Westside High School Lesson Plan
Salinas, Kristen
Unit Name and #:
Course:
SLC 9-12
Dates:
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Unit 10, Life Science,
knowing our
ecosystem.
10-05-15 to 10-09-15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT read/listen to a story and answer questions from the unit
introduction story.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum (Life Science)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will learn the unit vocaululary terms (grasslands, desert, bird, and mammal).
2. DO FIRST QUESTION: Gallery walk with pictures of ecosystems
3. Students will engage in choral reading and independent reading of the unit story.
4. Students will answer the comprehension questions at the bottom of each page of the
story.
5. Students will work on their leveled worksheets as IP and turn in for a grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit tickets / participation grade
Checks for Understanding: CFUs at all bridge points/ cold calls/ exit tickets
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Monday folders with the Unique learning book and pictures supports as needed.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT remember items that are found in an ecosystem.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/ Life Science
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST QUESTION: Do we live in an ecosystem? And what kind of habitats do
people live in?
2. Students will review the ecosystems from the previous lesson.
3. Students will engage in a read out loud and choral reading of the story chapter 1.
4. Students will answer the discussion questions at the bottom of each page.
5. Students will point out the word LIVE and living in the story.
6. Students will answer the questions on the living things worksheet from unique
learning.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket
Checks for Understanding: Exit ticket/do first/CFUs throughout lesson
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Tuesday folder, laptops, unique materials
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “I will be able to identify places in the community that meet people’s
needs.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: modified curriculum/unique learning (life science unit)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST: “Where do animals and good plants live where all their needs are metan ecosystem or a cloud?”
2. Students will discuss and examine places that meet people’s needs.
3. Students will look at the community book template from unique learning.
4. Students will draw/cut out and attach pictures to illustrate their community book.
5. Students will present their books to the class and turn them in for a grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: Exit Ticket
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Unique learning books and template.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Friday
What are we learning? PART 1 of 3
Daily Objective: “IWBAT to work in a group to create a biome collage.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/life science
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST: “Which biome has no trees and polar bears?- the desert or the
tundra?”
2. Students will go through magazines, cut out pictures and create a group biome for
the pre-selected ecosystems.
3. Students will turn in their biome and present them for a participation grade as
well as a major grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: observation during group work / presentations.
Checks for Understanding: observations.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: magazines, collage materials.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: N/A
Have a great weekend!