Purple Sage Elementary School

Mrs. Clark’s first grade class

OWLS

Introduction:
I will teach a lesson about owls, following a unit about bats. The unit will include the reading
strategy KWL, an informational text, and a packet. The packet is a material for students to learn
more about types of owls, color them, cut them out, and create their own owl book.

Objectives: Students will be able to name key facts about owls and will be able to explain their
traits

Standards:
Science- LS1.A: Structure and Function: Different animals use their body parts in different ways
to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take
in food, water and air.
Reading- RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.10 Read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1
Writing- W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to answer a question
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented
orally or through other media.

Materials:
Purple and orange sticky notes
National Geographic Owl book
Owl PowerPoint
Owl Packet
Coloring utensils
Scissors
Glue

Set Up:
Draw a KWL chart on the board with big enough spaces to put student sticky notes in each
column. Stick purple sticky notes on every other desk, and orange stickies on the other desks.

Lesson:
Ask students with purple stickies to write something they already know about owls on their
sticky note and then bring it up to the board and stick it under the Know column of the KWL.
Then have students with orange stickies write down something they wonder or want to know
about owls, and place their sticky on the board in the Wonder column.
Have students gather on the rug for reading. Read NatGeo Owls book, and elaborate on facts and
vocabulary to make sure students comprehend the important facts. Review new words in review
section at the end of the book.
Have students return to their desks and ask for volunteers to tell you a new fact they learned,
then write it down on the board under the Learned column. Talk about how some points in the
Learned column answer some of the questions in the wonder column. Write as many new facts
as they can name.
Pass out owl packet. Show slide show while reading each page, and have students follow along.
Then show students example of the finished owl book, and ask them to color the owls
realistically. After coloring, they cut out each page and paste extras onto the pictures. After
cutting and pasting everything, they may staple their booklet. Booklet may be done all at once, or
page by page over multiple days, or student can focus on only coloring the owl realistically if
they do not want to color everything.
Conclude by coming back together to talk about the KWL.