Learning+Class+Names

=Learning Class Names=

Created By: Renee Ewert

Activity Overview: To learn classmate's names in a fun manner.

Activity Objectives: Read __The Honeybee and the Robber__ by Eric Carle to introduce Bee-Bot. Teacher takes digital photos of the students and places on a 6 x 6 grid. Students will program Bee-Bot to find the student that is named by the teacher.

Concepts Addressed: Beginning reading skills, letter/sound recognition

Extensions/Adaptations: As the year progresses, take pictures away and use names only, initials, etc. Additional skills could be practiced such as color words, number words, High Frequency words, rhyming words, etc.

Literature: __The Honeybee and the Robber__ by Eric Carle

Web Resources

Materials needed: __The Honeybee and the Robber__ by Eric Carle, digital camera, printer, Bee-Bot

Samples/photos/handouts

Testing for LEARNING CLASS NAMES - My class enjoyed the __The Honeybee and the Robber.__ I chose to try your activity using names of my students and and no pictures. After a few tries they were able to recognize the names and enjoyed the game. It would be fun to play this early on using the pictures as you suggested for the beginning. this is an excellant game for Kindergarteners. Great Job my kids loved this and I found them playing it by themselves! For another extention you could use color words, number words or High Frequency words. I might add that I would not try this until the students are used to programming the BEE-BOT. It is amazing some of my students are better at programming them than I am! tested by Diane Faber

Edited by Renee Ewert