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Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions

PA/Common
Core/Standards

Objective
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Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
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for Students
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s, Modifications

Agriculture
Kayla Salego
Science
3rd Grade
60 minutes
There are many different animals that could live on a
farm.
What are the characteristics of your animal?
What is the environment like for your animal?
What does your animal eat?
What are some behaviors of your animal?
What are some interesting facts about your animal?
How can your animal helps humans survive?
4.4.3.A Identify Pennsylvania crops that provide food
for the table and fiber for textiles.
4.5.3.A Identify resources humans take from the
environment for their survival.
Through an independent research project, the students
will learn and present the many characteristics, living
environment, and etc. about an animal of their choice.

The students presentation of their animal will prove

their mastery on the animal chosen and the questions
given.

iPad App Farm Tractor Simulator

iPad App George the Farmers Australian Adventures

James will have magnets and clips to help him hold his
paper still while he is drawing and writing.
If James feels that he needs a helper with this activity,
that will be arranged.
If James seems to be getting too frustrated, he is
allowed to walk away. He can walk around the
classroom or go get a drink out in the hall.

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
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Procedures
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the Learning
Plan
Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

The students will learn the many different types of animals on

a farm, how they live, and how they help humans live.
Activating Prior Knowledge
Have the students create a list of animals they believe
are on a farm.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Read On the Farm by David Elliott
Big Idea Statement
There are many different animals that could live on a
farm
Essential Questions Statement
What are the characteristics of your animal?
What is the environment like for your animal?
What does your animal eat?
What are some behaviors of your animal?
What are some interesting facts about your animal?
How can your animal help humans survive?
Objective Statement
Students will create a presentation about the
characteristics of an animal of their choice.
Transition
The students will begin by reading On the Farm by David
Elliot on the floor in the front of the classroom. The
students could decide if they wanted the story read to
them by the CD player, teacher, or peer student.
The students will then have to opportunity to complete
their project anywhere they feel comfortable in the
room.
The students will always have the option to use an iPad
once they have completed their work.
Key Vocabulary
Characteristics
Environment
Live
Behaviors
Process
PreAssessment of Students
After reading On the Farm by David Elliot, write the
different animals from the story on the board and
discuss what makes them different.
Modeling of the Concept
Read an Animal Reader book from the set as a class
while filling out a Research Project Sheet together.
Guiding the Practice
Prompt the students by asking them simple yes or no

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questions during their research to help them better

understand the question written.
Providing the Independent Practice
The students will be working independently to create
their research project.
Transition
The students will begin by reading On the Farm by David
Elliot on the floor in the front of the classroom. The
students could decide if they wanted the story read to
them by the CD player, teacher, or peer student.
The students will then have to opportunity to complete
their project anywhere they feel comfortable in the
room.
The students will always have the option to use an iPad
once they have completed their work.
On the Farm by David Elliott
Animal Readers set
Research Project Sheets
iPad

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
The students presentation of their animal will prove
Learning/Master
their mastery on the animal chosen and the questions
y of the
given.
Concept
Have the student write an exit ticket of one interesting
fact they have learned about another students animal.
Informal Evaluation
While the students are working on their research, an
observation can take place of whether the students are
on task and truly understanding what they are doing.
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
Talk together as a class about our peers animals.
Have the students write
Homework/Assignments
Prepare to present to the class the following day.
Draw and explain an animal near their home, following
similar questions from their research topic, such as,
where it lives and its behaviors.
Teacher

Self-reflection