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Video Lesson Plan Objective: To understand transportation vocabulary Grade: Kindergarten Preparation: Students will have learned about basic transportation such as railroad, automobiles, airplanes and boats. Video clips: [] (old train) [] (current train) [] ( old automobile) [] (new auto) [] (original airplane) [] (current airplane) [] (old ship) [] (current ship)

This would be the final activity for a transportation unit. Over four days, the students would view the old and new videos of each of the types of transportation, one type per day. Making a chart of the differences the class would work together to determine what is different about the two trains, cars, airplanes and ships. The students would vote for the type of vehicle they would want to ride in. We would then make a class book (each students adding a page) that would include the students completing the sentence, “My favorite vehicle is an old/a new _.” They could then illustrate the page. The book would then have a chance to go home with each of the students for a night, allowing them to share it with their families. Jennifer, I love the idea for transportation for the kindergarten students! If you don't mind, I would like to share it with our pre-school teacher. We have a pre-school in the high school and often the teacher gives the "big teachers" (hs students) ideas and they create the lesson. With something like your idea, it prepares the smaller students for using technology as they enter into kindergarten. A logistics question, do the students view the videos together or do you guide them in the process? Thank you for the great lesson! (SHirley)

Susan.

I wish I was in elementary school again, your lesson plan sounds like alot of fun. It is great to give students choices when available. Having choices makes them responsible for their own learning. They feel part of the learning process. I also like the idea of taking home the book and showing the finished products to their families. We definetely need to get the parents involved in their child's education. I feel too much responsibility is falling on the schools today. Parents need to be held accountable for their child's education. Does anyone ask a parent what did you do on these snow days to help your child educationally? I wish my high school students would share with their parents or their parents would ask them what they did in school. (Pat)

Susan: Your lesson plan idea is wonderful. I think it is great how you made it relevant to each child and they could each design and create their own page for the activity book. I know that many parents are involved with their children's education, and they definitely need to see the final product to continue to provide encouragement for their own son/daughter's education. Great ideas. I teach high school, but I think it is neat to see how lesson planning works with the younger students. (Shelly)

Susan: This is a great lesson to do with kindergarten students. I like how you compare and contrast new and old transportation vehicles. Students this age love trains, cars, etc. The videos would really draw their interest and they can see how things have changed over time. The idea of creating a class book while adding the pages makes the students feel that they are helping contribute to something the whole class created.(Ed)