No Bones About It...

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No Bones About It...
You need your bones!
Cyber lesson prepared by Becky Caplinger First
and Second Grade
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Introduction
In our book Dem Bones you will learn and review
about the bones of the body. You will hear a
song about how the bones are connected and then
be able to read about all the different bones
mentioned.
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Materials

• A copy of Dem Bones by Bob Barner
• Computer with an Internet Connection
• Reading journal sheets and pencil
• KWL Chart paper

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Before We Read
Before we get started, fill in the columns in
purple in the following chart
I already know I want to know What I learned

2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
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While We Read
Click on the link below to hear more about the
skeleton. See if you can hear any of our
vocabulary words. Write down three new things
that you learned about the skeleton.
Click Here!!
Listen about the Skeleton
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After We Read
Now that we have read, fill in the columns in
purple in the following chart
I already know I want to know What I learned

2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
6. 6. 6.
7. 7. 7.
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After the Reading
Go to the website below and build the skeleton.
Think back to our lessons and name as many body
parts as you can.
Build the Skeleton
Click Here!!
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Vocabulary from the Reading
Using the words below, complete the puzzles at
the following website.
Skull Calcium Sternum Ulna Radius Vertebrae
Human Anatomy Muscle Cartilage Pelvis Femur
Produce Phalanges Ligament Joint Bone Mandible
Cartilage Skeleton Mandible Marrow Tibia Tendon
Play Hangman using bone vocabulary
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Beyond the Reading
Watch the video below and write down three new
things you learned about our body or our bones!
Bone Movie
Click Here!!
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Grading Rubric
Activity 3 2 1 0
K-W parts of K-W-L Student fills in what the child knows and what the child wants to know about our bones. The student fills in 2-3 reasonable, separate pieces of information in both the K and the W part of the chart. The student fills in 1 reasonable, separate piece of information in both the K and the W part of the chart. The student fills in the chart with unrelated pieces of information in the K and the W part of the chart. The student fills nothing into the chart.
L part of K-W-L Student fills in what the child has learned through our book and activities. The student fills in 2-3 reasonable, separate pieces of information in both the L part of the chart. The student fills in 1 reasonable, separate piece of information in the L part of the chart. The student fills in the chart with unrelated pieces of information in the L part of the chart. The student fills nothing into the chart.
Beyond Reading Sheet Student writes down some of the new things they have learned through the movie. The student writes down three new things that were learned through watching the video. The student writes down two new things that were learned through watching the video. The student writes down one new thing that were learned through watching the video. The student does not write down anything new they may have learned.
Recording Sheets Student fills in their answers neatly on their own in appropriate places on the K-W-L Chart. The students work is completed neatly and in a well organized manner. The students work is completed but is not neat and is disorganized. The students work is only partial completed. The student does not complete any work
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Credits
This lesson was based on the book Dem Bones by B.
Barner. Barner, B. (1996). Dem Bones. San
Francisco Chronicle Books LLC. The animations
come from http//teams.kipr.org/awards/05-0019/P
ictures/animation-skeleton2.gif http//www.gifs.ne
t/Animation11/Science_and_Body/Bones_and_Skulls/da
ncing_skeleton.gif http//www.webweaver.nu/clipart
/img/holidays/halloween/skeleton-running.gif Webs
ites used for lessons http//www.medtropolis.com/
VBody.asp http//sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/pages/bo
nes.html http//www.quia.com/hm/173552.html http/
/kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic1article_set
59294cat_id20607
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Teacher Page

• This cyber lesson was created to be used as a
  whole class instructional tool over the course of
  a month in four lab class sessions.
• Cyber-Lesson on the Skeletal System Part 1- This
  will include slides 1 through 4. I will have the
  students complete the KWL Chart on their own
  computers and then print it out.
• Cyber-Lesson on the Skeletal System Part 2 - This
  will include slide 5.
• Cyber-Lesson on the Skeletal System Part 3 - This
  will include slides 6 through 7. I will have the
  students complete the KWL Chart on their own
  print out from previous lesson.
• Cyber-Lesson on the Skeletal System Part 4 - This
  will include slide 8. This lesson will act as a
  wrap up lesson for the cyber-lesson and the
  lessons on the Skeletal System.