USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

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Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her

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Compare and contrast the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and
animals, including humans

What functions of a plant or animal are similar to those of a human?

Given the essential question, the students should be able to create a poster that
compare two organs and how they have similar functions in different organisms.

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yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
questions:
Why are you teaching this
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?

I am teaching this objective because they learned about the human body and now the
students need to know how other organisms in the world function, and how they relate to
each other in many aspects.

Formative: Their video quizzes that they will take while watching the videos.
Summative: Their original comparison of plants and animals organ functions.

Address the following:

What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?
What Content Knowledge
is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?

The teacher needs to know about plant and animal organs and functions. They also need
to know how the functions can compare with each other.

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What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
How will you ensure
students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?

What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?

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The students should know the parts of a plant which they learned in fourth grade. They
should also know the human organs and their functions. I will ensure they know this by
making sure they all mastered the content on their human body quiz they just took.

The students might have the misconception that plants and animals do not have similar
functions. They might also think a plant stem is like skin instead of bones because it
covers the plant and is not necessarily hard.

Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)
Step-by-Step Plan

Guided release

Time

Who is

1. The students will receive a worksheet with video quizzes on

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(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
What will you do if

responsibl
e (Teacher
or
Students)?

2.
3.
4.
5.

6.

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them. They will be on the videos they are watching. The

questions are in order and are to be answered while watching
the video.
Play the BrainPop video on plants twice in case any
information went by too quickly.
Go over the answers to the quiz as a class.
Discuss how some of the functions are similar to the ones in
animals or humans.
Give the students a sheet of blank paper and have them
make a poster with an organ with function of a human and a
compatible one with a plant or animal based on what we
learned over the past few days. (Must be labeled and
explained).
Present posters to the class.

a student struggles with the content?

I will scaffold them using prompting to help them reach understanding of the content.

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a student masters the content quickly?

I will have them help their peers that are struggling. If it is during the poster portion, they
may color it if they are done.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
This connects to their interests because they have absolutely loved the unit on the
human body. So far it is the unit they have been the most enthusiastic about, and never
want to move on to another subject. Even when we are out at recess they will ask me all
kinds of questions that go above and beyond what we are learning. This will only expand
what they are learning and connect with other organisms on Earth.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
This reflects the community because they are people and they should know about how
their bodies function. They all interact with the outside world, and many even have pets;
they should know that they dont function all that differently than we do.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
I will have them do a comparison between plant, animal, AND human
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
I do not have any students that require language support but if I did I would translate the
quiz and provide a translated transcript of the video for them. I would also have vocab

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cards with the English words along with their home language to help them learn the
content and make the connections.
Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

Only one student receives accommodations. Her IEP says she only requires more time on
tests, which is why I am playing the video twice for the class and I will also check on her
often to make sure she does not fall behind.

BrainPop videos (internet)

Video Quizzes
Paper for posters
Markers