Did you say spiders?
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A lesson plan for Grade 5 Science and English Language Arts
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- Appropriate grades
- 5
- Subjects
- English language arts (writing), science (biology and life science)
- Provider
- IRA/NCTE
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This lesson supports students' natural curiosity about spiders and builds upon their prior knowledge. Students work cooperatively using response journals and online resources to inquire into the world of spiders, gather information about various types of spiders, and create a multimedia project about one particular type of spider. Extension activities include creating a vivarium and writing to Eric Carle to learn more about the books he has written. Beginning readers will need more assistance in completing this unit.
Students will:
- listen and read critically
- use the KWL strategy
- analyze and synthesize the information that they read
- write using reflections of written text
- learn vocabulary related to spiders
- create and present a multimedia presentation
- work cooperatively in groups
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.03: Increase reading and writing vocabulary through:
- wide reading.
- word study.
- word reference materials.
- content area study.
- writing process elements.
- writing as a tool.
- debate.
- discussions.
- seminars.
- examining the author's craft.
- Objective 1.03: Increase reading and writing vocabulary through:
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- making predictions.
- formulating questions.
- supporting answers from textual information, previous experience, and/or other sources.
- drawing on personal, literary, and cultural understandings.
- seeking additional information.
- making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
- Objective 2.05: Evaluate inferences, conclusions, and generalizations and provide evidence by referencing the text(s).
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.06: Conduct research (with assistance) from a variety of sources for assigned or self-selected projects (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.10: Use technology as a tool to enhance and/or publish a product.
Science (2005)
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.
- Objective 1.05: Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.
