Jill Dembeck Date: 4/11/02
Content area: ELA, Science Unit topic: Animals
Today’s lesson: Mammals Grade: 1
LESSON RATIONALE
NYS ELA Standards:
Standard #1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
Standard #2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
NYS Science Standards:
Standard # 4, Key Idea 1 : Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things.
Instructional Objectives: students will…
· Identify 3 common characteristics of mammals ( hair or fur, 2 or 4 legs, live birth)
· Name 3 mammals and tell a fact about each
· Identify which is a mammal when shown 2 pictures
· Illustrate their favorite mammal
· Describe illustration to class
Materials: Pictures of various animals (pig,cow, goat, cat, sheep, monkey, bear, tiger,) teacher-generated handout, crayons
LESSON OPENING
Anticipatory Set: Introduce mammals. Find out what they already know about mammals, and tell them that today they are going to learn all about what makes certain animals be called mammals.
LESSON BODY
Activities:
1. Introduce unit on animals and mammals. Ask students to name animals they know. List on the board.
2. Have students look at pictures (cow, pig, goat, cat, monkey, sheep, bear, tiger) and tell what is the same about all animals. Lead them into identifying distinguishing features of mammals. Review pictures to discuss animal names, type of fur, # of legs, etc.
3. Review animal names and characteristics of mammals. Show 2 pictures and ask student to identify which is mammal and explain why. {guided pratice}
4. Students fill in traits on handout #1.
5. Students will go back to their seats and draw a picture of their favorite mammal and write three facts about it on handout #2{independent practice}
Closure: Return to list of animals from step #1 and have students determine which ones are mammals and why. Cross of the animals who are not mammals, and have students explain why they are not mammals.
LESSON FOLLOW-UP
Independent Practice: Students share their illustration of their favorite mammal with the class. The student stands in front of the rest of the students showing his artwork, and telling why it’s his favorite mammal. Also explains the things that make his animal a mammal
Evaluation:
(a) Children will learn the 3 main characteristics of most mammals (hair or fur, 2 or 4 legs, live birth)
(b) Students will demonstrate this knowledge verbally and in written form by describing what they learned
LESSON RESOURCES
World of Wildlife by Anthony Nayman and Baby Farm Animals by Merrill Windsor