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Grade Level: Second Unit: Time Assignment type: Writing a timeline Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): Time required to complete this lesson: 3 days
 * Student will understand that time is not always about the clock. It can be about history
 * Student will be able to write and finish a timeline
 * Student will understand multiple ways of writing a timeline

Title of lesson: I'm Late for School... 

Resources/materials needed:

I'm Late for School story

Vocaroo

pencils, crayons

 Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in a few paragraphs).

In class we will discuss that time is not always about keeping time with a clock. We will discuss timelines, the different types of making a timeline and how they look. After discussing what a timeline is we will do part of a time line as a class. The students will watch the digital story "I'm late for School" online. It is about a boy who is late for school and realizes when he gets on the bus that he is still wearing his pj's from the night before. That is where the story ends. As a class we will track the events that has taken place thus far. It is up the the students to finish the story. When they are doing this they will be writing a timeline for the events that are going to take place.

The students will also have a chance to make their own timeline of their day. This will be an audio recording. First they will make a timeline of the events and times that occur during their day. Once that is completed they will make an audio recording reading off their timeline.

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):

The students will be given the worksheet Timeline 2. This worksheet contains boxes in which the students can label and draw/ clip art pictures the order of events. They will fill in the boxes completing the day for the little boy who is on the bus wearing his pajamas. The students need to have a least five events that take place in the correct order. Once this is done they will share their stories the following day with the class.

Timeline of the day

You will be making a timeline of your day. I want you to include 5 to 10 events that take place in your day. I want you to list the time that they occur and event them in the correct chronicle order. If the event takes place in the morning make sure you say that. For example, I woke up this morning at 8:00. Once your time line is completed you will use the audio recorder Vocaroo and record your timeline.

Technology used: Internet, empressr, www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com,

http://www.ehow.com/how_5033307_make-timeline-kids.html, how to write a timeline.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/howtomakeatimeline1.htm examples of timelines and how to write one.

Vocaroo, Microphone

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:

Using empressr and using silly slides to tell the story makes the students more curious of what will happen next. They can use the internet to gather more information about timelines and if they want they can also gather pictures to represent the events in their timeline. As a child I never could draw. I know that many students fill the same way. When they are presenting their timelines they can focus in on the assignment and not feel embarrassed about their art work.

Using an audio recording to make a timeline brings the timeline to life.