Early Childhood Lesson Plan Name: Rachel Wade Lesson Title: Flying High th Date: March 18 , 2013 Grade

Level: Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards(s): PS: Observations of Objects and Materials- Objects and materials are described by their properties M-C 2: Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common to see which object has more of/less of the attribute. Developmental Skill(s): Cognitive: Demonstrate ability to solve everyday problems based upon past experience Social: Engage in extended conversation with peers and adults Instr. Objectives
No more than 2

Assessment of Student Learning Identify Evidence: What will you collect or record to
demonstrate students have met your objective/s?

Learning Experience Must include: Enough detail for someone else to teach the
lesson if you are not there. Include only authentic materials and minds-on-learning.

Objective/s: The student will be able to...

Evidence will be collected through the use of 1. State the difference observation and question/answer. Students will between a balloon demonstrate what they have learned while doing the blown up with air and second part of the balloon activity a balloon blown up with helium. 2. Describe what factors makes a hot air balloon Aggregate/Compile Evidence: How will you aggregate or compile your evidence into a class or group view? lift off into the air/what an aerospace Data will be aggregated in an excel spreadsheet engineer is. according to child. Each child will be asked questions during the balloon activity and answers will be recorded. This evidence will be used to plan future lessons on aviation.

Interpret the Evidence: What have you learned about your

students and your teaching and what are you going to do about it? This is part of your reflection after the lesson.

Please see below for interpreted evidence

Students will begin by making a KWL chart on what they know about flying and what they are interested in finding out about flight. They will then be read the story Our Ride over the Serengeti written by Todd Smith. Once story is complete, students will each receive their own balloon that has been previously been blown up to play with. Students will each get five minutes to play with balloon and throw it in the air. Students will then be asked why their balloon isnt flying Relating back to the story, the idea that air is heavier inside the balloon than outside will introduce the second balloon activity. We will bring out the helium tank and explain to students why helium balloons fly. Students will then predict how many balloons it will take to lift a small basket off of the ground. The lesson will end with students filling out what they have learned so far about flight into their KWL chart and observing their hot air balloon as it flies across the room. What will the other adults in the room be doing? Other adults in the room will be assisting with tying off balloons and tying them to the basket.

Resources & Reference Materials: Our Ride over the Serengeti By Todd Smith, A Helium Tank, Balloons, String, Small Basket

SELF REFLECTION:
Student teaching the lesson: Rachel Wade Peer/mentor reviewing the lesson: Self/ Rachel Wade The Student: I had my lesson plans approved in advance and provided it for the reviewer, had all materials for the lesson organized and ready to use, and communicated the plan and roles with other adults in the room. Topic of lesson: An Introduction to aviation and what flies
Describe the lesson: Students began by making a KWL chart on what they knew about flying and what they were interested in finding out about

flight. We then read the story Our Ride over the Serengeti written by Todd Smith to describe one of the first types of flight, hot air balloons. Once story is complete, students will received their own balloon that has been previously been blown up to play with. Students got five minutes to play with balloon and throw it in the air. Students were then asked why their balloon wasnt flying Relating back to the story, the idea that air is heavier inside the balloon than outside will introduce the second balloon activity. We will bring out the helium tank and explain to students why helium balloons fly. Students will then predict how many balloons it will take to lift a small basket off of the ground. The lesson ended with students filling out what they have learned so far about flight into their KWL chart and observing their hot air balloon as it flew across the room. All 30 students were present for this lesson, and materials included balloons, a helium tank, a small basket, the story A Ride over the Serengeti, string, and a large piece of paper for the KWL chart. What went well? I was very impressed with this lesson as a whole. The students remained engaged for the entire thing, and loved keeping count to see how many balloons it took to lift the basket. They seemed very interested in flight and the new topics introduced to them, and were very eager to learn about aviation. They asked many questions and became very excited about the balloon activity. What recommendations for improvement do you have? For improvement, I might think of a smoother transition to go from playing with balloons to our experiment. It was a bit chaotic after the students had the chance to run around with their own balloon to have them sit down and become calm again.