Lesson Planning by Me

I have just created my first lesson plan in great detail.  In the past I have used prepackaged curricula, usually the type I can just pick up and read the next bit.  Not very creative, huh?  Well, I have at least two children in my school room who will appreciate learning with more guts and at least a different two who will like a hands on approach.  This is my first science lesson laid out.  I hope I remembered everything.  :-)

Science Week One Lesson Plan

Lesson Overview
Lesson Title	Human Body - Skeleton
Lesson Summary	Learn about skeleton, bones and joints, what they do, how they look, where they are, what they are made of
Subject Area(s)	Science PD,H & PE Art
Approximate Time:   3 hours (Week One, possibly Week Two) plus field trip in first full week that PS goes back Actual Time:
Aim
Student Objectives/ Outcomes	Student will be able to: - understand how the human skeleton supports and protects our bodies
Skills to Learn	- feeling where their bones are in their body - using their joints to move and knowing what type of joint is involved
Content to Know	- being able to identify major bones  in the body and their location and function - understanding the structure of bones themselves and the role they play in the health of the whole body - understanding the role of joints and identifying man-made items that utilise similar jointing systems
Resources
Books	- The Usborne Complete Book of the Human Body Internet-linked (UCBHB) -  Blood and Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides by Linda Allison (B&G) - Primary Anatomy by John V. Basmajian (PA) - Lyrical Life Science Volume 3 - The Human Body (LLS3) - God’s Design for Life The Human Body by Debbie Lawrence and Richard Lawrence (GDLHB) - Inside My Body Lapbook with Study Guide by Learning Journey (IMB)
Worksheets	- Lyrical Life Science Volume 3 - The Human Body Workbook (LLS3WB) pg.7 (2 copies) - Reproducible Activities The Human Body by Daryl Vriesenga (RAHB) pg. 3 (2 copies), 6 (2 copies) and 7 (3 copies)
Notebooking Supplies	- Skeletal System pg. 16 IMB (3 copies) - Inside a Bone pg. 18 IMB (3 copies) - Classification of Bones pg. 19 IMB (3 copies) - What is the purpose of your joints? pg. 23 (3 copies) -Need 3 paper fasteners (pins with fold back legs)
Activity Supplies	- Butcher - ask for shin bone cut lengthwise, also beef knuckle for seeing how a joint works - Gloves for handling of bone pieces - Cut out skeleton figures pp 19-20 GDLHB (3 copies) - Need 15 paper fasteners (pins with fold back legs) - Lyrical Life Science The Human Body CD (LLS3CD)
Internet Resources (Viewing and Doing)	- Youtube How Your Bones and Skeleton Work by KidsHealthVideos - Intel Education Resources UK - Body Frame Skeleton - - About Kids Health How Joints Work - Intel Education REsoures UK - How My Body Moves - BBC Interactive Body resources
Other Resources and Activities	- Visit to Sciencentre for short term feature - Humanoid Discovery and do the associated activities - Visit ongoing display at Sciencentre and look at the skeleton in the closet, see what the boys have retained from the lesson

Lesson Details
Introduction	Prior Knowledge, Hook for New Information - Ask boys to find the bony parts of their bodies and tell me the name of the bones if they know them - Ask the boys what bones do, write up on whiteboard
Lesson	- Read pp 18-19 The Skeleton UCBHB, discuss - Show images on development of long bones pg. 22 PA, different shapes of vertebra pg. 26 PA, arm bones pg 12 LLS3, leg bones pg 13 LLS3 - Read pp 20-21 Joints UCBHB, discuss - Read Lesson 8 GDLHB Joints
Activities	- Inside a Long Bone Pg 27 B&G physical examination of bone - Listen to LLS3CD Track 2, use lyric sheet if necessary to understand all the words - Identify types of joints from Lego pieces and around the house
Independent Activities	- Read pp 9-15 independently and do worksheet - The Skeletal System worksheet pg. 7 LLS3WB Jackson and Harry - Worksheet Label Your Framework pg. 3 RAHB Jackson and Harry - Worksheet The Leg Bone’s Connected to the Hip Bone pg. 6 RAHB Jackson and Harry - After Inside a Long Bone activity - Worksheet Your Bones pg. 7 RAHB (all boys) - create lap booking pieces to be filed for later assembly as lapbook
Conclusion	- Put together skeleton (GDLHB) and attach to a page for binder - Place lap booking pages in binder to be assembled into lapbook later - Place completed worksheets into binder - Do a quick verbal quiz on skeleton and identify major bones and main functions of the skeleton - Quick verbal quiz on joints and be able to point out different joint types in our bodies and the man-made world - Visit to Sciencentre for short term feature - Humanoid Discovery and do the associated activities - Visit ongoing display at Sciencentre and look at the skeleton in the closet, see what the boys have retained from the lesson
Assessment of Lesson
Before Lesson	Teacher- Preparation - Goals clearly defined, materials and resources ready?
During Lesson	Students - Were they able to complete the activities?  Was the material at the right level for them?
After Lesson	Teacher - Were the resources and activities suitable?