Lander University Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Morgan Chambers

Subject/Grade: Kindergarten/Science

Lesson # _4__
Date and Time of Lesson: Afternoon line time

Learning Objective: The students will be able to dictate and/or illustrate their knowledge of bird
characteristics.
Alignment with Standards:
K.L.2A.1 Obtain information to answer questions about different organisms found in the environment (such as
plants, animals, or fungi).
K.L.2A.3 Develop and use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to (1) obtain food and other
resources, (2) protect themselves, and (3) move from place to place.
Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections:
Emotional- students will be able to express themselves and their knowledge through writing and drawing
Physical- student movement during this lesson will be minimal since they students will be sitting down and
writing in their science notebooks
Social- communication during this lesson will be with the teacher and students only, that way the students are
truly depicting their knowledge and not that of their peers
Cognitive- students will have the ability to express their knowledge of in the content area

Assessment(s) of the Objectives:

Lesson Objective

Assessment of the Objective

Use of Formative
Assessment

The students will be able to

dictate and/or illustrate their
knowledge of bird
characteristics.

At the end of our birds unit,

students will be asked to tell
me anything you know about
birds each student will
answer at line so that I know
that they know at least one
fact. While students are
answering I will create a
circle map of words that they
might need or say about
birds during the discussion.
After the discussion, students
will dictate and illustrate 4
facts that they know about
birds to be checked by the
teacher.

Data received from this

activity will help to guide
the direction needed for
further instruction.

KL.2A.1
KL.2A.3

Accommodations: For students who are below average and/or have difficulty writing they will be able to draw
their facts and then verbally dictate them to either myself or the assistant so that it can be documented. ESL
students will work one on one with the assistant so that she can document the facts as the student says them
under her illustrations.

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Materials:
markers
board
science notebooks
pencil boxes
Procedures:
Motivation techniques- To gain the interest of the students, they will have the opportunity to color and write

about any types of facts that they know about bird.

Grouping- This lesson will be taught as a whole group during discussion and then independently during writing.

Instructional strategies- 1. Begin the discussion with tell me what you have learned about birds @, as
the students one by one answers, write important words and phrases on the board in a circle map 3. After
all students have answered at least once, have the students get out their science notebooks and dictate
and illustrate 4 facts that they have learned about birds. 4. Once the students have completed the task,
they will read their work to the teacher so that she can document their answers.
Probing question- What facts do you know about birds? Where to they live? What makes a bird a
bird?
Lesson closure- since all students will finish at various times, they will be allowed to get their book bags
out and read on the line until all students are finished with their work.

Activity Analysis:

Activity 1- during this part of the lesson, students will be discussing facts that they have learned about
birds during the unit to create a circle map with important words/phrases that they may have difficulty
spelling. This portion of the lesson supports the lesson objective because it gets the students thinking
about previous knowledge they have learned as well as allowing them to see how certain words that they
need to know are spelled. The part of the lesson stems from the students need to start thinking about
what they have learned and retained about birds for the second part of the lesson. It also builds their
confidence to see how many facts they have learned about birds in the circle map. During this part the
smart board will be used to create a circle map so that all of the students can easily view.

Activity 2- using the circle map for spelling, students will dictate and/or illustrate 4 facts that they have
learned about birds in their science notebooks. This portion of the lesson supports the lesson objective
because it allows the student to represent their knowledge of birds through writing and artistic
expression. This activity stems from the students characteristics because many of the students enjoy
writing and all have a desire to express themselves through drawing. During this portion of the lesson,
technology will be used as a reference to the circle map on the board while the students write and draw
independently in their science notebooks.

References:
Circle map- for students