Mount Aloysius College

2019 6E Lesson Plan Format

I. Heading

Lesson Title: Life Cycle of An Apple

Mr. DJ Olenchick
Date: October 8th, 2019
Subject/Discipline: Science
Grade Level: Pre-K / Kindergarten
Number of students: 5-25
Allocated instructional time: 5-30 minutes

II. Materials
 Apples showing the various stages
o Around 1 per table
 Apple life cycle books
 Crayons
 Pencils

III. Standards
PA. 3.1 K.A.3 Observe, compare, and describe stages of life cycles for plants and/or
animals.
PA.3.1 K.C.2 Describe changes plants undergo throughout the seasons

IV. Objectives
Objective #1: TLWBAT (PA. 3.1 K.A.3) Observe, describe, and document the life
cycle of a living organism
Objective #2: TLWBAT (PA.3.1 K.C.2) Describe how species adapt to seasonal
temperature change.
V. Differentiation
a. Strategies for Differentiated Instruction
i. For a gifted child who needs enrichment, they will be asked questions like,
“do apples grow like other fruits?” and “what about the life cycles of other
organisms?” This will encourage the student to think abstractly about life
cycles.
ii. For an exceptional child, such as a deaf child, students can attempt to sign
or point to the objects during the activity. This will expand the process of
learning, and making the lesson appropriate for all children.

VI. ENGAGEMENT
 Teacher will show the “stages of an apple” and its various parts
 Teacher will explain how the cycle can begin with one little seed
 Teacher can ask how to grow a tree from a seed
VII. EXPLORATION
 Students will discuss what fruits have seeds
 Students will discuss the various parts of an apple
 Students will discuss where they see fruits or other plants grow around them
VIII. EXPLANATION
 Teacher will emphasize the various parts of an apple
 Ask: “what part of an apple begins the cycle?”
IX. ELABORATION
 Students will create a book that labels each part of the apple
 Discuss how plants change during seasons
 Discuss healthy ways for plants to grow
X. EVALUATION
 Students will color finished life cycle book
 Students will describe the appropriate parts of the apple using their book for
reference
XI. E-LEARNING
 I will use a video or powerpoint to emphasize the life cycle of an apple