Date completed: Spring 2017

Date submitted: Spring 2017

Title of Artifact: Lesson Plan #2
Standard: Standard Seven- Planning for Instruction

I am placing my artifact, Lesson Plan #2, under Standard Seven, Planning for Instruction, as
evidence of continued mastery towards planning instructions that support every student. As a
teacher, I need to know how my students learn and what their strengths and weaknesses are. For
this lesson plan the students will be observing how a lima bean can grow in a wet paper towel
taped to the window for sunlight. Each student will have a different way of observing what they
see happening to the lima bean as it grows. This lesson plan collaborates with Standard Seven,
Planning for Instruction, because it allows students to learn in different ways.
I. Title/ Topic and Grade Level:
Where things grow
Kindergarten

II. Lesson Essential Question:

Will the children be able to understand the concept that the lima bean will grow when
wrapped in a wet towel and placed in the sun?

III. Standard:
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including
humans) need to survive
K-ESS2-2. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals
(including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

IV. Objectives and Assessments:

Learning Objective:
Students will be able to (SWBAT)
construct their own sprout house with a
lima bean, wet paper towel, and the sun
Assessments:
Teachers will be able to (TWBAT) assess
students acquired knowledge by
observing the children while they are
constructing their sprout house

V. Materials:
Lima beans
Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Paper towels
Water
Masking tape
My Little Sprout House label
Sprout house cut out
Crayons
Markers
Pencils
Print out of Where Plants Grow song
Poster of where foods we eat grow

VI. Pre-Lesson Assignments and/or Prior Knowledge:

Share with the student the poster of where the food we eat grow.
TREES ROOTS VINES ON TOP OF THE
GROUND
Apples Carrots Pumpkins Lettuce
Pears Radishes Zucchini Spinach
Oranges Beets Tomatoes Cabbage
Peaches Potatoes Strawberries Brussel Sprouts
Plums Sweet Potatoes Green Beans
VII. Lesson Beginning:
Tell the children that they will be a farmer today and that they will be growing their own
plant. We will be wrapping a lima bean in a wet paper towel and taping it up on the
window. At first they wont notice much, but after a few days they will see the lima bean
starting to sprout!

VIII. Instructional Plan:

1. Have the children sit at their seats
2. Give the children some markers and crayons
3. Then give them the sprout house cutout and allow them to decorate it however they
would like
4. Give them My Little Sprout House label and glue it onto the front
5. Give each child a lima bean, Ziploc bag, and a paper towel
6. Have the children go up to the sink one by one with their paper towel and Ziploc bag
7. Wet the paper towel (damp- not soaking wet) and place it into the bag
8. Return to their seat and place the lima bean in the bag so the bean is covered by the
wet paper towel
9. Tape on the sprout house cutout to the plastic bag
10. Make sure their name is on each one so they know which one is theirs
11. Tape up on the window so the children can see their sprout house
12. Bring the children to the carpet to sing a cute song about plants growing
What Plants Need
To the tune of Frere Jacques
What do plants need?
What do plants need?
To grow tall?
To grow tall?

Plants need soil

Water, air, and sun
Watch them grow!
Watch them grow!

IX. Conclusion:
The children wont see much of a difference in the first few days but in a few days their
lima bean will begin to sprout! Talk to the children about how the lima bean is growing
from the water and sun

X. Citations:
K. (2013, May 05). More Plants Writing Celebration TpT SALE! Retrieved March 04,
2017, from http://www.mrsjonessclass.com/2013/05/more-plants-writing-
celebration-tpt-sale.html
Hollowell, M. (2016, November 08). 21 Plant Life Cycle Activities. Retrieved March 04,
2017, from http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/21-plant-life-cycle-activities/
NGSS Lead States. (2013). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved April 22,
2016, from http://www.nextgenscience.org/