EDT 313 Investigation Hook lesson

Individuals completing this plan: Alyssa Barry

Lesson title: Worm Investigation Investigation Topic: Worms

2 Early Learning & Development Content Standards indicators:

Ask questions about a story or text (B2)
Uses language to share observations (A7)

Instructional objectives: list 2- 3 observable/measurable objectives for this lesson. Use precise language w/ action verbs.
The student will:
1. Use language to share observations

2. Recall their prior knowledge about a topic

3. Ask questions about a story or text

Experience(s):
To introduce the worm investigation, we will begin by doing a KWL chart to assess the student’s prior
knowledge about worms. If they are having difficulty coming up with facts I will ask them questions to get
them thinking (where they live, what they look like, what they eat). After we have some ideas written
down, we will read Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. During the book I will engage students by asking
them questions and encouraging them to ask questions.

Assessment of student learning:

1. Data to be collected-
Did the student ask a question?
Did they recall their prior knowledge about worms?
Did they use language to share observations while I read the book?

2. Method used to record/aggregate data-

Checklist

3. Interpretation of assessment data-

80% were checked off then the lesson was successful
 For my hook lesson I did KWL chart and read a book to the students. I thought that a KWL chart

would be a great tool to help me assess what the students already knew about worms. I thought a book

would be great because I could tie in a literacy aspect while introducing them to our topic of investigation.

I chose the book Diary of a Worm because I thought it would engage the students more then the other

books I had found on worms. It was fiction but had some facts in it as well. I thought the kids would enjoy

it because it was funny and in my previous experiences children respond well to fictional characters or

“cartoons” more than nonfiction literature at the preschool level. I chose the “students ask questions about a

story or text” (b2) because I was reading to them and I wanted them to be engaged. I also knew that some

of the details of the book may not be clear to them due to their age, so I wanted to encourage them to ask

questions. The standard that I used regarding the KWL chart was “student uses language to share

observations” (A7). As we were writing our ideas down, they were going to have to use language. Another

aspect of this that was included in my objectives is that student would recall their prior knowledge when

we were talking about what they already knew about worms. One change that I would have made was I

would not have used “Students ask questions about a story or text”. My reason for this is that not every

student had the chance to do so and it was not something that was directly included in my lesson plan. Only

a few students asked questions about the text but most of them shared their observations about the text

instead. As far as using language to share observations every student did that. Some of them did it during

the hook lesson when we were reading the book. They talked about what they saw in the pictures or they

talked about what worms are like. Some of the students met that standard when we were outside searching

for worms or discovering in the classroom. This experience helped inform the lesson because it told me

how much the students knew about worms. They knew where they lived but had difficulty recalling what

they look or felt like without them in front of them. This told me that discovery was the best way for them

to gain knowledge and the hands-on experience was what they needed. I think that this lesson would have

been more successful if I did a different standard than asking questions about a text. After doing my lesson

I saw that the standard did not line up as well with my lesson plan as I thought that it did.
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Points
Criteria Comments Points
Possible Earned

1. EL&DCS indicators from at least 2 0-2

content areas were integrated into the
lesson.
2. Instructional objectives for the lesson 0-3
used precise, observable, and
measurable action verbs that provided a
clear sense of what the children would
be able to do.
3. The lesson experiences taught the 0-9
instructional objectives and were
creative, developmentally appropriate
and included enticing, engaging and
authentic materials. The lesson
accurately introduced a science concept
and included opportunities for problem-
solving, peer interaction, and/or inquiry.
4. Assessment strategies were used to 0-5
evaluate what the children learned as a
result of the learning experience and
were related to the instructional
objective. Data, method/s used to
record/aggregate data were described
and an interpretation of the data was
included.
5. A 1 page, single-spaced, professionally 0-4
written, error free reflection describing
why the instructional objectives,
experiences and materials were chosen
as well as a description of how well the
children learned/achieved the
instructional objectives. Finally, the
reflection should include a description
of how the experience provided data to
inform the development of the
investigation.

Total Points Earned