Common Core Lesson Planner

Grade Level: 2nd Teacher: Rachel Suason

Subject: Science Topic: Endangered Animals and Animals Extinction
Select grade level appropriate standards:
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Common Core
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how
and Content
to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Standard(s)
2 What materials and resources will you and the students need for the lesson?
Materials/  Research website - http://a-z-animals.com/
Resources/  Endangered Species Research Worksheet
Lesson  Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species by Alexandria Wright
Preparation
What should students know and be able to do after the lesson?
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Objective(s)  Students will be able to explain how and why different animals are considered endangered
species.
 Students will be able give ways on how to save endangered animals.

Level 1: Recall Level 2: Skill/Concept

Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking

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Webb’s Depth of Explain how the lesson addresses each box you checked:
Knowledge Level
Level 2: Describe the meaning of the vocabulary words
Level 4: Think of ways they can help in preventing animal extinction

Demonstrating independence Building strong content knowledge

Responding to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline
Comprehending as well as critiquing Valuing evidence

Using technology and digital media strategically and capably

Coming to understand other perspectives and cultures

5 Explain how the lesson addresses each box you checked:

College and
Career Ready  Demonstrating independence – they will research an endangered animal using their IPAD
Skills individually
 Building strong content knowledge – through research they will learn more facts about their
endangered animal
 Using technology and digital media strategically and capably – with their knowledge in using the
IPAD they will be able to complete their research worksheet

SAUSD Common Core Lesson Template (adapted)

 Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity

6 Explain how the lesson addresses each box you checked:

21st Century
Skills  Communication – Students will share what they know about the word extinct and compare their
research with a partner.
 Collaboration – Students will be working with a group to answer different scenario about endangered
animals.
Lesson Delivery
Identify vocabulary and key terms that are important for students to know to understand the lesson:
Extinct – no longer existing

7 Endangered Species – animals whose continued existence is threatened

Vocabulary/Key Deforestation – the act or process of clearing out the forest by cutting trees and not replanting them
Terms Global Warming – the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
Greenhouse Effect – problem caused by increased quantities of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air
that trap the heat from the sun and cause global warming
8 Describe how you will adapt your lesson for the following learners:
Differentiated
Instruction  English Learners
Students will be given ample time to complete tasks.
 Special Needs ADHD
Students will be assisted by teacher or competent student and teacher will use proper wait time for
students to formulate answers.
 Accelerated (Gifted/Talented)
Students who finish early will be given an enrichment or extension activity by researching an extinct
animal they wish would still exist and give the reason why they chose it. Then ask them to give ways
we could have prevented it from extinction.

9 Describe at least TWO different types of formal or informal assessments you will use during your lesson to
Assessments check for student learning:
Formative Teacher will perform informal assessments during the guided practice. Teacher will work with
small groups monitoring conversations and listening to them work as a group ensuring they understand the
film they are reviewing.
Summative: Students will complete research worksheet on their animal’s reason for being listed on the
endangered species list. Students must also draw a picture of themselves helping their animal from
extinction.
10 Prior Knowledge, Context, and Motivation (How will you connect the beginning of the lesson to what
Lesson Delivery students already know and/or motivate them to learn about the topic?)
 Recognize that plants and animals need air, water, light (plants only), space, food and shelter and that
these may be found in their environment.
 Summarize ways that humans protect their environment and/or improve conditions for the growth of
the plants and animals that live there (e.g. reuse or recycle products to avoid littering.)

SAUSD Common Core Lesson Template (adapted)

 Describe each step of the lesson
Teacher will… Students will…

1. Ask students what is their favorite animal

1. Orally give their answers.
and what would they feel if their favorite
animal was gone and would never exist
again.
2. Listen attentively.
2. State the objective of the lesson is for them
to learn how and why animals like a tiger
are going extinct and see if there are ways
we can save them or keeping them from
going extinct.
3. Talk to their seatmate to share what they
3. Have students talk to their seatmate and
know about the word Extinct. They will
discuss what extinct mean. Then after 5
also take notes of the vocabulary words
minutes explain that extinct means
something’s been wiped out and vanished and its meaning.
from existence. Endangered animals are
animals that are close to being wiped out.
4. Group will rotate in answering the
4. Read a book entitled “Will We Miss
Them?” then have students form a group of scenario from the book each time.
4 to 5 members.

5. Facilitate and ask questions that allow

5. Learn about global warming,
students to make inferences on how we can
deforestation and conserving trees,
save the 12 endangered animals listed in the
book and reasons they are endangered. importance of habitat, poaching, boater
safety, etc.
6. Conduct a discussions based on pictures
6. Collaborate with their group as they
and new vocabulary words in the book to
share in the discussion.
informally ensure students understand how
human’s aide and contribute to animal
extinction.

7. Distribute a research worksheet answering

2 questions. Research will be conducted on 7. Work on their research individually and
the IPAD at http://a-z- quietly.
animals.com/animals/endangered/

 Why is your animal on the Endangered list?

 How can you solve the problem?
8. Compare notes with their partner.
Draw a picture of you helping your animal.

8. Let the students go back to their research

9. Show and explain their picture in front
partners and compare notes.
of the class.
9. Have 3 or 4 students tell the class how their
picture shows them saving their animal
from being on the endangered species list.

SAUSD Common Core Lesson Template (adapted)