The College of New Jersey School of Education Bianca Venice and Heather Wuest Title: Ocean Habitat Grade

Level: 1st grade Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Tindall Time Allotted: 40 minutes Description of Topic: Students will identify the basic survival needs of humans. The students will learn that a habitat contains all of these needs. The students will observe the hermit crab. The students will conclude that hermit crabs need water, food, shelter, and space to survive too. Standards: 5.3.2.C.2 A habitat supports the growth of many different plants and animals by meeting their basic needs of food, water, and shelter.
5.4.2.G.3.Identify and categorize the basic needs of living organisms as they relate to the environment.

Objectives Students will be able to name the four basic survival needs of humans. Students will recognize that humans share the same basic needs as all other living things Students will be able to describe what a habitat is and that a habitat must contain these basic survival needs.

Assessments The teacher will discuss with the students the basic survival needs of humans. The students will draw these needs on their worksheet. The students will answer the question Do hermit crabs have the same basic survival needs as people? The teacher will ask the students What is a habitat? Does the hermit crabs habitat contain all of these survival needs?

Materials: Hermit Crab, Habitat worksheet, Reading Rainbow video, white board, markers Prior Knowledge: Students will have knowledge that people need certain things to survive and so do animals. Students may have misconceptions that animals do not have the same basic needs as humans. Hook (5 minutes):What do all humans need to survive? (Food, water, shelter, space)These things which we need to survive are all in our habitat. Procedure :( 25 minutes) 1. A habitat is where we live. Not only is it where we live it is where plants and animals live ! Plants and animals need a habitat too.

2. Now lets look at our friend _____s habitat. Can you spot his shelter, space, water, and food? I guess humans are not the only ones who need shelter, space, water, and food! The students will sing the song with the teacher. 3. The teacher will sing the song, Food, water, shelter, space, a habitat is a wonderful place! Then students will sing with the teacher ! 4. Group by group the students will come up to observe the hermit crab. 5. The students will return to their seats and be given a worksheet where they will draw a picture of the hermit crabs habitat. 6. The students will answer the question, What do hermit crabs and people need in their habitat in order to survive? Do hermit crabs have the same basic survival needs as people? 7. The teacher will tell the students that all living things have these basic survival needs. Closure: (10 minutes) The teacher will show reading rainbow House for a Hermit Crab.

Questions: 1. What do people need to survive? 2. Do hermit crabs also need shelter, space, food, and water? 3. Where can livings things find these basic survival needs? 4. What is a habitat?

Classroom Management: The students will sit in their previously assigned mixed level groups. The teacher will utilize the whole brain learning strategies for managing the classroom including Hands and eyes, hands and eyes and Bring it back bring it back bring it back now. The teacher will hand out the habitat worksheet to students after they have observed the hermit crab. Students who are not on task will not be able to come up and observe the hermit crab. The students will use the crayons they have in their desks. Students who have finished early can retrieve a challenge. Students who are working especially well will be put on the happy list. Transitions: The teacher will have the students come up group by group to observe the hermit crab. The teacher will tell the students that the group sitting quietly and ready will get to look at the hermit crab first. The students will remain at their desks for the Reading Rainbow video. All papers will go in the ocean bag at the end of the lesson. Individualization: The teacher will come around and scaffold the understanding of the lower-leveled and ESL students. The ESL students will receive a support sheet with words that are prevalent in the lesson. The support sheet will contain words written in English and picture of the word. The support sheet will also contain common phrases used regularly in the classroom in English and a picture of the procedure. This used regularly in the classroom to enhance their comfort in the classroom which will also heighten their learning. The more advanced learners will collect a challenge from the Challenge Bucket to complete if they finish early the class work early.