Lowndes County Public Schools
LESSON PLANS
Teacher: Adrienne Boykin
Date: October 5-9, 2015
Subject: Science
Block: 3rd Grade
Alabama CCSS: standards
Science 3.3 Describe ways energy from the sun is used.
3.7 Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction.
*Classifying plants according to their features
3.8 Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae Kingdoms.
ACTIVATING LEARNING STRATEGY:
KWL
Survey
First Word
Word Splash
Possible Sentence
Concept Map
Word Map
Frayer Model
Anticipation Guide
Think-Pair-Share
Vocabulary Overview
Daily Language Practice
(DLP)___________________
Engagement Strategies:
- Collaborative Group Work
- Questioning Techniques
Technology Integration: *
Camera
Smart board
COGNITIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES:
- Writing to Learn
- Scaffolding Text
*
Document Camera
*
IPADS
Lecture
Reading
Model
Graphic Organizer/VLT
Pictograph
Diagram
Hands-on
Mind Map/Visual Guide
- Literacy Groups
-Classroom Talk
Mac Books
Clickers
This Week’s Vocabulary: amphibian, backbone, bird, fish, mammal, reptile, vertebrate
Poem, Rhymes, etc.
Acronyms/Word
Other: Video
Other:_____________________
* Computers
Kindles
Interactive Tablets
Digital/ Video
ACCESS
Computer Program:___________
Other: YouTube
PROCEDURAL CONTENT (application) Chapter 2 Lesson 1
Essential
Question
Objective
Preview
(Before)
Instruction
(During)
(After)
Monday
Day 1: How can we classify
animals?
Tuesday
Day 2: How can we classify
animals?
Wednesday
Day 3: How can we classify
animals?
Thursday
Day 4: How can we classify
animals?
Friday
Day 5: How can we classify
animals?
Students will model how
backbones move.
Students will classify
vertebrates by their behaviors
and physical traits.
Students will compare
characteristics of mammals,
birds, fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
Students will model how
backbones move.
Students will classify
vertebrates by their behaviors
and physical traits.
Students will compare
characteristics of mammals,
birds, fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
Students will model how
backbones move.
Students will classify
vertebrates by their behaviors
and physical traits.
Students will compare
characteristics of mammals,
birds, fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
Students will model how
backbones move.
Students will classify
vertebrates by their behaviors
and physical traits.
Students will compare
characteristics of mammals,
birds, fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
Students will model how
backbones move.
Students will classify
vertebrates by their behaviors
and physical traits.
Students will compare
characteristics of mammals,
birds, fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
Access Prior Knowledge
KWL Chart (animals with
vertebrates)
Animal Groups Video
Introduce vocabulary
Types of Animals Video
Turn and Talk (Essential
Question)
KWL Chart (What Have
We Learned So Far)
KWL Chart (What We
Learned)
Think, Pair, Share
Vocabulary Review
Animal Groups Video
(Grand Conversation)
Choral Reading/ Close
Reading, “Classifying
Vertebrates” ( words in
context) pp. A36-A37
Classifying Animals Graphic
Organizer
Continue Choral Read/
Close Reading pp. A38-A39
Ask and Answer Questions
Continue Close Reading pp.
40-42
Ask and Answer Questions
Wrap Up Reading
Types of Animals Graphic
Organizer
Cooperative Groups (Ask
and Answer Questions; study
guides)
Study Guides
Review Questions p. A43
Ask and Answer Questions
Model a Backbone p. A35
Extension/
Refining
Complete Backbones
Homework
Classifying Animals
Worksheet
Assessment (formal or informal): *
class work
notebook *
homework
Classifying Animals
Worksheet
quizzes
tests
Classifying Animals
Worksheet
computer activities
collaborative work
project based
Other:___
Summarizing:
3-2-1 *
Ticket out the Door
The Important Thing
Cue Cards *
Teacher Questions *
Student Summary
Other: ____________________