Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Kristen Beloate Grade and Topic: 1st grade Science Mentor Teacher: Kimberlee Fair Josey Date: April 27th, 2014 Length of Lesson: 50 minutes School: University of Memphis-IDT 3600

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

This Animal Life Cycle lesson is part of a unit covering heredity. It requires understanding and the ability to describe and record a particular animal life cycle stated in the Tennessee Department of Education requirements 0107.4.1 Observe, describe, and record the life cycle of a particular animal.

LESSON OBJECTIVE: Content Learning Goals and Objectives

Given a lesson on the animal life cycles, students will research a specific animal using the internet with 100% accuracy. Given the assigned animal, students will use Microsoft word in order to create the life cycle of that animal. Student Participation

The goal of this lesson is for students to demonstrate an understanding of the life cycle of a particular animal. STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
0107.4.1 Observe, describe, and record the life cycle of a particular animal.

MATERIALS: Materials Used Computer Microsoft Word Clipart Internet Access to: o http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/frogs/preview.weml o http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/judi/life/activities/cycles/life_cycles.ht ml o Google.com o Google.com/images
Technology Integration

Students will research a given animal using Google. Students will use Microsoft Word to demonstrate their knowledge of the life cycle of the given animal. Students will use Clipart or Google Images to insert pictures to the document to form the life cycle of their assigned animal. Students will print their completed document.

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE: Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the life cycle of animals. This lesson is a continuation of Tennessee Department of Education standard 0107.4.1 Observe, describe, and record the life cycle of a particular animal. We will refer to the summary created here as we continue to explore the life cycle of animals. I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson. PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: The lesson will begin with bringing students to the carpet. Once all students are seated and quiet, students will watch a video on the life cycle of a frog. After the video, we will have a conversational discussion of life cycles. Once done discussing, students will play a simple game of forming animal life cycles. Procedures:
Student Procedures: 1. Students will quietly watch the video on the carpet. 2. The student will listen quietly to the questions asked by their teacher, and raise their hand to be called upon when answering the question. 3. Students will play an animal life cycle game.

Prior to the Computer (10 minutes) Teacher Procedures: 1. Teacher will show a video to get the students excited about the life cycle of animals. 2. After the video, teacher will ask questions about the life cycles of animals.

At the computer (30 minutes) Teacher Procedures: 1. Assign students their animals. 2. Provide students with the Word document to complete. 3. Explain to students how to complete the document correctly. 4. Tell students to print the worksheet out when they are finished. 5. Teacher walks around to help students if they need it. Student Procedures: 1. Student visits the school class page to open the document. 2. Student works to complete their document correctly. 3. Student adds clipart/pictures to the cycle. 4. Student prints out the worksheet. 5. Student waits for permission animal life cycle games. 6. Student plays the games until time to move on.

After the Computer (10 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: 1. Teacher makes sure that all students worksheets are printed out. 2. Teacher will lead a discussion, asking students to present their completed animal life cycle.

Student Procedures: 1. Students sit quietly until their time to present. 2. Students present their completed animal life cycle.

Closure:
Students quietly wait for the teacher to give further instructions towards whats next.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
A Students follow instructions by correctly completing their assigned animals life cycle. B Students follow instructions but only completing 3/4th of their animals life cycle. C Students follow instructions but only complete of their animals life cycle. D Students follow instructions but only complete 1 part of their animals life cycle. F Students refuse to follow instructions and complete their assigned animals life cycle.

MODIFICATIONS: I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson. STUDENT SAMPLE: