Week 9 - Science Lesson 2 with reading - Amazing Whales

Candidate’s Name: Malka Wallerstein

Grade Level: 3-4

Title of the lesson:  Amazing Whales

Length of the lesson: one hour

Central focus Students will learn fact about whales by using their reading and comprehension skills.

Knowledge of students to inform teaching Student can read at appropriate grade level. They can make observations and connections within the texts. They can make predictions independently. Students Have learnt in the previous lesson about the different types of sharks and their body parts.

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Support literacy development through language (academic language) Analyze and predict the text independently. Learn new vocabulary words from the book. Compare and contrast different types of sharks.

Learning objectives Students will use their reading strategies to analyze and learn about whales. Students will be able to predict the text independently. Students will learn new facts about whales, and be able to go back to the book and rewrite the actual facts.

Formal and informal assessment Informal Assessment - during guided reading i will informally assess the students participation and understanding. Formal Assessment I will print out the students graph charts from the computer and assess their work.

Instructional procedure: The teacher will Hang up the KWL chart from the previous lesson and the students will fill in what they’ve learnt. Then the teacher will ask questions from the previous lesson as a small review. The students will sit on the carpet and the teacher will read aloud the factual book of “Amazing Whales”. The teacher will explain to the class why this book differs from a novel or short story. The student will be asked to make a prediction about the book from its title and cover page. The teacher will read the book stopping frequently to ask questions and make predictions. Using google maps show the students the geographical range of where whales live. After reading and discussing the book have students pair up and use the computers to make a factual chart about whales using text and graphics. Students will go back to the book to reference the new facts they learnt about whales and organize the facts into a chart. Students will also use the web to find images about the different sharks they learnt about. The teacher will color print their work so they can take it home and show their families and friends.

Instructional resources and materials used to engage students in learning. The book “ Amazing Whales” Computers Google Earth White board Printer Google Documents Google Images

Reflection I believe this lesson is a great science lesson with a reading and comprehension lesson integrated. In order to make it more interesting for gifted students I can let them use a Higher level factual book on whales. I use technology in this lesson to make my students interested in the lesson and show how we can use technology in learning. I believe my lesson supported all learners and was planned well.