KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY



KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITYELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENTLESSON PLAN FORMATTeacher Candidate: Gaoci Lo & Kate Leffler Date: Cooperating Teacher: Coop. Initials Group Size: 25 students Allotted Time 50 minutes Grade Level 2ndSubject or Topic: Earth Sciences: Weather Section STANDARD:3.3.3A5 Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time.Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes):Second grade students will be able to explain weather through creating a weather book, sorting objects according to weather, and recording weather of current place.Instructional MaterialsEye on the Sky websiteWeather videoPreziWeather booklet sheetsWeather sorting game sheetsScissors GlueiPadsWhat’s the Weather Like sheetsCloudy With a Chance of Meatball bookSubject Matter/Content(prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea)PrerequisiteKnowledge about water and its three states of matterKnowledge about the water cycleKnowledge about water formationKnowledge about cloudsFine motor skillsVocabularyWeather- made up of heat from the sun, air, and waterWind- air moving from one spot on Earth to anotherImplementationIntroductionBegin the day with a class activity, Eye on the Sky.Visit the website: a class fill in each box. Keep clicking “go” and have the children participate.State that this activity gave the students an idea of how to journal the weather.DevelopmentState that the students will now watch a video about weather. Show video: Prezi: ; Go along with the slides.What is weather?What is wind?Review the formation of clouds. Clouds help tell about weather.Pass out the weather booklet sheets.Sheets can be found here: the children that they will be cutting, coloring, and putting together a weather book.State the weather book will help them remember the different kinds of weather.After creating the books, give each child a weather sorting game sheet. Let the children play the weather sorting game.Sheets can be found here: the students to cut out the pieces and glue the objects according to the weather.Collect these.iPads should be already signed out for the class. Have students grab an iPad.Tell the students that they will now be a weather watcher.Tell the students to use their iPads to visit the website: Pass out the worksheet, What’s the Weather Like?.Attached is the worksheet.Worksheet can be found here: that the students will use the website to determine the weather for the next five days. They must use the worksheet to collect the data they gathered.Visit Type in the zip code of the school’s location.On the left hand side are links. Click on “5 Day”.Tell students to cut and paste the weather pieces for the five days on the worksheet.Have them label the description word describing the weather for the five days.Collect these.ClosureTo end the day, tell the students that you will read of a book called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball.Here is a video of the book you can show: read the book provided.Tell the students that today was a great day learning about the weather. State that the next time they look outside, they’ll be able to describe the weather to their friends and family and decide on what to dress like for the weather!Accommodations/Differentiation To accommodate a student?with a learning disability, provide headphones for videos, guided notes, printed questions, and allow group work.Assessment/Evaluation Plan FormativeWeather booklet- check to see each student completed putting the booklet togetherWeather Sorting Sheet- collect to assess student’s knowledge on if they correctly sorted the objects according to the weather termsWhat’s the Weather Like sheet- collect and assess that each student completed this and correctly labeled the weather for each day.SummativeReflective ResponseReport of Students’ Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (after lesson is taught)Remediation PlanPersonal ReflectionResourcesBarrett, J., & Barrett, R. (1988).?Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. New York: Atheneum.Barrett, J. (2012, February 21). Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Book Reading.m4v.?YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm | . (2014, January 1).?Scholastic Teachers. Retrieved April 10, 2013, from and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report. (2014, January 1).?The Weather Channel. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from Unit- Ideas for Teaching, Resources for Lesson Plans, and Activities for Unit Planning. (2014, January 1).?Weather Unit- Ideas for Teaching, Resources for Lesson Plans, and Activities for Unit Planning. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from . (2014, January 1).?Kizclub. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from ................
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