Stephanie M.

Flaherty Evaluation of Spider Lesson Fall 2013 LBSC 744

Evaluation of Instructional Project

School: Clemens Crossing ES

Teacher(s): Grade: Kindergarten

Subject area: Science/Spiders

Beginning and ending dates: 0ctobei 2S, 24, anu 2S, 2u1S.

Objectives (As a result of the lesson(s), what will the students know/be able to do?):

At the enu of this lesson, stuuents will have heaiu anu will have been encouiageu to ieflect upon the
stoiy ieau to them. (What woulu it like to have a spiuei as a pet. Bo we think spiueis aie scaiy oi
nice. Why.) They will have useu the Smait boaiu technology foi an inteiactive expeiience foi the fiist
time. Stuuents will ieflect upon anu name new facts they have leaineu about spiueis.
Stuuents will have consiueieu theii feelings towaiu spiueis !"#$%" '() '* *+" "() $# the stoiy.


Summary of project:

1. Stuuents will give theii initial opinion if they consiuei spiueis "scaiy" oi "nice". Biscussion of why
some people may think spiueis aie scaiy anu some think they aie nice. Answeis will be iecoiueu on
the Smait boaiu.
2. Stuuents will be ieau Aaaaiigghh! Spiueis! by Lyuia Nonks. Reauing alouu to chiluien pioviues
enjoyment, the moueling of expiessive ieauing, anu helps chiluien uevelop stiongei vocabulaiies anu
piopei use of woius.
S. Stuuents will be askeu again if stuuents think spiueis aie scaiy oi nice. Recoiu anu uiscuss
changing of opinions when you have a positive stoiy.
4. Peifoim a !"#$ &' (') *+', anu !"#$ &' (') ,#+$ $' -.#/+ poitions of a ,-. chait. Stuuents will
be askeu what they know anu LNS iecoius on the smait boaiu. We uiscuss what they know anu then
we uiscuss anu consiuei what we uo not know anu what we might like to leain.
S. Watch shoit Biscoveiy Stieaming viueo on spiueis.
6. Complete !"#$ (') "#0. -.#/+.& poition of the ,-. chait, uiscussing the new facts as they aie
shaieu.

Stephanie M. Flaherty Evaluation of Spider Lesson Fall 2013 LBSC 744


Resources used:

Fiction Book: Aaaiigghh! Spiuei! By Lyuia Nonks
KWL on the Smait Boaiu (Inteiactive technology)
Biscoveiy Stieaming viueo
Wild by Nature for Kids: A Spider's Life Sound Venture Productions Ottawa Limited, 2003 . Full Video.
Discovery Education. Web. 22 October 2013. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.



What worked well?

Students enjoyed the story and the discussion regarding spiders. We had fun discussing why
some people think spiders are scary and some people find them nice and why they may feel this
way. Students enjoyed the story and the video. I was pleased at how well they listened to the
details in the video and were able to share new facts they had learned.


If you were to teach this unit again, what would you do differently?

With more time, I would extend the lesson to include the opportunity for students to complete an
activity on the Smartboard. I would also extend the lesson to include more facts, such as the body
makeup of a spider.

What evidence do you have that students met the stated objectives?

Students shared with the class their new knowledge. While we did not complete a physical paper
activity, their sharing activity was recorded and saved and then shared with their classroom
teachers.

What is the most important thing that you learned through this experience?

The two most important things I learned were patience and flexibility. Not all students, even if
they are in the same grade will respond to the same lesson the same way. A few of the classes
were more engaged than others. This could be due to various reasons, such as the time of day of
the lesson, to what class they had before library-media but mostly from varying degrees of
educational/developmental readiness.