Running Head: Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan

Running head: COOPERATIVE LEARNING LESSON PLAN
Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan
Tina Johnsen
EDU 220
Professor Hooks
March 5, 2017
LESSON PLAN 2
COOPERATIVE LEARNING LESSON PLAN
I. Describe the Class
Third grade science: 24 students, 3 LD, 2 gifted, 1 ELL
II. Subject/Skill:
Third grade science: Life Cycle of the Butterfly
III. Standards/Objective(s)
Nevada State Academic Content Standards for Science
For grade 3 - Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life
cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have
traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of
similar organisms.
RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas
or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to
time, sequence, and cause/effect.
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the
words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and
how key events occur).
W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an

LESSON PLAN 3
understandable pace. Found at
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Nevada_Academic_Standar
ds/Science/
1. Student will identify and research the stages of the Life Cycle of a Butterfly.
2. In a cooperative group, students will create a poster that will describe each stage
with at least three details.
IV. Procedures
1. Review knowledge of a life cycle and of a butterfly, students should take notes in
journals
2. Explain the life cycle of the butterfly, show video and photos of life cycle
3. Review vocabulary related with life cycle of butterfly
4. Draw the life cycle in journals
5. Break into cooperative learning groups, assign each member number a stage. They
will now become the expert on that stage
6. Each stage goes to its own research area. The members of each group will research
online and using nonfiction books and printouts to find at least five details about that
stage of the life cycle
7. After researching, groups come back together to share their expert information
with the other group members
8. Groups work together to choose three details from each stage to include on a poster
for presentation.
LESSON PLAN 4
9. Using large sheets of butcher paper, crayons, markers, etc., students will create a
poster to illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly. They will include the three facts for
each stage.
10. Presentations will be done as a group for a group grade.
V. Materials
Computer, Elmo, Butterfly cycle video and photos, journals, pencils, non-fiction
books, preprinted information from the Internet, butcher paper, crayons, markers,
glue.
VI. Grouping Structures
24 Students: Individual desks for direct instruction, desks may be moved for group
work, computer research may be done on laptops in classroom or pod, posters can be
created on floor space or desks.
VII. Modifications
Direct instruction modifications for ELL and LD students will be preprinted life cycle
diagrams that they can cut and secure into journal allowing time for them to follow
along during instruction. Due to the group dynamic of this project, the gifted learner
will participate in activities as assigned. During research, the gifted learner could also
research the environmental conditions that will affect the butterflies life cycle and
add it to the groups oral presentation.
VIII. Assessment
During direct instruction, the teacher will monitor students progress of notes and
diagram of life cycle. During group research, teacher will assist in small group to
ensure clarity of facts gathered by the experts. During the poster creation, the
LESSON PLAN 5
teacher will visit each group to verify the facts being included for each stage. During
poster presentations, the teacher will record a grade based on criteria listed at onset of
the assignment.

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Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan

COOPERATIVE LEARNING LESSON PLAN

I. Describe the Class

Third grade science: 24 students, 3 LD, 2 gifted, 1 ELL

Third grade science: Life Cycle of the Butterfly

Nevada State Academic Content Standards for Science

or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to

time, sequence, and cause/effect.

how key events occur).

SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with

appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an

understandable pace. Found at

with at least three details.

3. Review vocabulary related with life cycle of butterfly

4. Draw the life cycle in journals

will now become the expert on that stage

stage of the life cycle

with the other group members

10. Presentations will be done as a group for a group grade.

VI. Grouping Structures

created on floor space or desks.

add it to the groups oral presentation.

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