SIOP Lesson Plan

Standards
Grade 3- Writing and Science: CC.1.4.3.O, CC.1.4.3.N, CC.1.4.3.M
Grade 6- Writing: CC.1.4.6.O, CC.1.4.6.P Science: CC.3.6.6-8.B
Theme:
Ocean zones
Objectives:
Content- List all of the scientific ocean zone names in order, from surface to ocean
floor
Language- Students will write a story of a sea creature and their adventure through the
different ocean zones
Students will provide 3 scientific facts
Learning Strategies:
-Hands-on activities through visual board of ocean zones
-learning the order of the ocean zones
-writing a short story
-creating their own acronym by working in pairs
Key Vocabulary:
Epipelagic (sunlight), Mesopelagic (twilight), Bathypelagic (midnight), Abyssopelagic
(abyss), and Hadalpelagic (trenches)
Materials:
Poster board, markers, construction paper, velcro, scissors, glue
Motivation:
Creating perspective by incorporating familiar buildings and what their depth would be
in the ocean (Freedom Tower, Empire State Building). Relating the song in Nemo to the
ocean zones.

Presentation:
The presentation starts with the Nemo song clip about ocean zones which is a
motivation technique in order to build a background for the students. In addition,
perspective will be created by reviewing the height of buildings and its relation to the
depth of the ocean. Activities such as the Nemo song, acronym, velcro board and short
story are utilized to increase memory, support on language and content objectives, and
curriculum goals. Visual pictures and relations to the theme are shown.
Ocean zone theme is reviewed and new information is introduced through the ocean
zone velcro board. Students will participate in creating their own acronym and
completing the velcro board. Students will also incorporate key vocabulary words when
creating their short story of their sea creature and its adventure through the ocean
zones.
Practice/Application:
Emphasizing the use of reading, writing, speaking and listening by using hands on
activities. Hands on activities include the Nemo song, writing a story through the ocean
zones and completing the ocean zones velcro board.
Review/Assessment:
To determine how well the students have understood and retained the key vocabulary as
well as concepts, various assessment methods will be used. In the first method students
will place the ocean zones and creature pictures on the board in their appropriate spots,
while working with each other. The next method is provided by having the students
create a short narrative about their sea creature and its adventure through the ocean
zones. This method offers the teacher a view on the students factual knowledge and
content understanding.
Extension:
The students can choose other animal or plant life in a zone, and investigate what allows
them to live in that particular zone. The teachers can report the findings to each other
and add more facts and information to the ocean board.