Lesson+Plan

Benckmarks: PE.KC.1.In.i Recognize body parts, such as head, hands, feet, arms, and legs. PE.K.C.1.Su.i Recognize selected body parts, such as head, hands, and feet. PE.K.C.1.Pa.i Recognize a body part.

Objective:The students will begin by learning body parts this week. The goal is for the students to be able to identify general body parts such as head, hands, feets, arms, and legs.

Bloom's Taxonomy Levels: Knowledge and Comprehension - They are getting a simple understanding of different body parts and learning exactly where they are on the human body.


 * Monday**: Place plastic body figures (head, hand, feet, arms, and legs) from the back cabinet on the front table. Explain the different body parts, and where they belong on the human body. Once they get a good understanding of the body parts, pull down the life size body chart in the front of the classroom and have them point to different body parts with the laser pointer. Have the pointer be passed around to each students to give them each an opportunity.

Turn the volume high and maximize the video. Switch it from computer view to projection view and have the students watch the video. Once they finish watching the video, place the students into groups of 2 - 3 and have them draw a character with all the body parts they have learned. The crayons and the paper are in the back cabinet and have a couple of the students help pass out the materials. After they have completed there group character, have each group go up to the front and present their character, by having them explain the body parts on the characters they drew.
 * Tuesday**: For them to get a more clear understanding of the body parts, [|Click here] on the computer to go to a video.


 * Wednesday**: Today they will be attending the computer lab. Once they arrive to the computer lab, have the monitors be opened to the paint programs. Explain to the students that today's assignment is to draw a family member on paint. Give an explaination that everybody has different characteristics and to provide there own touch with a drawing of somebody else they know. Once they finish drawing there picture of a family member, help them print out there picture. After all the students are finished, walk back to the classroom and have them present in the front of the class, who they drew and why.


 * Thursday**: Today they will be playing a game, called simon says. On the computer [|Click here] and on the right it will say "play this song," click play and let the students dance to the song. By playing this game, it will help them realized where the body parts they have learned are on themselves.


 * Friday**: "Fun Day Friday" Today the students will be making up a song to the body parts they learned and perform it in front of the class. Start off by letting the students get into groups of 5 - 6. Once in a group, explain to them that they will be making up a song and a dance to the body parts they have learned throughout the week. After each group has made up their song, have it be voice recorded into the voice recorder. When it is time for the group to go up and perform, have the voice recorder hooked up into the computer and play there song. As the song is being played through the speakers, have them do there dance in front of the class.