Subject: Space

Time: Wednesday March 25/ 2015

Learning Goal/Target: Demonstrate awareness of the special significance of celestial
objects for Aboriginal peoples
Cross-curricular Competencies: Personal Responsibility: Shows enthusiasm for
learning (Wonder questions) Completes task, assignments and class activities (WS,
Animal Projects, paper mache planets ect..) Social Responsibility: collaborative team
member (contributes to the projects and brings a positive attitude towards the group)
Adaptations:
Resources/manipulatives Sentence prompts and brainstorm ideas on
:
the board

Black construction
paper
Power point
Silver stars
White crayons
The story of my
constellation
handout
Tim
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Help some students scribe or write it out so

that they can copy it

Lesson Plan (Teacher)

Lesson Plan (Students)

Hook, activation of prior knowledge:

Coyote howl sound clip get the students
engaged in the story I am going to tell them.
They love wild dogs!
Ask them what kind of animal they think it is?
A coyote is the main character of a story we
are going to read called Coyote places the
stars.

Students brainstorm and

guess what kind of dog is
howling

Presenting lesson information:

Coyote places the stars is a Aboriginal
tale explaining the importance of
constellations to these people
With your hands can anyone tell me
what Aboriginal means?
- Aboriginal people settled and
were living on this land long ago.
- I would like to Acknowledge that
our school and we are on the traditional
territory of the Katzie First Nation and
the Kwantlen First Nation people.

Students listen to the

story
Use their hands to share
out their ides,
connections, and
thoughts

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Read coyote places the stars

Ask for connections/ comments/ concerns
Do you think that a coyote put all those
stars up there in the sky?
Why do some people believe this?
What do those stars mean
If students are uncertain give them a
moment to think.

Modelling:
Students listen and repeat
back the steps for
understanding

Modelling:
Have a model ready for them.
Choose an object, animal, word, that means a
lot to you and create your own constellation
using gold stars and white crayons
(On the board) You will be given 6 gold
stars, black piece of construction paper and a
W/S to tell us why you have chosen this as
Guided Practice:
your constellation
Students close their eyes and
Why is it important to you?
really think about what is
important to them
Guided Practice:
Think, Pair, Share
Students pair up and share
Close your eyes for 30 seconds and really
with each other
think about what is important to you and
your life!
Students raise their hands
Pair them up (next to eachother) and get
and share their partners
them to tell their partner
ideas.
Raise your hand and tell me what your
partner said
Independent Practice:
My partner ______________ said that
Work independently on their
___________ was really important to her.
constellations
Noise level is okay to be loud
Independent Practice:
as long as they are on task.
Allow them to work independently on their
constellation project
Checking for Understanding:
Repeat steps back
Temperature check

Closure
Gallery Walk

Closure:
Students walk around and
see each others creations
and ideas. Share with each
other what is really important
to them.