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= LESSON PLAN = created by: Natalie Spadafora, Breeann Howe, Mandy Frischknecht, Kacie Cox (Manila Elementary)

Standard 4
Life Science. Students will gain an understanding of Life Science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.

Objective 1
Communicate observations about the similarities and differences between offspring and between populations. 1.1 Communicate observations about plants and animals, including humans, and how they resemble their parents.

__Materials needed__:
Animal Matching flashcards Oh Baby! (book) from Rigby guided reading [|Animals and Their Babies Game]

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
Today we are going to learn about animals. Can you guys tell me what you already know about animals? Did you know that there is a difference between baby animals and mama/papa animals? So today we are going to start off by reading the book Oh Baby ( from Rigby). Know I am going to show you a picture and I want you to tell me what it is a picture of? Hold up a picture of a horse and the students will say it is a horse. After you have shown the picture of the horse tell the children that this is a horse but does anyone know what a baby horse would be called? Then explain to the children that a baby horse if a boy baby horse is a colt and if a girl baby horse then it is a foal. Then hold up a picture of the baby horse. Ask the students if they can see a difference between the pictures. Then continue on with the cow, and the pig, and the duck, and so on… After you have finished explaining to the students that there is a difference between adult animals and young animals tell them that they are now going to get a chance to see if they learned the difference.

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
- You can either do this activity as a whole class or if you have a large enough class divide the class into two. Ask the students if they enjoy playing matching. Then explain to them how to play matching, if you get a match then you leave the match so you can see the pictures. If you get a match we are going to play that you must wait till your next turn to go again. Have the cards taped onto the board. So each student has to walk up to the board and select which two they want. Then tell them once they have found all the matches then you want them to sit quietly in their seats. This can also be used if we have any free time and you want to play with it. - Play the Animals and their Babies game online!

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
- Have the students play the matching game. Don't let it get out of hand, we want it to stay in control so that there is no fighting. Tell the children to remember that even though we are having fun we need to use our inside voices. You will know the work period is over if the students are sitting quietly at the desks. - Another activity the students will play is called ANIMALS AND THEIR BABIES. See Website

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
- Then you are going to do the assessment questions and hold up a picture and have the students hold up a adult or baby sign whether or not it is the adult or the baby. This is to help to make sure each student knows which animals are adults and which are babies. - Observe while playing the matching game and the Animals and their babies.