Gabriela Cabrera

Lesson Plan

Title of Brief Advantages Limitations Type of Site Rating

Resource Description 1-5

Tech Finder This website You can The games Assistive 5

allows you to search based are apps so Technology
https://www.u search for on issue and you’d have
nderstood.org different apps grade level. to have an
/en/tools/tech and iPad/tablet.
-finder resources. It
will help me
reference if
needed and
get ideas to
help
students.

Tech Matrix A database to You can They have Assistive 5

https://techm search search by many Technology
atrix.org/ assistive specific grade, assistive
technology content and technologies
and articles disability. for
on the topic. purchase.
It will help to
refer to for
articles on
certain
disabilities
and assistive
technologies.

PebbleGo Audio based It has audio It only has a Jumping Off 5

https://www.p information that allows you handful of Site
ebblego.com/ about to press the shark
different speaker and species.
topics in SS listen to the Students will
and Science. information. have to
Students will choose from
choose a the ones
shark to available.
research and
listen to the
audio. They
will then write
their facts in
their research
journal for
writing.

BrainPop Jr Contains Cartoon-like to Limited Jumping Off 5

Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

https://jr.brain short videos engage topics. Site

pop.com/ about students with
different 2 main
topics with characters that
questions explain
embedded in concepts or
the videos. I topics.
will introduce
the theme of
sharks with
learning
about ocean
habitats.

Discovery You can have Provides live The “pet” Jumping Off 5
Education a “class pet” viewing of the may not be Site
Class Pets and watch animal in its in the frame
them through habitat that is at all times.
http://www.di a live best
scoveryeduca viewing. We accessible
tion.com/Clas will check into between 8-10.
sPets/ the live video
of a whale
shark
throughout
the week to
see it in
action.

National Provides The photos May need to Jumping Off 5

Geographic information, and videos are preview Site
https://www.n videos, and professionally videos in
ationalgeogra photographs taken and advance to
phic.com/ about various vivid. make sure
topics. I will they are kid
use this site friendly.
to research
information
and photos to
present in my
NearPod
presentation.
Students will
also watch a
video about
shark eggs
when
discussing
the life cycle.
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

NearPod Create Students can 1:1 Jumping Off 5

https://nearpo lessons or access and technology Site
d.com/ search for engage with is
lessons the lesson recommend
available to through their ed.
students on iPads.
iPads.
I will create
my lesson for
the week on
sharks
through this.
It will address
the life cycle,
a shark
diagram etc.

Kahoot Game-based You can 1:1 Jumping Off 5

https://kahoot learning and search for technology Site
.com/ trivia already made may be
platform. games. recommend
We will play a Provides ed to check
game at the instant for individual
end of the feedback. performance
week to .
review
information
we learned
about sharks.

Education.co Provides There are lots Some of the Jumping Off 5

m resources for of options for worksheets Site
teachers. I.e worksheets. contain facts
https://www.e worksheets, The site that may be
ducation.com games, provides difficult for
lessons. I will worksheets for lower
be able to many different grades to
print off a species of read.
shark sharks or just
coloring a shark in its
sheet for habitat.
students to
color and
label shark
parts.

Quiziz You can Provides a Requires Jumping Off 5

https://quizizz search for performance iPads or Site
.com/ quizzes on a report. laptops to
topic or play.
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

create one.
We will play
one of the
quizzes in
teams on
iPads at the
end of a
lesson to
check for
understandin
g.

Epic Online library You can Students will Content Site 5

https://www.g of books and search have to
etepic.com/a videos that different differentiate
pp/search can be topics/books between
personalized. and it offers nonfiction
Students will “read to me” and fiction
listen to books for books for
books about younger ages. research
sharks during purposes.
center time
for “listening
to reading”
and illustrate
a picture
based on
what they
learned.

Book Creator Create books Students can 1:1 Jumping Off 5

https://bookcr using audio, create books technology Site
eator.com/ text, images to show their recommend
and video. understanding ed.
Students will of a topic.
create a book
at the end of
the week to
showcase the
information
they learned
with audio
and pictures.

Youtube Search for There are Some Jumping Off 5

https://www.y videos. many great videos may Site
outube.com/ We will watch videos on the be blocked
kid friendly topic and are by the
shark fact very kid school
videos to friendly. district.
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

introduce a
lessons.

KidZone You can The page isn’t The images Jumping Off 3
http://www.ki search by overdone with aren’t the Site
dzone.ws/sha topic and information. best quality.
rks/facts2.ht grade level There are 2-4 I would use
m for sentences for images from
worksheets each heading another site.
and/or so it is easy to
information. I read.
will use this
site for ideas
on how to
break down
my lesson
about sharks
and for
information.

Easy Science This site It provides It has limited Content Site 3

for Kids provides shark information
http://easysci information vocabulary about
enceforkids.c on different and a sharks in
om/all-about- science questions and general.
sharks/ topics. I will answers
use this site section.
for “fun facts”
about sharks
that it
provides and
a video on
the largest
shark that
ever lived.

KidTopia A google Students can It may Jumping Off 4

http://www.ki custom use this site to require Site
dtopia.info/ search site find kid some
for kids. friendly guidance for
Students will resources. lower
look up grades to
pictures of find the
their shark to images.
draw in their
research
journal.

Discovery Ed You can It gives Requires the Jumping Off 5

Virtual Reality search for students a real discovery ed
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

https://www.d virtual reality life virtual reality

iscoveryvr.co videos. We experience. app.
m will watch a
virtual reality
video of a
whale shark.

Sharks Research Provides Limited Content Site 3

Research information teacher pictures in
Institute about handouts. their gallery.
https://www.s different Information/
harks.org/kid shark vocabulary
s species. I will may be
use the difficult for
printouts lower
available for grades.
independent
work.

Little Bins for This site It tells you Some of the Content Site 5
Little Hands provides exactly how to activities
https://littlebin STEM conduct the may require
sforlittlehands lessons and experiments lots of
.com/shark- science and the materials.
week- experiments materials
activities- along with needed with
science-stem/ handouts. I pictures.
will use a
shark habitat
handout for
students to
draw the
habitat
around the
sharks as
well as to
implement a
science
experiment
about why
sharks don’t
sink.

Science Kids This site It has many It may be Content Site 4

http://www.sci provides lots different time
encekids.co.n of resources resources consuming
z/sciencefact for teaching from to search
s/animals/sha science. I will experiments, through the
rk.html use this page images, facts, site.
for more fun quizzes,
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

facts about lessons,

sharks to videos etc.
include in my You can
lessons. search by
topic.

BrainPop This site is You can The Jumping Off 5

https://www.b primarily for search for a information Site
rainpop.com/ older topic easily to may be
science/diver elementary see if they tailored
sityoflife/shar grades but have a video. towards
ks/ still provides older
great videos grades.
on a variety
of topics that
may still be
useful in
lower grades.
I will use this
site to watch
the video
about sharks
as an
introduction.

TeacherTube Search for You don’t May be time Jumping Off 3

https://www.t “teacher have to worry consuming Site
eachertube.c friendly” about searching
om resources. I inappropriate for material.
will be able to ads popping
search for up.
premade
videos or
resources
about sharks.

Discovery Ed You can You can filter Requires Jumping Off 5

http://www.di search for between previewing Site
scoveryeduca content videos, to determine
tion.com/ collections. I images, if it meets
will be able to boards, the need.
use the images etc.
sharks and what
content grade range.
collections to
provide
various
media
formats for
my lesson.
Gabriela Cabrera
Lesson Plan

The sites that I chose will help me teach and check for understanding in different formats. The weeks
theme and lessons will be about sharks and be intertwined across different subject areas (reading, writing
and science.) Students will learn about where they live, what they eat, what they look like and their life
cycle. The sites in the table will teach students at different levels in Bloom's taxonomy.