Lyndsey Brooks

09/16/2015
SCIE3123-44
Classification Lesson Plan

Title: Animal Classification

Concept: Students will learn to classify animals and determine what vertebrae
group they should be placed in.
Standards: Grade 3; Science processes and inquiry; Standard 2, subset 1 & 2.
Process Standard 2: Classify Classifying establishes order. Objects, organisms,
and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and interrelationships.
The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
1. Observe and measure objects, organisms, and/or events using
developmentally appropriate International System of Units (SI) (i.e., meters,
centimeters, grams, and degrees Celsius).
2. Compare and contrast similar and/or different characteristics in a given set
of simple objects, familiar organisms, and/or observable events.
Objectives:
1. Classifying makes things easier to find, identify, and study.
2. Students will be able to classify animals into vertebrates.
3. Students will be able to classify animals into mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians, and fish according to their physical characteristics and
behaviors.
Materials:
iPad
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Kindle version.
Animal toy pieces that represent reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, and
birds.
5 small totes w/labels for animal classifying activity.
1 medium tote for collecting all the animals in.
Copies of Classifying Animals informative sheet.
Copies of Classification Assessment.
Blackboard for video.
Access to computers for video, quiz, and activities.
Time: 25-30 minutes

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09/16/2015
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Classification Lesson Plan

Anticipatory Set
For the last couple weeks weve been going over the different types of
animals and why we group them the way we do. Have students pull out their
journals. What do you think classification is? (Definition: Classification is the
action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or
characteristics.) Such as: Classifying colors, shapes, food, clothes, or in the lesson
well be doing, animals. Why do you think we classify things? Example: To
make things easier to find, identify, and study.
Method
Learning Set:
Im going to read you a book about some different ways we can classify
animals.(Introduce the book on the iPad, then read aloud). Did you notice some
animals in this book were birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians? Those
are vertebrate animals. (Give the paper with the different vertebrate animals to the
students, then read them what is on the paper and ask, Do you know of any
animals that might fit into one of these groups?)
Modeling and Guided Practice:
Watch video https://jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/ ,
after video, We will be classifying vertebrate animals today! Can you all name
any one of the groups of vertebrate animals?(birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and
amphibians) Now were going to classify some of these together. (Show animals
to students and ask them one by one to place the animals into the correct bin.)
Independent Practice:
(Pass out sheet with animals and blanks on it) Students will fill out work
sheet, based on the picture they will decide what vertebrate group each animal is.
(Walk around the classroom and help any struggling students. Once everyone has
finished go over the correct answers with the students, then have them turn in their
papers.)
Closure:

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Classification Lesson Plan

Do you all know why we classify things now? Do you know of anything
that you classify while youre at school, or even at home? Such as: clothes by
color, shape, and size and cups, plates, and silverware by their uses. Now lets see
how much youve learned!
Evaluation:
For evaluation have the students complete the easy quiz on
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/easyquiz/. After they
have completed the quiz, check the scores they receive and determine if further
instruction is needed. Tomorrow well classify more by looking at the invertebrate
animals.
Adaptations:
For the independent practice the student can walk around the classroom and
offer addition guidance to the students who are struggling with classifying
the animals.
For the evaluation step you could print a copy of the quiz for the
accommodation of an ELL or special needs students.
Extensions: For gifted students, they can take the quiz on the hard level to
challenge them further.
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.h
tm
Cross-Curriculum Ideas: Using the EBook and computer for video and quiz
brings technology into the lesson. Having children take notes during the lesson will
improve their writing skills for the language arts area.