Lesson Plan #1 The Pout-Pout Fish

Teacher Candidate: Jordan Gates Subject/Grade: Language Arts/1st

Lesson # __1__ Date and Time of Lesson: October 3, 2013

Learning Objective: Students will be able to successfully identify words and phrases that suggest feelings. Alignment with Standards: RL.1.4: Identify words and phrases in a story that suggest feelings. VA 1-1.3: Use a variety of materials, techniques, and processes to create works of visual art. Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections: My learning objective is appropriate for my class because of how I am teaching the lesson. The students in my class know words that mean different feelings (happy/sad), but for this lesson I want them to add more details to what they are writing. We will be using the book, The Pout-Pout Fish as inspiration. Assessment(s) of the Objectives: Lesson Objective(s)

Assessment(s) of the Objective(s) Pre Assessment: I will pre assess students by observing their writing during writers workshop. Assessment: Students will be assessed by the activity after the book. I will write the prompt up on the board, I am a Pout-Pout Fish because The students will then write the prompt and finish the sentence on their piece of paper. After they have written in their best hand writing, they will cut out their own Pout-Pout Fish to hang with their writing.

Use of Formative Assessment I will use the information from my assessment to determine whether or not the students understood the lesson that I thought.

Students will be able to successfully identify words and phrases that suggest feelings.

Accommodations: For the students who need extra help, I will help them to write their sentence on their paper. For students that have auditory and visual disabilities, I will move them to the front of the rug so they can hear and see better. Materials: 1. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen 2. Smart Board 3. Pencils 4. Writing Paper 5. Scissors

Lesson Plan #1 The Pout-Pout Fish

6. Pout-Pout Fish cutouts Procedures: 1. I will start my lesson by bringing all the students to the rug and saying, Today we are going to read a book called, The Pout-Pout Fish. 2. I will ask, What do you think is wrong with the fish in this book? 3. I will give student time to answer then I will tell them that we will have to read the book and find out. 4. I will then read the book to the students. I have marked 3 different spots in the book where I will stop and ask them a question. a. What do you think it means to pout? b. Why do you think the fish says he is wrong? c. How did the fish show that he was sad? Happy? 5. After the book is finished I will tell the students about the activity they will be doing. 6. I will then show the students what it is that we will be doing. I will have already made an example to show them. 7. I will pull up the smart board that already has the prompt on it. (I am a Pout-Pout Fish because) 8. I will tell the students that they will write what is on the board on their paper and then they will finish the sentence. 9. I will then tell the students about the Pout-Pout Fish cut out that they will do when the FINISH writing their sentence. 10. Next, I will send the students to their desks with the writing paper. 11. I will go around helping students who need help writing their sentence. 12. When the students are done writing I will give them a Pout-Pout Fish cut out to cut out and glue together. 13. When the students have finished writing and cutting out their Pout-Pout Fish the students will glue their Pout-Pout Fish to the top of their paper. 14. I will then look at all of the students work and with Mrs. Clarks approval I will hang them in the hall. 15. If time allows, I will pull up The Pout-Pout Fish Song online for the students to listen to. Activity Analysis: Shared Reading: I am using the book, The Pout-Pout Fish, to demonstrate words/phrases that suggest feelings. Writing Activity: I will use the writing activity to assess how well the students understood the lesson. I will use technology for this part of the lesson to show the students the prompt and how I want them to write it on their paper. References:
Diesen, D. (2008). The Pout-Pout Fish. New York: True, G. (2010, July 31). The pout-pout fish song. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lron1wlXfxU