1.  Materials

a.  Paper

b.  Pencils

c.  Resources:

                            i.  The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, Joanna Cole

       2.  Objectives

a.  Students will recall and explain information from text.

             3.  Motivation

a.  Students will begin the lesson with the following journal prompt: “Write about a time when you were seriously sick or injured. Explain what happened, what was wrong, and how you got better.” Provide examples for students such as a broken arm, a surgery they had, or even a very severe illness.

             4.  Goal for Learner

a.  Today we will begin our unit on the human body systems.

             5.  Content and Procedures

a.  Teacher Content

                            i.  Read The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body and become familiar with how the story should be read so that it flows smoothly.

                            ii.  Anticipate student questions and be comfortable with the body systems identified. Be able to provide own input into story.

 b.  Procedure

                            i.  Read The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body to students. Make sure story is read smoothly so students won’t get confused.

                            ii.  Ask students questions throughout the story.

       6.  Practice/Application

a.  Upon completion of the story, have students go back to their seats and engage in a classroom discussion. Relate the story to the previous two weeks’ spelling words.

                            i.  Do you recognize any spelling words found in the text?

                            ii.  What do those spelling words mean?

b.  Have students make a list of the concepts they remember from the story and make note of any questions they still have.

             7.  Evaluation of Student Learning

a.  After reading and discussing the book The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, students will each take the corresponding computer test from the Accelerated Reader program. By doing this, students are not only assessed on their retention of the story but they also get credit towards their Accelerated Reader points for the nine weeks term.

             8.  Closure

a.  Ask students to explain what they wrote about the concepts they remember from the story. Also discuss student questions formulated after the reading.