Lesson Plan

Teacher:  Tiffany Turner
Class:  Kindergarten Science

Unit: Exploring Pumpkins
Lesson Title:  Pumpkin Life Cycle
Duration: 1 lesson, 30 minutes

Objectives:
·          Given a lesson on the life cycle of a pumpkin the student will be able to tell you how a pumpkin grows with 100% accuracy.
Standard(s):


Materials: Glue, Scissors, Crayons
Bloom’s Taxonomy:


Anticipatory Set: When students walk into class, have a pumpkin sitting in front of class. Have students come to carpet (or large group area) and have the question: How is a pumpkin grown? on the board.  Have students take guesses on how a pumpkin is grown. Read, From Seed to Pumpkin By Wendy Pfeffer. 

Teaching:
Input:
Show students what a pumpkin looks like and what pumpkin seeds look like. Name the life cycle of a pumpkin and how it grows. Give the students specific vocabulary for each part of the life cycle and number each stage.  
Modeling
1.      Show students on large board the life cycle of a pumpkin. We will create a pumpkin life cycle together using pictures I have on the smart board. Have students come up and put them in order.

Guided Practice:
We will create a pumpkin life cycle together using pictures I have on the smart board. Have students come up and put them in order.

Independent Practice:
Have students color, cut and paste the life cycle of a pumpkin from a worksheet they are given.

Closure:

Extension:
1.       
Modification:
1.      .

Checking for Understanding (throughout the lesson):
1.       

Technology used: Smartboard

Thinking maps used: flow map

Research Based Instructional Strategies Used



I am new to lesson plans in this format. In my early-childhood SPED class that I am an Instructional Aide in we do lesson planning WAY different. I am not sure I am doing this right and could use advice and help from others. My unit is Exploring Pumpkins for Kindergarten Science. I have many ideas on how we can explore pumpkins. This would just be an introduction to the unit.

Comments

  1. LifeCoachandArtwAngela.blogspot.comOctober 13, 2018 at 12:48 AM

    Hey Tiffany,
    New to Lesson Plan as well. Nice layout I can pick this lesson plan up and teach. The Lesson Plan will help guide class learning for Kindergarten Science and exploring pumpkins!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Andrew HubbleOctober 14, 2018 at 7:48 PM

    I'm totally with you on this stuff being brand new. You have a great core lesson already planned, all you need now is to fill out the auxiliary boxes. The biggest step left is checking for the students understanding. Maybe use some cut and paste worksheet to put the pumpkin life cycle in order, but that would take up a lot of your time.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Formative vs Performance Task

A  performance task  is any learning activity or  assessment  that asks students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency. ( https://blog.performancetask.com/what-is-a-performance-task-part-1-9fa0d99ead3b ) Formative assessment  refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course. ( https://www.edglossary.org/formative-assessment/ ) Formative tasks are good for seeing growth over time while performance tasks (or assessments) are good for assessing the mastery of the unit or tasks. An example of a formative assessment is  student and teacher discussions, journals and homework. An example of a performance task is tests such as teacher created or multiple choice and capstone projects.
Read more

Thinking Maps

This week we talked about Thinking Maps. Thinking Maps are eight different diagram types that use common language for thinking strategies. You can read more about Thinking Maps here html Types of Thinking Maps I personally will enjoy doing lessons with Thinking Maps. I am a visual learner and I think that these will help engage students and also help work together. As an early childhood SPED teacher I plan to use Thinking Maps with pictures and simple words. Pinterest is a blessing to teachers (thank you technology!) and I've enjoyed looking at ideas for thinking Maps for preschoolers. We do a lot of references to our theme (usually a book) in our larger group, small group and snack time. At small group we've done simple sequences and I never knew that was a Thinking map until now! We've also used tree maps to distinguish our feelings or what types of apples we like or even what shoes we are wearing (Thanks to Pete the Cat!) Personally, I use Thinking Maps when I jou...
Read more