Virtual Reality Lesson Planning Guide

Libby Wallace
Problem/Challenge Target Audience Technology
Teaching three-year-old students poses This instruction will be used to support eight The virtual reality application that I will use is
multiple challenges. One of the biggest students in a three-year-old inside general Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard is an
challenges is that the three-year-old program education setting. Half of my students have app that is paired with a device to give you a
is only two and a half hours. My eight students IEP’s, while the other half are typical peers. unique viewing experience. You can use any
are in school from 8:45-11:30 am. The fire The academic social and behavioral needs smartphone in conjunction with the Google
drills we do at school happen in the afternoon vary in my classroom. Six students are Cardboard Viewer. The user places a smart
after lunches and recess and because of this meeting expectations and two students are phone inside of the Google Cardboard, then
my students miss all of the fire drills. Since slightly below expectations academically. The you can view a video through the Cardboard.
they miss these drills, it is important for me to biggest area of need with my students is https://vr.google.com/cardboard/
create an alternative plan for them to learn social. They are all learning how to play
how to safely participate in a fire drill. Using a cooperatively, work together and speak I will not use any other forms of technology in
virtual reality tool for this problem of practice appropriately to each other. Behaviorally, the classroom in conjunction with this because
is a more viable option than a video or other they are learning how to follow rules and we are a low-tech classroom. My students
instructional tool because it will be engaging routines, transition appropriately, and use spend a lot of their time at home in front of a
and more realistic for them. self-regulation skills. The social/behavioral device screen. Due to this we are trying to
goal that will be addressed through this decrease their access to device screens when
integration of technology is transitioning they are at school.
appropriately while following the rules of a
fire drill (staying together, using a quiet Materials needed:
voice). Google Cardboard
Smartphone
Social Story
School Map
 Guiding Questions Pedagogical Approach Reflection
How will I know if this activity was successful First, I will introduce this subject to my students through a social story. Please see Blackboard
with my students? The social story will be specific to my class and use real life pictures of Discussion Board to
 After using the VR technology, I will them, me and my assistants. We will read the social story together. post both reflection
take my students to do our own fire The social story will help break down the steps of exactly what responses.
drill in the school. I will coordinate with happens during a first drill and how to act. For example, the story will
my administrators so they know we say that a loud alarm and light will flash. It will say, it’s okay when this
will be conducting our own fire drill. happens, our teachers will help keep us safe. The story will use simple
How many times will we need to complete the language that all of my students can understand.
VR activity for them to understand the
concept of a fire drill? Next, I will explain to them that we will be watching a fire drill on our
 To make sure that my students are special video player. They will each take a turn watching the video.
successful we will complete this Watching the video will take place in small group. While one student is
activity five times and do our own watching the video, the other students in the small group will be
reenactment twice. coloring a black and white version of the social story. The small groups
What type of data will I use to determine the in my classroom have no more than three students at a time.
effectiveness of this activity?
 I will keep data on how fast we After all students view the VR video, we will look at the school map
completed the fire drill, what worked and we will discuss where we will go once we are outside.
or what didn’t (buddy system,
everyone hold a teachers hand), and Last, we will conduct our own fire drill with the approval of
who followed directions. administration.
I will know my students have been successful
if they can follow the directions of the fire drill
(stay together, use a quiet voice, use walking
feet), and if we make it outside within our
allotted time frame (3 minutes). I will assess
this by keeping track of our time and who
follows directions by using a checklist.

My backup plan is to continue to use the social