Format
1.Begin with a “Barn Animal Slideshow”
2.Students will brainstorm a list of farm animals with presenter
3.Students discuss “curious farm related questions”
4.Observe science experiments with farm products
5.Experience an animated story – Pigs by Robert Munch
6.Interactive game: Animal Squares
Objectives
As a result of this interactive lesson, students will:
1.Gain answers to farm related questions
2.Identify farm animals, and their unique characteristics
3.Explore the purpose of farm animals
4.Observe science experiments with farm products
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NS.K-4.3 LIFE SCIENCE
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
. The characteristics of organisms
. Life cycles of organisms
. Organisms and environments
NL-ENG.K-12.3
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
NL-ENG.K-12.4
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NL-ENG.K-12.12
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
State Standards
Ohio Standards:
Science: Life Sciences Standard
Kindergarten:
3. Describe how plants and animals usually resemble their parents.
4. Investigate variations that exist among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal.
First Grade:
2. Explain that food comes from sources other than grocery stores (e.g., farm crops, farm animals, oceans, lakes and forests).
Second Grade:
4. Compare similarities and differences among individuals of the same kind of plants and animals, including people.
Technology Standards:
Kindergarten:
d.K.1 Explore different types of media formats used to communicate information (e.g., e-mail, TV, newspapers, film, phones, Web pages).
d.K.2 Examine digital images in learning (e.g., students select pictures of community helpers from teacher-identified materials).
d.K.3 Engage in teacher-directed online learning activities (e.g., 100th day of kindergarten activities, online field trips).
First Grade:
d.1.1 Explain media formats used to communicate information (e.g., e-mail, newsletters, TV, phones, newspapers, Web pages).
d.1.4 Identify and explore different forms of electronic communication (e.g., written documents in electronic form, e-mail, Web pages, video, multimedia).
Second Grade:
d.2.1 Use media to view information.
d.2.2 Participate in the creation of media products (e.g., use appropriate communication tools with teacher assistance).
d.2.4 Compare digital graphic images used to portray a topic (e.g., students are given images on the same topic from two different sources and explain why one may be better for the assignment than another).
d.2.8 Participate in communication sessions (e.g., e-mail, video conferencing, phones, interact with other classes in teacher-directed online project).