Carlynn Richter

Student Teaching edTPA Indirect Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Subject:
Kindergarten Science
Common Core/Essential Standard Objective:

Central Focus: Texture of objects

K.P.2.1 Classify objects by observable physical

properties (including size, color, shape, texture,
weight and flexibility).

Date submitted: 12/07/15

Date taught:

Daily Lesson Objective: K.P.2.1 Classify objects by observable physical properties (including size, color, shape,

texture, weight and flexibility).

21st Century Skills: Observing objects based on
looks and texture

Academic Language Demand (Language Function and

Vocabulary):

Prior Knowledge: Knowledge of everyday objects

Activity

1. Engage

2. Explore

3. Explain

4. Elaborate

5. Evaluate
Assessment Methods of
all objectives/skills

Description of Activities and Setting

I will get the students attention by first saying, Have you ever noticed that
everything you touch feels different? Touch your hair- What does it feel like?
Touch your desk- what does it feel like? Touch the floor- What does it feel
like? (CFU) Can someone tell me something else that feels or looks
different? (CFU)
I will provide students with a piece of felt, a button and a crayon. For the next
5 minutes I will encourage students to explore these items by noting the way
they feel, the way they look and the way they act. I will encourage them to try
bending the objects, notice how the items feel and how the items look. After
the students have explored each item individually I will ask them to discuss it
with their partner (person they are sitting next to). Students will then be able
to discuss with a partner what they observed about these objects.
By allowing students to simply note what they observe about these objects and
asking them to discuss what they noticed with a partner, they are able to
notice similarities and differences in feeling and appearance of these objects
without being given any direct background knowledge. I will ensure students
notice differences by asking, Does the button feel the same as the crayon?
(CFU) Does the button look the same as the crayon? etc.
After the students have made their own explorations of these items we will
talk about the items as a class. This will allow students to share what they
noticed about these objects and gather other ideas from different students. I
will then pass out several different sizes and colors and textures of paper.
Some of the pieces will be crumpled up, some folded neatly and others
covered in glitter. I will ask the students, Can you tell me what you notice
about the glitter paper? (CFU) What does it look like? What does it feel
like? (CFU)
I want you to write one thing you notice about each of these pieces of paper.
What does it feel like, what does it look like? (CFU) Students will now write

Time
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one property of each of the pieces of paper given. I will collect this piece of
paper from each student prior to moving on to our next subject.
Each student should have one thing they noticed about each piece of paper written down. If
the students do not have at least one property written down for each piece of paper I will
6. Assessment Results of
work with them separately. I will use the same items but will prompt their response by
all objectives/skills
asking specific questions such as, What color is the paper? What does the paper feel
like? Is it bumpy or smooth? etc.
Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations:
Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations: For
This is a wonderful activity for students with all
students with a low writing or reading level or students with
learning abilities because they are exploring these items severe learning disabilities not only will I prompt a response
by themselves using their senses. For diverse learners I but I will also allow them to verbally tell me what they notice
will prompt them by asking, What color is it? I will
about the three pieces of paper used to asses the students. (PID)
then ask them to close their eyes and ask, What does it
feel like? (DIP) (CFU)
Materials/Technology: buttons, crayons, felt, crumpled paper, folded paper and glitter paper.
Reflection on lesson:

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