Grade K Communication and Collaboration: Working Together to Solve a Problem (In Development)

Kindergarten Creative Communicator/Global Collaborator

Lesson: Working Together to Solve a Problem

A lesson seed collection is a menu of ideas that can be used to build a lesson. To build a lesson, select a Motivator Seed, a Lesson Seed, and a Assessment & Closure Seed. Use the Additional Activities and Resources for additional ideas, and remember to cue videos prior to instruction in order to avoid advertisements.

HCPSS Content Standards

Reading

RI3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
SL1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Writing

W6 With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
W7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).

Math

MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP6 Attend to precision.

Essential Questions

How can working with collaborative teams help you solve problems?
What roles are important for team work?

Outcomes

Students will work as a team using different roles.

Vocabulary

create
contribute
effective
team

Teacher Considerations

Immerse the students in various versions of Humpty Dumpty.
Consider using extra science materials to build a safe wall for Humpty Dumpty (and/or encourage your Kindergarten teachers to complete this activity in the classroom).
Templates are not created. Suggestions for possible templates are given.

Motivator Seeds: Multiple Means of Engagement

Seed 1

Ask students about safety and what would constitute a safe place to sit (use car/bus rides). Work as teams using Wixie or Google Draw to have students create a Humpty Dumpty character giving each student a role (ie - body/eyes, arms/nose, legs/mouth).

Lesson Seeds: Multiple Means of Representation

Seed 1

Humpty Dumpty Video 2 Links to an external site. and Humpty Dumpty Video 3 Links to an external site. - "YouTube Videos"

Assessment and Closure Seeds: Multiple Means of Action and Expression

Seed 1

Students can use Wixie or Google Draw to collaborate and create a character of Humpty Dumpty allowing students to produce original work as a team. In Wixie, students will need to share a computer. In Google Draw, students can share documents. Be sure to instruct students on the process of sharing ahead of time and allow time for adjusting to working together on one document. Also be sure to reinforce the importance of allowing each team member to be in charge of their own piece of the project.
If Humpty, Dumpty charater is created in Wixie and exported into Google Draw, to be sure to export as a PNG with transparent background coloring in the body of Humpty Dumpty.

Seed 2

Students will use Humpty Dumpty character and create a safe place for Humpty Dumpty to sit. The seat could be designed in Wixie or Google Draw, or seat could be designed and actually created using materials in the classroom (consider excess materials from Science kit).
Consider taking digital pictures of each step students take to build the seat. Have students place pictures in order, label roles, make comments, etc.
Have students elevate or vote on which wall design would be the safest for Humpty Dumpty and why.

Additional Activities and Resources

Modifications

Extensions

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