Lesson Planning Form for Accessible Instruction — Calvin College Education Program

Teacher: Josh
Moelker
October 30, 2018 Science/Planets/Planet Presentation Third Grade

I. Objectives
How does this lesson connect to the unit plan?
This lesson is the final lesson in our unit. It doubles as the final lesson and the cumulative assessment of the
unit. Students will present to the class the information that they have gathered on their planet.
cognitive- physical socio-
Learners will be able to: R U Ap An E C* development emotional
● Speak clearly and understandably in front of the class. X
● Feel comfortable speaking in front of the class. X
● Deliver an informative presentation based on research. X
● Remember facts about the planets from other student’s presentations. R
●
Common Core standards (or GLCEs if not available in Common Core) addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6 - “With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with
peers”
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7 - “Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write
a sequence of instructions)”
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
(Note: Write as many as needed. Indicate taxonomy levels and connections to applicable national or state standards. If an objective applies to particular learners
write the name(s) of the learner(s) to whom it applies.)
*remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

II. Before you start

Identify prerequisite Students will need to know the information about their planet that they gathered and speak both clearly
knowledge and skills. and at an understandable pace.

Pre-assessment (for learning):

Pre-assessment will occur before the day of the presentations as I briefly interview
students to see if they have any questions about or problems with their project. I will
also check with students to see if they have all their topic covered.
Formative (for learning):
Outline assessment Halfway through I will ask students “What are we looking for in our presentations”
activities
(applicable to this lesson) and I will ask students quick questions about their classmates presentation.
Formative (as learning):
I will explain to students the rubric that I will be evaluating the student’s
presentations.
Summative (of learning):
Students giving their planet presentation to the other third graders and me.
Provide Multiple Means of Provide Multiple Means of Provide Multiple Means of
Engagement Representation Action and Expression
Provide options for self-regulation- Provide options for comprehension- Provide options for executive
expectations, personal skills and activate, apply & highlight functions- coordinate short & long-
What barriers might this
strategies, self-assessment & term goals, monitor progress, and
lesson present? reflection modify strategies

What will it take –

neurodevelopmentally,
experientially,
emotionally, etc., for your
students to do this lesson?
Provide options for sustaining
effort and persistence- optimize
challenge, collaboration, mastery-
oriented feedback
Provide options for language,
mathematical expressions, and
symbols- clarify & connect
language
Provide options for expression and
communication- increase medium
of expression
Students can chose how they
will give their presentation (in
person, radio advertisement,
flyer).

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Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and are they ready to
use?
Provide options for recruiting Provide options for perception- Provide options for physical action-
interest- choice, relevance, value, making information perceptible increase options for interaction
authenticity, minimize threats Students will be teaching their
Students can choose how they classmates and will present that
will have their presentation (In in formation in a way that can
person, radio advertisement, be understood by their
flyer). classmates.
Projector/screen is students make PowerPoints, audio player if students make radio
advertisement, and rubrics for students.

We will need space to gather on the floor around where our presenter will stand to
How will your classroom present to the group.
be set up for this lesson?

III. The Plan

Describe teacher activities AND student activities
Time Components for each component of the lesson. Include important higher order thinking questions and/or
prompts.
Welcome students to the final day of our
Motivation
(opening/ unit plan. The big day. The day we have
introduction/ all been waiting for. The day that we get to
engagement) convince our classmates, I mean space
tourists, to come vacation on our planet.
To do this, we need to make sure that we
talk clearly and slowly so that we can be
2minutes understood. We also need to make sure
that we include all the information that we
gathered. But, most important of all, we
need to respect each other as we present.
We will begin with the planet closest to the
Sun and work our way out. What planet
are we going to begin with? Mercury
Students will give their presentations.
Development After each presentation, students will clap Students will give their presentations,
(the largest for their classmate and be asked several listen intently to other presentations,
component or
main body of questions about the presentation. answer questions, and clap.
the lesson)

20 minutes

Everyone has done an excellent job giving their

Closure
planet presentations. You all did such a good job
(conclusion,
and I am seriously impressed! Just please don’t go
culmination,
and replace Mr. Josh! You all did so well that I
wrap-up)
don’t think that I can choose one planet to go to. I

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 will have to come to all of your planets!
2 minutes

Your reflection about the lesson, including evidence(s) of student learning and engagement, as well as ideas for improvement
for next time. (Write this after teaching the lesson, if you had a chance to teach it. If you did not teach this lesson, focus on the
process of preparing the lesson.)

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