Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Name: Liz Keech

Subject/Grade
Level:

Lesson Title:

Unit:

Cricket and Pill Bug Scavenger Hunt

Nonfiction
Comprehension

th

Reading/4 Grade

Date or Lesson
#:
04/16/2016

Virginia SOL/National Standard:

4.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, nonfiction narratives, and poetry. A)
authors purpose b) language choice c) main idea d) details g) sensory words h) conclusions and inferences k) reading
strategies

Measurable Lesson Objective(s):

The SWBAT determine the authors purpose of the two articles, as well as answer
comprehension questions based on the texts.

Materials/Technologies/Resources Needed:
Cricket and Isopod (Pill Bug) Articles
Cricket and Pill bug question cutouts and worksheet
Computer (For timer)

Assessment (Formative and/or Summative):

1. Cricket and Pill bug station worksheet

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda)

Teacher will:

Students will:

So today in reading, we are going

to be learning about the crickets and
pill bugs that we have in our
ecosystem!

Sit quietly

Accommodat
ions/Differen
tiation:

Anticipated
Time:

10 seconds

Access /Review Prior Knowledge

Teacher will:

Students will:

Talk with a partner for 30 seconds

about why you think we put the pill
bugs and crickets into our eco
column.

Talk with partner, and then share

when teacher asks.

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipate
d Time:

1-2 min

After 30 seconds, teacher will call on

pairs to share.

Teaching Process & Modeling (Content is presented, accessed or built)

Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding
Independent Practice
There is no prescribed order to this section; you must tailor the order to the students and the content. This should be the
longest portion of your lesson plan.

Teacher will:

Students will:

Teaching Process & Modeling

(Content is presented, accessed, or
built):

I will pass out the two articles to

each student. We will read through
them both together under document
camera. I will also be asking
questions as I read.

Guided Practice/Checking for

Understanding

Follow along as I read the articles.

Answer questions when I ask them.

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipate
d Time:

5-7 min

Share what answers they came up

with for each question.

After completing the scavenger

hunt, we will come back together as
a class and go over the answers to
the questions.
3-5 min
Independent Practice:

Go on scavenger hunt for cricket

and pill bug questions. After they

For this activity, students will be

completing a scavenger hunt. The
students will have a few minutes to
gather up 3 pill bugs and 3 crickets.
Each insect will have a question and
number on it. (So the students will
be answering 6 questions all
together) After the students have
collected 3 pill bugs and 3 crickets,
they will go to their seat and start
answering the questions on the
designated worksheet. Students will
have 10 minutes to find the
insects/questions as well as answer
them. After 10 minutes is up, I will
see where students are and if they
need 2 extra minutes. We will then
go over the answers to the questions
together.

have collected 3 pill bugs and 3

crickets, they will go to their seat
and start answering the questions
on the designated worksheet. After
they have completed the questions,
students will share their answers
when called on.

10-12 min

Closure:
Teacher will:
So today we not only practiced
important reading skills, but we also
learned about the insects we have
in our eco columns and why they
are important!

Students will:
Sit quietly

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipated
Time:

1 min

Declarative Summary Statement:

So today we not only practiced important reading skills, but we also learned about the insects we have in our eco
columns and why they are important!

Activity If Extra Time Remains or Technology Fails

Teacher will:
If there is extra time, we will start our
small groups early!

Students will:

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipated
Time: