hoppy in plaid!

For my peer teaching lesson, I had the opportunity to work with Sara and Ashley. I've really enjoyed working on many lessons with these two smart ladies and this one was no exception! We had the topic of painting. Our lesson, entitled "Hoppy in Plaid!" was for first grade students.

Some of the vocabulary we introduced included horizontal and vertical lines, complimentary colors, and plaid pattern.

The statement that is displayed with our bulletin board offers a nice description of what we did:

"Students noticed the pattern of plaid around them as they created these plaid bunnies. Beginning with the warm color at their designated table, students demonstrated their understanding of horizontal lines with variation in thickness. While the lines dried, they enjoyed the story Mad About Plaid by Jill McElmurry. Vertical lines were then painted on their paper using the compliment cool color to create the plaid pattern. Students then traced pre-cut patterns to create the pieces for their bunnies. They glued the pieces on construction paper, trimmed a border, and added a face. 

Oh, and don’t forget the cotton ball tail!" 

Our bulletin board was created by painted green grass and stems on a blue background. We used blue's compliment, orange, to create the border and title letters. The compliments of purple and yellow were used to make the flowers. 

Some of the extension activities from our lesson plan include:

• Math class could continue instruction with horizontal and vertical lines with a discussion about where each type is seen.
• Students could write a story about their plaid bunny in Language Arts.
• SMARTBoard activities could be implemented in the lesson for instruction about the color wheel.

I really enjoyed teaching this lesson and I feel that we could reflect and add more to make it even better a second time around!

Have a creative day!

Marissa