4. Accommodations and Recommendations Accommodations on reading levels, some students may need more scaffolding to complete the CIS process. The first time you work through this process, consider doing the process as a choral or shared reading and writing exercise. You can record the group’s responses as they work together to generate them. The teacher could also have images of the plants (especially close-ups of pollination) mentioned in the article to help the student understand the process of pollination and how important honeybees are in the process of growing plants. PBS produced a video about the honeybee colony collapse called An introduction to the video is available for free on their website: Silence of the Bees. Extensions The list of collected questions can be used for independent or pair research projects. Have students select a question for further investigation. (It doesn’t have to be their question, just one that interests them.) Suggested Technology X Document Camera Whiteboard ☐Interactive ☐Speakers/Headphones Calculators for Data Collection ☐Graphing ☐Probes ☐Microphones X Computer for Presenter Calculators Technology ☐Basic ☐Assistive for Students X LCD Projector ☐Computers X Internet Connection Projector ☐Overhead Special Materials Needed Describe what special materials or preparations are needed for this lesson. Materials for student use: copy of the Mystery” text (from National Geographic Kids), 1 per student “Honeybee sticky notes Directed Note-taking worksheet (attached), 1 per student Question Generation worksheet (attached), 1 per student Writing in Response to Reading worksheet (attached), 1 per student Materials for teacher use: chart paper/markers copy of Mystery” text (from National Geographic Kids) “Honeybee copy of each of the student worksheets, for modeling copy of the CIS Written Response Rubric Further Recommendations Provide recommendations concerning the preparation or implementation of your lesson. Summary Lesson Title Honeybee Mystery—a Comprehension Instructional Sequence Lesson Plan Short Summary
4. Accommodations and Recommendations Accommodations on reading levels, some students may need more scaffolding to complete the CIS process. The first time you work through this process, consider doing the process as a choral or shared reading and writing exercise. You can record the group’s responses as they work together to generate them. The teacher could also have images of the plants (especially close-ups of pollination) mentioned in the article to help the student understand the process of pollination and how important honeybees are in the process of growing plants. PBS produced a video about the honeybee colony collapse called Silence of the Bees. An introduction to the video is available for free on their website: Extensions The list of collected questions can be used for independent or pair research projects. Have students select a question for further investigation. (It doesn’t have to be their question, just one that interests them.) Suggested Technology X Document Camera ☐Graphing Calculators X Computer for Presenter ☐Computers for Students X Internet Connection ☐Interactive Whiteboard ☐Probes for Data Collection ☐Basic Calculators X LCD Projector ☐Overhead Projector ☐Speakers/Headphones ☐Microphones ☐Assistive Technology Special Materials Needed Describe what special materials or preparations are needed for this lesson. Materials for student use: copy of the “Honeybee Mystery” text (from National Geographic Kids), 1 per student sticky notes Directed Note-taking worksheet (attached), 1 per student Question Generation worksheet (attached), 1 per student Writing in Response to Reading worksheet (attached), 1 per student Materials for teacher use: chart paper/markers copy of “Honeybee Mystery” text (from National Geographic Kids) copy of each of the student worksheets, for modeling copy of the CIS Written Response Rubric Further Recommendations Provide recommendations concerning the preparation or implementation of your lesson. Summary Lesson Title Honeybee Mystery—a Comprehension Instructional Sequence Lesson Plan Short Summary
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