Lesson Sketch for EDT 313

Individual completing this lesson plan: M.E. Labrie

Lesson title: Aquarium Table Creation

Date that lesson was taught: February 7, 2015

Standards in 2 Domains:
Domain: Approaches to Learning
Strand: Engagement and Persistence
Topic: Persistence
Carry out tasks, activities, projects or experiences from beginning to end. Focus on the task at hand even
when frustrated or challenged.
Domain: Cognition and General Knowledge
Strand: Cognitive Skills
Topic: Memory
Communicate about past events and anticipate what comes next during familiar routines and experiences.
Domain: Mathematics
Strand: Number Sense
Topic: Number Sense and Counting
Count to 20 by ones with increasing accuracy. Identify and name numerals 1-9. Identify without counting
small quantities of up to 3 items. (Subitize)
Instructional objectives: list 2observable/measurable objectives for this lesson. Use precise language w/ action verbs.
The student will be able to:
1. Students will be able to choose which of the animals seen at the aquarium was their favorite and
then express to a group chosen animal through language, drawing, or motion.
2. Students will be able to count how many people liked each kind of animal at the aquarium; through
counting stickers on a class created table.
Experiences: Describe authentic (real life, hands-on not representational) materials and enticing/ creative experiences in
which children are actively engaged. Safety should be addressed if warranted.

The children will first be separated into two small groups, each group having about six to seven children.
The children will be seated on the carpeted area of the floor. The instructor will sit in a chair in front of the
children with an easel. The instructor will need stickers, a poster board, and a dark colored marker.
The instructor will be creating with the child a table of how many children liked each of the exhibits at the
aquarium most. The exhibits used will be penguin, salt water fish, shark petting, jellyfish, and amazon
creatures such as alligators and tarpons.
The instructor will start by instructing the children to what the chart will be. The instructor will state that
what each category is and if the children would like to change or add anything they wanted from their
aquarium experience; the teacher will then write down all editions and or edits to the chart. The use of the
academic word table will be used to teach the children what kind of chart is being used to capture their
responses.
Each child will then state what their favorite type of exhibit and or animal was at the aquarium. When the
child has successfully stated their favorite animal they may take a sticker and place it on the chart under the
category it would fall under. The class and the teacher will help the child chose which category or place to
put their sticker. If a child does not want to, or is nonverbal the child may simply place their sticker, act out
their favorite animal, or draw their favorite animal and show the class. Children may also personally tell the
instructor their favorite animal and then place his or hers sticker on the class table.

When each student has stated their favorite animal and placed their sticker on the table they will count the
stickers that have been placed in each section. Students will count each section. A volunteer will be called
on to count along, touching each sticker while they count. Next the full group will count with the student
whole originally counted alone. A new volunteer should be chosen for each section.
After each section has been counted the group as a whole will count for the total. The instructor should
point and touch each sticker while counting. After the first group is done the second group will complete a
new table with the same process as the first group.
There are no safety considerations for this lesson. Children will be seated or standing with instructor.
Evidence of student learning:
Students will be evaluated by the completion of the table. During the lesson the instructor should write the
initials of the child next to their sticker. This way the instructor can check that each child participated and
mark that they completed the project. The completed chat is the evidence of participation and learning.