Lesson Topic/Title
- Insects & Arachnids/BugsAuthor - Nicole Whitley
Introduction
:The video, Bugs will be used to introduce a unit on arachnids and insects in a third grade classroom. The class consists of eight and nine year old students of low to above average achievement. There are two students in the class who have been identified as learning disabled.
Content Area(s)
- ScienceIntegrated disciplines: art, language arts, physical education
Objectives
:To identify names of arachnids or insects shown on a video.
To describe shape, color, texture of arachnids or insects shown on video.
To role-play the actions of various arachnids and insects shown on video.
Materials/Technologies
Video, Bugz Ahh! Publications, Inc. 1996
TV/VCR
Graphic organizer (attached)
Crayons/paper
Procedures
Springboard - show hissing cockroaches from room 9. Talk about bugs.
What teacher is to do:
Distribute and explain the graphic organizerIntroduce video: present vocabulary
Carnivore Chrysalis Pollinator
Cellophane
Show the video and Watch the video
What students are to do
: Watch the videoComplete the graphic organizer
Discuss the video - vocabulary, kinds of bugs, shape,
texture, color, size, movement
Sketch one arachnid or insect from the video including shape,
texture, and color.
Make a class chart listing as many arachnids and insects as can
be recalled from the video.
Go out side to imitate motions of various arachnids and insect in
video
Closure
: Share drawing and discuss the upcoming sculpture projectReview what we learned about arachnids and insects today
Assessment
: Class discussion and chart will reveal the knowledge of arachnids andinsects in video.
Sketches include important details of color, shape, and texture of an
arachnid or insect
Students participated in movement imitation activities