ECED/EDUC Lesson Plan Format

Your Name: Alyssa Healey

Lesson Title: Spider Art
Age Group: 1st/2nd grade
Indiana Standards
Write the correct number
in the box next to the
standards designation
Reading
2.G.1 Math
1.3.1 Science
Social Studies
Physical Educ.
Music
Visual Arts

Blooms Taxonomy
X
X
X

Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

Learning
Styles/Domains
X
Visual/Spatial
X
Auditory
Kinesthetic
X
Creative
X
Naturalist
X
Cognitive
Physical
Emotional
X
Social
Extensions/
Modifications:
Entomology and
Entomologists

Category/Subject Area: science

Time: 30-40mins

Behavioral Objective(s):
Students will Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features
Materials/Necessary Preparation:
Paper plates, markers, crayons, water color paints, google eyes (3 kinds), pompoms,
buttons, construction paper, pipe cleaners, glue, scissors, encyclopedia, and Diary of A
Spider by Doreen Cronin
Anticipating and Planning for Challenges:
Using too much glue- have paper towels handy
Running out of supplies- bring more than you think will be needed
Activity Procedure/Concept Exploration:
Talk about what students already know about spiders
Look at pictured of real spiders from an encyclopedia
Talk about what spiders look like
Explain that that are going to be making paper spiders
Students then create their own version of a spider by using supplies provided how they like
Read Diary of A Spider by Doreen Cronin

Explain how this activity is DAP:

Used appropriate standards; guided practice; questions;
Inquiry/Open-ended questions: (List at least 3)
Define how your creation looks like a spider
Discuss the differences between spiders and other insects
Illustrate what a spider looks like

Closure/Transitions:
Let each girl show off her creation and explain how it is a spider.
Assessment:
Students will have created something that looks like a spider