Cooperative+Creature

Bartlome Title:introduction/development Objectives: Students will 1.identify what cooperation and fairness mean 2.work together in a group to create a creature using directions Procedures: 1.Discuss what cooperation and fairness mean to students. This was discussed already in the previous week. cooperation-working together, listening to directions, listen to the teacher, follow directions, helping others, listening to other people, solving problems together, and taking turns; fairness-sharing, listening, treating others equally, following the rules, taking turns and being open-minded 2.Put students into 4 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 (have 19 students) 3.Make a list of animals on the board (encourage students to discuss Ohio animals) and discuss what kinds of legs, arms, heads, tails, and bodies all the creatures have. Also discuss some adaptations animals have and they they are shaped the way they are. 3.Give students the direction sheets and go over the directions-Each student needs to make a different part of an animal that they choose such as an alligator tail. Each students needs to pick a different animal and body part in the group they are in. Discuss as a group. Each student then draws and cuts out the animal shape. Students then glue the parts together to make a new animal. Glue to a sheet of construction paper. Students then need to work as a group to make up a new name for their creature. Write the name at the top of their paper. 4.Students make a creature with the directions-everyone in the group participates. 5.Tell students these will go into the hallway.

Assessments:walk around the room while students work