Insect Unit- by Kaylee Clark and Courtney Kelderman

LESSON/DAY DESIRED RESULTS/OBJECTIVES Students will defend their choice of whether or not to step on an insect ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF LEARNING The evidence of the student learning will be based on: Class Discussion while reading the book Students response and drawing to the question from the book. What do you think the boy should do? Should he step on the bug or let it go? Why? Students sharing of work The evidence of the student learning will be based on: Participation in class discussion about exoskeletons Observation and discussion of teacher demonstration- newspaper balloon exoskeleton Participation in group work- glue on fake bug Correct completion of sentences about exoskeleton The evidence of the student learning will be based on: Participation in class discussion about body parts Completion of gluing names of body parts on to the ant correctly Completion of sentences about insect body parts INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Read aloud Hey, Little Ant Class discussion while reading Prompting questions for students to respond to with sentences and picture Sharing of individual students work Class discussion Teacher demonstration Participation in group work Writing completion

LESSON 1 AMOUNT OF TIME: 40

MINUTES

LESSON 2 AMOUNT OF TIME: 40

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Students will explain what an exoskeleton is and how it is similar to our skeleton

LESSON 3 AMOUNT OF TIME: 40

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Students will match names on body parts to a picture of an ant

Connecting literature to science by teacher read aloud book Class discussion Individual matching activity Writing completion

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Insect Unit- by Kaylee Clark and Courtney Kelderman

LESSON/DAY DESIRED RESULTS/OBJECTIVES Students will observe live insects and be able to distinguish between insects and non-insects ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF LEARNING The evidence of the student learning will be based on: Participation in class discussion and observation Completion of insect and non insect matching activity Understand and can participate in bug in my pocket game The evidence of the student learning will be based on: Completion of insect Their insect includes all parts that an insect has Completing sentences using the correct body parts INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Observation of live insects Whole class discussion T-Chart of Insects and No insects Interactive game- Bug in my pocket

LESSON 4 AMOUNT OF TIME: 40

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LESSON 5 AMOUNT OF TIME: 40

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Students will construct their own insect out of given materials and then explain why it is an insect

Creating own insect Writing about their insect Sharing to the class about their insect

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