Lesson 25 - Animal Classification (Insects)
CCSS.ELA
Objective:
Instructional Strategies: Advanced Organizer - Narrative
Teacher Notes:
- W. K. 2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
- W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
- W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects.
- W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
- SCI.K.3.3.D There is heritable variation within every species of organism
- ISTE Standard: 3. Research and information fluency.
Objective:
- Using information presented through text and technology, students will be able to list all characteristics of each animal family in a complete sentence with limited support or error.
- Using the Conventions of Standard English in Writing, students will be able to write an informational statement with a focus on improving one or more areas to the level of independent application.
- I can identify the characters of each animal family.
Instructional Strategies: Advanced Organizer - Narrative
Teacher Notes:
- In the next set of lessons, the class will be focusing on the six main classifications of animals (mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects). The focus is to compare how the animals within the classifications are the same and how these animals in each classification have offspring in different ways. Students will be exploring these classifications of animals as a class by using different technology sources and writing facts about their classifications as they explore. This focus covers the Common Core Standard SCI.K.3.3.D, as well as, reading, writing and technology standards.
- Chart Paper
- Markers
- Informational Text (Insects - class set)
- Projector
- Computer with Internet
- A Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Animal Group Informational Writing Booklet
- Fab 5 Checklist or Writing Checklist
Lesson - 10-20 min
1. Explain to the class they will be creating a new informational book. This book will describe the 6 different animal classifications. 2. Explain that animal classifications are the groups sciences sort animals by like, birds, fish, insect, etc. 3. Before the lesson begins, create a chart with 6 sections, each section should be labeled with the 6 animals families. On the chart discuss some thing the students already know about each family. This will help get an idea of some the misconceptions or prior knowledge the students already have. 4. Explain how the informational book will have two pages to write about each group.
5. Today's first animal group will be Insects. On two pieces of chart paper divide paper into six sections. Label each section in the order; insects, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. This will go in order of the student book. At the top write Animal Classification Groups 6. Read the book A Very Hungry Caterpillar. This will be a source to refer back to when talking about insect life cycle. 7. The following video is great for learning about insect: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/insects/01.html. The narrator talks about many facts about insects, compares insect to each other and to humans, and about what make an insect. Video may need to be stopped periodically to write down facts, draw and label an insect, and talk about vocabulary on the chart paper. Video can also be found under Student: Week 5 Day 25 Activity
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Student Activity – 20 - 30 min
1. Model for the class writing down the four main things an insect must have to be classified as an insect.
2. Student will complete page 3 of their Animal Group Book by writing the facts about insects into complete sentences.
4. Students can meet with the teacher to complete a Fab 5 Checklist. This checklist will be taped to the back of the graded page.
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