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ASSURE Model lesson plan

Curriculum Area: Science
Subject Area: Biology - Butterflies
Lesson Title: Caterpillars to Butterflies
Suggested Grade Level: Grades 2-3
Analyze Learners: The students are 7 and 8 -year-olds enrolled in a 2nd grade classroom of approximately 25 students. The school is located in an urban area. The class is made up of students from mainly middle class families. Most of the students perform well academically and several have been identified as gifted learners. All of the students are reading at or above grade level and are fairly proficient surfing the web. The group prefers learning activities that are hands-on and entertaining. The students enjoy working in groups and handle abstract ideas well. The class has recently completed a unit on insects and will now focus on learning about butterflies. In my experience with these students, I would say that I have about 50% visual learners, 50% tactile ("hands-on") learners, and maybe 25% auditory learners. I wi...

Posted by: William Katz

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