Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

130 The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 7 | Fossils

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options that exceed the time allocated for that part of

the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each

portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices

about which activities to include based on the needs of your

students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

What Have We Already

Learned?

chart paper, markers Record student responses of what Gerry

the Geologist has taught them.

What Do We Know? Instructional Master 7A-1 (Plant

and Animal T-Chart); chart paper,

markers

Use the T-Chart to record the plants and

animals named by students.

Vocabular y Preview:

Paleontologist, Fossils

Image 7A-1

Image 7A-3; Image Cards 10

(Trilobite), 12 (Fish Fossils), 13

(Fern Fossil)

Purpose for Listening

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Fossils Image Cards 10–13 ; Instructional

Master 7A-2 (Fossil Timeline), chart

paper, markers

Create a Fossil Timeline using the chart

paper and Image Cards to help students

understand what the different fossils tell

us about the history of the earth.

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions Images 7A-5, 7A-6, 7A-7, 7A-9 Use the images to help scaffold student

understanding of the comprehension

questions.

Word Work: Preserved

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day

Extensions (20 minutes)

Venn Diagram Instructional Master 7B-1 (Venn

Diagram), chart paper, markers

Complete a Venn diagram with students

to compare and contrast a geologist

(Gerry) to a paleontologist (Pam).