TheNeedsofAnimals

TaraDeWeerd,BrookeMeyer,CathiePorter,BrandonBordewyk,MiguelinaQuinones
ContentArea:KindergartenScience

Standard(s):
KLS11.Useobservationstodescribepatternsofwhatplantsandanimals(including
humans)needtosurvive.
MusicStandardwillbeusedtohelpguidethelesson,butitwillnotbeassessed:
ART.M.III.K.3Describethemusicperformedandpresentedinkindergartenbymoving,
drawing,orthroughotherappropriateresponses.

Purpose:
Toprovideasciencelessoninawaythatintegratestheartsspecificallymusic.Thiswill
enhancethestudentslearning,andthemusicwillprovidethemwithanotherwaytoremember
whatanimals(farmanimals)needtosurvive.
Thepurposeofthelessonistoteachstudentsthefourthingsanimalsneedtosurvive,andto
helpthemunderstandthedifferencesbetweenwantsandneeds.
Learningoutcome:
Icanidentifythefourthingsthatallanimalsneedtosurvive.
Icanunderstandthedifferencebetweenwantsandneeds.
Timeline:
Expectedtimeis3040minutesforcompletion.
Pretest
(activateanddiagnosepriorknowledge)
Wewillhaveaclassdiscussionontherugaboutwhattheyhavelearnedsofaraboutfarm
animals.
Bridgein(AnticipatorySet)
(focusstudentattention,generateenthusiasm,setlearning
expectations)

Playthevideo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UDf3tF_O4
Inputfromyou
(maincontent:ideas,
information,concepts,principles,procedures
andexamples)

TASKANALYSIS:
Studentswillneedtoknowexamplesof
somefarmanimals,thesewillbediscussed
atthebeginningofthelessonwhiletalking
aboutwhattheyhavealreadylearnedabout
farmanimals.

BLOOMSLEVELS

ModelingIdo
(teachershowshowwith
studentinvolvement)

Asaclass,wewilldiscussthemeaningofthefour
needsandwhyanimalsneedthemtosurvive,
comparingtheanimalneedstohumanneeds.
Next,wewilldiscusshowwecanuseactionsto
representthewords(needs)mentionedinthe
song.
Theteacherwillmodelsomepossibleactionsto
representthefouranimalneedsandaskstudents

Studentswill
remember
thefourneedsfor
animalsurvivalfromthevideo.
Studentswill
create
animalmotionstoshow
understandingofthefourneedsforanimal
survival.

ACCOMMODATIONS
(Differentiationto
meetneeds)
ESL:
Haveaprelessonwherestudentswill
learnthenecessaryvocabularyandbeable
tofullyparticipateinthelesson.Thiswillbe
neededforMiguelinasclass.

Extend:
Addinanextensionportionfor
studentswhoareatahigherleveloflearning.
Possiblewritingresponseaboutaspecific
animalanditsneeds.

METHODSANDMATERIALS
Demonstration:
modelingandguided
practiceofthesong
Collaboration:
workingintablegroupsto
engageinlearningactivity

Materials
Needed:
Computer,projector,speakers

STEPSOFTHELESSON
1. Gatherstudentsatrug.
2. Discusswhattheyhavealready
learnedaboutfarmanimals.Askfor
examplesofsomefarmanimals.
3. Playanimalneedsvideofromlink
mentionedabove.
4. Discussfouranimalneeds:food,
water,air,shelter.
5. Discussmeaningofshelterand
differencebetweenwantsandneeds.
6. Explaintostudentsthattheywillbe
workingwiththeirtablegroupsto
learnthesongfromthevideoand

togivesomesuggestionsalsowhileteacher
modelshowtoperformtheactionstothemusic.
Wewillplaythesongandstudentswillwatchas
theteacheractsoutthemotionstothelyrics.
Thenwewillplaythesongseveralmoretimes
signingthelyricstogether.
Atthispoint,studentswillbreakintogroupsto
comeupwiththeirownmotionsandpractice
performingthemtothesong.

GuidedPracticeWedo
(applicationof
knowledge:classroomactivitiesforstudents,
problemtosolve,etc.)

Thestudentswillparticipateinlearningthesong,
demonstratingthisbyfollowingalongand
performingtheirmadeupanimalmotionsto
representthefouranimalneeds.

comeupwithmotionstoperform
eachanimalneedsactivitymentioned
inthevideo.
7. Modelsomepossibleactionsto
representafewoftheneeds,possible
actionsmayincludepeckingthe
groundlikeachicken,sleepingunder
somethingforshelter,drinkingfroma
pretendbowlonallfours.
8. Askquestionsaboutwhatstudents
willbedoingwhentheyreturntoseat
tocheckforunderstanding.Have
somestudentsgiveexamplesofmore
possibleactions.
9. Dismissstudentsbytablestoreturn
totheirseats.
10. Alloweachgrouptochooseafarm
animaltoactoutintheirmotions.
11. Replaytheanimalneedsvideo
severaltimeswhilechildrensing
alongandpracticetheirmotions
together.
12. Havestudentsreturntorugandplay
videoagainwithstudentssinging
alongandperformingtheirmotionsas
wholeclasswhilemonitoringthatall
studentsknowthewordstothesong
andcanperformthemotions.
13. Askstudentstositdownatrugand
presentpowerpointonanimalsneeds.
14. Recapkeyconcepts,askfor
volunteerstocircleanswerstothe
assessmentquestionsmentioned
belowonthesmartboard.
CheckforUnderstanding
FORMATIVEASSESSMENTSusedthroughoutthelesson,RETEACHasneeded
Canyoutellthefourthingsanimalsneedtosurvive?
Whatdoesthewordsheltermean?
Dohumansneedthesamethingstosurvive?
Wouldachickenusedifferentactionstoeattheirfoodthanapig?Canyoushowmethose
actions?
Monitorstudentsabilitytobrainstormandperformactionstorepresentthefourneeds.

Monitorabilitytocirclecorrectanswersonsmartboardpowerpointpresentation.
Collaborativeand/orIndependentPracticeYoudotogetherorYoudo
(studentswork
togetherorindependentlytopracticelessonlearning)
Afterdiscussinganimalneedsandmodelinghowtochooseanactiontorepresenttheneeds,the
teacherwillmodelhowtoperformtheactionstothemusicwhilesingingalong.
Studentswillthenworkinsmallgroupsandchooseafarmanimalforeachgroup.Groupswill
comeupwiththeirownmotionstodanceorperformastheirchosenanimalalongwitheach
sectionofthesong:food,air,water,shelter.
Closure
(recapkeyconcepts,helpsstudentsconsolidateknowledge)

PowerPoint
:Reviewkeyconceptsandaskstudentsvolunteerstocometosmartboardandcircle
answerstofollowingquestions:
Whichofthethesepicturesarethingsanimalsabsolutelyhavetohavetosurvive?Why?
Whichpicturesshowthingsthatanimalsdonotneedtosurvive?Why?
Doalloftheseanimalsshownhavethesameneedstosurvive?
Doalloftheseanimalsshowneatthesamekindoffood?
Assessment
(howwillyourassessobjectives/Icanstatements,howwillstudentsdemonstrate
understanding)

Successfulansweringofquestionsfromthepowerpoint,studentsabletocircleidentifyfourbasic
animalneedsbycirclingcorrectimagesonsmartboard.
Beabletodescribehowthethingshumansneedaresimilarand/ordifferentfromfarmanimals:
Dohumanseatthesamekindoffoodsanimalseat?
Dohumansneedthesamekindofshelterasanimals?
Monitorstudentsabilitytosingthesongandactoutanimalmotionsofeating,drinking,breathing
andlivinginsideshelterofsomekind.
LessonManagement/EngagementStrategiesUsed
(addtimingcuesthroughoutthelesson)
Studentswillsitontheircolorspotsontherugswhilelearningthesongs.
Dismissstudentsbytablegroupstocreatetheirmotions,remindingthemtowalkquietlyandto
worktogethertodecideonmotionsforeachanimalneed.

Aftercreatingtheirmotions,studentswillbedismissedbytablegroupstoreturntotherugand
performtheirmotionstothesongasawholeclass.
TechnologyIntegration

Wewillbeusingtheprojector,computertodisplaythevideoandpowerpoint,andpossiblythe
smartboardtohavestudentscircletheanswerstothequestions.
ArtsIntegration
(wasitsuccessful,howdidithelpthestudentslearn)