Group+1A

Lesson Plan for Group 1A

__**Unit Title**__**:** Life Cycles

__**Grade Level**__**:** K-5

__**Subject Focus**__**:** Butterfly

__**Lesson Focus**__**: Introduction (Colors and numbers, two sizez)**

__**Time**__**: 9-11:30 AM Thursday, June 16**


 * I. __Standards, Goals & Objectives__**


 * Standards: Use evidence to develop a scientific explanation regarding the stages of how organisms develop and change over time**


 * Goals: Students will be able to recognize color, size and the numbers 1-6. They will be able to repeat basic sentences and phrases.**

__**Content Objectives:**__ Describe butterflies ( talk about their color and size), count butterflies

__**Language Objectives**__ Students can identify two sizes and may be able to name them. Students can identify six basic colors and can name them.

__**Cultural Connection:**__ Greetings, introductions, Color poem/Game


 * II. __Assessments__**

- Games - identify colors and sizes, count in groups, follow directions.
 * __Formative Assessments:__** Question and answer - What is this? This is a butterfly. etc, What color is a butterfly? How many...


 * __Interpersonal Tasks:__** Group work - students will support each other in small group activities, helping others to remember words and to complete tasks.


 * __Interpretive Tasks:__** Identification of colors.


 * __Presentational Tasks"__**


 * III. Planning for Instruction**


 * __Activities__ (I DO, WE DO, YOU DO):**
 * Activity 1 - Introduction**: My name is; Good morning song
 * Activity 2 - Presentation of colors. I do (Ludmila Bien)**
 * Activity 3 - We do "Catch a Butterfly" game (Ludmila Bien)**
 * Activity 4 - Presentation of numbers - I do (Halina)**
 * Activity 5 - Game - How many butterflies? - We do**
 * Activity 6 - Game - Dice Game - We do**
 * Activity 7 - Presentation of Big/small - Video - I do (Tatsiana)**
 * Activity 8 - Coffee Filter Butterflies - We do**
 * Activity 9 - Butterfly color groups (incorporates counting and numbers) - We do**
 * Activity 10 - Story Time - I do (Rima)**
 * Activity 11 - Color review game - choose a color - You do (hopefully. if not, we will step in)**
 * Activity 12 - Number review game - You/We do - (Erica)**

__**Materials**__**:**
 * Activity 1 - Ball, butterfly costume**
 * Activity 2 - Colored paper with words on them for the board**
 * Activity 3 - 6 Colored butterflies in an envelope for each student**
 * Activity 4 -**
 * Activity 5 - Numbers on a stick for each student. Butterflies to be posted on the board.**
 * Activity 6 - 2 Foam dice**
 * Activity 7 - Video/Projector**
 * Activity 8 - Coffee filters, pipe cleaners, markers**
 * Activity 9 - Colored butterflies**
 * Activity 10 - Book, butterfly costume**
 * Activity 11 -**
 * Activity 12 - Ball, Paper numbered 1-6**

__**Vocabulary**__ Activity 9 - **All previous vocabulary** Activity 10 - **All previous vocabulary** Activity 11 - **All previous vocabulary** Activity 12 - **All previous vocabulary**
 * Activity 1 - Hello, my name is, good morning**
 * Activity 2 - Red, yellow, orange, light blue, green, black**
 * Activity 3 - same as 2**
 * Activity 4 - numbers 1-6**
 * Activity 5 - same as 4**
 * Activity 6 - same as 4**
 * Activity 7 - Big/Small**
 * Activity 8 - All previous vocabulary**

__**Reflections**__**:**

Language objectives of the lesson were accomplished. Students learned and were able to apply 6 colors, 6 numbers, they could distinquish between two sizes.Students were able to carry on a short conversation: -What is this? -This is a butterfly. -What kind of a butterfly is it? - It is red and small, etc