Lesson 44 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.
2. Fold the bottom of the chart up, so that all sentences are hidden.
3. Display the Animal Classification Chart created in weeks 6-7. Students will use this chart to help make connections.
4. Ask the class to think about their favorite animal. Have the students share with a partner their favorite animal.
5. Next reveal the sentences and read it out loud
6. Explain to the class we will be using the Animal Classification chart to find how you are like each of the four animals we pick as our favorites
7. Model for the students your thinking as you compare how you are like a zebra.
8. Record all similarities in the four square block labeled zebra and then fill in the first sentence.
9.Complete the second animal together as a class, but leave the other two for students to complete on own.
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.
- You are like a ____________ because _____________.
2. Fold the bottom of the chart up, so that all sentences are hidden.
3. Display the Animal Classification Chart created in weeks 6-7. Students will use this chart to help make connections.
- To begin the lesson, review the characteristics of each animal family.
- Also discuss which family the students, as mammals, go in.
4. 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.
- Write the four animals on the four square chart, one animal in each square.
5. Next reveal the sentences and read it out loud
- I am like a _______ because…
6. Explain to the class we will be using the Animal Classification chart to find how you are like each of the four animals we pick as our favorites
7. Model for the students your thinking as you compare how you are like a zebra.
- I know I am in the mammal family and a zebra is too.
- That means we both have hair or fur, we are warm-blooded and have four legs/arms.
- I am like a zebra because we have fur and are warm blooded.
8. Record all similarities in the four square block labeled zebra and then fill in the first sentence.
9.Complete the second animal together as a class, but leave the other two for students to complete on own.
Student Activity - 10-20 min
1. On the final two animals, students will get into groups of 2-3.
2. Have students work in their groups for about 5-10 min discussing how they are like the last two animals. Groups may be assigned one of the two animal instead of both if more time is needed.
3. After student have come to a solution, hand out the Synectics Worksheet.
4. When done students are to come back to the carpet and discuss each groups findings and to record it onto the chart paper.
5. Sum up the lesson by stating: Even though we are very different then other animals, we still have one or more connections to each other.
1. On the final two animals, students will get into groups of 2-3.
2. Have students work in their groups for about 5-10 min discussing how they are like the last two animals. Groups may be assigned one of the two animal instead of both if more time is needed.
3. After student have come to a solution, hand out the Synectics Worksheet.
- At the top of the worksheet is the sentence: I am 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 and discuss each groups findings and to record it onto the chart paper.
5. Sum up the lesson by stating: Even though we are very different then other animals, we still have one or more connections to each other.