Lesson Planning Form for Accessible Instruction Calvin College Education Program

Teacher Annaliese Vander Baan Date 1/22/14 Subject/ Topic/ Theme Ecosystems Grade 4th

I. Objectives How does t is lesson connect to t e rest of w at !our students are learning"
!Students are just bein" introduced to Ecosystems and this #ill be the be"innin" o$ their unit plan% actin" as an introduction to ecosystems& This ties into our class theme o$ Genesis 1 and creation&

Learners will be able to#

,earn the importance o$ ecosystems in our #orld See ho# God created all animals and plants di$$erently accordin" to their sur'i'al needs ,earn ne# 'ocabulary such as omni'ores% herbi'ores% carni'ores% etc& )nderstand the concept o$ abiotic and biotic $actors& Enter my online course on Edmodo and complete the -ui. to assess their learnin"

co"niti'e! ( ) Ap An E *+

physical de'elopment

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I$%E teac er and&or I$%E student standards addressed# 'Common Core $tandards(
!S& (S& /4&11 Demonstrate scienti$ic concepts throu"h 'arious illustrations% per$ormances% models% e0hibits and acti'ities& ! 2& *ommunication and *ollaboration1 Students use di"ital media and en'ironments to communicate and #or2 collaborati'ely% includin" at a distance% to support indi'idual learnin" and contribute to the learnin" o$ others& a& 3nteract% collaborate% and publish #ith peers% e0perts% or others employin" a 'ariety o$ di"ital en'ironments and media !4& Technolo"y 5perations and *oncepts1 Students demonstrate a sound understandin" o$ technolo"y concepts% systems% and operations& a& )nderstand and use technolo"y systems b& Select and use applications e$$ecti'ely and producti'ely 67ote# 8rite as many as needed& 3ndicate ta0onomy le'els and connections to applicable national or state standards& 3$ an objecti'e applies to particular learners #rite the name6s9 o$ the learner6s9 to #hom it applies&9 +remember% understand% apply% analy.e% e'aluate% create

II. )efore !ou start Identif! *rere+uisite ,nowledge and s,ills.

!Students #ill use their pre'ious 2no#led"e in science classes to understand the concepts they #ill be learnin" in this lesson& They can apply their 2no#led"e o$ basic animals% such as chipmun2s% etc& to relate to the ne# 'ocabulary such as carni'ores% herbi'ores% omni'ores&
Pre-assessment (for learning): Formative (for learning):

Outline assessment activities 6applicable to this lesson9

Formative (as learning):

!Students #ill be ta2in" the online -ui. so 3 can assess their learnin" online& Summative (of learning91 6:o# #ill you 2no# i$ your students ha'e met your objecti'es;9 !3$ students succeeded on their online -ui..es then 3 #ill be able to see ho# they retained the materials&
Provide 1ulti*le 1eans of 2e*resentation <ro'ide options $or perception! making information perceptible Provide 1ulti*le 1eans of Action and E0*ression <ro'ide options $or physical action! increase options for interaction Provide 1ulti*le 1eans of Engagement <ro'ide options $or recruitin" interest! choice, relevance, value, authenticity, minimize threats

- at barriers mig t t is lesson *resent" - at will it ta,e . neurodevelo*mentall!/ e0*erientiall!/ emotionall!/ etc./ for !our students to do t is lesson"

<ro'ide options $or lan"ua"e% mathematical e0pressions% and symbols! clarify & connect language

<ro'ide options $or e0pression and communication! increase me ium of e!pression

<ro'ide options $or sustainin" e$$ort and persistence! optimize challenge, collaboration, masteryoriente fee back

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<ro'ide options $or comprehension! activate, apply & highlight

<ro'ide options $or e0ecuti'e $unctions! coor inate short & long term goals, monitor progress, an mo ify strategies

<ro'ide options $or sel$!re"ulation! e!pectations, personal skills an strategies, self-assessment & reflection

1aterials3w at materials 'boo,s/ andouts/ etc( do !ou need for t is lesson and are t e! read! to use"

!Students #ill need their computers !5nline resources/access to the internet

!7o classroom How will !our classroom be set u* for t is lesson" III. % e Plan %ime Com*onents 1otivation 6openin"/ introduction/ en"a"ement9 4escribe teacher activities A54 student activities for eac com*onent of t e lesson. Include im*ortant ig er order t in,ing +uestions and&or *rom*ts. !Students #ill read throu"h the home pa"e to learn about #hat the e0pectations are and #hat they are "oin" to be learnin" about in the lesson&

!Students #ill be learnin" about ecosystems and their components #ithin them& This #ill be #here they learn all o$ the materials o$ the lesson& 4evelo*ment 6the lar"est component or main body o$ the lesson9

Closure 6conclusion% culmination% #rap!up9

The students #ill ta2e the $inal assessment #hich is the -ui. on edmodo

6our reflection about t e lesson/ including evidence's( of student learning and engagement/ as well as ideas for im*rovement for ne0t time. 68rite this a$ter teachin" the lesson9 1!1=!1>

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