Title:    I Know About the Rainforest
Subject:    Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computers
Grade Level:    First

Overview:
    Students will write and create a document that demonstrates their knowledge about rainforest.

Purpose:
    To review student knowledge about the Amazon Rainforest and assess their knowledge.

Resources and Materials:
    KidPix Studio Deluxe licensed software, picture book about rainforest animals In the Jungle written by Fay Robinson, Welcome to the Green House written by Jane Yolen

Activities:
    1. Gather the whole group of students to read the stories In the Jungle and Welcome to the Green House.
    2. Ask review questions about the various animals that live in the rainforest.
    3. List the names of animals that students know live in the rainforest.
    4. Have students click on the Macintosh HD and go to the KidPix Studio software. Double click to open program.
    5. Open the KidPix by clicking the red box in the center. This opens a blank page.
    6. Have students click the typewriter button in the sidebar to type their name in the top Left hand corner.  They may also add the title Rainforests to the top of their paper.
    7. Instruct students to click on the rubber stamp button in the sidebar, then click Goodies on the menu bar at the top, go to Pick a Stamp Set.
    8. When the Stamp sets open, select the Natural category or the Nature category.
    9. Instruct students to select three or four of the animals that live in the rainforest to stamp them into their document.  Stamps can be made larger by holding the Shift key when clicking on the paper. Be sure to inform the students to only stamp the picture once.
    10.  Once students have selected the animals from the Stamp set, have them click on the typewriter button in the sidebar and click with the mouse next to the animal they stamped.
    11. In the text box, have students type a sentence to tell about the animal that they selected.  Tell them to look at the list of animals we made to see the correct spelling of the animal’s name.
    12. When students are finished, print the final product.

Evaluation:
    Review of student’s computer creation to check for understanding.