Teacher:
School:
Essential
Question(s)
Grade/Subject:
K/ Science
Week of:
What do animals need to live and grow?
Where do animals obtain their food?
All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and
grow. (K-LS1-1)
NGSS
Lesson
Objective
Opening/
Do Now
Description of Each
Instructional Component
I can
Circle Time
Youtube Video
4 Basic Needs of
Living Things
https://www.yo
utube.com/watc
h?v=wOXay8rdz
Rg
What is a need
of both plants
and animals?
1.Mini- Lesson (I Do)Teacher introduces “Life in
the Swamp” by use of a
Power point. (Slides 109126)
http://www.trento
n.k12.nj.us/files/_7
PBsW_/98848ff7a9
cf98b93745a49013
852ec4/Unit_3__Plant__Animal_N
eeds__Presentation_Slid
es.pdf
Share
information an
animals or
plants in the
swamp and all
their needs by
drawing a
picture with
labels correctly
sharing 3 out of
4 (animals) or 5
(plants) needs.
SWBAT
Compare the
needs of animals
with the needs of
plants.
The teacher will read over
slides, thinking aloud,
“What plants or animals
receive their needs in the
swamps?”
2.We Do- See formative
assessment 1
3. Animal/ Plants Need
Labeled Picture (You Do)
Students will draw a
Formative
Assessments:
Checks for
Understanding
1. PowerPoint
Questions (Slide
124,125,126)
2. Labeled Picture
Differentiation/
Modifications
Closing/
Reflection/
Assessment
Special Education
and or ELL*Pacing(provide
ample time for lab
task)
*Simple Language
*Create Vocabulary
cards with vocab
terms and pictures
*Teacher can create
a large font anchor
chart for
animals/plants
needs including
pictures and key
terms
*Anchor chart for
tools used during
lab
*Deliver minilesson in small
groups
*Group students
with partners to
complete lab
*Modify
assessment
Share your
animal/plant
from the swamp
and their needs.
*What is your
plants/animal’s
needs?
Materials/
Resources
Used
Computer
Youtube
Plants and
Animals Need
Powerpoint
Construction
Paper
Labels
Crayons
Pencils
picture of an animal or
plant and all of their needs.
They will draw an arrow to
all of their needs and label
them.
questions from lab.
*Create a semantic
map of animals and
or plants and their
needs (waterwater,
etc)
*Model lab task
*Allow oral
responses to lab
assessment or
drawn responses
Visual- draw or use
picture for labels of
needs
Bodily KinestheticHands-on animal
and plant
observations
Musical- Listen to
Youtube
(animals/plants
needs) Identify the
needs of plants
InterpersonalGroup students
together with a
partner to create a
picture and poster
of an animal or
plant and their
needs
IntrapersonalAllow student to
independently
create picture
Linguistic-Have
students listen to
animals/plants
needs, listen to
teacher model
terms for needs;
have students
announce terms as
they label
Logical- Prompt
students to draw
picture and explain
specific needs
according to the
habitat and why
they are necessary
for that plant or
animal (ie, salt
water, sunlight,
meat (for meat
eaters), etc)