Chick-tivities for Little Learners!

1.Print and distribute copies of the performance task linked in the resources tab to each student.

2. If you want to learn as a Reader/Writer:

Chickens- Read Aloud (video linked in resources tab)

What are words that you can think of that start with the same sound as Ch that is in Chicken? Try to think of 3 words.

It is also the same sound in Cheep that the chicks make! 

3. If you want to learn as a Mathematician:

Total # of Baby Chicks (video linked in resources tab)

Watch this video. In the video you will hear me say there are 5 chicks in the plastic container and 2 still in the incubator that are just born. How many chicks are that all together? 
5 +2= ___ 

Now for a harder question. Once you know that answer I have 2 more that have just been born!!! How many chicks total is that? _____
To help you out see the link below.

Math with Baby Chicks (video linked in resources tab)

Now watch the video and count the total number of baby chicks.

Total # of Baby Chicks Video (video linked in resources tab)

4. If you want to learn as a Social Scientist:

Did you know that baby chicks help each other hatch? Yep, their chirping is almost like them cheering them on as they work so hard to break out of their shell. 
Watch this video of my baby chicks encouraging each other to hatch. 

Baby chicks encourage each other (video linked in resources tab)

Can you think of a time you encouraged a friend? For example, maybe you said something nice to them that day. For today’s learning activity, write or draw something encouraging to a friend, mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, sister, brother. It can even be your teacher or principal!
Examples could be a smiley face, a stay well wish, a happy wish, or whatever you can think of. 

5. If you want to learn as a Scientist:

Candling eggs (video linked in resources tab)

Now you are going to be a real scientist, watch this video of me and my daughter candling our eggs. This is before any of our baby chicks hatched.

Real scientists make predictions. Before watching this video, I want you to make a prediction based on the title of the video, “Candling eggs.” What do you think that means I am going to do to the eggs? 

Real scientists also make observations. I want you to watch carefully and try to remember 3 things that happen during the video that you think are interesting.

Now watch the video.

Was your guess right about what candling was? If not that is okay. Scientists often are not right. They try again and again.

What were the 3 things you found interesting? 

differentiation: Provide physical manipulatives (like counters or blocks) that students can use to represent the chicks. For the phonics portion, provide pictures of words that begin with "ch" and have the students match the pictures to the sound.

extension: Have them write a short story from the perspective of a baby chick.

Use the performance task linked in the resources tab to assess student learning outcomes.