Date: April 21, 2006

Name: Jessica Jade Flores

Grade/Subject Area: Kindergarten/ Language Arts

TEKS Objective(s):

            12) Reading/inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts

            research about topics introduced through selections read aloud and from a variety

            of other sources. The students is expected to:

                        B) use pictures, print, and people to gather information and answer                                questions (K-1);

                        C) draw conclusions from information gathered (K-3);

Learning Objectives:

Student will:

·        Students will be able to use Venn diagrams in a variety of situations.

·        Students will understand how to draw information from a story for understanding.

·        Students will know how to compare and contrast.

Assessment Strategies:

·        Students will complete a Venn diagram based on the book.

Material Resources Required:

·        Book: Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

·        Paper

·        Crayon/pencil

Procedures:

·        I will introduce and read the book, Home for a Bunny, out loud.

·        I will ask them if they can find any similarities or differences between this story and any other stories they have read.

·        I will draw a Venn diagram on the board and show the students how to use it to compare and contrast two different animals.

·        The students will then go off and complete a Venn diagram.