Lesson 43 Connections
CCSS.ELA
Objective:
Instructional Strategies: Synectics - Four Square
Cooperative Learning - Think, Pair, Share & Project Based
Materials:
- RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text
- SCI.K.3.3.D There is heritable variation within every species of organism
Objective:
- Given on the information collected and recorded in the Animal Family Information book, students will be able to make connections between two dissimilar animals with minimal error and support.
- Students will be able to make a deeper connection between two dissimilar individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of informational in a text by using prior knowledge and higher order thinking skills.
Instructional Strategies: Synectics - Four Square
Cooperative Learning - Think, Pair, Share & Project Based
Materials:
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Animal Classification Chart (Made in Weeks 6-7)
Lesson - 20-30 min
1. Before the lesson, prepare a charts with a four square graph at the top and the following sentence written four times at the bottom.
3. Display the Animal Classification Chart created in weeks 6-7. Students will use this chart to help make connections.
4. To begin the lesson, review the characteristics of each animal family.
5. Explain to the class we will be checking to see how well the students remember the differences and similarities between the animal groups we have been learning about.
7. Next reveal the sentences and read it out loud
8. Explain to the class we will be using the Animal Classification chart to find how a fish is like each of the four animals we pick as our favorite
9. Model for the students your thinking as you compare a snake to a fish.
10. Record all similarities in the four square block labeled snakes and then fill in the first sentence.
11. Model for the students the second animal. Following the same steps as the first.
12. On the third animal, have the students help you to find the similarities as a class and call students up to write the words in the four square box and complete the sentence.
1. Before the lesson, prepare a charts with a four square graph at the top and the following sentence written four times at the bottom.
- A fish is like a ____________ because _____________.
3. Display the Animal Classification Chart created in weeks 6-7. Students will use this chart to help make connections.
4. To begin the lesson, review the characteristics of each animal family.
5. Explain to the class we will be checking to see how well the students remember the differences and similarities between the animal groups we have been learning about.
- Ask the class to think about their favorite animal. Have the students share with a partner their favorite animal.
- Then pick four students to share their animal.
7. Next reveal the sentences and read it out loud
- A fish is like a _______ because…
8. Explain to the class we will be using the Animal Classification chart to find how a fish is like each of the four animals we pick as our favorite
9. Model for the students your thinking as you compare a snake to a fish.
- I know a snake is in the reptile family because it has no legs and scales.
- Looking at the chart I see that fish and reptiles both lay eggs, have scales and are cold blooded.
- A fish is like a snake because it has scales and lays eggs.
10. Record all similarities in the four square block labeled snakes and then fill in the first sentence.
11. Model for the students the second animal. Following the same steps as the first.
12. On the third animal, have the students help you to find the similarities as a class and call students up to write the words in the four square box and complete the sentence.
Student Activity - 10-20 min
1. On the final animal, students will get into groups of 2-3.
2. Have students work in their groups for about 5-10 min discussing how the last animal is like a fish.
3. After student have come to a solution, hand out the Synectics Worksheet.
4. When done students are to come back to the carpet are to discuss each groups findings and to record it onto the chart paper.
5. Sum up the lesson by stating: Even though these animals are very different, they still have one or more connections to each other.
1. On the final animal, students will get into groups of 2-3.
2. Have students work in their groups for about 5-10 min discussing how the last animal is like a fish.
3. After student have come to a solution, hand out the Synectics Worksheet.
- At the top of the worksheet is the sentence: A fish is like a _____________ because ____________.
- Students will need to complete the sentence and then add a picture at the bottom.
4. When done students are to come back to the carpet are to discuss each groups findings and to record it onto the chart paper.
5. Sum up the lesson by stating: Even though these animals are very different, they still have one or more connections to each other.