Lesson Sketch for EDT 313 Investigation Hook lesson

Individuals completing this plan: Sarah Scott and Joy Rogers

Lesson title: A Fort on Fourth Street: A Lesson on Buildings
Investigation Topic: Building Materials
2 Early Learning & Development Content Standards indicators:
1. Science Inquiry and Application: Pose questions about the physical and natural
environment.
2. Engage in simple investigations (Explore different types of building materials: foam
blocks, popsicle sticks, and wood blocks).

Procedure
1. Start with book (Sarah) “A Fort on Fourth Street.”
2. Place items in centers(Joy)
3. Children can explore items that will be used in later
lessons.

Instructional objectives: list 2- 3 observable/measurable objectives for this lesson. Use precise
language w/ action verbs.
The student will:
1. Understand building vocabulary.

2. Be able to understand which building material is strongest.

3. Identify the parts of buildings by looking at a picture of a building.

Experience(s): Describe authentic (real life, hands-on not representational) materials and
enticing/ creative experiences in which children are actively engaged. Experiences should
encourage experimentation, problem solving and language development. How will the
experience(s) inform you on the children’s prior knowledge and interest in the topic? How can
you use this data to inform the development of your Integrated Investigation Plan?
1. Students will have the opportunity to engage with wood and foam building blocks.
2. Students will engage with actual building tools and essentials, such as hammers,
screwdrivers, hard hats, goggles etc.
3. Students will experience building materials through play.
Assessment of student learning:
1. Data to be collected- Content standards and developmental domains.
2. Method used to record/aggregate data- Kindergarten entry skills chart.
3. Interpretation of assessment data- Prepare a graph that shows what the whole class
learned through the investigation.
Reflection on lesson:

The instructional objectives, experiences, and materials were chosen for a few different

reasons. When we were considering our topic, we consulted with Mrs. Philpot, our mentor
teacher and asked her what the kids were currently learning about and she said they were

learning about buildings and which building materials are the strongest. Coming into the lesson,

we knew the kids already learned from the teacher which building material is the strongest. One

thing I think we need to emphasize in our lessons is the different parts of the buildings. I think

this experience showed us the kids are indeed interested in building and want to learn more about

it! For the future experiences, we need to bring in more tools. We only had 2 hammers and the

kids fought over them. Another thing this experience showed us is that for the future

experiences, we need to have some better transitions and different ways to carry out the entire

experience because I felt like some of the kids did not come to the centers and explore the

materials. I don’t think it was that they were not interested, but rather they just didn’t see the

centers. I did not expect the children to be so interested in the hammer and nails. Every child

wanted to experience the hammer and nail table, and when they were at the table they did not

want to leave! It was great to see the children love to use the materials and ask many questions

about building tools. The other centers were not as visited, so I think we should have better

distribution of students in the centers. For example, only allowing 2 children at the hammer and

nail table at a time so the other children can experience the other centers. We can rotate children

through the centers. A lot of the data we collected to consider for the implementation of our

future lesson plans came from pure observation and reflection. We now know, after our hook

lesson, that we need more tools, better transitions, and better rotation in centers.