LessonPlan:Science

Kindergarten
Schools:SamuelPowelElementarySchool&PennAlexanderSchool
Teachers:BettyLiu&SherllyPierre
NumberofStudents:5/group
Date:December7,2015
Time:Morning&Afternoon

Goals:
Studentswillbegintobuildaworkingknowledgeofandcategorizeshells,aswellas,
identifytheuseandreuseofshells

EssentialQuestions:
Whyshouldweuseavarietyofinformationandsourcestosupportourlearningwhen
investigatingnewtopics?

Standards(andAssessmentAnchor):
NGSS
KESS31:
Useamodeltorepresenttherelationshipbetweentheneedsof
different
plantsor
animals
(includinghumans)
andtheplacestheylive
.[Clarification
Statement:Examplesofrelationshipscouldincludethatdeereatbudsandleaves,
therefore,theyusuallyliveinforestedareas,andgrassesneedsunlightsotheyoften
growinmeadows.Plants,animals,andtheirsurroundingsmakeupasystem.]
CrosscuttingConcepts
:Patternsinthenaturalandhumandesignedworldcanbe
observedandusedasevidence.(KLS11)(NGSS)

Materials&Preparation:
Seashells
StockImages:Shells
Texts:
(MentorText)
Seashellsb
yJosieIselinandSandyCarlson
(MentorText)
SmithsonianHandbooks:Shellsb
yS.Dance
(ReadAloud)
WhatLivesinaSeashellb
y
KathleenWeidnerZoehfeld
Mats
Observation:
ObservationRecordingSheet
Texturedobjects(toexplorethe5senses)
Paperplates
Yarn
Holepunch(optional)
Markers/Crayons/ColoredPencils

ClassroomArrangement&ManagementIssues:
Library
Fewerdistractionsfromotherstudentswiththeaddedbonusofacculturating
studentstolibrarynorms
Aquietenvironmentforstudentstofocusandthinkdeepaboutthenumbers

Plan:
Thehook
Studentsobservemysteryobject(stockphotos)andattempttoclassifyit
Firstattempt:Studentclassifyaccordingtostudentdesignedcategories
Studentsattempttoidentifyobjectandwhatitisusedfor
Thebody
(I)ReadAloud:
WhatLivesinaSeashell
Whattypeofstoryisthis?Aretherewaysthattheauthoristeachingus?
Howdoyouknow?
HowdoIgetinformationfromthestory?
IncorporateturnandtalkforQuestion1
Opportunitytodiscussnonfictiontextfeatures(e.g.,labelling)
(We)Teachermodelusingobservationsheetandincorporatesstudents
noticingsincreatinginteractiveanchorchart
Teachermodelsusingmentortextsformorevisualdetails
(You)Observation:Studentsexploreactualshellsandmapouttheirobservations
andclassificationsonobservationrecordingsheet
Closure
ShellsDIY
Studentscreatetheirownshellsusingpaperplatesandmarkersto
illustratevariousshellpatterns
Studentsusementortext(s)forfurtherdetailstoinformtheirpatterns

AssessmentoftheGoals/Objectives:
Aclearunderstanding/recallofshellfeatures
Contextfortheuseofvarioususesofshells
Literacy:Incorporationoftechniquesusedinreadingandwritingworkshop(i.e.,
snapwords,chunking,etc.)

AnticipatingStudentsResponsesandYourPossibleResponses:
Managementissues:
Remindstudentsofourspace,thelibrary,andthenorms/expectationsthatcome
withthatspace
Silentsignalsandredirections
Oh,Ivealreadyseenthesebefore.Iknowwhatthesearealready!
Teacherresponse:Thatsgreat!Youllbeabighelptousasweexplorethese
todayANDlearnaboutthemanywaysthattheycanbeused.

Accommodations:
Forstudentsstrugglingtocapturetheirthinkingteachercancheckinrefer

backtotheinteractiveanchorchartproducedwholegroup(individual
student)orrevoice(wholegroup)
Earlyfinishers:Createashortstoryabouttheirshellonthebackoftheir
plateswithteachercreatedlines
Thisoptionisavailabletoallstudentsinthegroup,butwillbe
stronglyencouragedforearlyfinisherstotakeon