This lesson plan is designed to teach 1st grade students about how plants change during their life cycle over the course of a week. The lesson involves showing students a video and PowerPoint presentation about plant life cycles. Students will then work in groups to act out the different stages of the life cycle. They will draw and label their own illustrations of the full life cycle. Throughout the lesson, the teacher will formatively assess students' understanding by observing group discussions and discussions. Accommodations are provided for diverse learners, including using word banks, working in small groups, and writing assignments at different levels.

1. Lesson Plan Format
MTE/534 Version 5
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University of Phoenix Material
Lesson Plan Format
Create an authentic, standards-based production lesson plan for visual or performing arts. The lesson
plan must result in the creation of an art work or a performance. Attach any handouts or other original
materials for the lesson
Component Details
Lesson title How do Plants change during their life cycle.
Grade level 1st
grade
Time or days for completion 1 week to complete. Monday through Friday. 60 minute
lessons.
State standards and arts
components
Visual Arts
VA.CR.1.1a Engage collaboratively (such as in pairs, small groups, or
whole group) in exploration and imaginative play with materials
(such as puppets, model towns, paper murals, etc.)
DA.CR.1.1b Explore a variety of locomotor and non-locomotor
movements by experimenting with changes in body, effort, shape
and space.
Objectives At the end of the lesson students will be able to identify how
plants change during their life cycle.
Areas of curriculum
integration
Science:
PO 2. Identify similarities and differences between animals
and their parents. (See 1CH-F4)

2. Lesson Plan Format
MTE/534 Version 5
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Previous knowledge required
from students to participate
Students and I will discuss how plants grown and what they
need to go with.
Students will have a matching worksheet
Required materials, including
equipment and technology
Note. Permission must be
obtained for copyrighted
materials; websites must be
cited for any downloaded
materials.
PowerPoint Video with slides showing how plants change over
time during their life cycle. I will show students from the
beginning how plants begin to how they develop to a full plant.
Students will also watch a short YouTube video watching how
plants change during their life cycle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkpBxLsX430
Resource:
Teacher. R. (2012). How Plants Grow and Change.
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TkpBxLsX430
Sequence of lesson, such as
hook, input, modeling, guided
practice, and closure guided
practice, where applicable
Introduction: Students and I will discuss some thing that they
know about plants and how plants grow. Students will first turn
and talk to their partner and talk about things that we know
about plants.
Modeling: Today I am going to model to you how plants
change during their life cycle. I will talk with students about
what a life cycle and how humans go through a life cycle just
like plants. Using my anchor chart, I will demonstrate to
students how the life cycle changes and the different stages
that plants go through.
Guided practice: Students will work in groups and act out the
stages of the life cycle. Each student will create their own part
to the life cycle. For example: If some is acting out the seeds
of the plant then the student will draw out their prop needed for
the seed. Each group will then come to front of the classroom
and act out their life cycle.
Independent practice: Students will then go back to their seat
and draw out their full drawing of their plants life cycle labeling
each part of the life cycle.
Closure: Students will share their life cycle with their group as I
walk around and observe the groups.
Assessments that align to
objectives
• Indicate if the
assessment is formative
or summative
• Include all necessary
rubrics, tests, and
checklists, as
appropriate.
Formative Assessment: Teacher will walk around and observe
and listen to students as they are speaking with their group.
The teacher will take anecdotal notes on each group
observing if they are understanding the life cycle of a plant.

3. Lesson Plan Format
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Plan for diverse learners
Include the following:
• Accommodations for
students with learning or
physical disabilities
• Accommodation for
English Language
Learner students
• Accommodation for gifted
students
• An explanation of how
this lesson will appeal to
different learning styles
Students with learning disabilities will be given a word bank
with the words on index card to assist them with their learning
and filling in the bank. Students will also work in a small group
with the teacher to label the parts of the plants.
ELL Students: Students will also have a word bank to assist
them but will have the words in Spanish/English. Students will
work in small groups as well but will be made to write the
English word instead of the Spanish word.
Gifted learners will write a short essay on the back of their life
cycle paper writing about how plants relate to the same life
cycle of humans.
Because plants are a part of our everyday living, students
need to know about different life cycles other than human life
cycles.
Classroom management and
safety plan
Students will work in groups, but will also work independently.
During the acting out of the students, students and I will go
over the rules with being out of their seats and respecting
each other’s space in the classroom. While the students are
cutting and coloring their props for the acting out of the plants
life cycle. Students will need to go over the rules of using
scissors and glue in the classroom. For example: While
cutting, we stay in our seats. No running with scissors.
Opportunities for display or
public performance
Students will grow their own plant and display it in our
classroom window and we will watch the plant change over
time.