Instructional Lesson Plan

Interns Names
Emily, Chris, YoSeob

Grade
2

Subject
Science

School
Towson University
ISTC-301-001

Class Size

Date/Time
9/28/2014
Mentor Initials

I. Purpose of the Lesson

Standard
3.1 Use vocabulary to introduce new words. Ask familiar questions to set tone before lesson.
5.1 Use YouTube videos to further explain the lesson
5.2 Use signs given to students before class to represent different answers.

Lesson Objective
Students will understand the life cycle and stages of a frog. Students will use their
observation and investigation skills to understand new vocabulary and interpret the videos.
Lastly, the students will be able to answer question comprehensively about the life cycle of a
frog.
Formative Assessment
At the end of the class, students should will have enough knowledge to complete an
evaluative handout. This handout will be collected during the next class.
Students will be assessed on correctly labeling the 3 stages of the life cycle of the frog.
Students will be able to successfully draw and label each stage.

II. Instructional Decision Making

Knowledge of Learners
Knowledge of Age-level Characteristics
Longer attention span
New awareness of what a life cycle is
Can use signage to answer questions in class
Knowledge of Academic Readiness (based on pre-

Instructional Decisions based on this

knowledge
Students can answer questions
collectively as a group.
Students can work independently.
Quickly ask what a frog is.

assessment)
Students have heard of or have seen a frog
Students have used signage as a tool to answer
questions
Knowledge of Subgroup of Individual Needs
Johnny has poor handwriting
Sarah has difficulty with oral presentations
Pablo does not use English as his first language

Quickly go over how the students will use

the signage for that day.

Knowledge of Interests and Other Motivational Factors

Eager to Learn
Interested in Frogs
Loves to be involved in class

Repeat directions
Use visual tools to help Pablo
point out where he should be
Place Pablo near the front of the
classroom
The use of signage to answer
questions will help break
language barrier
Johnny can be given the option
to explain what the life cycle of
the frog is in front of class
Sarah can do her homework by
drawing the life cycle of frogs
Watch a video about frogs
Provide time to draw life cycle of
a frog

Multicultural Considerations / Equity

Measures

Implications for This Lesson

All students will have an opportunity to answer a

question or explain the life cycle of frogs in an
oral presentation

Mark participation.
Oral Presentation.

Academic Language Demands

Scaffolds to Support Language Development

in This Lesson
Review words during warm up.
Show pictures of each word using
ActivInspire.

Tadpoles
Insects
Frog
Skin
Shed
Pond
Vegetarian
Tongue
Hop
Stomach

III. Instructional Procedures.

Instruction
Sequence

Approximate
time

Procedure

Beginning

3-5 minutes

Use ActivInspire to present new vocabulary words.

Students will write definitions down on Promethean
boards.

Warm up

Tadpoles
Insects
Frog
Skin
Shed
Pond
Vegetarian
Tongue
Hop
Stomach
Show pictures for each vocabulary word. Ask the
students if they can guess the main topic of the day
based on the pictures.
Ask the students to think about what frogs look like
and to show what they do.
Tell the students that frogs are not born as frogs.
Frogs have many steps in its life that eventually lead
to a fully grown frog. These steps and how a frog
survives in its environment is what will be covered
during the class period.

Development of
the New Learning

30 minutes

1. Talk about a Frogs life cycle. Have the students

hold up signs given to them before the lesson.
These signs are used to hold up and represent
each stage of Frogs life cycle.
2. Talk about the Frogs habitat, what a frog eats,
and their appearance.

3. Show a video of the lifecycle on YouTube.

Enrichment or
Remediation

Homework

Planned Ending
(Closure)

3-5 minutes

Summary
Homework

1. Students will draw a picture of the 3 steps of

the life cycle
2. Advanced students will be further challenged
by writing down the steps of the life cycle
including vocabulary words.
Quickly review the Life Cycle with a matching game on
ActivInspire.
Quickly review the vocabulary
Remind students to do the homework
Give students the option to list the 3 stages of the life
cycle in class and draw them on the board.