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Differentiating Instruction, 12 students who have some knowledge on the…
Differentiating Instruction
12 students who have some knowledge on the topic
These 12 students had some knowledge on this topic and were able to identify animals and their characteristics. These students were able to draw some animals into their correct habitats but needed to further develop their conceptual understanding and higher-order thinking skills. This group of students will focus on activities that teach them about a variety of animal habitats as well as the different characteristics of each habitat. These students will then practice matching different animals with their correct habitats. They will complete a variety of sorting activities, sorting animals into 1 of 6 habitats. These students will also complete a diorama project to help them further develop their understanding of habitats.
Innovative Strategies
Assessments to Track Student Learning
2 students needed to be tested for special needs
5 students who appear to have limited on the topic
3 students struggling with English language acquisition
Innovative Strategies
Students sort animal photos into the correct habitats.
Animals and their habitats sorting mats: Students choose one habitat and then find which animals belong in their chosen habitat.
Animal habitat clip cards: Students clip the correct habitat for each animal.
These 3 students are struggling with English language acquisition. Activities for these 3 students will focus on learning simple animal and habitat English vocabulary, and these activities will be more hands-on, using more visuals to help with understanding. These activities will also be more picture-based than word-based.
Assessments to Track Student Learning
Students sort and classify animals into two groups.
Students work individually to sort animal pictures into their correct habitat mats. Each student will choose 1 mat.
Students create their own animal habitat and then cut and paste animal pictures into their habitat.
These 5 students appeared to have limited knowledge of the topic and were unable to identify which animals belonged in each habitat. Activities for this group will focus on teaching simple animal habitats and matching animals with one of a few habitats. Activities for this group will be simpler and more straight-forward in order to develop a basic knowledge of animals and their habitats.
These 2 students need to be tested for special needs. Activities for these 2 students will use multisensory delivery, visual cues, and manipulatives. Extra time and resources will also be provided. Activities for these students will use a variety of materials to help the students more easily understand the concept being taught. These students will also be given choice in their activities.
Innovative Strategies
Animal habitat sorting: Students first divide animal toys into two groups and place each animal in the correct bucket.
Assessments to Track Student Learning
Students create a chosen animal habitat shoebox.
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Habitats lapbook: This lapbook includes a flip chart for 6 different habitats packed with information about each.
Innovative Strategies
5 students who answered most questions correct
Assessments to Track Student Learning
Describe the animal bubble map: Students describe a chosen animal and its habitat.
Students work as a group to create a habitat poster.
These five students correctly drew a variety of animals into their correct habitats. These students possess prior knowledge of animal habitats, and these students have strong English language skills with which they can express which animals belong in each habitat. As these students already have factual knowledge, their focus will be to move from factual to conceptual understanding. Their activities will focus on digging deeper into each animal habitat, learning about the specifics of particular habitats and investigating into why certain animals live in specific habitats. These students will also work on activities to develop their reading and writing skills.
Habitat emergent readers: Each emergent reader focuses on one habitat and the animals that live there. They have simple, repetitive text, filled with sight words and cute illustrations.
Match that habitat: Students color animals and habitats and then match.
Students create a book for each group of animals.
Students use a variety of natural materials to create an animal habitat.
Students play a game to place each animal in its habitat.
Students draw one example of an animal that would live in each habitat.
Animal habitat sort: Students cut and paste animals into the correct habitat.
Students apply what they have learned to complete a cut and paste paper sort activity.
Mini animal habitat sensory tubs: Provide students with a variety of materials and animal toys to create different habitats.
Animal sort worksheets: Students will be able to color, cut, and glue animals onto each of the corresponding habitats.
Students practice sorting animals into 6 different habitats.
Students work in groups to sort photos of animals into photos of habitats.
Students use tongs to sort animal toys into corresponding habitats.
Students work as a group to complete an animal research project.
