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Class: Infant II Topic: Caring of pets Subject Area: General Science Curriculum Area: Living things Previous Knowledge: Basic knowledge of animals and identify the different categories of animals.

After reviewing the characteristics of a pet and discussing the importance of a pet, the students should be able to: 1.List at least 2 importance of caring for a pet. 2.Briefly explain an activity pertaining to the caring of a pet. 3.Name at least 3 animals that can be considered a pet and explain why these animals are considered pets.

Using the pictures provided around the class, the teacher will open a discussion on the different animals. Then the teacher will elicit from the students that are pets. Engaging the students in the discussion of the pets that they have at home. Which will aid the students identify the different animals that can be pets.

After eliciting the animals that can be pets, the teacher will encourage the activities a person can conduct in order to care for a pet. Eliciting from the students the different activities that a person do in order to care for a pet.

The students are going to play a game of charades, in order to better understand the ways in which a person can care for a pet. Furthermore, in playing the game, the students are going to pair up. One person will be the animal and the other will be the owner caring for the pet. Moreover, the pairs are going to act out the activities discussed.

The teacher will recap the with the students the different ways in which a person can care for a pet. Then the students are asked to draw the an activity depicting a person caring for a pet in their copybooks.

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There are three domains of learning and these three domains make up Bloom’s Taxonomy. Furthermore these three learning domains are the Cognitive domain, Affective domain and the Psychomotor domain.

Within the cognitive domain involves the knowledge and the development of intellectual skills. This includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns and the concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills.

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

Using the pervious lesson plan provided, can you identify the cognitive aspects of the lesson plan?

According to the pervious lesson plan majority of the lesson is based on the cognitive domain. If you answered that the identifying of the different pets, the discussion of why these animals are considered pets, the listing of the different activities that a person can in caring for a

pet and the actual applying of the activities, in order to play the game are all correct. Also the drawing of the picture is considered part of the cognitive domain.

Within the affective domain deals with the emotions of the students. Therefore things like feelings, values, appreciation, enthusiasms, motivation and attitudes are the main focus of the affective domain.

Receiving phenomena Responding to phenomena Valuing Organizing Internalizing values

Using the lesson plan provided can you identify the portion of the lesson plan that deals with the Affective domain?

According to the lesson plan, the main part of the lesson the pertain to the affective domain, is the importance of the pets.

This domain deals with the physical movement, coordination and use of the motor skill areas.

Perception Set Guided Responses Mechanism Complex Overt Response Adaption Origination

Using the lesson plan provided can you identify the psychomotor aspects of the lesson?

According to the lesson plan, if you answered that the game was the main part of the psychomotor, then you are correct. Also the drawing of the pictures.

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Clark, D. (5 th July 2010) Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning domains. Retrieved on: 12 th April 2012, From: donclark/hrd/bloom.html donclark/hrd/bloom.html