Grade: One

Subject: Language Arts

Date:

Goals/Key questions
Goals: Questions: How do you write your own story/song based off of other
literature? How do you use a stem sentence to write a story? How do you change
a story to make it your own.
Students will learn how to write their own story/song based off of a piece of
literature. Students will use a stem sentence to write their own story/song.
Objective (connected to PofS):
GLO: 2 - Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to
comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media
texts
SLO: 2.2 Respond to Texts
Construct Meaning from Texts: relate aspects of stories and characters to personal
feelings and experiences, retell interesting or important aspects of oral, print and
other media texts
2.4 Create Original Texts
Elaborate on the expression of ideas - change, extend or complete rhymes,
rhythms and sounds in pattern stories, poems, nursery rhymes and other oral,
print and other media texts
Structured Texts - recall and retell or represent favourite stories

Pre lesson Considerations

Lesson overview of main ideas to be learned and prelearning required:
Students understand how to use a stem sentence, have the ability to write, and
can sound out words.
Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
(seating arrangement):
Book: A Porcupine in a Pine Tree By: Helaine Becker
Writing Booklets
Large White Pieces of Paper
Marker
Crayons
Pencils

Content:

Introducti
on
Time est:

Transition

What is the teacher doing?

What are the

students doing?

Will read the book A Porcupine in a Pine

Tree By: Helaine Becker.Will ask the
students if they know what Christmas
song the story is based off of? Will
explain that we will be making our own
12 Days of Christmas songs by using the
stem On the _____ day of Christmas my
_(family member/friends name)_ gave to
me ___________

Students will listen to

the story and will look
at the pictures.
Students will answer
the questions.
Students will listen.

Will have the students move to the

Students will move to

considerati
ons
Activity 1
Time est:

Transition
considerati
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Activity 2
Time Est:

Conclusion

smartboard rug.

the smartboard rug.

Will write a story together using the

stem sentence On the _____ day of
Christmas my _(family member/friends
name)_ gave to me ___________
Will ask students one at a time to
complete the sentence On the _____ day
of Christmas my _(family
member/friends name)_ gave to me
___________
Will read the story written as a group
out loud as different intervals and then
again at the very end.

Students will say a

sentence for the group
story and will listen to
the other students
ideas.

Will have students get their pencil cases

and crayons on their way to the
rectangle table.

Students will get their

pencil cases and
crayons on their way to
the rectangle table.

Will give each student a blank book and

will ask them to write (students name)
Christmas as their title and write their
name on the front. They will then start
each sentence with On the _____ day of
Christmas my _(family member/friends
name)_ gave to me ___________
If students have troubles with some
words will write them on the white
board, but will help them stretch the
words out first.

Students will write their

story based on the
prompts provided.

Will have the students get as far as they

can and will let them know that we will
finish the stories next class
Will have the students clean up 2 mins
before the bell.

Students will get as

much as they can done
and will clean up 2 mins
before the bell.

Assessment: Observation & Conversation: Will observe the students to see if they
understand the stem sentence and if they can stretch out their words and write
their story. Will listen to conversations and how students are sounding out their
words.
Accommodations/Modifications: Will work with students one on one to help them
sound out words they have troubles with.
Extension and extra time activity: Students will work on Daily 5 if they are done
early.

Grade: One

Subject: Language Arts

Date:

Goals/Key questions
Goals: Questions: How do you write your own story/song based off of other
literature? How do you use a stem sentence to write a story? How do you change
a story to make it your own.
Students will learn how to write their own story/song based off of a piece of
literature. Students will use a stem sentence to write their own story/song.
Objective (connected to PofS):
GLO: 2 - Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to
comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media
texts
SLO: 2.2 Respond to Texts
Construct Meaning from Texts: relate aspects of stories and characters to personal
feelings and experiences, retell interesting or important aspects of oral, print and
other media texts
2.4 Create Original Texts
Elaborate on the expression of ideas - change, extend or complete rhymes,
rhythms and sounds in pattern stories, poems, nursery rhymes and other oral,
print and other media texts
Structured Texts - recall and retell or represent favourite stories

Pre lesson Considerations

Lesson overview of main ideas to be learned and prelearning required:
Students understand how to use a stem sentence, have the ability to write, and
can sound out words.
Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
(seating arrangement):

Book: A Porcupine in a Pine Tree By: Helaine Becker

Writing Booklets
Marker
Crayons
Pencils

Content:
What is the teacher doing?

What are the

students doing?

Introducti
on

Students will listen.

Time est:

Will remind students that we will be

continuing our own 12 Days of
Christmas songs by using the stem On
the _____ day of Christmas my _(family
member/friends name)_ gave to me
___________

Transition
considerati
ons

Will have students get their pencil

cases and crayons on their way to the
rectangle table.

Students will get their

pencil cases and
crayons on their way to
the rectangle table.

Will give each student their booklet.

They will then start each sentence with
On the _____ day of Christmas my
_(family member/friends name)_ gave
to me ___________ If students have
troubles with some words will write
them on the white board, but will help
them stretch the words out first.
Students will draw and colour pictures
to go with their story.

Students will write their

story based on the
prompts provided.

Will have students finish booklets this

class and will then share their booklets
with the class.
Will have the students clean up 2 mins
before the bell.

Students will finish

booklets and share with
the rest of the class and
will clean up 2 mins
before the bell.

Activity
Time Est:

Conclusion

Assessment: Observation & Conversation: Will observe the students to see if they
understand the stem sentence and if they can stretch out their words and write
their story. Will listen to conversations and how students are sounding out their
words.
Accommodations/Modifications: Will work with students one on one to help them
sound out words they have troubles with.
Extension and extra time activity: Students will work on Daily 5 if they are done
early.