Keith Calhoun 05/17/20
Teachworthy Lesson Plan Template
Week of Date:
Categories Monday
Objective TEKS:
(List TEKS aligned to 3.7A
the curriculum)
After whole group
SMART Objective
discussions students will
work together to complete
a worksheet explaining the
importance of soil.
Assessing/Rehearsing Graphic organizer
(Planned project or assignment.
Must be aligned to objective).
Material Planning Apple, Knife, Globe, 3-4
different types of soil
Retrieval/
Identify what soil is.
Introduction
(Activate pQrior knowledge)
Students will put their
Relevance-Hook hands into blacked out
(Capture their attention )
bags and guess what
 Metaphors
the material inside is. 3
 Analogies
bags, 1 is soil, 1 is sand,
1 is a bag of pebbles
Teacher: Grade: Content:
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
TEKS: TEKS: TEKS: TEKS:
3.7A 3.7A 3.7A 3.1A, 3.2C, 3.2F, 3.3A,
3.7A
After the lesson SWBAT After the lesson SWBAT
SMART Objective
complete a graphic SMART
completeObjective
a graphic SMART Objective
After the lesson SWBAT SMART Objective
organizer explain how soil organizer explain how explain the importance of After the lab, SWBAT
forms through physical soil forms through worms for soil creation. describe all of the ways
weathering. Chemical weathering. that soil is created.
Graphic organizer Graphic organizer Wonderful worms Decomposition
recording sheet
graphic organizer
Soil samples, paper
plates, popsicle sticks for
Graphic organizer, Graphic organizer, Wonderful worms digging around in soil,
scrap paper, soil, earthworms graphic organizer, decomposition recording
Diary of a worm sheet
book,
In teams, students will
Discuss what Discuss chemical work together to match
weathering is and the weathering and the the physical thing that
Talk about what soil
different types of different kinds of creates physical or
was before it was dirt.
physical weathering. chemical weathering. chemical weathering. Ex.
Water causes physical
As students watch What’s the Dirt on weathering. Worms
Whole paper “Earthworms are Dirt? video cause chemical
represents the entire important video” wreathing.
rock. Have students rip students can pass
up their papers to around a small tub Let the students pick out
represent physical with soil and their colored popsicle
weathering. earthworms stick for digging and
design it with markers.
Essential Vocabulary Soil, Minerals, Weathering, ice Decomposition, Remains, Humus, Review the entire
(List words and mastery activities) wedging, weeks vocabulary
Decomposition, Organic matter,
Model composition Bacteria

Do apple activity
Routing-Direct following the Define weathering. Define chemical Watch video about Perform lab:
Instruction/Guided Practice narrative provided on Explain physical weathering and earthworm Decomposition of
with resources the sheet weathering as related decomposition. importance. plants and animals
(What are you going to DO and USE to to the hook. List four Explain chemical Read diary of a into soil.
teach your students? Show video: types of physical weathering as related worm.
Refer to Bloom’s Taxonomy to ensure https://www.youtub weathering. Show to the hook. List four
rigor. Modeling is essential: “I do, we e.com/watch? video of Antarctica types of chemical
do”) Work Stations, Cooperative v=H_YXEh0eQD4 glacier weathering. weathering. Students
Learning Groups
Students will will complete graphic
Explain the complete graphic organizer during
importance of soil organizer during direct instruction.
direct instruction.

After looking at the

soil samples, discuss
with your
groupmates what
stage of
Students complete decomposition the
Students will decompositions Students will sample is in. Write
Retaining-Independent
complete a soil worksheet collaborate with their down your findings
Practice with Resources Have students draw table mates to and reasoning on a
worksheet in small independently
(“You Do” Students demonstrate their
understanding) groups at their tables stages of ice-wedging complete the single group paper.
 Questioning wonderful worms Students will record
 Cause and Effect graphic organizer. their observations on
 Table Walks the Decomposition
Work Stations, Differentiated Small Recording Sheet.
Group Instruction at Teacher Table,
Technology Differentiated Lessons
What is soil? Define weathering? Define How do worms help Discuss your
Re-Exposing-Check for What makes up soil? What are the decomposition? to create soil? observations with
Understanding How much of our different types of What are four Predict what would your partner.
(Helps you determine if your Earth is usable soil? physical weathering? different kinds of happen if worms
students are getting it. Use Why is it important decomposition? suddenly
Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems to take car of our disappeared.
to explore higher order thinking). natural resources?

Predict what would

Explain difference happen if worms Using your own
Reflection-Daily Think-pair-share: Table group between physical and suddenly words describe how
EXIT TICKET/Assessment discuss the discussion: Leader of chemical weathering. disappeared. Discuss soil is created.
(At the conclusion of every lesson importance of taking the group will present this with your group
they should complete an exit ticket to the class after the mates and then write
care of Earth’s soil.
like strategy that prompts them to
small group your prediction.
answer a question or performing a
discussion about why
operation targeting the big idea of
the lesson) weathering is
important? Complete personal
Rehearsal-Homework Complete personal Complete personal dictionary with Complete personal
(Extended learning and practice. Must dictionary with Complete personal dictionary with todays vocab. dictionary with
be objective relevant while todays vocab. dictionary with todays vocab. todays vocab.
demonstrative). todays vocab.

Rigor-Instructional
Resources
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
Increase the rigor of your lesson by using ACTION WORDS in your objectives to ensure you are teaching at the HIGHEST LEVELS

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

Count, Define, Conclude, Apply, Change, Analyze, Characterize, Compose, Construct, Appraise, Argue,
Describe, Draw, Find, Demonstrate, Discuss, Choose, Compute, Classify, Compare, Create, Design, Assess, Choose,
Identify, Label, List, Explain, Generalize, Dramatize, Interview, Contrast, Debate, Develop, Integrate, Conclude, Critic,
Match, Name, Quote, Identify, Illustrate, Prepare, Produce, Deduce, Diagram, Invent, Make, Decide, Evaluate,
Recall, Recite, Interpret, Paraphrase, Role-play, Select, Differentiate, Organize, Perform, Judge, Justify, Predict,
Sequence, Tell, Write Predict, Report, Show, Transfer, Use Discriminate, Plan, Produce, Prioritize, Prove,
Restate, Review, Distinguish, Examine, Propose, Rewrite Rank, Rate, Select
Summarize, Tell Outline, Relate,
Research, Separate