Technology presentation on The Very Hunger Caterpillar.

1. The Very Hungry
Caterpillar
- Life cycles
Sunny Pacilio
Spring 2014
Kindergarten Curriculum

2. Technology Integration - Rational
• Teaching science concepts to young students can be challenging.
The introduction of technology allows students to comprehend
the material with ease. Students are able to make connections
through interactive and engaging resources, which benefit
differentiated learners. By including technology in the lesson
construction students are able to attain a better understanding
and get a diverse set of media to explore.
• This presentation will exemplify alternative ways of teaching
using technology. It will highlight exemplary websites and model
lesson plans.

3. Internet Content
• After reading the presentation “Internet
Detectives Wise up to the Web” I feel
confident all of the websites included in this
presentation meet the criteria as being
reliable. All material is intended to benefit the
educational community.

4. Internet Integration - Blog
http://teachinginhighheels.blogspot.com/2013/04/magical-product-swap.html
This blog exemplifies a teacher taking her passion to new heights. She blogs every
week, sharing new ideas and creative lesson designs and events that have occurred
within her classroom. The archives of her blog are filled with templates, crafts, and
organizational tips for teachers to use as ideas to build on. She also has a shop on
teacher pay teachers where she sells her developed lessons that follow the common
core criteria.

5. Internet Integration – Podcast
http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~lauren_
Dietz@newton.k12.ma.us/FOV10003E676/Ms._Dickerson_Grade_2/Entrie
s/2009/6/2_Butterfly-Dickerson.html
By clicking the link above you
are directed to a teachers
interactive class blog. As a
formative assessment she had
her students design a recording
explaining the life cycle stages
of a butterfly.

6. Internet Integration – Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4feo_p279TQ
Please click on the link above to watch an interactive video on
butterfly life cycles. The video can help to engage students by
offering a different medium for them to connect to. Students can
watch the video as a class on a projector or on the computer using
head phones.

7. Internet Resource (1)
• National Geographic is a great educational resource
for teachers. Teachers need to take advantage of
the free online information they provide to help
build stimulating lesson plans.
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/educatio
n/activity/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-and-thebutterfly-life-cycle/?ar_a=1
• This link connects you to a video that follows along
with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” text. The cite
gives directions on how to plan accordingly so
students are able to follow along.
• Directions, Objectives, preparation, background
and vocabulary are laid out for the teacher to pick
and chose what they are able to incorporate into
their curriculum.

8. Internet Resource (2)
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/a-collection-of-great-interactivesites.html?m=1
This Interactive website is a great resource for teachers. It allows you to chose the subject
that you intend to create a lesson for and then breaks the subject down into different
categories for easy reference. After choosing a category there are many interactive
websites and lesson resources to chose from.

9. Internet Resource (3)
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
This website allows students the freedom to explore the
website through interactive games, experiments, and quizzes.
The website also include lesson plans and project ideas for
teacher to correlate with the topics of study.

10. Kidspiration

11. Teaching Materials (1)
Life Cycle Flip Books
Activity
Age: 3-6 grade
Purpose: Students will create a flip book that illustrates the growth and
change of a plant or animal as it goes through its life cycle. This will
familiarize students to life cycles and how they differ between living things.

12. Teaching Materials (2)
This blogged accessed through Pinterest
was created by a teacher. Following the
Common Core State Standards she
provides others with access to her
creatively designed lesson. Included in
the lesson are
worksheets, printouts, assessment
ideas, and educational games to help
engage students learning. Teachers
need to take advantage of the material
others share to design lessons targeted
towards all their students learning
needs.

13. Teaching Materials (3)
This worksheet
found on
Pinterest is a
perfect
instructional tool
to help students
understand the
progressions on a
butterflies life
cycle. Pinterest
offers hundreds
of ideas for
teachers to use in
the classroom.

14. Teaching Materials (4)
• This app available
through the apple store
is an educational science
app for children.
Targeted towards
kindergarteners the app
is age appropriates and
engages children in
educational aspect of
technology.

15. Subject Specific Resource
• Science NetLinks http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/
butterfly-1-observing-the-life-cycleof-a-butterfly/
• Provides teachers with a great
lesson constructed to show students
the different stages of life a
butterfly. Included in the lesson are
assessment ideas along with
worksheet templates that teacher
can use or expand on.

16. Use of the Internet (1)
• http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
The interactive Sandiego zoo website allow students to play games
get involved in activities and learn about animals. The website has a
section dedicated to butterflies. Children can learn about the different
types of caterpillars and engage in making tissue paper butterflies to
decorate the room with.

17. Use of the Internet (2)
• http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/see-howthey-grow-butterfly
This website allow for students to read books
online. The book is presented in the same way
as if they were holding it themselves. Each
page flips and is shown with the illustrations
and text. This is a useful site when teaching
because students can gain access to books not
available in the classroom, and better yet it is
free to use.

18. Web 2.0
• Kido’z is a safe search engine
that allows children to
search the web without the
fear of them finding
inappropriate material.
Titatok is an interactive
website where teachers and
students together can design
a book that relates to the
class lesson. This gives the
students ownership of the
material.

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