{"id":4892,"date":"2015-01-29T22:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T03:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=4892"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:14:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:14:35","slug":"1105-unit-lesson-plan-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/29\/1105-unit-lesson-plan-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"#1105 Unit &#038; Lesson Plan Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/29\/1105-unit-lesson-plan-assignment\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been in Teacher&#8217;s College and in our Science Class we are to develop three lesson plans to cover a science topic. I used three lessons I performed in a Grade One class in the fall on &#8220;Structures and Mechanisms &#8211; Materials, Objects and Everyday Structures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I wanted some traditional fun (<em>fun = learning!<\/em>) but also wanted to make sure all members of the class got involved. I started with a classic hook &#8211; &#8220;The Three Little Pigs&#8221; and a hands-on exploration into the building materials the pigs may have used.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lesson Plan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/BuildingMaterials.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building Materials<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But from traditional building blocks I took a turn to include other students who may NOT be interested in bricks and sticks.<\/p>\n<p>I used the <em>Cinderella story<\/em> to introduce the idea of materials used in fashion and everyday dress. I often add a little role-playing drama. When I showed up to part of the lesson wearing beach attire (shorts and t-shirt) just before -18C recess, the students\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>eagerly <\/em><\/span>told me why I had chosen the wrong materials (clothing) to go outside on the cold day. We had some successful learning!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Lesson Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/1159-2015ScienceUnitPlan-Materials.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the 5-E Science Model<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"Unit Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/1159-2015ScienceUnitPlan-Materials.2.pdf\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.HarryNowell.com%2FPhoto%2Fblog%2F1159-2015ScienceUnitPlan-Materials.2.pdf','Unit+Plan')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the Unit Plan<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Lesson Plans - Science Grade One\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/1159-2015ScienceUnitPlan-Materials.3.pdf\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.HarryNowell.com%2FPhoto%2Fblog%2F1159-2015ScienceUnitPlan-Materials.3.pdf','Lesson+Plans+-+Science+Grade+One')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the Lesson Plans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet I&#8217;ve been in Teacher&#8217;s College and in our Science Class we are to develop three lesson plans to cover a science topic. 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