Allen Say Kindergarten Lesson Plan: Comic Activity

Lesson Procedure:

1. Tap students’ prior knowledge. Ask: What might it be like to move to a different country? How do you think you would feel?
2. Watch the Allen Say movie. Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and invite students to answer it. Then play to see how Annie answers it.  TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.   Offline Option: Print out the transcript and Annie’s Notebook for a grown-up to read aloud at home. Suggest that the child play Moby and “Beep” in response to Annie.
3. Instruct students to open their Activity assignment. Or, if you are not using the Assignment Builder, show how to open Activity.  
4. Direct students to click the Start arrow. When they finish their comic, remind them to click the Submit To Teacher button and/or print out their picture. Hover over the prompt to hear it read aloud: Many of Allen Say’s stories are based on his own life. Draw a comic book about something that happened in your life. Direct students to click the Start arrow. When they finish their comic, remind them to click the Submit To Teacher button and/or print out their picture. Offline Option: Students complete their comic offline.
5. Have students open their Quiz assignment. Or, if you are not using the Assignment Builder, show how to open the Easy Quiz. 
6. To hear the questions and answer read aloud, show students how to hover over the words. If you assigned the quiz, you will see students’ results in your Dashboard. If not assigned, remind students to click the Submit to Teacher button. Offline Option: Read aloud each question and answer options, repeating as needed.