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Lesson Idea Name: Why does Matter, Matter?

Content Area: Science/ELA
Grade Level(s): 2nd
Content Standard Addressed:

ELAGSE2L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on
grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

S2P1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the properties of matter and changes that
occur in objects.

1. Ask questions to describe and classify different objects according to their physical properties.
(Clarification statement: Examples of physical properties could include color, mass, length, texture,
hardness, strength, absorbency, and flexibility.)

Technology Standard Addressed:

Global Collaborator
7c
Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to
work effectively toward a common goal.

Selected Technology Tool:

☐ Socrative ☐ iRespond ☐ Quizlet ☐ Plickers ☒ Kahoot! ☐ Office365 Forms
☐ Other:
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/554f7e6a-cf7a-4f9a-90e0-0aa7dbf7704d

Technology that student will use to respond to questions/prompts:

☒ Computer ☐ Hand-held student response system (like iRespond) ☒ Phone ☒ Tablet (such as iPad)
☒ Other wireless device (such as iPod Touch)
Type of session:
☒ Teacher-Paced ☐ Student-Paced
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):
☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

Multiple means of engagement: The students will be engaged through white board activity with a partner,
Kahoot trivia activity, and creating a product.
Multiple means of expression: The students will be able to draw a protest sign, create a list, or re-enact
the Rosa Parks stand.

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Multiple means of representation: The students will do a class kahoot activity and create a product to
show their learning
Describe the instructional activities that will occur PRIOR to the SRT activity and how you will introduce
the SRT activity.

Describe the purpose of the SRT activity (check all that apply):
☒ Assess prior knowledge ☐ Anticipatory set (Create interest in a topic) ☐ To illuminate common
misconceptions ☒ Formative assessment of content knowledge (for purpose of differentiation and
mastery for ALL students) ☐ Summative assessment of content knowledge ☒ Test preparation
☐ Survey/Poll ☐ Discussion starter ☐ “Homework” collection ☐ Other (please explain):

Briefly describe what will happen DURING the SRT activity:

Teacher Resources:
Nonfiction read-aloud book
Anchor chart

Student Resources:
White boards
Expo marker
Context clues passage and task sheet
Computer/iPads for Kahoot activity

TW reiterate the importance of referring back to the book to looks for clues around the words, as well as
pictures)
TW distribute white boards/markers

TW read passage, as students pick their “secret word.” This secret word is a word the student isn’t familiar
with.
SW draw a picture/ write words they think identifies with their selected word
SW turn and talk to discuss/determine unknown words on their white boards/ discuss with a partner
TW have checklist and listen to students’ discussions of understanding

SW return to desk
TW distribute task sheet that has 4 words from the book and what the words mean using the book as a
resource, at the bottom the SW review why understanding unknown words is important. (TW reiterate the
importance of referring back to the book to looks for clues around the words, as well as pictures)
SW complete the task sheet

TW distribute computers/iPads for Kahoot activity

SW participate in Kahoot review activity on matter

SW return to carpet, write one thing they learned today

SW discuss thoughts

Type of questions/prompts used in this activity (check all that apply):

☒ Multiple choice ☐ Multiple select ☒ True/False ☐ Yes/No
☐ Short open-ended response or fill-in the blank ☐ Longer open-ended response

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If you are unable to provide a working sample of your questions, please list them below (8-10):
Please visit https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/554f7e6a-cf7a-4f9a-90e0-0aa7dbf7704d

Right/Wrong answers: Will there be right/wrong answers to these questions?

☒ Yes ☐ No
☐ Mixed (Some will have correct answers, other will not.)
Immediate corrective feedback: Will you pre-select correct answers to some of all of the questions and
display correct response to the class after the SRT activity?
☒ Yes
☐ No
Why or why not?
This will allow for immediate feedback to the students and for the students to ask questions if misconceptions
are still present to the teacher.
Describe what will happen AFTER the SRT activity?
SW return to carpet, write one thing they learned today
SW discuss thoughts/ what was learned in the lesson

How will the data be used?

Data from this activity will be used to determine the next steps to take with the students. Through the task
sheet and the SRT activity, I will be able to see where differentiated instruction can be applied. I will be able
to see where students are still struggling, or where students need to be more challenged. The data from the
SRT activity will give me, and the students, immediate results from students’ understanding and feedback so
we know where to move on from there.

Describe your personal learning goal for this activity.

Students will be able to determine multiple-meaning words using context clues
while describing different objects according to their physical properties, followed by review practice through
technology (Kahoot).

Reflective Practice:
After designing this lesson, I was able to see the impact of student learning by connecting learning theories by
considering my students’ individual needs. Bruner stated that the purpose of education is not to impart
knowledge, but instead, to facilitate a child's thinking and problem-solving skills which can the/n be
transferred to a range of situations. Context clues are a great connection to this theory since it involves
problem-solving skills and a daily life skill used across all subject platforms. This is applicable to my learning
objectives because it involves the students determining unknown words. I was also able to connect my lesson
to Piaget’s cognitive development theory: concrete operational stage, since the students ate seven years old.
At this stage, the students begin to develop: the fundamentals of logic, ability to sort objects, ability to classify
objects. This works well with the students in this lesson since they are classifying and sorting objects of
matter.
By looking at the data collected from the task sheet and from the Kahoot SRT activity, I am able to see the
next-steps I would take for the students would be to have them work on explaining how they identified
context clues. The explanation aspect will demonstrate to the students the importance of referring back to
the story and looking at other words in the passage for context clues.

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