Lowndes County Public Schools
LESSON PLANS
Teacher: Adrienne Boykin
Date: November 9-13, 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.
SL.3.1b Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and
texts under discussion).
W.3.2b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
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
Poem, Rhymes, etc.
Acronyms/Word
Other: Video
Other:_____________________
* Computers
Kindles
Interactive Tablets
Digital/ Video
ACCESS
Computer Program:___________
Other: YouTube
This Week’s Vocabulary: amphibian, backbone, bird, fish, mammal, reptile, vertebrate, invertebrate, arthropod, endangered species, extinct species, fossil, habitat
PROCEDURAL CONTENT (application) Chapter 2 Lesson 3
Essential
Question
Objective
Preview
(Before)
Instruction
(During)
(After)
Monday
Day 5: How can we identify
and describe common
invertebrates?
Tuesday
Day : How can we identify
and describe common
invertebrates?
Wednesday
Day : How can we identify
and describe common
invertebrates?
Thursday
Day 1: What is a fossil and
what living things made
them?
Friday
Day25: What is a fossil and
what living things made
them?
Students will identify and
describe common
invertebrates.
Students will classify
invertebrates by their
physical characteristics.
Students will identify and
describe common
invertebrates.
Students will classify
invertebrates by their physical
characteristics.
Students will identify and
describe common
invertebrates.
Students will classify
invertebrates by their
physical characteristics.
Invertebrates Video/ Group
Discussion (EQ)
Name Groups of
Invertebrates (review)
AMSTI TRAINING
SUBSTITUTE
Students will describe fossils
and classify the living things
that made them.
Students will know that
fossils provide information
about extinct animals.
Students will explain why
some species of animals are
endangered.
Introduce the LessonAnimals of Long Ago Video
(Partner Talk)
KWL Chart
Students will describe fossils
and classify the living things
that made them.
Students will know that
fossils provide information
about extinct animals.
Students will explain why
some species of animals are
endangered.
Extend the Lesson- KWL
Chart (add new ideas)
Turn and Talk (EQ)
Close Reading, “Extinct
Animals” pp. A56-A61
Introduce Vocabulary
(Words in Context)
Which Animals Lived Long
Ago Study Guide
Continue Close Reading,
“Extinct Animals” pp. A56A61
Ask and Answer Questions
Fossil Worksheet
HOLIDAY
Continue Close Reading
A46-A47
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Quiz
Extension/
Refining
Homework
Assessment (formal or informal): *
class work
notebook *
homework
quizzes
tests
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: ____________________