Subject: Language Arts/Math
Grade: 5
Lesson Topic: How Do I Learn Best? Duration: 60 min. Date: May 15, 2012
Overall Expectations:
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Listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a
variety of situations for a variety of purposes
Collect and organize discrete or continuous primary data and
secondary data and display the data using charts and graphs
Prerequisite
Knowledge/Skills:
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Understanding of
graphing/surveys
Specific Expectations:
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Sort and classify ideas and information for their writing in a
variety of ways
Collect data by conducting a survey or experiment
Lesson Learning Goals- (Written in student friendly language- shared with students)
Key Question: What will students know, understand, be able to do, and communicate?
(Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking
Communication
Application)
Students will:
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Understand their learning style and activities they like best in the classroom
Graph these results to compare their results with their peers
Assessment – Indicators of Learning – Key Question: How will I know each student has learned the concept(s)/skills?
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Students will complete a Learning Inventory
Students will write in their journal and describe how they learn best
Accommodations and/or Modifications- Key Question: What will I do to assist individual learners or provide
enrichment for others?
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Create groups of mixed ability for graphing activity
Brainstorm as a class before journal writing activity
Resources and Materials Required/Safety Considerations
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Learning Inventory Sheet
Chart Paper, Markers
Time
0:00
Lesson Sequence and Instructional Strategies
(Setting the stage, instructional strategies, consolidation)
Brainstorm: How Do People Learn?
 Create a web on the board with student ideas
0:05
Learning Styles Inventory
 Distribute learning styles inventory to students (found at:
http://marciaconner.com/assess/learningstyle/)
 Complete inventory as a class, give each student the opportunity to
read a section out loud
 After inventory is complete, survey the class and tally the different
learning styles in the classroom
 Discussion: Why is it important to know how people learn?
0:20
Graphing Activity
 Place students into mixed ability groups
 Provide them with chart paper and markers and have them create
graphs based on the survey results in the classroom
 Compare the graphs after the activity is complete
0:40
Assessment
Opportunities
Diagnostic-What do
students know about
learning styles?
Formative: Check
for understanding
about graphing
Reflection: Journal
 Students will respond to the question: What activities do I like best
in the classroom? Why?
 This will be submitted at the end of class
Applying Learning in Class/ At Home
Rationale: A teacher might use this in the classroom to help plan for differentiated instruction. By
understanding how different students learn in the classroom, the teacher can make lessons unique
based on the learning needs in their classroom. The journal will also potentially give the teachers
about various activities that can be incorporated in the classroom. This lesson also allows students
to understand how they learn best and use strategies to help themselves during independent work
or studying.