APPENDIX 1

Lesson Plan Template

Use this template to plan and develop ALL lessons
LESSON PLAN Subject: Science

Trainee: Salama Topic or Theme: Classifying animals / What are vertebrates?

Class: 3- B Date & Duration: 17-10-2019

Trainee Personal Goals

I am working on:

• Classroom management
• Time management
• Behaviour management

Lesson Focus

• Students will have to identfy the four types of vertebrates

• Students will be able to know what are mammals ?

Lesson Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Identify what is vertebrates animals?

• Knowing some example on vertebrate’s animal.
• Comparing between the 4 types of vertebrates (Birds, reptiles, Amphibians and fish)
• What are mammals?

Links to Prior Learning

• In the previous lesson the students learned about Invertebrates animals.

• Students know the meaning and different animal examples about invertebrate animals.
• Such as: worms, jelly fish and squid.

21st Century Skills

• Collaboration: To get the students working together to solve problems and complete different
tasks.
• Communication: To help the students how to effectively convey ideas to each others.

Key vocabulary

• Vertebrates
• Animals
 • Birds
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish
• Mammals
• Beak
• Feathers
• Lungs

Possible problems for learners Solutions to possible problems

• Having difficulty understand the
vocabulary words.
• Students having difficulty comparing
between the 4 types of vertebrates.
• Make sure to explain the vocabulary of the
lesson by showing the pictures or a video.
• Make sure to include pictures and a mind map
or a schedule or Venn diagram to compare
between the types.

Resources/equipment needed

• Class dojo
• Computer
• Smart board
• Vocabulary words with pictures
• Plastic alphabet letters
• A3 paper For KWH chart
• Different colours of stickers (So the students will write their ideas in the beginning of the lesson
on the KWH chart)
• PowerPoint
• Glue
• Video
• Example pictures of vertebrates animals

TASKS/ACTIVITIES
Resources
Introduction
& Time
 Teacher will: Students will:

1.Today we will learn about 4. Students must listen to the teacher

10 min vertebrates animals. instructions while she teaches the

vocabulary.
2. There are four types of vertebrates
animals (Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians 6. Students have to repeat the words after
and fish) the teacher.

3. Teacher will provide pictures to 8. Students will have 5 mints to talk with
introduce the vocabulary words. each other’s about the vocabulary words.

5. Then, Teacher will read the
vocabulary words with the all of the
class.
7. Tr: Turn and talk to your friend what
do you think theses words means.
9. Then the teacher will choose
random student to tell the meaning of
one word.
10. The students will answer the question
by telling the class the meaning of the word.
13. Students have to repeat the words after
the teacher.
15. The students have to listen to
understand the difference between the 4th
types.

11. Then teacher will provide the

vocabulary word with picture and with
the meaning in Arabic.

12. Teacher and the students will read

the words together as a class.

14. Teacher will explain the four types

of vertebrates.
Resources Main activities (Active engagement)
 & Time
Teacher will: Students will:

1.Provide different picture of different 3. Students will be in groups and they will
have different animals picture.
types of vertebrates animals for the
students. For each group 4. Each group will have to discuss together
10 min
and talk about the animals in the pictures
2. Then, Teacher will draw or have a that they have. Student will have 5 minutes
big table that have 2 sections for ( to turn and talk to each other’s.
Vertebrates and Mammals )
6. Then one student from each group will
5. Teacher will choose a random choose one picture from the group that
student from each group. they have and place it on the table in the
right place.
7. When all of the pictures are finished
from all of the groups the teacher will
check students answers if it’s right or
wrong.
Differentiation activities (Center activities) 20 min

Master students:

• Students have to look at a small bag that have different small animals. They have to choose a
random animal from bag. Then, they have to write the animal group of the animal. Finally, they
have to write one sentence about the animal group.

Developing Students:

• Students have different pictures of animals from different environment. Also, they will have a
paper that have two hands. Along with vocabulary words to support them. The students have
to pick a animal picture. Then they have to write the animal names in the hands. Finally, they
have to write the group that the animal belongs to.

Emerging students:

• The students will have different plastic animals. Then have to place very animal in the right
group. Then They have to write sentences.
Extra activity:
1. Students will have small plastic aplanatic letters they have to make the vocabulary words of the

lesson. Then they have to match the words with the correct picture. Then they have to write one

sentence about the animal picture.

Resources
& Time Plenary/Conclusion

Teacher will Student will

1.Tr: will recap on the lesson by 3.Students will have to discuss together in
reminding the students: we learn today their groups and find some examples.
about vertebrates’ animals.
5.The students whose name was chosen

2.How can tell me one example of will have to answer the question.

vertebrates animal? Turn and talk

7. Students will have 10 min to discuss
to your friend you have 2 minutes.
together

4.Tr: will use class dojo to choose a

random student.
6. So, Boys and girls today we
learned about vertebrate animals.
vertebrates animals are animals
9. students have to follow the teacher
instructions and answer the different
questions.
12. Students must follow the teacher
instructions. And they have to walk to the

that have back bone. Turn and talk answer without running and talking while

to your friends. I want you to tell the find the answers.

me what vertebrates’ animals is

and give me one animal example.

8. Teacher will choose random

students from each group to give
 me one animal example that they
have.

10. While the students are working

in the classroom, Teacher will
observe the students working.

11. Ok, boys and girls now I will

show you different questions and
there are different answers around
the classroom. You have to listen to
the question and read carefully to
find the right answer in the
classroom.
Assessment I will implement the 4-corner strategy. Where the teacher will write 7 questions on
Strategies:
the board and will place the answers around the classroom. The teacher will display
one question at a time for the students. The students have to look around in the
classroom and the have to walk to the right answer. At the same time the teacher will
observe the students answers and writing students names who have the correct
answer.
Exit ticket
☐ Observation ☐ Student self- ☐ Oral questioning ☐ Peer assessment
assessment

☐ Quiz ☐ Student presentation ☐ Written work and ☐ Verbal feedback

feedback