Life Science Unit A Lesson Plan
Lesson 1- Teach In Order
Read GLAD book—Important Book About Parts (In Kinder closet)
Jigsaw puzzle- Plants and Animals
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identify common objects that can (jigsaw puzzle) and cannot (books, pencils, plants, and
animals) be taken apart and put back together without damaging them.
discuss how puzzle can be taken apart and put back together
living animals will be damaged if they are taken apart
Read Big Book—Plant Parts
Show Flip Book—Page 28 in teacher guide—Page 7 in flip book
Pictorial(GLAD)—Plant parts
Inquiry Investigation—Observing Stems—Page 30 in teacher guide
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Need: Celery stalks with leaves, water, large jars, and food coloring
Journal
Lesson 2Observe a Plant- teacher guide page 32
Read Big Book- Plants Grow
Pictorial (GLAD)- Plant Needs
Read Big Book-Where Do Plants Live?
Optional- Be a Math Wiz-Teacher guide page 33
Show Flip Book- Page 34 in teacher guide—Page 8 in flip book
Show Flip Book-Page 36—Page 9 in flip book
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What is living and non-living?
How is it like and unlike the object it represents? Why?
Inquiry Investigation—Window Box Wonder—Page 38
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Do it your own way
Journal
Life Science Unit B Lesson Plan
Lesson 1Show Flip Book- Page 62-63 in teacher guide—Page 14 in flip book—discuss external parts
Be a Math Wiz- Page 65 in teacher guide
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Record data
Discuss how the data might explain the observations
State verbally or in writing a need to repeat observations to be certain the results are more
reliable.
Discuss how scientists must record observations honestly and accurately
Show Flip Book—Page 66-67—Page 15 in flip book
Lesson 2Show Flip Book- Page 72-73 in teacher guide—Page 16 in flip book
Show Flip Book- Page 74-75 in teacher guide—Page 17 in flip book
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What is living and non-living?
How is it like and unlike the object it represents? Why?
Centers--Music-Animals Need--Teacher guide page 77—flip book page S4—CD track 7-8
CHECK WITH KINDER TEACHERS--Centers—Art—Teacher guide page 77
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Do we have to make a box to hold seeds, design a napping place for a favorite stuffed animal,
and build a nest? Do we have to do them all?
Idea-kids will manipulate strips of paper to design a napping place for a pom pom pet.
Lesson 3Inquiry Investigation- Bug Collection—Teacher guide page 82
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Containers, eyedroppers, hand lenses, bug net, chart paper, markers, and apples/bananas
Do at recess, have students find bugs to put in the jar
Journal for observation
-draw and use words to describe what they see
-name different parts of the insect
- discuss insect using the words “parts” and “whole”
Lesson 5Centers- Music-Animals in Motion!—Teacher guide page 97—flip book page 97-CD track 9-10
Show flip book-Page 108-109—Page 24 in flip book
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Compare how different animals obtain food and water
Centers-Dramatic Play—Teacher guide page 111
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Compare how different animals use the same body parts for different purposes
-Example-humans use their tongues to taste, while snakes us their tongues to smell
Human BodySee human body flip chart
TechnologySee technology flip chart