Content of Lesson: Lesson Introduction: The teacher will introduce the lesson by reminding the children of the we read earlier today, ‘Davy’s Journey’. The teacher will tell the children that we will be learning all about the homes birds live in. The teacher will inform the children that we will be making for birds today. Lesson Development: The teacher will show the children photos of various types of bird’s nests. The teacher will ask the children what type of animal homes they know of. We will talk about nests in the school. We will discuss what nests are built from and so on. We will talk about why the bird needs the nest, for shelter, to lay eggs etc. The teacher will then tell the children that we will make homes for the birds around our school. The teacher will provide the children with the necessary materials- toilet roll, peanut butter, oats. The children will them make the bird homes/ feeders in pairs. We will hang the finished product outside the classroom window for the birds to find. Lesson Conclusion: The teacher will recap on the lesson by showing the children an on-line interactive activity in which they must join the animal to the habitat. The teacher will ask the children what materials the birds use for their nests and so on. Methodologies/ Teaching Strategies Talk and Discussion: listening, questioning, brainstorming, pair, share. Learning: group work. Active Learning: hands on experience. Skills through Content: observing, predicting, investigating and experimenting, estimating and measuring, analyzing, synthesizing, describing, categorizing, recording and Using Local Environment: use of pupil
The teacher will show 2nd class a half litre. She will introduce them to the concept of the half litre by asking them to measure half a litre into a container. Lesson Conclusion: Social conclusion: The teacher will ask the children to tidy the materials and containers on their desks. Cognitive conclusion: the teacher will ask the children to tell the rest of the class their estimates and then the correct amounts. recording and Local Environment: use of pupil environment and lived experience. Problem Solving: apply logic and rationality to given situations. Resources: Plastic cups, basins, container, power-point presentation, video on capacity, flashcards of new vocabulary. Inclusion and Diversity/ Differentiation: (May include adaptations in any of the following Content, Activities, Resources, Product, Environment, Teaching Strategies) F will need lots of help and concrete materials for this task. The teacher will work one on one with child K and D in 1st class. Linkage/Integration Record of Assessment: (To be written after lesson is taught – Report on observations & show how information gathered is interpreted and used to inform future planning and teaching) Action Plan:
The teacher will show the children a presentation about the hedgehog. The children will then complete their animal reports based on what they learned about the hedgehog. The teacher will work with junior and senior infants while 1st and 2nd complete their reports. Junior and senior infants will complete a simple picture/ one sentence report. Lesson Conclusion: The teacher will conclude the lesson by playing the ‘Hedgehog Fact’ game. Each child will contribute a fact based on the hedgehog. The teacher will ask the children to read out an ‘interesting fact’ about the hedgehog. The children will label and colour the diagram of the hedgehog. Skills through Content: observing, predicting, investigating and experimenting, estimating and measuring, analyzing, synthesizing, describing, categorizing, recording and Using Local Environment: use of pupil environment and lived experience. Problem Solving: apply logic and rationality to given situation Resources: Hedgehog power-point, hedgehog video, report templates, images of hedgehogs, twigs, leaves and other samples of a hedgehogs home. Inclusion and Diversity/ Differentiation: (May include adaptations in any of the following areas; Content, Activities, Resources, Product, Environment, Teaching Strategies) The teacher will write sentences on the whiteboard for child K and D to transcribe into their copies. Child F will require one on one assistance from the class teacher. A will require assistance from his SNA. Linkage/Integration Science- life cycle of the bird Science- nature signs of spring
The teacher will record findings in the assessment notebook. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher Questioning: (List two indicative questions under each heading). Higher Order Questions: Why did the rabbit run away? How can we show people we love them? Order Questions: What will you say in the letter to your mom? Which sentence do you think goes first? Language / Literacy Opportunities: (State what language development will take place and the literacy opportunities in the lesson) Vocabulary: Valentine’s Day, decorate, love, kind, presents, card, friend, February, flowers, hug. Literacy: the children will develop literacy through the completion of the two written tasks. They will sequence sentences into the correct order. They will write a short letter to their parents for Valentine’s Day. (1st and 2nd class) the children in infants will develop literacy through copying three sentences from the whiteboard onto their heart template which they will decorate it. Content of Lesson: Lesson Introduction: The teacher will introduce the lesson through telling the children that we will be writing letters to someone we love. The teacher will play a literacy game with the children based on adjectives. Lesson Development: The teacher will model writing a letter on the whiteboard for the children. The teacher will ask the children if we can think of ten words associated with St Valentine’s Day. We will use this vocabulary in our letters. The children in 1st and 2nd class will begin the first draft of their letters. The teacher will then model writing on the whiteboard for junior and senior infants. She will write three simple sentences. ‘I love you’, ‘thank you for loving me’, ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’. The teacher will then distribute the hearts the children in infants will decorate the hearts and complete their writing. Methodologies/ Teaching Strategies Talk and Discussion: listening, questioning, brainstorming, pair, share. Learning: group work. Active Learning: hands on experience. Skills through Content:
The teacher will then distribute the jumbled sentences based on St Valentine’s day for the children in 1st and 2nd class. This is a sequencing activity. The children must sequence the sentences in the correct order. Lesson Conclusion: The children will wrap up the lesson by using a vocabulary challenge. The teacher will put the children into groups of three. The children must work together to think of ten words associated with St Valentine’s Day. The teacher will ask the children to read out words. We will then tidy up and sing the ‘Shake your Sillies Out’ song. observing, predicting, investigating and experimenting, estimating and measuring, analyzing, synthesizing, describing, categorizing, recording and Using Local Environment: use of pupil environment and lived experience. Problem Solving: apply logic and rationality to given situation Resources: Sequencing sentences, letter template, heart template, vocabulary cards based on St Valentine’s Day. Inclusion and Diversity/ Differentiation: (May include adaptations in any of the following Content, Activities, Resources, Product, Environment, Teaching Strategies) Child K and D may require help with the sequencing activity. Child K and D sit beside children in 1st class who will help them with this task while I work with the infants. Linkage/Integration 13-02-14- history- the history of St Valentine’s Day. Record of Assessment: (To be written lesson is taught – Report on observations & show how information gathered is interpreted and used to inform future planning and teaching) Action Plan:
Higher Order Questions: What do we celebrate on St Valentine’s day? Why is it important to show people we care about them? Lower Order Questions: Who was Claudius? Why was marriage outlawed? Language / Literacy Opportunities: Vocabulary: Valentine, love, kindness, Literacy: the children will develop literacy as they complete the piece of recount writing based on the history of St Valentine. Oral language: the children will develop oral language as they brainstorm at the beginning of the lesson about who St Valentine was. Content of Lesson: Lesson Introduction: The teacher will begin the lesson by telling the child tomorrow is a very important day, Valentine’s day. The teacher will ask the children what Valentine’s Day is and how and why we celebrate it. The teacher will engage the children in a brainstorming session about St Valentine’s Day, where it originated from and so on. The teacher will the KWL chart with the children. Lesson Development: The teacher will show the children a power-point presentation about the history of St Valentine. The teacher will tell the children what St Valentine did, where he lived, how long St Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for, and Valentine’s Day traditions. The children must then go on a Valentine’s Day fact hunt. They will locate Valentine’s Day facts hidden around the classroom and surmise the information on the cards. The children will then write a piece of recount writing about the history of St Valentine. Methodologies/ Teaching Strategies Talk and Discussion: listening, questioning, brainstorming, think, pair, share. Learning: group work. Active Learning: hands on experience. Skills through Content: observing, predicting, investigating and