OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name Mrs. Fundora Subject _Science__________ Grade Pre-K1 Week of _4/7/14 - 4/11/14_____________
Unit 3 Week 1 Unit Title Wonders of Nature Essential Question What is a plant?
| CCSS Code e.g. RL.K.5 | OUTCOMES (Lesson Focus) What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment. | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement. | 3 HOT QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon | SL.PK.2 SL.PK.4 RI.PK.1 RI.PK.4 RI.PK.10 | The children will: - Observe and describe plants.
- Identify some things plants need.
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| - Have the children share what they know about plants.
- Use a Know, Wonder, Learn Chart.
- Read “Planting a Rainbow.”
- Lead the children into discussion about various plants shown in the book.
- Show different leaves.
- Ask: What is a plant? How are the plants different? What color were the plants? What made the plants grow?
- Have the children sing “Plants.”
- Use Flip Chart page 15 to review vocabulary terms before beginning to teach lesson
- Guide ora vocabulary development by asking the following questions: What kind of plants do you recognize? Which is larger__the tree or the bush? Where does grass grow? How are plants getting the water they need? Which of these plants would you find in a garden?
- Discuss the different kinds of plants; however, all plants need water, air, sunshine, food, and space to grow.
- Have the the children use picture clues to answer the following questions: How is a bush and a tree different? How is a tree and a bush the same? What do they need to grow?
| - What unit of measurement did you use to determine which was the longest or shortest?
- How are the plants different?
- What color were the plants?
- What made the plants grow?
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Tues |
| Reading | Reading | Reading | Reading |
Wed | RI.PK.1 PK.RI.10PK.OA.1 | The children will observe and describe plants in the local environment. | How are the plants different? | - Have the children share what they know about plants.
- Read “A Flower Garden.”
- Lead the children into discussion about various plants shown in the book.
- Show different leaves.
- Ask: What is a plant? How are the plants different? What color were the plants? What made the plants grow?
- Have the children sing “Plants.”
- Distribute hand lens.
- Have the children observe plants with the hand lens.
- Have the children walk around the school to observe different plants in this environment and talk how each looks.
- Have the children draw a plant they saw.
- Discuss plants they saw.
| - What is a plant?
- How are the plants different?
- What color were the plants?
- What made the plants grow?
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Thurs |
| Reading | Reading | Reading | Reading |
Fri |
| Easter Party | Easter Party | Easter Party | Easter Party |
| | Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale:
Tests (40%): Quizzes (20%): Classwork/ Participation (15%): Homework (5%): Projects/ Portfolios (20%): | Vocabulary words for week: 1. seed 6. soil 2. plant 7. grow 3. flower 8. rain 4. leaves 9. 5. water 10. | Use of Technology:
__*__ Smartboard
___*_ Student Response System
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