Lesson Plan for Preschool-Grade 2

Name Farmer’s Market- Exploring and Describing Fruits using the Five Senses

Content This lesson covers English Language Arts and Science.

area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed This lesson support all five domains of child development-
● Social development: Students will work in small groups to use their five senses to
describe fruits.
● Emotional development: Students will learn to work in a group by negotiating with each
other and developing leadership skills.
● Physical development: Students will use their fine motor skills for invented spelling in
their writing.
● Cognitive development: Students will use letter-sound correspondence in their writing.
● Language development: Students will verbally use adjectives to describe various fruits.
They will also write adjectives that describe a fruit using invented spelling.
Brief description and ● This lesson allows students to explore fruits with their five senses. By using their five
rationale for the lesson senses, they learn to use different adjectives to describe various fruits. They will also use
invented spellings to help them spell a variety of words. According to Engaging the Senses
at the Farmers Market, children experience their world through their senses. A trip to the
farmer’s market provides a multi-sensorial experience that increases their language
development. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to explore with their senses.
This lesson is: * A new concept/activity * A continuation of a previous lesson/activity
* A review of a previous * A conclusion of a concept
lesson/activity
● 40 minutes
Timeframe
Objective(s) of the activity ● Students will be able to use their five senses to describe fruits.
● Students will be able to use invented spelling in their writing.
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Connections to standards ● NY-K.W.4: Create a response to a text, author, or personal experience.

● NY-K.SL.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and adults in
small and large groups and during play.
● NY-K.SL.6: Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
Language Objectives ● Students will be able to use adjectives to describe various fruits.
● Students will be able to use adjectives to describe a fruit in their writing.

Resources/materials needed: ● An apple

(Include any worksheets or ● Lemons
sources of evidence for ● Bananas
children’s learning you will use ● Oranges
during the activity) ● Differentiated worksheets
Technology inclusion (if Not Applicable
applicable)
Procedures (step by step) Objective(s):
● Students will be able to use their five senses to describe fruits.
● Students will be able to write adjectives that describe a fruit using invented spelling.
Anticipatory Set (Connection/Motivation):
1. Say and Ask: “Friends! We are going to be using our five senses today! Who can tell me
what are our five senses? Which part of the body do you use to see, smell, hear, touch, and
taste?”
2. Say and Ask: “Yesterday, we took a field trip to the farmer’s market. Using your five
senses, what did you see, smell, hear, touch, and taste at the farmer’s market?”
Instruction/Mini Lesson:
1. Say: “Today, we will learn to use different words to describe the fruits we see at the
farmer’s market. We will do that by using our five senses to help us. Now, are you ready
for this challenge?”
2. Show students an apple. Pass the apple around so they can use their five senses.
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3. Ask: “What kind of fruit is it? What are some words we can use to describe the apple?”
Record their response on the whiteboard.
4. Model how to describe an apple using the five senses.
○ The apple is red and yellow.
○ The apple smells fresh.
○ The apple sounds crunchy and loud.
○ The apple feels hard, cold, and smooth.
○ The apple tastes sweet and juicy.
5. Say and Ask: “Well done, my friends! Are you ready for another challenge? This time, you
will work with your partner on a different fruit, lemon. When you are working together, I
want you to use all of your five senses and discuss the following questions.”
○ What does the lemon look like?
○ What does the lemon smell like?
○ What does the lemon sound like?
○ What does the lemon feel like?
○ What does the lemon taste like?
6. Come back as a class. Ask each group to share their answers to the questions. Record
their responses on the whiteboard.
Independent Practice:
1. Introduce and go over the directions for the small group activity. Each group will receive
either an orange or a banana. Every student will receive a worksheet.
○ First, they will identify the fruit.
○ Next, they will explore the fruit using their five senses.
○ Then, they will discuss what words they will use to describe the fruit.
○ Last, they will answer the questions above and record their responses on the
worksheet.
2. Circulate between each group to look for understanding. Take note of the struggling
students.
Closure:
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1. Say: “My scientists, you are doing such a great job using your five senses to describe these
fruits. First, I want my groups that have the orange to share. Then, I want my groups that
have the banana to share.” Record their responses for both groups.
○ Using your sense of sight, what does the orange look like?
○ Using your sense of smell, what does the orange smell like?
○ Using your sense of hearing, what does the orange sound like?
○ Using your sense of touch, what does the orange feel like?
○ Using your sense of taste, what does the orange taste like?

Method of assessing children’s Pre-assessment Assessment of Student Assessment of Children’s

understanding of Learning Language Learning
lesson/activity/objective(s) I will evaluate students’ prior
knowledge to see if they can I will evaluate students’ I will evaluate students’
I will ask questions throughout identify various colors and sizes. learning through informal language learning through
the lesson. During the mini They will be using this vocabulary observation during the mini informal observation.
lesson, students will turn and for the sense of sight. lesson and small group During the mini lesson and
talk. During the small group activity. I will remember small group activity, I will
activity, I will walk to each group I will evaluate students’ prior those students that can ask students to verbally use
to observe and listen to each knowledge by checking to see if answer my questions adjectives and to use their
student’s ideas. I will also ask they can identify different textures. correctly and those five senses to describe
specific questions to specific They will be incorporating this students that need more various fruits.
students. vocabulary for the sense of touch. support.
I will evaluate students’
The small group activity will I will evaluate students’ prior I will evaluate students’ language learning by using a
demonstrate students’ knowledge by checking to see what learning by using a checklist. In the note section,
understanding of the lesson by other vocabulary they already checklist. I will take note of I will take note of students
using their five senses to know and can use for the sense of students that have a hard that have a hard time using
describe a fruit. They will also smell, hearing, and taste. time using adjectives to invented spelling to spell
use invented spelling to write describe a fruit. I will also different words in their
adjectives that describe the take note of the students writing.
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fruit. I will also be circulating to that need extra support

each group and taking notes of with invented spelling.
how each student is doing.
Plans for differentiated Supporting children with Supporting English Language Learners, a culturally
instruction/instructional identified delays or disabilities responsive pedagogy, and anti-bias/anti-racist
modifications (i.e., IEPs and 504 plans) curriculum

There will be three levels of Vocabulary will be shown with Vocabulary will be in English and the home language to
differentiation. For my pictures to help them remember build and support vocabulary skills in both languages.
struggling learners, the the word and its meaning. This During the mini lesson, I will ask questions in the home
worksheet will include more allows them to associate the word language to ensure students’ understanding of the context.
pictures and a word bank. The and its meaning with the support ELLs are welcome to answer questions or to share ideas in
word bank will support them of visual aids. During the mini the preferred language.
when they have a hard time lesson, I will show the vocabulary
recalling. For my on-level and the picture to help them make
students, the worksheet will ask that connection. I will also use
them to use invented spelling to examples in the classroom to
spell adjectives. For my support them.
enrichment students, the
worksheet will ask them to
write in complete sentences. It
challenges them to think and
write additional information.

Follow up/Extension activities Ask students to use adjectives and/or their five senses to describe their lunch. What does it look
like? What does it taste like? What does it feel like? What does it sound like? What does it sound
like?
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Family Engagement Activities Ask students to use adjectives and their five senses to describe their dinner or the food they can
find at home. What does it look like? What does it taste like? What does it feel like? What does it
sound like? What does it sound like?
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Example of a worksheet for struggling learners:

The apple looks ____________________. Word Bank:

The apple tastes ____________________. Red Crunchy Tasty

Green Fresh Wet
The apple sounds ____________________. Yellow Cold Delicious
Sweet Bitter Shiny
The apple smells ____________________. Sour Smooth Round
Round Loud Fruity
The apple feels ____________________. Bumpy Hard Big

Example of a worksheet for on-level students:

The apple looks ____________________.

The apple tastes ____________________.

The apple sounds ____________________.

The apple smells ____________________.

The apple feels ____________________.

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Example of a worksheet for enrichment students:

What does the apple look like?

What does the apple smell like?

What does the apple sound like?

What does the apple feel like?

What does the apple taste like?

Checklist:
Student Use five senses to describe a fruit Use invented spelling in writing Notes