SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions

PA/Common
Core/Standards

Agriculture
Kayla Salego
Science
3rd Grade
Morning or Afternoon
There are many farms nearby that you may visit to
learn more about agriculture.
What animals are on this farm?
What crops are on this farm?
What equipment did you see?
What processes did you see?

4.4.3.A. Identify Pennsylvania crops that provide

food for the table and fiber
for textiles.
4.4.3.D. Identify technology used in agriculture.
-Identify tools and machinery used in agricultural
processes
4.5.3.A. Identify resources humans take from the
environment for their survival.

Objective
Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

ISTE Standards
for Students
Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications
SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

During a field trip to a local farm the students will have

the opportunity to see first hand the animals, crops,
equipment, and processes that we have been learning
in class. Through the classroom app, SeeSaw, the
students will answer 4/5 questions during the trip and
post at least one picture.

Formal Evaluation
Review the pictures, questions/answers, and etc. that
were posted on the classrooms SeeSaw account page.
Informal Evaluation
Hold a check sheet to mark who is engaged in the
information trip and who is not.
Using the app SeeSaw on the students iPads, through
the trip the students will answer pop up questions and
post various answers and pictures.
Prior to leaving for the field trip, navigate through the
farms website so the students will be aware of what
they are about to see.
James will be able to have a partner if he feels it is
necessary to help him with his iPad during the SeeSaw
assignment connected with this field trip.

CK

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Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan

Through a field trip to a local farm the student will be able to

experience first hand all of the concepts from the agriculture
unit.

Introduction

Activating Prior Knowledge

Talk about the animals on a farm.
Discuss how animals are processed into other things for
human survival.
Review the many different types of equipment and work
that get put into day to day farming.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Read The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
View the farms website as a class.
Big Idea Statement
There are many farms nearby that you may visit to learn
more about agriculture.
Essential Questions Statement
What animals are on this farm?
What crops are on this farm?
What equipment did you see?
What processes did you see?
Objective Statement
The students will go on a field trip to the local farm to
put their new knowledge of agriculture to work.
Transition
None.
Key Vocabulary
Animals
Crops
Processing
Equipment
Survival
PreAssessment of Students
Discuss all of the concepts covered in the whole entire
unit. Make sure the students have a full understanding
prior to the field trip.
Modeling of the Concept
First, review all of the concepts on the unit we have
covered together.
Navigate through the farms website.
Read The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Walk the students through the SeeSaw app (which may
be commonly used already in the classroom) and explain
that they are allowed to post any appropriate picture
throughout their entire field trip.

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

CK

Remind the students to post to their SeeSaw account

throughout the trip.
Once the students have returned from the farm, we will
sit and discuss as a class the trip and review the
questions and pictures on our class SeeSaw account.
Guiding the Practice
While going through the farm, (teacher) take pictures
and post just like the students should.
Remind the students to do the above.
Providing the Independent Practice
Each student will post on their SeeSaw account
throughout the trip.
Transition
None.
http://turnerdairy.net
http://web.seesaw.me
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
Review the pictures, questions/answers, and etc. that
Learning/Master
were posted on the classrooms SeeSaw account page.
y of the
Informal Evaluation
Concept
Hold a check sheet to mark who is engaged in the
information trip and who is not.
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
Discuss as a class the trip and review the questions and
pictures provided on the SeeSaw account.
Homework/Assignments
Talk to your family about the trip to the farm.
Teacher

Self-reflection