Lesson Plan - OISE



|Lesson Plan |

|Date: Nov. 19 ‘08 |Topic: Sorting/Classifying |

| |Data Management |

| |Eco-awareness |

|Grade Level: 3 |Time: 12:30 -1:20 |

|Classroom Teacher/School: Ms. Amrit Mudhar, Oakridge Jr. PS | |

|Curriculum Expectations: |

|Collection and Organization of Data |

|demonstrate and ability to organize objects into categories, by sorting and classifying objects using 2 or more attributes |

|simultaneously |

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|Secondary Objective |

|interpret and draw conclusions from data presented in charts, tables, and graphs |

|Assessment Strategies: |

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|We will circulate the room while students are sorting their “garbage” to assess their level of understanding and to provide |

|assistance and guidance where necessary. |

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|We will check each group’s chart paper to ensure they are classifying their “garbage” in the correct category. |

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|We have created a bar graph template which students can fill in according to their tally chart information. We will give this |

|project to students who complete their tally chart early. |

|Accommodations and Modifications: |

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|This is a group activity which will allow group member’s to fulfill a role that suits their strengths. Each group will have 4 |

|roles: Recorder, Supplies Manager, Speaker, and Timer/Everyone Contributes. |

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|This lesson uses a number of visual aids and manipulatives which will aid most students, including ESL learners. For example, |

|the “Garbage Suit” fashion show will provide visual aids to help students identify categories. We have also provided the |

|“clean” garbage bags for students to use as manipulatives so as to better understand the various materials we are sorting. |

|Resources/Materials |Outline |

|- 5 bags of “clean” garbage in clear bags |Introduction: 12:35-12:40 |

| |Yalini |

|- “Garbage Fashion” Wear apparel |Yalini will introduce the activity by acting as an announcer at a “Fashion Show”. |

| |Yalini will introduce Mr. Goudreau and Mr. Roffey one at a time and highlight some |

|- 5 half sheets of chart paper |of the garbage items that are found on their clothing. Mr. Roffey and Mr. Goudreau |

| |will act like runway models. |

|- markers | |

| |Middle: 12:40 – 12:50 |

| |Dan and Yalini |

| |Dan and Yalini will use guiding questions to have students identify the various |

| |materials found on Mr. Roffey and Mr. Goudreau’s clothing. The categories are: |

| |Glass, Plastic, Paper, Metal, Garbage |

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| |After determining the categories, Dan and Yalini will lead a group sorting activity.|

| |We will create a tally chart to sort all the materials found on the “fashion |

| |model’s” clothing. We will review how tally chart’s are created and why we group |

| |tally marks in group’s of 5. |

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| |Ramie |

| |Ramie will then introduce the activity. Each group will receive 1 bag of “garbage”.|

| |The objective is to create a tally chart using the same categories we have just |

| |outlined to tally and sort the items in each bag. |

| |Ramie will outline the group positions: Recorder, Supplies Manager, Speaker, and |

| |Timer/ Everyone Contributes. |

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| |Group Activity – 12:50 – 1:05 |

| |Dan, Ramie, and Yalini will circulate the room to ensure everyone is on-task and to |

| |assess level of understanding. |

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| |Group Discussion – 1:05 – 1:15 |

| |Ramie, Yalini, and Dan |

| |Ramie and Yalini will call the students to the carpet and lead a discussion where |

| |each “speaker” will tell the class their findings. Ramie and Yalini will record the|

| |classes findings on 1 big chart paper to create a class total. |

| |Dan will be sorting the garbage to provide a visual reminder of how much garbage we |

| |had vs. recyclable products. |

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| |Conclusion: |

| |Ramie, Dan, & Yalini |

| |After the class total is found, Dan, Yalini, and Ramie will guide the class in a |

| |discussion about the importance of recycling. We will highlight how many recyclable|

| |items were found in garbage bags. We will demonstrate how much garbage was saved |

| |from going to the landfill (which creates pollution). Garbage in landfills creates |

| |pollution and we can all do our part to reduce the amount of recyclables that end up|

| |in landfills. |

| |Follow-up: |

| |This lesson would lead into a lesson about creating bar graphs. We could use the |

| |tally charts we have created to make bar graphs following all the conventions of bar|

| |graphs (ie/ titles, labels, appropriate numbering, etc.) |

| |We could also follow the environmental theme and conduct a research project with the|

| |school’s janitors to find out how much trash vs. recycling is created school- |

| |wide. |

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