Lesson Plan for English Language Learners This lesson plan was created for the fifth grade class at Smyrna Academy. The class that will benefit from this lesson plan consists of 3 English Language Learners (ELLs), ranging from beginner to advanced. This lesson plan was created to teach students what the water cycle is and why it is important. The lesson was created using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model, which includes detailed lesson planning and a comprehensive delivery system. The standard of the SIOP model is for teachers to explain in depth what is expected of the student, what he needs to know and what information he needs to acquire knowledge in both language and content. Teachers using the SIOP model understand that it is not possible to teach a child a particular subject until he or she understands all the key factors; they must start at the beginning and gradually move towards greater understanding (Vogt, Echevarria, & Short, 2008). During this lesson plan, students will be asked to work together to create collaborative learning, however each individual student will be responsible for their own part. Once students have completed this lesson plan, they will be able to explain what the water cycle is, the key stages, and understand all the vocabulary words. SIOP Lesson Plan Standards:1. Georgia State Performance Standard: S5P2. Students will explain the difference between a physical change and a chemical change. o Performance Indicator: Recognize that changes in the state of water (water vapour/steam, liquid, ice) are due to temperature differences and are examples of physical change. o Performance Indicator: Investigate the properties of a substance before, during and after a chemical reaction to find evidence...... center of paper ...... influenced during a flood." Conclusion This task was based on a fifth grade level science lesson; more specifically based on the entire water cycle. This particular assignment was created to complete the module and conclude all the other days' work water cycle that was relevant to them and in their own words. Students learn best when they are able to understand how something works in words that make sense to them. Students were able to work together during this task to think about the points of view , about the similarities and differences of others. This will help students to work together in the future and understand each other's differences of opinion. After completing this assignment students should be able to explain in detail what the water cycle is and all its key stages, as well as understanding all the key vocabulary words.