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Title of Lesson: Mini Lesson Compare and Cooperating Teacher: Emily Townsend
Contrast
Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
Language arts: Comparing and Contrasting
Student Population
55% male
45% Female
7 IEP
Learning Objectives
The students will create graphs and charts that are appropriately labeled and organized. The students
will demonstrate knowledge of graphs through data analysis.
Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills (SOL)
1.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
1.7 The student will investigate and understand the relationship of seasonal change and weather to
the activities and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include how temperature, light,
and precipitation bring about changes in a) plants (growth, budding, falling leaves, and wilting); b)
animals (behaviors, hibernation, migration, body covering, and habitat); and c) people (dress,
recreation, and work).
Materials/Resources
Hula Hoops
Sentence strips for titles
Sticky Notes
Pencil
Time
(min.) Process Components
1 *Anticipatory Set
Place hula hoops on the carpet in overlapping circles. Have students recall what the
diagram is called that they make (Venn Diagram). Tell students that they will compare and
contrast spring and summer using what they have learned in science.
*State the Objectives (grade-level terms)
The students will use developing skills to compare and contrast spring and summer. They
will use knowledge from what they have learned in science on seasons.
McDonalds Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015