5E Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Hali Quincey

Date June 10, 2021

Subject 3rd Grade ELA/Science- Retelling Stories with Blue-Bot

area/course/grad
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Materials Big Book Version- Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Grace Jones

Pictures of each stage of life
Blue-Bots
Posters w/ Life Cycle Pics
Coding Planners

Standards (State
State Standards:
and ISTE
Standards for 2 ) Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse
Students) cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how
it is conveyed through key details in the text. [RL.3.2]

34 ) Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with

appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an
understandable pace. [SL.3.4]

ISTE Standards:

5. Computational Thinker-Students develop and employ strategies for

understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of
technological methods to develop and test solutions.

Students: a. formulate problem definitions suited for technology assisted

methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in
exploring and finding solutions.

7. Global Collaborator- Students use digital tools to broaden their

perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and
working effectively in teams locally and globally. Students: a. use digital
tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures,
engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and
learning

Objectives The class will use Blue-Bots to retell the stages of the life cycle of a
butterfly after reading a story about the stages.

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Differentiation -Pictures will assist with retelling
Strategies (How
-Students will be working in mixed ability groups of 2 or 3 based for peer
will the lesson
collaboration and support.
address the
various learning
styles of the
students and the
needs of those
with special
needs?)

The 5 Es

E Description

Engagement KWL about a butterfly

Engagement KWL Students will jot what they know (K) and what they want to know (W)
Assessment about a butterfly and its life cycle.
Teacher will have students share some things to make a whole group KWL as
well.

Exploration Students will watch a video about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly

https://youtu.be/3kZD6rlSLUw

Then students will add at least 2 things they learned (L).

Exploration KWL
Assessment

Explanation
The teacher will read the Big Book Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Grace Jones and
students will jot the stages in order on their KWL with a brief explanation. Math
Around the World Research Notes

Explanation KWL (Individual and Class)

Assessment

Elaboration The teacher will have 5 questions about the specific stages of life and the
students will have to code the Blue-Bot to go to the correct answer. Then,
students will have to code the Blue Bot to go through the life cycle of a butterfly.
Students will use this to retell the cycle to each other.

Evaluation Students will have to record themselves presenting the life cycle of
SeeSaw. They will also have to record their Blue Bot going in the correct
sequence and ad to SeeSaw.

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References
Bybee, R.W. et al. (1989). Science and technology education for the elementary years:
Frameworks for curriculum and instruction. Washington, D.C.: The National
Center for Improving Instruction.

Bybee, R. W. (1997). Achieving Scientific Literacy: From Purposes to Practices.

Oxford: Heinemann.

National Research Council. (1999). Inquiry and the national science education
standards: A guide for teaching and learning. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press.

Polman, J.L. (2000). Designing project-based silence: Connecting learners through

guided inquiry. New York: Teachers College Press.

Note: Content of form approved January 2013.

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