ESSENTIAL

LEARNINGS

OUTCOMES

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?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

Page 

School Closed

Tues

Page 

7-8

Children will explore another of God’s gifts to us; the sun, our source of light.

- Observe if children understand the sun is God’s gift of light.

- Results of activity.

- Whole group: Discuss how the sun helps us feel.

- Small Group: Act out sunny day activities.

- Independent Practice: Complete Acticvity p. 51

- Why did God give us the gift of the sun?

- How is the world different when the sun is shining?

- What do you like to do on a sunny day?

- How does the sun help you?

Wed

Page

7-8

Children will realize that, because the sun does not shine at night, we have darkness and can see the moon and stars that God made.

- Observe if children understand the moon and stars are gifts from God.

- Observe if children can use a picture to tell a story.

- Results of activity.

- Explore what it feels like to sit in the dark.

- Pair Share: Discuss the moon and stars.

- Whole Group: Use the pictures from Activity Page 52 to tell a story about each picture.

- Activity: Use black paper and white finger paint to create a moon.

- Whole Group: Have volunteers share what they like to do when our world is dark.

- How do you feel in the dark? Why?

- How do we get light in the nighttime?

- Why do you think God gave us the gift of the moon and stars?

- What do you like to do when our world is dark?

Thurs

Page

7-8

Children will learn the many ways God’s gift of light helps us.

- Observe if children understand the importance of God’s gift of light.

- Results of activity.

- Sing song “Night Light”

- Read Aloud

- Pair Share: Tell how the warm sun makes you feel and what you like best about the nighttime.

- Video: Sun and Moon short video on smartboard.

- Activity: Make Sun and Moon Pictures.

- Describe all our sources of light on earth?

- What are things we can do in the daytime and not during nighttime?

- What do you like best about God’s gift of daytime and nighttime?

Fri

Page

Gym

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests and Quizzes (50%):

Classwork/ Participation (20%):

Homework (15%):

Projects/ Portfolios (15%):

Use of Technology:

__*__ Smartboard

____ Student Response System