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Wesleyan University
Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Student: Hannah Yoder School:
IWU Supervisor: Co-op Teacher:
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Teaching Date: Grade Level: 5 grade
Audit Trail:
LESSON RATIONALE
Students learn information best when it is presented in a variety of ways. In this lesson, I present the information in many different formats,
including through a discussion, video, pictures, and group brainstorming. (CAEP K-6 1.a)
READINESS
I. Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal: Understand that energy flows through an ecosystem in the form of a food chain, and that all organisms play an important role
in maintaining the ecosystem.
B. Objective: Students will identify and label components of a food chain and explain how the removal of one organism can have a
large impact on the ecosystem.
C. Standards:
a. IAS: 5.LS.1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the
environment
II. Management Plan
a. Materials:
• Youtube video about food chains, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZOvqYypOuo
• Lincoln Log House
• Document camera
• Student worksheet
• Pictures of animals to hand out to groups
• Paper chain
b. Time: 40 minutes
• Anticipatory set: 3 minutes
• Discussion of definitions: 5 minutes
• Video clip: 5 minutes
• Discussion of video: 5 minutes
• Group practice: 5 minutes
• Scenarios that affect the food chain: 10 minutes
• Closure: 5 minutes
c. Space
• Students will be seated in table groups
d. Behavior
• Students are expected to be focused and remain on task throughout the entirety of the lesson. Collaboration among peers
is encouraged, moderate noise level is allowed. I will use the clap back method to gain student attention.
III. Adaptation to Individual Differences and Diverse Learners-- Demonstrate your understanding of individual differences and
diverse families, culture, and communities unique to the students in this class as you describe the specific instructional opportunities
provided in this lesson.
• Students will be working in groups on the activity
• The video in the lesson will provide a visual for students.
• Students who finish early can create their own food chain.
NCSS:
IAS:
Management Plan A. Materials:
B. Time:
C. Space:
D. Behavior:
E. Technology: (as appropriate)
Anticipatory Set The anticipatory set is clear and direct and
focuses students’ attention on the lesson.
Check for The lesson plan includes a plan and the means
Understanding to check for student understanding of the
lesson. A provision is included to reteach all
[CFU] or part of the lesson to all or part of the class.
Plan for
Competent 3
Assessment
Reflection and Post- The lesson plan includes all required self-
Lesson Analysis answer questions.
SCORING
A lesson plan with elements that do to meet the A competent lesson plan earns a score of An outstanding lesson plan earns a
competent level will receive a score of 33 /40 or lower 34-37/40. score of 38/40-40/40
Additional Comments:
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Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Name: ________________________________ Comment [YH1]: Student worksheet
Food Chains!
Write in the order of animals in the food chain from the pictures provided to your group.
Top Predator:
Tertiary Consumer:
Flow of Energy
Secondary Consumer:
Primary Consumer:
Producer:
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Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Scenarios:
Write your prediction of what would happen to the food chain based on the scenarios read
by the teacher in the boxes below.
What do these scenarios tell you about the role individual organisms play in maintaining the
food chain?
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Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Producers
Energy Flow
Primary Consumers
Comment [YH3]: Labels and arrows to printed out for each
group to go along with the pictures.
Secondary Consumers
Energy Flow
Teritary Consumers
Top Predator
Energy Flow
Energy Flow
Energy Flow