Lesson Plan Guide
Teacher Candidate:
Katelin Davis
Date: 4/22/14
Grade and Topic:
Kindergarten Science
Length of Lesson:
Mentor Teacher:
C. Weaver
School:
2days @45 mins
Campus School
UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:
Plants and animals reproduce and transmit hereditary information between generations.
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
● Given a list of animal pairs, TLW create a word document with pictures with 75% accuracy.
● Given an animal, TLW identify its young with 100% accuracy.
STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
 GLE 0007.4.1 Observe how plants and animals change as they grow.

GLE 0007.4.2 Observe that offspring resemble their parents.

6.0 Technology operations and concepts
o Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
MATERIALS:
● Computer
● Microsoft Word
● “Animals and Their Young” Word List
● of all materials you will use as part of the lesson.
● If applicable, identify how and why technology will be integrated. Include a list of needed technology
and websites. If technology is being used for the creation of a product, include a sample of the product.
BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:
● Students will be able to identify the relationship between animals and their young. They will be able to
recognize the changes that animals undergo during growth.
● Critical Academic langage I not addressed in IDT 3600.
● This lesson will buil on lessons that involved animal sounds and where animals live
● We will be able to refer back to this chart to provide exampls of animals and their young in future
lessonsabout habitat and endangered species.
●
I am aware that the lesson will need to be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives
and for those ready for enrichment, However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not a
part od this particular lesson.
PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:
● Introduction: Using the stuffed animals requeste to bring to class in a previous letter to parents all
students will sit on the caret holding theor favorite stuffed animal. We will go around the room and have
a short show and tell that asks the students to tell a little about their stuffed animal and then ask if they
know what the baby of that animal is called. Remain seated quietly at the carpet.
● Procedures:
Prior to Computer (15mins):
Teacher Procedure:
1. Pass out “animals and their young” sheet
2. Instruct students to pay attention to the video
about to be played because yo will be testing
their memory after they finish watching it.
3. Play “Animls and their Youngones” video
4. After video ask students to place a check mark
next to every anima pair they remember seeing
in the video
5. Ask students to count the toal number of pairs
tey remember seeing.
6. Ask the student with the most pairs to read
them all off .
7. On the Master sheet mark them off as stuents
say them
8. Continue clling on tudets until all pairs are
marked off.
9. Instruct students to move to computers
At Computers (30mins)
Teacehr Procedure:
1. Have students open Microsoft word.
2. Direct students to the MS Clipart Gallery
3. Monitor and assist as necessary
●
Student Procedure:
1. Remain quiet and wait for teacher to pass out
“animal and their young sheet”
2. Watch “Animls and their Youngones” Video
3. Mark off every animal pair on the handout that
was seen in the video
4. Total up the the number of pairs seen in the
video
5. Read off the pairs found when called on.
6. Move to computers
Studnent Procedure:
1. Open MS word.
2. Add the title Animals and their young
3. Below the title insert a 3 column 7 row chart
4. Add the column names: Animal, Eat, Live
5. Type the name of one animal into the row
underneath the animal column.
6. Insert a clip art photo underneath the animal
name
7. In a complete sentence type what the animal
eats under the eat column
8. In a complete sentence type where the animal
lives under the live column.
9. Save work
10. Repeat steps 5-8 until all 6 animals are
complete.
11. Correct any spelling errors
12. Print
Closure: What do you have planned to close the lesson?
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
● Provide the formative and /or summative assessments that are part of this lesson.
● Make sure there is a clear link between the Goals and Objectives and the Assessments.
MODIFICATIONS:
● List specific modifications for students who did not master the objectives.
● List specific modifications for students who are ready for enrichment activities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk7cQUFVyTk
file:///Users/Student/Downloads/list_animals_and_young.pdf