Marissa Santiago

November 16, 2015

Dr. Conte, ACB
Makefield Elementary School
Mrs. Genzel, Kindergarten
The Sense of Sight - Day 2
1. Title or Topic of the lesson and Grade Level
Title: The Sense of Sight Day 2
Grade: Kindergarten
2. Lesson Guiding Question(s):
How important is sight?
Why do we need to see?
3. Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations
with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small
and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.A Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g.,
listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under
discussion).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.B Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
4. A. Learning Goals (Behavioral Objectives) and Assessments:
Learning Objectives

Assessments

Students will learn about the sense of

sight.

Students will listen to a guest speaker

who works in an eye doctor office.

Students will ask questions about the

guest speakers job.

Students will ask respectful questions

and comments after the guest
speakers presentation.

5. Materials:
Fake glasses
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Eric Carle
Video: Sight! A 5 Senses Sing-Along
6. Pre-lesson assignments and/or prior knowledge:
Students will have learned about the Sense of Sight the day before.

Students will know that sight is one of the five senses.

Students may not have been to an eye doctors office before.
The teacher will have lead a discussion about certain questions and comments to ask.
The teacher will have lead a discussion about not asking off topic questions or
questions.

7. Lesson Beginning:
Students will be given their fake glasses.
Students will be reminded that when they have their glasses on, they are to be serious
and not fooling around with the glasses.
Students are also to be reminded that they are to have their listening ears on when the
guest speaker is presenting.
8. Instructional Plan:
The teacher will tell the students that today they are having a special visitor coming into
the classroom.
The guest speaker will then enter the classroom to give a presentation on what she
does for a living, how she uses her sense of sight, and other various topics that guest
speaker wants to talk about.
o Differentiation:
There is no differentiation needed for this lesson. If problems arise, the teacher will find
a solution to better fit the student.

o Questions:
Questions the students will ask to the guest speaker:
Why do you like eyes?
Why do we have different color eyes?
Is sight your favorite sense?
Why do you like working with eyes?
What is your favorite thing to do at work?

o Instructional Management:
Students will be given the fake glasses before the guest speaker comes in.
Students will sit in their rows.
o Transitions:
There are no transitions in this lesson as the students will sit in their rows.
9. Closure:
After the presentation, the guest speaker will read the book Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
The students and teachers will thank the guest speaker for coming into the classroom.

 The teacher will then give the guest speaker a thank you card.
The teacher will then play the song, Sight! A 5 Senses Sing-Along