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Child/One Projector- Liz Redmond

Title: The Parts of A Tree
Subject: Science
Grade: Kindergarten
Lesson Objective: Students will research and learn about the different parts of a tree
through various methods of instruction (discussions, book, song, and images). They will be
able to draw and define specific parts of a tree including the roots, truck, branches, leaves,
and fruit.
Time: 60 minutes
ISTE-T Standards:

1. Creativity and Innovation

o a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
3. Research and Information Fluency
o b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethnically use
information from a variety of sources and media.

Sources:

http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTE-standards/standards-for-students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7dKRBZVLvI
A Tree Is Nice By Janice May Udry
http://learning.wonderwall.msu.edu

Teaching Materials:

One computer with Internet and Microsoft Office

One projector with screen and speakers
A portable cart with the book A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, clipboards, paper,
markers and pencils for each student (30).
Three images of different types of trees- pine tree, oak tree, and palm tree.

Introduction: This lesson will take place in the front of the classroom, where students will
sit on individual spots on the carpet while the teacher sits in a chair by the projector,
computer, and white board. The teacher will begin this lesson by introducing the book A
Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry. The teacher will show the students the cover of the book
and ask the children what they think the book is about. Students will be called on that are
raising their hands and will generate ideas of what the book could be about. I will then pull
up the classroom wonder wall on the classroom computer, attached to the projector, so
the children can see it. I will then ask the children to tell me what they know about trees. I
will title this page What we think and write down any ideas the students have about
trees.

Implementing Lesson: After discussing and writing down all of the students ideas about
what they know about trees already, the teacher will begin reading A Tree Is Nice using
the projector. The teacher will stop at various parts in the book to point out and ask
questions about the different parts of trees. After reading the book, the teacher will pull up
the wonder wall again on the computer and ask the students to explain what they learned
about trees in the book- this will go under What We Learned on the wonder wall. This
will include things such as why trees are helpful to our environment, the different parts of
trees, the different kinds of trees, etc. Next, the teacher will pull up a YouTube video called
The Tree Song. The students will watch this song, which is repetitive and explains the
different parts of trees (leaves, roots, trunk, fruit, branches, etc.). Students will watch it
once through- and then a second time again being encouraged to sing along. After listening
and singing to the song, the students will add to the What We Learned page on our
wonder wall from any additional information learned in the song about trees. Next, the
teacher will bring out different images of trees (pine tree, palm tree, and oak tree). The
teacher will put the images on the projector for all to see, she will say a particular part of
the tree (i.e. trunk) and call on students to come up and circle that part of the tree using a
marker. The teacher will do this using all 3 images and going through all the different parts
of a tree. The teacher will review these parts after the children come up and circle them
and then hand out clipboards, paper, and pencils to each student. The teacher will explain
that each student will have the time to draw their own tree and label it with the different
parts of a tree learned about. The teacher will have a word document posted with the
different words (for spelling purposes) for the children to follow- but give no definitions or
picture examples. This will show what the children learned about the different parts of
trees and give them an opportunity to apply what they learned.
Pre-Assessment:

Asking children what they already know about trees and writing them on the
wonder wall.

Post Assessment:

Writing new information they learned after new information is presented (book and
song).
Students will draw their own picture of a tree and label it.