Photography: Summer Camp 2013
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Week 1 Lesson Plan
During this Phase I of our project, we assessed the children's prior knowledge of photography. To do this, we constructed a web and filled it with the children's ideas.
Maryland State Curriculum-
- Technology-
Practice identifying the parts of things and how one part connects to and affects another. Some of the parts of a camera were identified and children labeled a diagram and practiced using the controls learned.
- Writing- Contribute to a shared writing experience or topic of interest- Two charts were made with class contributions. One showing what the children already knew about photography and the other a list of questions the class had about photography.
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Environmental Science- Identify and describe that individual and group actions, such as turning off lights, conserving water, recycling, picking up litter, or joining an organization can extend the natural resources of the environment. -Children discussed these actions during their fist Green Committee meeting.
- Reading -Develop a conceptual understanding of new words. A word wall of Photography words was posted and children added new words as they learned them.
Photography Word Wall
Week 1
Many things were accomplished this first week. Old friends were reunited and new friendships were formed. To begin children discussed what they already knew about photography and then they thought of questions about things they would like to know or learn about photography.
Questions we have about photography
Where can you buy cameras? Katie
Does a memory card come with a camera? Liam
When was the camera invented? Evelyn
How do you use flash? Ben
How do you turn a camera on? Benedict
How much does a camera cost? Deaglan
Where can you find photographers? Katie
How do you use a camera? Jerrold
How do you make a camera? Evelyn
How do you learn to take a picture? Seneca
How do you know when to take a picture? Camrin
How do you take a picture with an iPad? Ayda
How do you take a picture with a phone? Seneca
How do you know when a camera is broken and how do you fix it? Seneca
How do you know what buttons to push? Ayda
How do you print a picture from a camera? Tamika
How do you know when you have taken a picture? Ayda
What do all of the buttons on a camera do?
How do you know when you’re too far away to take a picture? Seneca
How do you know when your camera needs batteries? Winter
How do you film something on a camera? Katie
How many lenses does a camera have? Akiva
How do you make a camera? Nylah
How many different kinds of cameras are there? Tamika
How do you know when you’re too close to take a picture? Kazumi
What jobs do Photographers have? Jerrold
How many pictures can you take with only two batteries? Niklas
On Thursday cameras were introduced. Children were put into teams to share a digital camera. A diagram of a camera was labeled so they could be familiar with the buttons and "toggles" on a generic camera. Afterward they went on a picnic to a nearby garden and had a chance to try the digital cameras out. The next day a tour of the UM Chapel garden gave everyone a chance to take more photographs and also document their trip.
Green Committee Notes
As a Maryland Green School, The Center for Young Children is committed to having a group of children on their Green Committee which is also comprised of teachers, UM students, administrators and members of the community. When presented with this choice the Purple Panthers unanimously decided to join.
At their first committee meeting the Panthers talked about what they already do to help take care of the Earth . They were then asked to help design decorations for a rain barrel that had been bought by the PTA. Each child did an original drawing on paper first and later during the week they painted it directly onto the rain barrel.