A Differentiated Lesson by Pam Sawyer, EDU 610, April 2008

We're Going on a Bear Hunt!

Mrs. Sawyer’s Grade One enjoys the popular children’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,”by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

CONTENT

During the reading, students act out the story by participating in the chant.

“We’re going on a bear hunt…”

PROCESS

The Task Rotation, or 4-Mat Chart, is shown so students can choose an activity.

Differentiated Instructionby

Learner Profile

Differentiated Instructionby

Learner Profile

Students work on tasks.

Samples of student work by learning profile…

PRODUCT

MASTERY OF INFORMATION:

Task: Make a fist list (5 items) of the places that the family went on their bear hunt. Draw and label one.

MASTERY OF UNDERSTANDING

Task: Make a fist list (5 items) of the places the family went on their bear hunt. Illustrate and label.

UNDERSTANDING OF KEY IDEAS

Task: Why did the bear follow the family home?

UNDERSTANDING OF KEY IDEAS

Task: Why did the bear follow the family home?

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT

Task: How would you feel if you went on a bear hunt?

CREATING SOMETHING NEW RELATED TO A TOPIC

Task: What do you think the bear did at the end of the story?

Celebrate learning!

…with some Teddy Grahams…

…and finish with a Compare/Contrast activity.

bears TeddyGrahams

same

The bear hunt is over!