What Comes Out Of An Egg?

This is a lesson for Kindergarten teachers designed by Alissa Pratt.

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Introduction

In this lesson students will be using the program Kid Pix to illustrate their knowledge of creatures that come out of eggs. Prior to this lesson children have had previous lessons with log-in procedures, drawing straight, zig zag, and curved lines. The students also know how to use stamps and paint tools.

Learning Outcomes

K/1 Language Arts IRP Learning Outcomes:
It is expected that students will:

demonstrate an understanding of the conventions of print, including how letter sounds make words, left to right movement in reading, and spacing.

K/1 Science IRP Learning Outcomes:
It is expected that students will:

compare the life cycle of an animal hatched from an egg with one born from the mother

K/1 Art IRP Learning Outcomes:
It is expected that students will:

make 2-D images exploring a variety of media
use feelings, observation, memory, and imagination as sources for images

Process

1. "Guess What It Is" activity: show students a bag and ask them to guess what is inside. Give them the clue of; "It comes out of an egg." Write down all answers on chart paper. Give more clues until they guess turtle. Pull the a stuffed or toy turtle out and read the list of all of the animals that hatch from eggs.

2. Go to computer lab. Ask students to log in, go to Kid Pix, then come and sit down behind one computer (for you to demonstrate on). Tell the students you are going to show them what their job is.

3. Choose drawing tool (pencil), line size, and colour

If you would like to receive more instruction on using Kid Pix click here

4. Draw a broken egg (e.g. a u shape with zig zags at the top, a rainbow shape with zig zags at the bottom)

5. Fill both parts with pattern or colour using the paint tool (bucket).

6. Choose a stamp of a creature that hatches from an egg. Make the animal as big as you can (Ctrl and Shift keys held down)

7. Choose letters from the A tool (letters that are clicked and dragged), to represent sounds heard in the creature's name (e.g. frog = fg). Use the same tool to choose letters to spell your name.

8. Tell students to exceed expectations they need to do a background for their picture, and pick an unusual creature that hatches from an egg (not just the one you demonstrated with).

9. Print and mark using Rubric

10. Put in Portfolios

Click here to see a sample project

Resources

Heller, Ruth. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones ISBN 0-590-42600-1

Lionni, Leo An Extraordinary Egg 0590552376

Lorenz, Lee. Dinah's Egg ISBN 06 71686852

Simmons, Jane. Daisy and the Egg ISBN 0439177022

Suess, Dr.. Horton Hatches an Egg ISBN 039480077

Conclusion

Enlarge pictures with photocopier and students sort them into animals with feathers, scales, amphibians, and fur. Staple book and read together discussing each animal's characteristics.

Evaluation

Click here to view Rubric to mark this project