Lesson Sketch for EDT 313 Investigation Hook lesson

Individuals completing this plan: __Kelly Delisio _

Lesson title: What is a Flower?

Investigation Topic:___ Flowers___

2 Early Learning & Development Content Standards indicators:

Cognition: Science Inquiry and Application: Record observations using words, pictures, charts, graphs, etc.
Social and emotional: Interactions with adults: Engage in extended, reciprocal conversations with familiar
adults.

Instructional objectives: list 2- 3 observable/measurable objectives for this lesson. Use precise language w/ action verbs.
The student will:
1. State their prior knowledge about flowers

2. Describe what they see in the sample flower

Experience(s): Describe authentic (real life, hands-on not representational) materials and enticing/ creative experiences in
which children are actively engaged. Experiences should encourage experimentation, problem solving and language
development. How will the experience(s) inform you on the childrens prior knowledge and interest in the topic? How can you
use this data to inform the development of your Integrated Investigation Plan?

Materials:
-Flowers
-Poster board
-Marker

Learning Experience:
For my hook lesson, I will begin by having the children sit on the rug in the classroom. I will have prepared
a large poster with a flower drawn on it with What do you know about flowers? writing in the middle. I
will ask the children this question and as they tell me what they know about flowers, I will write their
responses in the petals. Next, I will present the children with the real-life flower. I will pass the flower
around, and on the other side of the poster I will write what they see, smell, feel, and observe about the
flower. The authentic material of a flower will be a good introduction to our topic of flowers. This hook
lesson will also allow me to assess the students prior knowledge and observation skills which will be
beneficial information as I plan my learning experiences.

Assessment of student learning:

1. Data to be collected:
-Prior knowledge about flowers
-Observations of sample flowers

2. Method used to record/aggregate data:

-take notes
-fill in chart
-observations

3. Interpretation of assessment data:

 I will be able to assess students prior knowledge by their responses they give when asked what they
know and when asked to observe the flower. I will also be able to judge their interest on the topic
based on whether or not they are engaged in the lesson.

Reflection on lesson: In one page double spaced explain why the instructional objectives, experiences and
materials were chosen. Describe how well the children learned/achieved the instructional objectives. Finally include
a description of how the experience provided data to inform the development of the investigation.

I performed my hook lesson in my preschool classroom at Dayton View-A on Friday, March 17th.

For my mini-investigation, I chose Flowers as my topic due to the fact that the children displayed an

interest in flowers early on in my placement. For my hook lesson, I decided that I would assess what the

children already know about flowers and have the children explore a selection of flowers, noting what they

observe. The materials that I used for my hook lesson were: a poster board, markers, and flowers. I began

my lesson by having the children sit at the table with me, where I had the poster board with the pre-drawn

flowers and the question What do you know about flowers? on one side, and the question What do you

observe? on the other. I began by asking the children the first question, where I received responses such

as Flowers have stems, Flowers have a center, and If you plant a seed, a flower will grow. I tried to

have each child provide me with at least one response, yet some children were more willing to participate

than others. However, from the first question, I was able to discover that the children had some background

knowledge on the parts of flowers and the basics of the flower growth cycle.

Once the children were finished providing me with responses for the first question, I then turned the

poster over where the second question was displayed. I then passed out a flower to each child and asked

them to explore the flower and its various parts. I gave the children an opportunity to explore the material

and encouraged them to use their different senses including sight, touch, and smell. I then asked the

children what they could observe about their flowers. I was able to receive more responses for this question

than the first. The children observed several aspects of the flower, including what they believed the flower

felt like, smelled like, and what they saw. One child then asked me if he could tear his flower apart, which I

then gladly encouraged the children to do, as I saw it as an opportunity for further observation. Once the

children were finished exploring their flowers, they were given the option to either place their flower parts

in a zip-lock bag or throw them away.

 From my hook lesson, I was able to not only gather information regarding what the children already

know about the topic, but also have the children explore authentic materials and begin to think more deeply

about flowers. This hook experience will help me with future instruction as it allowed me to see what the

children do and do not know about the topic. As the children already know the basics about the different

parts of flowers and how they grow, I will be able to develop lessons that delve deeper in to these concepts.

I will also be able to form lessons that incorporate the different senses, as the children enjoyed using their

senses of smell and touch to explore their flowers. Lastly, I will continue to use authentic materials in my

future lessons.