Kindergarten Group Lesson Plan: Life Science

Grade(s)

Kindergarten

Subject(s)

Life Science

Length of Lesson

Three- forty minute classes

Lesson
I will be going over the basic needs that plants and
Overview/Rational animals need in everyday life. How they need air,
e
water, and food. Also, how plants require light for
growth and energy.
Curriculum
Framework/Stand
ard

Learning
Objectives

Organization of living things

K-7 Standard L.OL:
L.OL.E.1- Life Requirements Organisms have basic
needs. Animals and plants need air, water, and food.
Plants also require light. Plants and animals use food
as a source of energy and as a source of building
material for growth and repair.

Technology Uses

Students will be able to know why/how animals

have a basic need for food, water, and air. Also,
how they use food for energy.
Students will be able to know why/how plants
have a basic need for food, water, air, and light.
Also, how they use food for energy.

I will be using the internet, having the students use

Movie Making/Video Production software.

Materials

Procedure

1. Being the first day by teaching the students

different plants and animals, and how each
require air. Show them different animals and
plants how they need air to survive.
2. After they learn how they require air, review by
calling on a student and having them give you
an example of what they learned today.
3. After reviewing with them, gather the students
into groups of four. Begin showing them how
they are creating a video of different examples

Plants
Water
Power Point
White boards
Markers

of plants and animals, how they require air.

Assign each student in each group a role of who
will research facts, gather pictures, create a
story for the video, and who will be the tech
person, putting all of the information together.
4. On the second day teach the students how
different plants and animals require water. Show
them different plants and animals, how they
need water.
5. After they learn how they require water, review
with them. Call on students in class, have them
give you an example of what they learned so
far.
6. Gather students into their groups, have them
continue working on their video project.
Continuing their research but now have them
add in how plants and animals require water in
their everyday life.
7. Finally, teach the students how plants and
animals require food. Show them different
plants and animals, how they need food for
energy.
8. After learning about food, review with them. Call
on each student, having them give you an
example.
9. Gather students into their groups, have them
show you their video, what they have so far. If
they are struggling help them by giving them
some examples of what they could use in their
video.
10.
After having each group show you what
they have so far, have the students add in their
video how plants and animals require food to
survive.
Assessment

Calling on the students during the lesson, have

them give you an example of how plants and
animals require air, water, and food.
Grading their Video projects, having each
student present
Grading Rubric

Verbal

Beginning
0 Points

Developing
3 Points

Exemplary
5 Points

Student was

Student

Student presented

Score

examples
(how plants
require air,
water, and
food)

not able to
provide
examples of
how plants
require air,
water, and
food.

Verbal
examples
(how
animals
require air,
water, and
food)

Student was
not able to
provide any
examples of
how animals
need air,
water and
food.

Movie
Maker/
Video
production

Students
were not able
to create the
movie
correctly.
Also, did not
have the
right
examples of
plants and
animals for
air, water,
and food.

provided some
examples of
how plants
survive on air,
and water.
Showed some
confusion on
how plants
require food.
Student
provided a few
examples of
how animals
need air, and
food. Showed
confusion on
how animals
need water.
Students were
able to create
the movie
correctly.
Showed some
confusion on the
text portion of
the movie.
(examples of
plants and
animals of air,
water, and food)

excellent
examples of how
plants need air,
water, and food.

Student displayed
outstanding
examples of how
animals need air,
water, and food.

Students
presented an
excellent movie.
Provided great
examples of how
plants and animals
survive on air,
water, and food.
Also, had
outstanding
pictures, and story
line.

Total Assignment Score

out of 15 points: