Mini Lessons / Food Groups, Origami, Blackout Poetry, Macarena Dance


BLACKOUT POETRY

Allie Robison
 
Lesson Outline: Sentence Structure Using Blackout Poetry
 
1)    Introduce the goal of the lesson
 
a)    To receive a comprehensive knowledge of sentence structure enough to create your own sentences from words on a page
 
2)    Talk about different parts of speech
 
a)    Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunctions, interjections
 
3)    Go through each part and point out where it is in a sentence, ask students for another example
 
4)    Ask students which two parts of speech are essential for a sentence
 
a)    Noun and verb
 
5)    Introduce blackout poetry
 
6)    Show tips for creating your own
 
7)    Show different styles of blackout poetry
 
8)    Hand out articles and supplies
 
9)    Give students 5-7 minutes to complete theirs poem
 
10) Ask some students to share
 
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FOOD GROUPS
 
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Melanie Gershman taught the different food groups by giving each student cuttings of different food
items that they were supposed to group accordingly. A food group is a collection of foods that share
similar nutritional properties or biological classifications. Nutrition guides typically divide foods into
food groups and recommend daily servings of each group for a healthy diet.
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PAPER SWAN
 
 
 
 
Camila Newman explains how to create a swan out of paper using a technique called origami.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is often associated with Japanese culture. In modern times, the
word "origami" is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of
origin.
 
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MACARENA STEPS
 
 
 
Michael Irving explains how to dance the Macarena by demonstrating first the movement to
then combine movement and steps. the Macarena is a particular line dance with a set of
simple arm movements and exaggerated hip motion performed to a fast Latin rhythm.
 

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