Kindergarten lesson Plan:

TEKS/CCRS, but in student friendly language): I will identify different body parts of animals and their uses. I will learn to classify animals by their characteristics.. Language objective (connected to ELPS, but in student friendly language): use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English. [1A]speak using learning strategies such as requesting assistance, employing non-verbal cues, and using synonyms and circumlocution (conveying ideas by defining or describing when exact English words are not known).[1D]recognize elements of the English sound system in newly acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent letters, and consonant clusters.[2B]speak using a variety of grammatical structures, sentence lengths, sentence types, and connecting words with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired.[3C] Agenda (instructional strategies/content activities that engage, explore, explain, elaborate and/or evaluate):  ENGAGE: Create a KWL for about what students know about animals.. Review the basic needs of living things. . Make a KWL chart to see what the children know and want to know about animal body parts, beak, fin feathers, etc. . Record their answers.  EXPLORE: STUDENTS TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO THE GLADYS PORTER ZOO. Show the children the video " Animal Features and their Functions " on Discovery Streaming Discuss information.  EXPLAIN: Explain to the children all the different type of coverings animals have, fur, feather, shell, scales, Create a picture web with pictures of animals with these coverings. Have children create a foldable. Day 2: Discuss the use of animal body parts, beak, wings, show videos http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/the-birds-and-the- beaks/video-segments-extraordinary-birds/1481/ and http://video.se arch.yahoo.com/video/play?n=21&ei=utf-8&fr=yfp-t-701&fr2=tab- web&tnr=21&sado=1&p=birds+flying&vid=0001146012539&dt=1207800000&l=111&turl= http%3A%2F%2Fyts.video.search.yahoo.com%2Fimage%2F8B3F97B1&rurl=http%3A %2F%2Fvideo.yahoo.com%2Fwatch%2F2342112%2F7336946&tit=The+Life++of+Birds %3A++Flying.&sigr=11cfcn89g&newfp=1 to demonstrate beaks, and wings. Explain the use of fins and gills. Show the video "Fish" on Discovery Streaming. Discuss information learned, provide a picture of bird and fish and have children label body parts discussed.  ELABORATE: Discuss what was covered on trip  EVALUATE: Complete an organizer to review what they learned at Zoo. What animal they were most interested in. Key concepts, vocabulary and question stems: Key concepts: Identify animal body parts, name and function . . . Questions: What are the body parts of animals? What does the bird use its beak for? How do wings help a bird? Vocabulary: Animals, body parts, shell, feather, fur, scales, beak, wings, fin,