The Four Seasons

Grade: 1

*This is a lesson I taught to first grade students as part of an instructional sequence during my student teaching pre-internship.

1. Read the book Watching the Seasons by Edana Eckart.

2. Using the power point slide, teach the names and order of the four seasons. (The first slide in the picture below is the menu slide of my power point. I would open it here each day and click on the picture that I needed to go to!)

3. Model the four seasons card game, putting the seasons in the correct order, then have the students complete the activity.

4. Have the students complete the first page in their seasons book. For below-level writers, have the words outlined for these students to trace.

5. When students finish the first page in their book, have them write their name on and color the cover page, then glue it to the cover of their seasons book.

Summer

Grade: 1

*This is a lesson I taught to first grade students as part of an instructional sequence during my student teach pre-internship.

1. Read the story How Do You Know It’s Summer? by Allan Fowler.

2. Use the summer power point slides to teach the characteristics of summer.

3. Model the summer sort, then split the students into partners and have them complete.

4. Review and check for understanding.

5. Have the students complete the two summer pages in their season book. For below-level writers, have the words outlined for them to trace.

Four seasons sorting

Grade:1

*This was a final review activity for my instructional sequence during my student teaching pre-internship.

1. Review the characteristics of each season.

2. Give each student a picture worksheet and have them color and cut out the pieces (Integrating Art).

3. Give each student a piece of construction paper and have them divide it into four sections. Have them label each section a season.

4. Have the students glue each picture into the season in which it is a characteristic of.

Animal Air Conditioning

Grades: 1-6

*This is a lesson I taught to first through sixth grade students as part of a weeklong science camp.

1. Start by discussing animals that live in hot climates and ways that they can cool down. Guide the students into discussing ears and how animals use their ears to fan themselves.

2. On a warm day, take the students outside and let them warm up a little.

3. Give each student a small cardstock ear and have them fan themselves with it, taking note as to how it helps them cool down. Continue this step three times, increasing the size of the ear.

4. Have the students compare which ears helped them feel coolest.