DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

CLINICAL TEACHING
COOPERATIVE LEARNING LESSON PLAN

ED 468: INTRODUCTORY SUPERVISED TEACHING: ______

ED 478: ADVANCED SUPERVISED TEACHING: ___x___
ED 467: INTERN TEACHING: ______

Candidate: Date:
Emily Veeser 5/5/17
Content Area: Grade Level:
Science 1st
Subject Matter:
Animal Classification
Lesson Content Description:
Students will be partnered with one to two students. They will use
their science animal book to answer a variety of questions. They
will need to use prior knowledge, researching and academic
language to complete the activity.
Instructional Strategies/Method of Delivery:
-T. will explain that students will be looking for information on an animal.
-T. will review the places where students can find information on their animal.
-T. will review that students will need to agree on an animal and help their partners.
-Students will be given time to complete the assignment and look for their research.
Common Core Standard:
Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have
external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places.
ELD Standard:
3. Offering opinions
Offer opinions and negotiate with others
in conversations using an expanded set of learned phrases (e.g., I think/dont think X. I agree
with X), as well as open responses in order to gain and/or hold the floor, elaborate on an idea,
and so on.
Common Core Cooperative Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to identify a specific animal from the Savannah and characteristics about
that animal and what is need for its survival.
 Assessment:
Formative: T. will walk around listening to students discussions.
Summative: T. will read students responses to ensure they understood the concept and had
correct facts.
Lesson/Assessment Modifications: ELL: Special Needs
EL & Speech- Each student will be paired with a high achieving student to foster their
academic understanding.
Technology: Describe the types of technology you will be utilizing in your lesson to create
and enhance instruction
T. will use the document projector to projector the assignment and explain how it will
be completed.

LESSON PREVIEW PRIOR TO TEACHING

Prior knowledge required for this lesson/objective success

Students will need to have knowledge about the different animals from the Savannah.
Review sub-skills required for this lesson/objective
Students will need to know how to find information and cooperate with partners.

June 2014

LESSON PRESENTATION

INTO

Step-by-Step Anticipatory Set/Orientation

T. will review the Savannah animals with students and explain that they will be doing
some research.

THROUGH

Step-by-Step Presentation of the Objective

T. will review what students have learned about the Savannah.
T. will go over the research page and explain each of the questions and academic vocabulary.
Students will complete a round robin activity where they will share one fact they remember
about one animal from the Savannah.
T. will explain that students will be working with partners to find research on Savannah
animals. T. will remind students where they could find information and facts.

BEYOND

Independent Practice/Summative Assessment of Each Students/Groups Performance

Students will be given time to find research with their partners.
They will work together and record their responses while supporting their partners.

June 2014