Lesson Plan : Introduction to Butterfly Unit
Teacher Name: | Ms. Doherty |
Grade: | Grade 1 |
Subject: | Science |
Topic: | This is the introductory lesson to a unit on butterflies. |
Content: | Science Needs of living things butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, eggs |
Goals: | Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals: air, water, food, shelter and space. |
Objectives: | NCSCS Objective: 1.02 TLWD analysis of animals by investigating the needs of a variety of different animals: air, water, food, shelter, and space with 90% accuracy. CCS Task Analysis: TLW identify the needs of animals. TLW classify animals according to their characteristics. TLW compare groups of animals and their needs. TLW construct a habitat and explain how it supports the needs of animals. |
Materials: | KWL Chart or SmartBoard Theme 8 Week 2 Houghton Mifflin Anthology Butterfly pattern Pasta: Spiral (caterpillar), shell (chrysalis), bow tie (butterfly) small pasta-couscous or orzo (eggs). Glue Scissors Pictures of Painted Lady Butterflies (A slide show on the SmartBoard works well) |
Introduction: | Complete the �K� of a KWL on Butterflies using the following guiding questions: What do you know about butterflies? Have you ever seen one? Have you ever touched one? What did it look like? What was it before it was a butterfly? What do caterpillars look like? What do caterpillars feel like? How did they get to be caterpillars? |
Development: | Read aloud �Butterflies� from the Houghton Mifflin Theme 8 Week 2 Anthology. |
Practice: | Have students speak to a shoulder buddy about what they would like to know about butterflies for approx 1 minute. Complete the �W� of the KWL chart based on student feedback.(Before the read aloud) Have students describe what the different stages of a butterfly looks like and what they might need to grow through the stages of development. (After the read aloud) |
Accommodations: | Below grade level-Prepare butterfly pattern and provide a model of a completed butterfly. On grade level-Ask students to label the stages of development. Above grade level-Write one sentence for each stage of development. |
Checking For Understanding: | Circulate to monitor progress After the "closure"-Students write in their science journals about the upcoming project. |
Closure: | Show a picture of a �Painted Lady� butterfly and explain to students that we will be raising Painted Lady butterflies as a part of our life science unit. Allow students time to discuss this. |
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