Koi Fish Kites Grade: 2nd Big Idea: Family values. Traditions Materials: Construction Paper (Large or t!

e "ody#$ Construction Paper %trips (For t!e scales#$ Blac& and '!ite Construction Paper %(uares (For t!e eyes#$ %tapler$ Glue$ %cissors$ Pencil$ Mar&ers$ %tring )"*ectives: T!e students +ill learn a"out patterns. T!e students +ill learn !o+ to cut out scales. T!e students +ill ma&e t!eir o+n ,oi Fis! ,ite. Time line: -ay .: Intro and get paper and dra+ lines/patterns T!e students +ill "e introduced to t!e pro*ect. T!ey +ill "e s!o+n pictures o real ,oi is! and as&ed 0'!at are t!ese12 %ome possi"le responses may include (Cat is!$ rain"o+ is!$ color ul is!$ gold is!$ etc.# In orm t!e students t!at t!ey are carp and more speci ically t!ey are ,oi is!. %!o+ t!em more pictures o ,oi is!. Tell t!e students t!at t!ey are very color ul and tal& a"out +!ere t!ey come rom/+!ere t!ey are very popular (3apan#. 4s& t!e students i t!ey &no+ +!ere 3apan is t!en s!o+ t!em a map and as& a e+ students i t!ey can point it out. I no one can point it out t!en s!o+ t!em +!ere it is. Tal& a"out !o+ 3apan is a small country "ut t!e population is still "ig or its si5e. %!o+ images o di erent illustrations o ,oi is! and tal& a"out !o+ t!ey are a popular su"*ect or illustrations and tattoos etc. Finally s!o+ pictures o 3apanese ,oi Fis! ,ites and tal& a"out !o+ t!ey are used in t!e C!ildren6s Festival in May. 7ig!lig!t t!e act t!at +e are using di erent materials so our &ites +on6t loo& t!em same "ut it is still t!e same idea. T!en !ave a s!ort demonstration on !o+ to dra+ t!e scales out and design t!em. Ma&e sure to point out t!at t!e scales need to "e "ig and start rom t!e middle o t!e paper going up to t!e top o t!e paper. %!o+ t!e students +!ere to cut out t!e scales ma&ing sure to point out t!at t!ey are not supposed "ut t!eir scales in !al or cut t!em all o at once. )nce t!ey are ready !ave some student !elp pass out some materials and !ave t!em start +or&ing. '!en it is time or clean up !ave student collect any unused papers$ scissors$ mar&ers$ pencils and paper clip all t!eir inis!ed scales toget!er. -ay 289: Paper designing T!e students +ill !ave a s!ort revie+ on +!at !appened t!e +ee& "e ore. 4s& t!em i t!ey remem"er +!at t!e pro*ect +as a"out (ma&ing ,oi Fis! &ites# )nce t!e students are ready send t!em "ac& to t!eir seats and do anot!er very (uic& demo !ig!lig!ting t!ings t!ey s!ould and s!ould not do +!en dra+ing t!eir scales. 7ave t!e students !elp pass out materials again and +!ile t!ey are +or&ing go around and pass out t!e scales t!ey made t!e +ee& "e ore. T!e students +ill continue to +or& on t!eir scales t!roug! t!e class period. I t!ere is a student t!at inis!es early c!ec& to see i t!ey !ave enoug! scales "y placing t!e model &ite ne:t to t!eir scales laid out on t!e ta"le. I t!ey !ave enoug! t!ey may start cleaning up$ i t!ey do not t!en instruct t!em to ma&e a e+ more scales and t!en !ave t!em c!ec& +it! t!e teac!er i t!ey inis!ed or not. '!en it is time to clean up !ave students !elp clean up materials and ma&e sure t!at t!ey !ave clipped toget!er all t!eir inis!ed scales and t!at t!ey !ave t!eir name on t!em. -ay 98;: Gluing scales onto is!

T!e students +ill start putting t!eir scales toget!er. Be ore t!ey start gluing t!ey +ill need to lay out t!eir scales to ma&e sure t!at t!ey !ave enoug! o t!em already made$ i t!ey do not !ave enoug! t!en pre8made scales +ill "e passed around and t!ey +ill !ave t!e opportunity to +or& +it! t!ose. '!en t!e students !ave laid out t!eir scales and gotten approval rom t!e teac!er t!ey +ill "e instructed to start gluing t!eir scales toget!er. T!ey +ill lay t!e irst scale do+n and glue t!e remaining scales on top o eac! ot!er ma&ing sure to cover all t!e areas completely "e ore gluing t!e ne:t one do+n. -ay <: 4ssem"ling T!e students +ill c!oose a colored s!eet o construction paper or t!e "ase o t!eir is!. )nce t!ey !ave a s!eet t!at t!ey +ant t!e students +ill glue t!eir scales onto t!e paper ma&ing sure t!at it is glued onto t!e "ottom corner o t!e page and t!at t!ere is enoug! room at t!e top o t!e paper so t!at t!ey can add eyes to t!eir is!. 4 ter gluing everyt!ing onto t!eir "ody t!ey +ill !ave t!eir "odies stapled and !ole punc!ed and t!en t!ey can tie a string t!roug! t!e !ole. 4ssessment: -id t!e student ma&e enoug! scales o t!eir o+n or did t!ey !ave to get e:tras rom t!e teac!er1 -id t!e student use a variety o patterns or did t!ey use t!e same one over and over1 -id t!e student use good cra tsmans!ip all t!roug!out t!eir &ites1 -id t!e student correctly create a ,oi Fis! ,ite1