Summary and Objective
Students will understand whether an item belongs in a kitchen and classify it as to its use - preparation, cooking, storage, and serving by looking at pictures and reading descriptions of each item in the digital collection. Students will also understand why some items don't belong at all.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will be given descriptions and pictures of the digital collection.
Step 2.
Working with a partner students will go through the list to determine which items belong in the kitchen and which items do not. Students will be asked to explain why they don't belong.
Step 3.
After students determine which is right and wrong then they will need to read the description to make a decision as to where the item should be classified. Students who are comfortable using the computer may access the collection online and read the detail summary of each item there.
Step 4.
After students classify each item they must choose an item of interest and write a story about how they would use it in some way and how it made life easier.
Step 5.
Students will share their written pieces during an author's cirlce.
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