SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template

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

PA/Common
Core/Standards

Habitats
Raven Hrtyanski
Science
3rd
1 class
A habitat is made up on both living and nonliving things
and there are many different types.
What is a habitat?
What are different types of habitats?
What unique features do some of these animals in
specific habitats have?

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

CK

3.1.3.A2- Describe the basic needs of living thing and

their dependence on light, food, air, water, and shelter.
3.1.3.A1- Describe characteristics of living things that
help to identify and classify them
3.1.4.A5- Describe common functions living things
share to help them function in a specific environment.
As a class (C) the students (A) will discuses (B) habitats
and the different types of habitats that exist around the
world and be able to correctly identify them 90% of the
time (D).
Analyzing

Drawing pictures and labeling each habitat (ex. Forrest,

grassland- savanna, coral reef)
At the end of the lesson having a class lead dissection
about the habitats
Empowered Learner-Students leverage
technology to take an active role in choosing,
achieving and demonstrating competency in their
learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Student can have a typed out version of this but can
label the habitats by putting the name with the habitat.

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan

CK

Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies
Evaluation of
the

Activating Prior Knowledge

Talk about what we need to make something our home
Asking what students think a polar bear needs in his
home

Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Animals Around us video
Big Idea Statement
A habitat is made up on both living and nonliving things
and there are many different types.
Essential Questions Statement
What is a habitat?
What are different types of habitats?
What unique features do some of these animals in
specific habitats have?
Objective Statement
As a class the students will talk about habitats and the
different types of habitats that exist around the world
and be able to correctly identify them 90% of the time
Transition
Video
Key Vocabulary
Habitat
Desert
Forest
Grassland
Wetland
PreAssessment of Students
What types of habitats do you know of?
Modeling of the Concept
As a class we will talk about what makes up a habitat
and show examples of these with pictures
Guiding the Practice
Handout where students draw the different habitats,
label them, and write a short definition of the habitat.
Providing the Independent Practice
Allowing students to work on their drawings of the
habitats
Transition
Students will have the opportunity to get up and turn in
their Habitat dictionary they have created.
Video
Crayons
Habitat dictionary handouts (space to draw the habitat
and space to write small description of it)
Pictures of the habitats for examples
Formal Evaluation
Test at the end of the unit

Learning/Master Informal Evaluation

y of the
Discussion questions at the end of the lesson
Concept
Handout Handouts
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
Asking students

Homework/Assignments
none
Teacher
None
Self-reflection