Student: Jacqueline DeAngelo

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Grade: k

Lesson 1

Topic: Main Idea

_Date: 5/1/16
Content Area: Science

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE
After an interactive lesson on plants, students will be able to identify different kinds of plants, by
creating their own plant on construction paper, with the overall understanding of what a plant is.
CCS/NYS STANDARDS AND INDICTATORS
S:LS1:2:1.2 Recognize plants and animals as living things and describe how they are alike
and different.
Indicator: This will be evident when the students are able to recognize the different kinds of
plants.
S:LS1:2:1.1 Differentiate between living and nonliving things; and categorize objects in each
group using the significant observable characteristics they share, such as color, shape and size.
Indicator: This will be evident when the students are able to identify and recognize the
similarities between certain plants.
MOTIVATION
Students will be given the opportunity to observe different plants that the teacher brings in. This
will motivate and encourage students to get interested in the lesson that is going to be presented.
MATERIALS

The book How does a seed Grow

Construction paper
Fake plants
Markers
STRATEGIES

Teacher Demonstration: This will be evident when the teacher introduces the lesson plants
Group Discussion: This will be evident when the students and teacher go over the lesson together
and throw around ideas as to what the different kinds of plants are
Cooperative learning: This will be evident when students work together to create their own kind
of plant.
ADAPTATIONS
Students who are tactile learners will be given real life objects to observe so that they have a
better grasp on the understanding of plants.
DIFFERENTAITION OF INSTRUCTION

Tier One: After an interactive lesson on plants, students will be able to identify different kinds of
plants, by creating their own plant on construction paper, with the overall understanding of what
a plant is. These students will be provided with a variety of pictures of plants to help them decide
on what they want to choose.
Tier Two: After an interactive lesson on plants, students will be able to identify different kinds of
plants, by creating their own plant on construction paper, with the overall understanding of what
a plant is.
Tier Three: After an interactive lesson on plants, students will be able to identify different kinds
of plants, by creating their own plant on construction paper, with the overall understanding of
what a plant is. These students will have the opportunity to draw out another plant if they choose
to do so
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES

o Students will listen as the teacher explains what a plant is.

o What is a plant?
o Is a fruit a plant?
o What did the story tell us about plants?
Students will work together to create their own kind of plant
o How can we determine a plant?
o Why did you choose to create that plant?
Exit slip
o Students will draw out what a plant is to them.
ASSESMENT

Students will be able to identify different kinds of plants, by creating their own plant on
construction paper, with the overall understanding of what a plant is.
INDEPENENT PRACTICE
After an introductory lesson on plants, each student will draw out what a plant means to them on
a small piece of paper. They will then write out what kind of plant they drew.
FOLLOW UP: DIRECT TEACHER INTERCENION AND ACADEMIC INRICHMENT
Direct Teacher Intervention: Under direct teacher instruction, students that struggled to
understand the lesson will be given different pictures of plants as well as words. Students with
the help of the teacher will match the word with the correct plant, thus increasing their
understanding of plants.
Academic Enrichment: Students requiring higher academic enrichment will be provided with the
opportunity to create their own kind of plant.