Monday 31 October 2011

Bee-bot Lesson Plan Template

Here's an example of a lesson plan using the Bee-Bot that I found on the internet - http://bee-bot.wikispaces.com/Lesson+Plan+Template. It may be quite useful to give you ideas on how you may use Bee-Bot in the classroom in the future:


Bee-Bot Clock

A Bee-Bot Activity for the Classroom

Activity Overview


Draw a clock on the floor, on paper, or create a clock with tape.  Place the hours from 1 to 12 on the clock.  Make the 3, 6, 9, and 12 bold or larger for this beginning time activity. Talk with children about what time means. Discuss the difference between analog and digital.  Practice reading analog and digital clocks.  Practice converting between analog and digital time.  Talk about relative time (earlier, later, etc.).

Activity Objectives


  • Students will recognize quarter hours.
  • Students will verbalize quarter hours.
  • Students will understand the relationship between analog time and digital time.
  • Students will be able to follow verbal instructions and display the correct time on the clock.
  • Students will verbalize their understanding of relative time.

Concepts/Standards
  • Use technology to enhance learning and promote creativity
  • Recognize numbers and patterns
  • Time (analog and digital)
  • Identify relationships
  • Understand concepts of “earlier”, “later”, “before”, “after”
  • Recognize we live in a global community where time is relative

Extensions/Adaptations

  • Create a clock with Roman Numerals (I to XII)
  • Introduce concepts of earlier, later, tomorrow, yesterday, etc.
  • Talk about units, proportions, and multiplication:  turning one unit (15 minutes) on the clock takes Bee-Bot to the 3, turning two units (30 minutes) on the clock points Bee-Bot to the 6, etc.
  • Introduce time zones and talk about the current time in other parts of the world.  Make this an addition and subtraction lesson.
  • Introduce the concept of the solar system and the earth’s rotation and the effect on time.
  • Create a history lesson by talking about daylight savings time.


Literature

Telling Time with Big Mama Cat, Dan Harper
Telling Time: How to Tell Time on Digital and Analog Clocks! Jules Older
Bats Around the Clock, Kathi Appelt and Melissa Sweet
My First Book of Time, Claire Llewelly 

 

Web Resources


Analog and Digital Printable Worksheets
Online Clock Game
The History of Daylight Savings Time
The World Clock – Time Zones
Roman Numerals

1 comment:

  1. Hi, I really like the activity that you have created to demonstrate the benefits of Bee-Bot. You have really shown the practical learning that it offers and given some great tips for new teachers. x

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