Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate:

Jesse Cochran

Grade and Topic:

5th Grade Animal Classes

Mentor Teacher:

Jesse Cochran

Date:

4/24/16
Length of Lesson:

School:

A week

University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

Classifying Animals
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to use the characteristics of different animal classes to identify which class different animals
fall under with 100% accuracy.

Students will be able to research and describe one of the different classes in a power point with 100%
accuracy.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

TN Core Standard: GLE 0507.5.1 Investigate physical characteristics associated with different groups of

animals.

ISTE Standard(s): 1,3, 4, 5. 6

MATERIALS:
My own power point lesson/quiz
A handout with instructions for the students PowerPoint creation project
A handout with some of the basic principles of each class.
Asking the students to create their own PowerPoint, to describe one of the classes that we discuss, will
incorporate technology. They will have to research their class a create a presentation. You need to have power
point accessibility as well as access to search engines. However, if you are at a school that does not have these
capabilities, encyclopedias and things of that nature are always applicable. They could draw and write out their
slides if PowerPoint is not available. I chose this because I feel like PowerPoints give students a way to express
themselves; they get to pick their own themes, images, and fonts, etc.

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

What are the key concepts for the lesson?

Being able to classify animals when by given their characteristics.

Being able to use PowerPoint
Possibly how to use encyclopedias

What is the critical academic language (general and technical) that must be addressed in this lesson?
Names of Classes
PowerPoint Terminology
Proper names for characters

How does this lesson connect with and build on the previous lesson(s)?
I would present this lesson either before or after a lesson discussing different
habitats, the combine the two and have students place different animals into their habitats.
How do you expect to build on this lesson in subsequent lessons?
Combining it with the habitat lesson
In later lessons about reproduction this will be a key lesson. Knowing which
classes give live birth or lay eggs will come into play.
Why will you need to plan differentiated activities or assessments?
Because students learn differently, but also hearing something several different
ways helps reiterate the concept.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: Start out with an interactive board game and have students trying to match animals with their
classes, its a fun an interactive way to get them pumped for the lesson!
Procedures: Provide a sequential (step by step) description of the procedures and activities for the lesson.
1. Start with my introduction PowerPoint. (30 Minutes)
2. Pass out the handout containing the basic characteristics of each class, and discuss. (10

Minutes)

3. Pass out rubric for their PowerPoint project and explain in detail. (20 minutes)
4. Discuss and give tips for effective research techniques.

Closure: To close the lesson, I will show them an example of their project should look like and have them begin
their research.
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Power Point with quiz questions/lesson attached on separate document.
PowerPoint rubric attached on separate document.

MODIFICATIONS:
List specific modifications for students who did not master the objectives.
List specific modifications for students who are ready for enrichment activities.
For students more on the technologically advanced side, I would have them add
some special effects to their PowerPoint.
For students who are more academically advanced I would give them the
opportunity to learn more by providing some websites that have some interactive activities to
work on upon completion of the project.
I think it is important to provide enrichment activities for both of these types of
advancement levels. I feel like often times the technologically advanced part is overlooked and
for some students it can become their career, and they may have no other place to feed the
passion they have.