Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Acacia Garcia Subject/Grade: Science/Kindergarten

Lesson # 1 Date and Time of Lesson: 10/08/2013 @ 9:30am

Learning Objective: The students will be able to explain the life cycle of a pumpkin using drawings and words correctly. Alignment with Standards: SC State Science Academic Standards: K-2.5 Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles. K-3.2 Identify the functions of the sensory organs (including the eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin) SC Visual Arts Standards: VAK-1.3 Use all art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections: Learning about the life cycle of the pumpkin is important in order to show students that all organisms go through stages, including humans. Using the SC Visual Arts Standard, VAK-1.1 Use his or her own ideas in the creation of works of visual art, students could use their own drawings and words to describe the life cycle of the pumpkin. Assessment(s) of the Objectives:
Lesson Objective(s) Assessment(s) of the Objective(s) Students put the sequence cards in the correct order from 1-4. I will have each student show me what they believe is the correct order and write it on an assessment sheet. Students will answer questions about key details in the story and I will observe whether the students know what they are talking about and how they answer the questions. When students are finished creating their life cycle of a pumpkin, I will collect their life cycles to look over. Use of Formative Assessment I will use the assessment data for future instruction on pumpkins. I will go into further detail on the different type of pumpkins there are, the different sizes of pumpkins and the different uses of pumpkins.

Pre-Assessment: When given sequence cards, students will be able to identify the correct order of a pumpkins life cycle.

During Assessment: When finished reading From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer, the students will be able to answer questions about key details in the story. The students will be able to create the life cycle of a pumpkin using cutouts.

Accommodations: Early finishers will be allowed to go to their assigned centers. Slower paced learners will be given extra time during their center time with teacher assistance if needed.

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If a student with special needs is having difficulty, the teacher will provide assistance by explaining the life cycle in a more clear perspective.

Materials: Life Cycle of Pumpkin Sequence Cardspre-assessment From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer Pumpkin Life Cycle on flash drive Life Cycle of Pumpkin cutouts Glue Scissors Construction Papergreen Pumpkin Cutouts Smart Board Procedures: 1. Begin the lesson by asking the students what they know about pumpkins. Make a list, using the smart board, of what the students say. 2. Introduce From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer to the students and explain what the book will be about. 3. Begin reading the book, stopping to ask questions such as a. What do you think will come next? b. How big will the pumpkin be? c. Are all pumpkins going to look the same after they grow? 4. When finished reading, as a class, I will ask students questions about key details in the text. a. What was the story about? b. What did the farmer do first in order to begin growing the pumpkins? c. What do the pumpkins need in order to grow? 5. When we are finished with the questions, we will put the life cycle of a pumpkin on the smart board so the students can get a visual.. a. Plant the pumpkin seed, tiny plant grows, flowers grow on vine, big orange pumpkin ready to pick. 6. When finished looking at the life cycle on the smart board, I will explain what our next activity is to the class a. Students will be given a paper with a pumpkin on it. They will decorate it how they want and then cut the pumpkin out. Before they begin decorating, students will write their names on the back of their pumpkins. b. They will also be given pre-cut cutouts that they will glue in order onto a piece of green construction paper. c. The piece of green construction paper will then be glued onto their pumpkin in order for students to see the life cycle of the pumpkin. 7. Students will then give me their finished project to look over. When I am finished looking over them, students may take them home to show their parents their work.

Activity Analysis:

Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan

Life cycle of a pumpkin sequencing cards students will be able to identify which card comes next in the sequence and be able to put all the cards in order with little to no help. Creating the life cycle of the pumpkin students will be able to sort cutouts in the correct order to complete their own life cycle of a pumpkin. Students will be able to decorate their own pumpkin and make it their own.

References: Pfeffer, W. (2004). From seed to pumpkin. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Nelson. (2011, July 26). How a pumpkin grows. Retrieved from http://www.kizclub.com/Topics/food/pumpkin.pdf Post, A. (2011 , November 07). Pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity printable and lesson plan. Retrieved from http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/375/pumpkin-pumpkin-sequencingactivity/

Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan

Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan