Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 4-5 Time Required: 50 min

Subject: Science
Topic: What is a abitat!
"ids: i#ad$ Good Reader %or i#ad$ iWor&$ "ir#rint$ and Goo'le (ma'es
Re%erences: http:))***+instructor*eb+com)lesson)habitat+asp,L-SS./0#R(/T"1L-S
Introduction: Time: 5 min
2+ 1rid'e-(n
" science readin' comprehension that %ocuses on the subject o% animal habitats+
3+ 4otivation
Students 'et to 'et out o% their des&s and 'o to the librar5 and read on i#ads
instead o% boo&s+ This *ill ma&e it a more %un and e6citin' %orm o% learnin'+
Students 'et the opportunit5 to complete their entire assi'nment throu'h the use
o% ne* technolo'ies+
7+ Lesson .bjectives 8 Goals
a+ Students *ill be able to demonstrate their readin' comprehension s&ills$
includin' readin' strate'ies$ in%erence$ literal meanin'$ and critical
anal5sis+
b+ Students *ill understand that earth supports man5 di%%erent animal
habitats$ each has distinct %eatures and distinct plant and animal
populations+
c+ Students *ill &no* that animals and plants are adapted to the conditions
o% the habitats in *hich the5 live+
d+ Students ans*er all o% the questions correctl5
Presentation/Activity: Time: 40 min
Students *ill be'in the activit5 b5 travellin' to the librar5 to si'n out an i#ad
%rom the librarian and then continuin' to the loun'e *here the59ll receive %urther
instruction+ /e6t students *ill turn on i#ad9s and open the application :Good Reader %or
2
i#ad;+ .nce in the app students *ill chose the #<= %ile :What is a abitat!; %rom the
<o*nload drop-do*n and be'in readin' the passa'e individuall5 and silentl5+
.nce the students have completed the readin' the5 are to close the app and open
the application :iWor&;+ Within the app students *ill open up the <ocument :What is a
abitat >uestions;+ Students have the option to ans*er questions pertainin' to the
readin' either b5 t5pin' them out on :iWor&; or hand *ritin' ans*ers on loose lea%+
.nce the students have %ull5 ans*ered all the questions usin' complete sentences
the5 are to research photos pertainin' to habitats usin' their i#ads+ .nce the5 have %ound
one photo %or each o% the habitats the5 are to attach photos to document or print o%% and
attach to loose lea% and label photos appropriatel5+
/o* to hand in their assi'nments students *ho used :iWor&; to complete their
assi'nments must open up :"ir #rint; to print o%% their documents and hand them in to
the teacher at the end o% class+
Class Management: Time: 5 min
2+ Summar5 8 "ssessment
This lesson *ill 'ive the students a broad understandin' o% animal habitats
throu'h the use o% technolo'5+ Teachers *ill be able to see *hat students have
'rasped the concepts and *hich ones have not throu'h their responses to the
questions provided to them+ "lso see i% lesson objectives and 'oals *ere met b5
the students+
3+ /e6t ?lass
Revie* the lesson question$ :What is a habitat!; and return assi'nments so
students can see their mar&s and revie* *hat the5 had previousl5 learnt and *hat
concepts the5 ma5 have missed+
7+ (ssues
"n5 issues a student ma5 have had *ith the lesson or technolo'5 used in the
lesson+ "lso a chance %or students to as& questions about concepts the5 ma5 have
misinterpreted+

?ourse: Science
Section: abitats
(nstructor: "ll5son =urman
<ate: September 3@
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Topic What is a habitat
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