Teacher/Facilitator: T. Watkins
Date: May 26-30, 2014
Grade Level: 4 A&B
Subject: Science
Lesson/Content: Animals
Common Core Standards: 4.L.1
Understand the effects of
environmental changes, adaptations
and behaviors that enable animals to
survive
Essential?: See Exit Ticket for
each day.
Resources: Science books, Smart
Board, YouTube, DiscoveryED,
Brainpop
Vocabulary: Mixed Review
Monday
Lesson 1 The Cells in
Living Things p.A5
Identify and define vocab
(Cursive) p.A5
After completing
definitions, review as
whole group
Read pp.A6-A7
-Illustrate the 5 Basic
Functions of Life
(Cursive)
Questions
-Answer with groups
Exit Ticket: Describe the
5 basic functions of life.
Tuesday
Review vocabulary
Read pp.A8-A10
-Create a venn diagram for
plant and animal cells
-Illustrate plant and animal
cells
(Practice cursive)
-Questions about plant and
animal cells
Brainpop
Discuss plant and animal
cells as whole group
Small Groups
-Read pp.A12-A16
-Create questions to ask
other groups
-Think and Write p.A17
Exit Ticket: Explain what
tissues, organs, and organ
systems are.
Wednesday
Thursday
Review Vocabulary
Review vocabulary
Review vocabulary
Classifying Organisms
p.A18
-Identify and define vocab
(Cursive)
Individual Work
-Read pp.A25-A26
Assessment
-Questions
-Vocabulary
Read pp.A20-A21
Small Groups
-Charts (Classifying
Organisms)
-Brainpop – Classifying
Organisms
Individual Work
-Read pp.A22-A23
-Create Chart with
“Kingdom” categories
Exit Ticket: Name the
groups a kingdom is divided
into.
Discovery Ed: Species
(Classifying)
Think and Write questions
(1-5)
Writing Link – Poem
-Cursive
Small Groups
-Present facts learned over
the past week
Exit Ticket: Explain why it is
important to classify and
describe organisms.
Friday
Time Magazine
Brainpop
Discovery ED
Exit Ticket: List 5
interesting facts you have
discovered this week.