SIOP+Lesson+Plan+1

**__ SIOP Lesson Plans #1 __** **__Standards__**: Language Arts State Goal 1-Learning Standard A:Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections. Language Arts State Goal 1-Learning Standard B:Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency. Mathematics State Goal 8-Learning Standard B:Use algebraic concepts and procedures to represent and solve problems. Science State Goal 12-Learning Standard A:Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt, and change.
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**__Theme__**: Fall and Apples

**__Lesson Topics__**:Apples

**__English Proficiency Level__**:Beginning

**__Grade__**:Kindergarten

**__Objectives__**: //Language//: Students will listen to the story __The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree__ by Gail Gibbons and discuss the changes an apple tree goes through during the four different seasons. //Content//:Students will demonstrate the knowledge of how apple trees change throughout the different seasons.

**__Learning Strategies__**:Active Learning, discussion, cooperative learning, and critical thinking.

**__Key Vocabulary:__**round, sweet, tart, juicy, crunchy, shiny, core, seeds, delicious, and blossoms.

**__Materials:__**__The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree__ by Gail Gibbons, apples, plastic knife, paper towels, paper, crayons, and pencils.

-Teacher will begin by asking students questions about apples (Do they know what it is, have they every tasted one, what do they look like, etc) -The teacher will then introduce the lesson by activating the students’ background knowledge about apples by creating a KWL chart.
 * __ Motivation: __**

-The teacher will begin by giving each student a slice of an apple and asking them to try it and then state what they taste, feel, smell, and look like. -The teacher will then read the story __The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree__ by Gail Gibbons. -After the story they will discuss the different stages that an apple tree endures during the different seasons. -Teacher will then pass out paper, pencils, and crayons to the students. -The teacher will model how to fold their paper into 4 squares and then instruct and assist students into folding their papers. -Teacher will then write the name of the four seasons on the board and ask students to give each square the name of a season -Teacher will then ask students to independently (assistant teacher will walk around class) and draw a picture to represent that season -After books are completed, students will share them to their group and see if their books are familiar.
 * __ Presentation: __**

***When students are working independently on their 4 block book, ESL students will be pulled into a small group to discuss and write down their new words and draw a picture in their word journals. In the small group, the teacher and students will discuss the word, their meaning, and a picture what will help them achieve the definition of the word. Also TPR (Total Physical Respond) will be included such as motions and demonstrations when it could be applicable to the word.**

__ Practice/Application: __
 * After students are done with their four block book, they will discuss their books with their peers and teachers and teachers will try to look and hear for the new terms they learned. **

__ Review/Assessment: __ __ Extensions: __** Class will compare how a pumpkin grows compare to an apple.
 * Once students are done with their four block book, I will collect their books and see if they their pictures correspond with what they learned about the story and the discussion we had in class. **