Here you'll find the basic lesson template for incorporating nature and the five senses into your lessons. This template is a guide and can be altered to fit any content necessary within your classroom.
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Topic: Five Senses and (insert topic from class)
Topic: Five Senses and (insert topic from class)
Topic can be the most recent topic studied in which students would easily be able to apply the five senses.
Standards
Standards
1.4 Writing
Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.
Insert content standards
Objectives
Objectives
Students will:
demonstrate knowledge of (insert topic being covered)
write in complete sentences
write using imagery (5 senses)
Activities
Activities
1. Hook
Create an experience for students to use 1 or more of the five senses.
Ways to engage 5 senses- music, pennies, m&m’s, cotton balls etc.
Depending on what the teacher chooses, the prompt for the Hook will be different.
Prompt students to use their sense (s) to describe their experience: what do you hear, what can you feel, what do you taste…
2. Discussion
Teachers will review the specific content of the topic being covered by guiding a group brainstorm. As a class, students will answer the following questions about the topic (insert specific topic):
I notice
I wonder
This reminds me of
Teachers should create handouts for the class to complete. Examples can be found here.
If applicable: Teacher will discuss with students their favorite portion of the content.
3. Independent Activity
Teacher will give students the five senses graphic organizer and explain how to fill it in: what would they hear, see, smell, taste, and touch if they were in that particular topic. Independently, students should fill in the graphic organizer according to (insert topic being discussed)
4. Closing
Teachers will use the following template to decide on the summative writing activity to be completed by the students. The options within the template provide multiple forms of writing from informal to formal paragraph responses. Length, organization, and assessment is at the discretion of the teacher. Teachers may use this as a guide to develop their own assignments or use them as is to start.
Choice 1:
Freewriting
Guide students to write however they know how. Freewriting entails writing without organization. They can also write sentences but not form paragraphs.
Description
Remind students that in their free-write they should describe their experiences using the five senses. A constant stream without regard for grammar, spelling, or word choice.
It is a focused informal way of writing. This can range from single words to sentences. (Teachers should have examples prepared to show to students.)
Choice 2:
Sketch Notes
Students use sketch notes to describe their experiences.
Description
A technique using illustration and quick descriptions to represent observations. An organized imperfection of ideas and experiences represented in sketches, words, pictures and notes. This is a way to show knowledge through drawings and words. Students should be provided with multiple materials to create sketch notes. Ex: crayons, markers, magazine to collage, scissors, glue, etc. (Teachers should have examples prepared to show students.)
Choice 3:
Description
Students write a full paragraph (5-7 sentences) or multiple paragraphs. The length is dependent on the content. (see Writing Prompt below)
In paragraph form, pretend you are visiting (insert topic) Using the five senses, describe your experience.
Description
The suggested organization of the writing is also at the discretion of the teacher: proper organization of a paragraph is:
Topic sentence
Sentence about the sense sight
Sentence about the sense hearing
Sentence about the sense smell/taste
Sentence about the sense touch/feel
Closing sentence
Assessment: See Rubric
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