Lesson Plan:Frogs and their sounds

Lesson Title: Frogs and their sounds
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Lesson Overview
Content Standards
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Activities

Resources
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Assessment
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Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): K-2

Name: Jackie Francoeur
Taught: Other
Phone: 949-887-2246

School: Orange Co. Office of Education
200 Kalmus Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9050

Lesson Overview

This is a single session lesson introducing primary students to some different types of frogs and their characteristics.

Standards

California Academic Content Standards

Subject : English-Language Arts
Grade : Kindergarten
Strand : Reading
Substrand 1.0 : Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development

Students know about letters, words, and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences.

Concept : Concepts About Print

Standard: 1.3

Understand that printed materials provide information.

Strand : Listening and Speaking
Substrand 1.0 : Listening and Speaking Strategies

Students listen and respond to oral communication. They speak in clear and coherent sentences.

Concept : Comprehension

Standard: 1.1

Understand and follow one and two step oral directions.

Subject : Science
Strand : Life Sciences
Substrand 2 : Different types of plants and animals inhabit the earth. As a basis for understanding this concept:

Standard: 2a

Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals (e.g., seed bearing plants, birds, fish, insects).

Grade : One
Substrand 2 : Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. As a basis for understanding this concept:

Standard: 2a

Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places.

Grade : Two
Substrand 2 : Plants and animals have predictable life cycles. As a basis for understanding this concept:

Standard: 2a

Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another.

Standard: 2b

Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs, and mice.

Standard: 2c

Students know many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents. Some characteristics are caused or influenced by the environment.

NETS*S: Profiles for Technology Literate Students

Standards Category 1. : Basic operations and concepts
Grade : Grades Prek - 2

All students should have opportunities to demonstrate the following performances. Prior to completion of Grade 2, students will:

Performance
Indicator: 1.

Use input devices (e.g., mouse, keyboard, remote control) and output devices (e.g., monitor, printer) to successfully operate computers, VCRs, audiotapes, and other technologies.

Performance
Indicator: 2.

Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.

Performance
Indicator: 3.

Communicate about technology using developmentally appropriate and accurate terminology.

Standards Category 2. : Social, ethical, and human issues

Performance
Indicator: 5.

Work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers, family members, and others when using technology in the classroom.

Performance
Indicator: 7.

Practice responsible use of technology systems and software.

Standards Category 3. : Technology productivity tools

Performance
Indicator: 2.

Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.

Performance
Indicator: 8.

Create developmentally appropriate multimedia products with support from teachers, family members, or student partners.

Standards Category 4. : Technology communications tools

Performance
Indicator: 10.

Gather information and communicate with others using telecommunications, with support from teachers, family members, or student partners.

Student Learning Objectives

Students will be able to view and identify the Life Cycle of a Frog.
Students will be able to view pictures and listen to the vocalization of at least 3 different types of frogs.
Students will be able to identify at least one type of frog that lives locally.
Students will be able to mimic at least one frog vocalization and identify the type of frog responsible.

Activities

1. Students will access the lesson web site.
2. As it is loading, teacher asks for volunteers to name different parts of a frog's life.
3. Students click on the first site and describe the cycle verbally: eggs, tadpole, frog while looking at the diagram.
4. Students click on the second link to view another life cycle picture.
5. Students click on the third link to access the home page of CA frogs.
6. Students click on each frog link, then links to pictures, maps and sounds individually or as a group depending on ability.
7. Students answer evaluation questions to summarize what they have learned.

Resources

Web Resources
Frog lesson website (www.geocities.com)

File Attachments

Frog culminating questions
— Frog Tour for Primary Grades.doc (54.0 KB)

Assessment

To evaluate students' proficiency with the content standards in the culminating activity, I will ask them to answer the following questions, verbally or on paper as apprpriate for their grade level an abilities:
1. Name or draw the parts of a frogs life cycle.
2. Name at least one type of frog that lives here.
3. Describe (verbally or on paper) the sound of one frog type. Name the frog type.

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