” their show. Ask students to work in pairs to practice what they will say. They may use their “favorites tool” as a scaffold as necessary. If a student is reluctant to perform, then suggest that students present in partners. Alternately, the teacher may join in the performance. Step 4: After each performance, help students feel included and successful by asking everyone to applaud. Add a choral chant: “Welcome [student’s name] to our community!” Tool for collecting data: Instructional Task Checklist

What was learned about each child’s preferences and cultural background?

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Conclusion“The Seven Learning Styles

● Visual (spatial):You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.● Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music.● Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing.● Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.

● Logical (mathematical): You prefer using logic, reasoning and systems.● Social (interpersonal): You prefer to learn in groups or with other people.● Solitary (intrapersonal): You prefer to work alone and use self-study.” ("Learning-Styles-Online", n.d.)

As the teacher observes the student’s during the lesson and while they work, he/she will make anecdotal notes. These notes will help the teacher determine which type of learner the student is. Some students will use a combination of learning styles, while other students will use one primary learning style. The ME Puppet lesson will offer many opportunities to observe the student during the student work time and while the students present the information with their ME Puppet.

The puppets also foster students’ expressions of cultural diversity. Every child has an opportunity to create a puppet that represents individual preferences, backgrounds, and experiences. This is an excellent way for the teacher and other students in the classroom to learn about the members of their new community.

ReferencesBrowder, D. M., Trela, K., & Jimenez, B. (2007). Training teachers to follow a task analysis to engage middle school

students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities in grade-appropriate literature. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 22(4), 206-219.

Common core state standards initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/4/

Kaufman, R., & Wandberg, R. (2012). Powerful practices for high-performing special educators. Los Angeles and London:Sage Publications.

Learning-styles-online. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/