Texas Our Texas Integrated Unit Lesson
Texas Our Texas Integrated Unit Lesson
Texas Our Texas Integrated Unit Lesson
ELA
Objectives:
TSW sing Texas, Our Texas on pitch and accurately, according to the melody.
TSW create and perform movements to a verse from Texas, Our Texas.
TSW identify the characteristics that make up a legend and write their own legend.
TSW identify different aspects of plants needed to grow and survive.
TSW identify patriotic symbols of Texas.
Lesson Plan:
Introduction:
The teacher will come out singing and dancing, while playing the YouTube video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGF4ibgcHQE ) of Deep in the Heart of Texas.
Then, the teacher will ask students to share descriptive words to describe Texas and ask
for a few experiences that students associate with the state.
Process:
MUSIC/MOVEMENT:
1.
2.
3.
TEKS Achieved:
MUSIC TEKS117.15- (b): (2A) Students sing
independently or in groups.
117.15- (b): (5C) Students perform music
4.
5.
6.
The teacher will share the facts listed on the back of the lyrics
sheet with the class, detailing the history of how the song came
about.
Ask students: Are there any words that appear unfamiliar to you?
How does the song make you feel when you hear it?
Give each group three to four minutes to create the motions for their
verse of the song.
Perform:
As the teacher plays the YouTube video again, students will sing
Texas, Our Texas.
During each verse, students will also perform the movements they
created with their group.
Have students evaluate their own performances, using an exit slip:
Teacher reads The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola and L is for
Lone Star by Carol Crane.
2.
Discuss:
As a class, discuss
what characteristics
make a story a
legend.
6.
Discus how all these characteristics use energy to create food they
need
to survive, grow and retain energy.
7.
Act out each main characteristic plants need to grow: sunlight, water, and
carbon dioxide.
8.
After they have acted out the components, students will draw their own
picture of a bluebonnet.
Accommodations:
1. For a child with a visual disability, give the student a seat near the front of the class
and print lyrics or other important information in large print.
2. For a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, dim the lights, use lots of visual aids, and
provide them with headphones to regulate the noise level in the room.
3. For students with physical disabilities, the class can draw pictures of main components
plants need to grow and survive instead of acting them out.
4. For ELL students, use pictures to enhance understanding of vocabulary, assign them a
partner to help them through activities, speak slowly, and write clearly.
Assessment/Evaluation:
1.
MUSIC- The singing and movement performances will be assessed by the
teacher listening closely to each student. If a student is struggling to match the pitch or
melody of the song, the teacher will lead the class in singing the song again, for further
modeling of the correct singing. Movement will be assessed by close observation.
Comments the teacher has about the singing and movement performances will be
documented through anecdotal records.
2.
ELA- Student knowledge of the characteristics of a legend will be assessed by
the web the class creates and discussion about those characteristics. Student writing of
their own legends will be assessed by their graphic organizer and a teacher-created
checklist, noting the above mentioned components of legends. If each component is
present in the students writing, then they have met the objective.
3.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Social Studies will be assessed by recognizing Texas
patriotic symbols and its important to Texas, which will be incorporated in their legends.
Students will be able to demonstrate this knowledge by the story they tell.
4.
SCIENCE- Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the state flower by
drawing a picture of it (bluebonnet). Drawing the picture will incorporate what plants
need to survive and grow. The class will discuss and act out the main characteristics a
plant needs to survive and grow, while assessing their knowledge of these main
characteristics.