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EDT 473 A
May 12, 2015
Lesson Study
1.
This lesson will focus on animals and the habitats in which they live. The
students will learn about the characteristics of two different animals that they
choose and combine them to create a new animal. They will choose which
characteristics of each animal to incorporate in the new animal and choose a
habitat based on the needs of this new animal. They will write a sentence
explaining why each animal lives in the habitat that it lives in, which
incorporates the writing of informational text. They will also have to illustrate
the new animal and its new habitat and write a similar sentence explaining
why it lives in that habitat.
4. CONTEXT
A. First Grade
B. In our classroom, there are very few meaningful and authentic learning
experiences presented to the students. Much of the work entails recall through
the use of worksheets and simple games at centers. There is not a lot of explicit
science or social studies instruction, with most of it being addressed through
literacy. Textbooks and workbooks are used for math and reading on a daily
basis. The students in the class are lively and excited about learning when they
are given the space to do so. One student, Jaren, is a very small boy with a big
voice. He can get very engaged in the content and gets excited about the topic,
but is stifled by the teacher because he is too loud and it is disruptive to the
rest of the class. He gets in trouble often because of his loud voice and is
labeled as a bad student. Another student in our classroom, Donna, is vastly
different. She is more quiet and compliant and rarely gets in trouble. On the
playground, we can see a different side to her. She is playful and energetic. In
our lesson study, we hope to foster those qualities and utilize them in a
beneficial way.
C. The students have read a passage from their textbook on animals and their
special features. Some of the animals in our lesson study were present in the
text. In addition, our host teacher has planned to have chicken eggs that will
eventually hatch as chicks in the classroom for the students to observe.
5. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE INTEGRATED LESSON
A.
Science: Living things survive only in environments that meet their
needs.
This standard is really about animal and plant adaptations and plants and
animals interactions with their habitat. Students will understand that all living
things have certain habitats that they must live in to survive. In order for people
to live we need food, water, and shelter. Animals have special features to help
them survive in the climate in which they live.
B.
English Language Arts: Write informative/explanatory texts in which
they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some
sense of closure.
This standard covers the idea of understanding how to write and organize
informational texts. Students are able to research facts about their topic to
support their understanding.
6.
QUALITIES OF EXPERIENCE