Lesson Sketch for EDT 313 Investigation Hook lesson

Individuals completing this plan: Brayden Murray and Kayla Flaute

Lesson title: Exploring the Farm
Investigation Topic: Farm Animals

2 Early Learning & Development Content Standards indicators:

Language and Literacy, Listening and Speaking, Expressive Language, “Use language to
communicate in a variety of ways with others to share observations, ideas and experiences;
problem-solve, reason, predict and seek new information.”

Cognitive and General Knowledge, Cognitive Skills, Memory, “With modeling and support,
remember and use information for a variety of purposes.”

Instructional objectives
The student will be able to:
1. SWBAT: recall what animals they believe to have seen on a farm.

2. SWBAT: identify farm animals that are located at Aullwood Farm.

3. IF there are non-farm animals recalled in objective 1 (ex. An elephant) THEN,

SWBAT: explain where those animals are usually found.

Experience(s):

When beginning this hook lesson, Kayla and Brayden will have a “T” chart prepared
labeled before and after. Students will be asked to “recall what animals they believe to have
seen on a farm” (Objective 1). These questions will be asked in a more appropriate way. An
example of this would be “Have you ever been on a farm?” If students answer yes, which
students should be as students refer to Aullwood as “a farm” and have taken many walks to see
the animal, then we will ask the following: “What animals have you seen?”. If students answer
no, then Kayla and Brayden will explain what a farm is, and refer to Aullwood as a farm. From
here we would ask the students “What animals have you seen on a farm?”. Kayla and Brayden
will use the T-chart and a checklist to record the students answers. The T-chart and student
checklist will give Kayla and Brayden an idea on what prior knowledge each student has. The
data collected will lead us to knowing which students need their schema built more and which
students have a general understanding during the hook lesson, and where to go in the following
lessons.
After the T-chart, Kayla and Brayden will take the students on a “Exploration Walk” with
the assistance of the other teachers to stay in ratio. Prior to the walk, Kayla or Brayden will
inquire with a farmer to try and coordinate a time to touch or get close to the animals. If the
farmer is not available, there are still a few animals that the students are able to touch and get
close to in a safe way. To formatively assess the students while on the walk, we will ask each
student individually to identify a farm animal they have seen so far. This will again assess
Objective 1 and the students ability to recall.
After the Exploration Walk, Kayla and Brayden will reconvene at the T-chart to document
what animals the students saw on Aullwood’s farm. Again, each answer will be documented on
the T-chart and on a student checklist and noted which student said what. If there are students
who are not answering, then those students will be asked to give an answer. If students do not
answer in a whole group setting, then they will be asked one on one by Kayla or Brayden and
their response will be recorded. This assesses Objective 2, “identify farm animals that are
located at Aullwood Farm.”
If a student gives an animal that does not live on a farm or at Aullwood, then Kayla and
Brayden will ask the class where the animal lives and if no answer, then we will help them reach
the answer by suggesting where they live. An example would be: “I saw an elephant.” Kayla and
Brayden would suggest “Do you think an elephant lives on a farm or in a zoo?” “Why do you
think that?” With the help of peers, students should reach the answer. This assesses Objective
3, “If there are non-farm animals recalled in objective 1 (ex. An elephant). THEN, SWBAT:
explain where those animals are usually found.”, which is only applicable in this situation.
Depending on the results of the class T-chart and the student checklist will help Kayla
and Brayden form the next few lessons. If students need more background knowledge then we
will have to take a step back and teach the background information. This also could be the
opposite situation. If students know more than previously anticipated, this could change the
content to a higher level to reach students in a more resourceful way.

Assessment of student learning:

1. Data to be collected-
Before the lesson, the teachers will create a T-chart with before and after labeled
on the chart. The before will be used for the student recall of farm animals before the
farm exploration walk. The after section of the chart will be used for identifying farm
animals for after the walk. Each student will have an opportunity to answer by being
called on individuality.

2. Method used to record/aggregate data-

Whole class data (T-chart) and student checklist with detailed notes will be used
to measure student responses and growth. Data will be shown in a class view (bar
graph) of “can recall what farm animals they have seen” or “cannot recall what farm
animals they have seen. ”This will be repeated with the question “Can identify farm
animals that are located at Aullwood Farm” or “Cannot identify farm animals that are
located at Aullwood Farm”.

3. Interpretation of assessment data-

Based on the data, we will know which students reached an understanding on
which farm animals are at Aullwood and what animals belong on a farm. While the
assessment is whole class, it is also individualized with the chart, tracking which
students can answer the questions. The data will also show us who needs further
instruction. Interpreting the data can also lead to discovering if the student needs more
help or if they student was not taking assessment seriously.

Reflection on lesson: In one page double spaced explain why the instructional objectives,
experiences and materials were chosen. Describe how well the children learned/achieved the
instructional objectives. Finally include a description of how the experience provided data to
inform the development of the investigation.

*Reflection will be provided after the hook lesson is taught on Thursday, March 21st.