“Incredible Kid Day”
For further information contact…
Nicole Moreau
Zolfo Springs Elementary
3215 Schoolhouse Rd,
Zolfo Springs, FL 33980
(863) 735-1221
nmoreau@hardee.k12.fl.us
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
n PROGR AM OVERVIEW
n OVER ALL VALUE
Incredible Kid Day provides the
opportunity to teach students team
work, self-esteem, self-confidence and
positive behavior through language arts,
while reviewing key concepts in reading
and writing such as cause and effect
relationships, character traits, drawing
conclusions, friendly letter writing, and
details and main idea. Incredible Kid
Day takes only one day to implement,
but lasts a lifetime. This approach to
teaching self-esteem, team work, and
positive behavior is innovative because
it is presented to them in a “real world”
situation which is more meaningful and
memorable than the typical teacher led
guidance lessons presented to students.
Even though students are exposed to
these concepts on a daily basis in the
typical classroom setting, it doesn’t have
the same impact as it does when they
are treated like Rock Stars!
The real purpose of Incredible Kid
Day is getting everyone involved so
every child sees how remarkable they
are in the eyes of the adults in their
lives. Just a few words become a few
sentences. Soon these words create a
touching letter, telling a child how much
he or she is loved, and offering words of
encouragement that can last a lifetime.
This program has been developed
for a fourth grade classroom ranging
anywhere from 16 – 24 students as
whole group activities where most
students are low performing, but have
an average ability level. However,
Incredible Kid Day can be adapted for
any grade level, any amount of students,
and any ability level.
n MATERIALS
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Loose leaf paper
Foil star stickers
Streamers
Balloons
Rock posters
Rock Music CD
Letters for Teachers
Brown bags (Swag
bags)
Rock Star Ribbons
Star Shades
Pencils
Fun Bands
VIP Passes, yarn
Abner Finklestein
by Julienne Moore
Butcher paper
Art Supplies
Acrostic Poem
examples
• Camera
• Face Paints
• Picture cut out for
kids to put heads in
• White T-shirt
• Alcohol
• Water
• Soda
• Syrup
• Oil
• Markers
• Puff Paint (optional)
• Bowls
• Spoons
• Ice cream
• Ice cream toppings
• Baby pictures
• Rock CD
• Guitar Hero/Rock
band (optional)
n LESSON PLAN TITLES
– Fan Mail
– Welcome to the Rock Concert!
– Rock Star Mentality
– The Poetry of Rock!
– The Science of Stardom
– After Party! Ice Cream Social
– Born to Rock!
n ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Nicole Moreau has a Bachelors
degree in Psychology and a Masters in
Elementary Education. She has taught
in Hardee County at Zolfo Springs
Elementary since 2005.
She taught four th grade for 6
years and was named Zolfo Springs
Elementary Teacher of the Year for the
2010-2011 school year.
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“Incredible Kid Day”
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Lesson Plan No 1: Fan Mail
n SUBJECTS COVERED
n DIRECTIONS
Writing
Day 1
1.Anticipatory Set: Have another
teacher write a letter to your class
about the positive behaviors that
your students possess. Share the
letter with students, and discuss
how exciting it feels to receive a
letter with such nice compliments.
n GR ADES
Four
n OBJECTIVES
To practice friendly letter writing,
using the friendly letter format, as
well as editing grammar, punctuation,
and spelling.
2.Tell students they will now be
writing a friendly letter to their
favorite teacher that will include
compliments about why they are
their favorite teacher.
3.Discuss the format of a friendly
letter, and then show examples.
n SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARDS
LA.4.4.2.4
LA.4.3.4.2
LA.4.3.4.3
n MATERIALS
• Loose leaf paper
• Foil star stickers
n EVALUATION/
ASSESSMENT
Teacher observation and final draft
of friendly letter.
n ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
This lesson is done a couple weeks
before Incredible Kid Day, so that the
letter recipients have time to respond.
**Make sure that the
teachers respond and that the letter
is saved for Incredible Kid Day**
4.Give students 30 minutes to write
their friendly letter.
Day 2
5.Teacher pairs up students to
revise and edit rough draft for
spelling, grammar, punctuation, and
elaboration (20 minutes).
6.Give students 20 minutes to rewrite
their edited paper in their neatest
handwriting.
7. Fold letters, seal with a foil star, and
address them to their recipient.
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
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Lesson Plan No 2: Incredible Kid Day
n SUBJECTS COVERED
n MATERIALS
n DIRECTIONS
Writing, Language Arts, Character
Development, Science
Lesson 1
Welcome to the Rock Concert!
n GR ADES
Four
n SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARDS
LA.4.4.2.4
LA.4.2.1.5
LA.4.4.1.2
LA.4.1.7.7
LA.4.1.7.3
HE.4.C.1.2
HE.4.P.2
SC.4.N.1.6
SC.4.N.1.8
SC.4.P.9
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Balloons
Rock posters
Rock Music CD
Letters for Teachers
Brown bags (Swag bags)
Rock Star Ribbons
Star Shades
Pencils
Fun Bands
VIP Passes, yarn
Streamers
Lesson 2
• Abner Finklestein by Julienne
Moore
• Butcher paper
• Art Supplies
Lesson 3
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Acrostic Poem examples
Camera
Face Paints
Picture cut out for kids to put
heads in
Lesson 4
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White T-shirt
Alcohol
Water
Soda
Syrup
Oil
Markers
Puff Paint (optional)
Lesson 5
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Bowls
Spoons
Ice cream
Ice cream toppings
Lesson 6
• Baby pictures
• Rock CD
• Guitar Hero/Rock band
(optional)
(30 min)
• Balloons
• Rock posters
• Rock Music CD
• Letters for Teachers
• Brown bags (Swag bags)
• Rock Star Ribbons
• Star Shades
• Pencils
• Fun Bands
• VIP Passes, yarn
• Streamers
1.Note: Teacher should write and
collect letters, decorate the room
with streamers, balloons, and
posters, place swag bags, swag,
VIP passes and letters on desks
the night before.
2.Anticipatory Set: Students walk
into a fully decorated room with
streamers, balloons, and rock
posters, with rock music playing in
the background and find their seat
for the concert.
3.Students will find at their seats swag
bags containing rock star ribbons,
pencils, sun glasses, and silly
bands, as well as their VIP passes
for the concert. The swag bags will
be used to keep their trinkets from
the day.
4.A l s o o n t h e i r d e s ks w i l l b e
complimentary letters from their
teachers (classroom and activity)
and administrators for them to read
to boost their self-esteem. Give
students 15 minutes to read the
letters.
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
“Incredible Kid Day”
Nicole Moreau
Lesson Plan No 2: Incredible Kid Day (cont.)
Rock Star Mentality
The Poetry of Rock!
The Science of Stardom
(60 min)
(60 min)
(60 min)
• Abner Finklestein by Julienne
Moore
• Acrostic Poem examples
• Butcher paper
• Face Paints
• Art Supplies
• Picture cut out for kids to put
heads in
1.Teacher will read Abner Finklestein
aloud to students then discuss
character traits, and what character
traits make Abner unique.
2.Students will then hang their VIP
passes on their backs and head
into the mosh pit (in the mosh pit
students will write positive character
traits on their classmates VIP
passes).
3.Students will use these character
traits to complete their My Rock
Star Self portrait. (Have students
partner up and trace each other
on butcher paper, then write
their character traits around the
outside of the outline, and color
their body the way they would look
as a rock star.
• Camera
4.Teacher discusses and shares
acrostic poems of their name as
examples describing what makes
them a Rock Star.
5.Students then write their own
acrostic of their Rock Star qualities.
(While students are writing, teacher
paints their faces with rock star
make-up, i.e. stars, lightning bolts,
etc.)
6.Students share their writing with the
class, and then walk down the red
carpet to get their picture taken by
the paparazzi.
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White T-shirt
Alcohol
Water
Soda
Syrup
Oil
Markers
Puff Paint (optional)
7. Note: Students should be asked
ahead of time to bring in $3 to
do a science project where they
receive a T-shirt to remember the
experience.
8.Teacher will lead discussion on what
happens when alcohol mixes with
other liquids, making predictions
and listing possible outcomes.
9.Teacher first mixes alcohol with
water, soda, syrup, and oil (record
results).
10.Teacher will then discuss why some
things mixed together and others
did not, and relate it to how humans
get along with some people well,
and not with others.
11.Students will do their final test by
using markers to color on their
white T-shirt. The teacher will then
put drops of alcohol on it causing
it to have a tie-dye effect. The
teacher can have the students use
puff paint to decorate their T-shirts
if desired.
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
“Incredible Kid Day”
Nicole Moreau
Lesson Plan No 2: Incredible Kid Day (cont.)
After Party! Ice Cream Social
(45 min)
Born to Rock!
• Baby pictures
• Bowls
• Rock CD
• Spoons
• Guitar Hero/Rock band
(optional)
• Ice cream
• Ice cream toppings
12.Note: Teacher should send out a
note for parents to donate an ice
cream topping
13.Teacher will review how everyone is
unique, and how we shouldn’t judge
each other. Teacher will relate this
to how an ice cream sundae can be
unique, like us.
14.Teacher will explain the ice cream
bar rules, and then allow children to
choose from a variety of toppings
for their own unique sundae.
15.Children will have a chance to
gather and share what they have
learned from Incredible Kid Day.
16.Note: Teacher should ask for
students to bring in baby pictures a
couple of weeks before Incredible
Kid Day, reminding students not
to share their pictures. Hang and
number pictures on bulletin board
for display.
17. Allow students to go up to the
bulletin board to infer who’s who
in the pictures. While students are
guessing, engage other students
by playing kid appropriate rock
music, or kid appropriate songs on
Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Sing Star
(if available).
n EVALUATION/
ASSESSMENT
Teacher obser vation, behavior
rubric, and writing prompt about “what
impact Incredible Kid Day had on you”.
n ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Contact parents about Incredible
Kid Day informing them to keep this day
and its activities a secret. Please see
notes at the beginning of each lesson.
Dress the Rock Star part to make it a
little more fun!
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
HHH
“Incredible Kid Day”
Nicole Moreau
Lesson Plans Materials Budget
Materials Budget
Supplier
Item DescriptionCost
QuantityTotal Cost
Wal Mart
Face Paint
9.88
1
9.88
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Card stock
7.78
1
7.78
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Ice Cream
6.76
1
6.76
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Markers (Sharpie - Mulit-colored)
7.00
4
28.00
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Misc. Ice Cream Toppings
Misc.
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25.00
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Subtotal
$168.27
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Nicole Moreau
Teacher’s Name___________________________________
Zolfo Springs Elementary School:__________________________________________
Tax if applicable
$11.78
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Shipping if applicable
$15.98
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TOTAL
BUDGET
AMOUNT
2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
$196.03
“Incredible Kid Day”
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2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence
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2011 - 2012 Idea Catalog of Excellence