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Lesson Background:
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject: Science
Content Standards:
S.K2.LS.1. Essential Concept and/or Skill: Understand and apply knowledge of the
characteristics of living things and how living things are both similar to and different from
each other and from nonliving things.
S.K-2.SI.1. Science is Inquiry: Ask questions about objects organisms and events in the
environment.
S.K-2.LS.3. Understand and apply knowledge of the basic needs of plants and animals and
how they interact with each other and their physical environment.
Objective: Following the lesson, the student will be able to identify charcteristics of
mammals with 100% accuracy when asked 4 questions; each question with two answers to
choose from.
Materials Needed:
Schuetz, K. (2013). Mammals. Minneapolis, MN: Bellwether
Media.
Mammal worksheet~ See attached
Prerequisite Skills: Students have already learned how to
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Provide objectives:
Time: 2 minutes
There are five different classes of animals that we will be learning about this week. A
class is a group of animals that share many of the same characteristics. We use classes to
help us learn about animals. Today, we are going to learn about one class of animals called
mammals. At the end of our lesson today, we will be able to fill in the Mammals portion of
our Classification worksheet (see attached). We will continue to add to it after each lesson.
2.
Time: 8 mins
Based on what we now know about mammals, are there any other animals
that are mammals that werent in this book? (refer to mammal poster for
clues).
Time: 8 mins
Time: 5 mins
thoughts.
Students will be given extra wait time for processing questions or comments.
Teacher will write key words or important thoughts on the board to guide the
students to the key points.
Teacher will ask more specific questions: What makes this mammal a mammal? Why
wouldnt this mammal be a mammal?
Students will be allowed to explore more facts about mammals.
Students will be allowed to explore mammals of other climates and prehistoric
mammals.
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MAMMALS
1) Members of the animal kingdom are grouped by how they
are ________ (alike/different).
8. References Consulted (Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, previous teachers
as resources, online websites, your past experiences, or your own initiatives, etc):
http://www.primatoys.co.za/product/wwf-animal-memory-game-mammals/
Educ 122 Curriculum & Pedagogy class packet
Reading questioning taken from EDUC 170: Reading in the Content Area
Des Moines Public Library
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Google clip art images
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