SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged

(May be adapted based on instructors needs)

Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/
anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others
as may be
required)
Formative
AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

DETAILS
Kiley Morgan
History
2nd Grade
March 17, 2016
CC.1.1.2.E: Read with accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension. Read on-level text with purpose and
understanding. Read on-level text orally with accuracy,
appropriate rate, and expression on successive
readings. Use context to confirm or self-correct word
recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
7.3.2.A: Identify the effect of local geography on the
residents of the region (food, clothing, industry, trade,
types of shelter, etc.)
Formal Evaluation
The teacher will use the quiz on the back of the
magazine as a way to assess the students.
Informal Evaluation
The teacher will talk with the students and ask them
questions about the text they are reading to check for
understanding.

Objective
A-B-C-D

Bloom's Taxonomy

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)

CK

All second grade students will read and discuss about

Irish castles and what it was like to live in them during
a class discussion.
All second grade students will create a castle picture
based on what they read in the magazine.

Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge
The teacher will ask the students if they know what day
it is. (St. Patricks Day)
The teacher will ask the students if they know the
history of St. Patricks Day.
The teacher will ask the students if they know any
information about Ireland.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
The students will watch a brief YouTube video on the
history of Ireland and St. Patricks Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqO0O8O8Gmk
Explicit
Big Idea Statement

CK

Instructions
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions

Lesson Procedure
Must include
adaptations &
accommodations
for students with
special needs
Accommodations,
Modifications

Materials

Ireland is the home of St. Patrick, the founder of St.

Patricks Day.
Essential Questions
What was it like to live in a castle in Ireland?
Key Vocabulary
Arrow slits
Narrow
Guards
Towers
Tutor
Bows
Arrows
Swords
Musicians
Pre-Assessment of Students
The teacher will ask the students if they know anything
about Ireland or St. Patricks Day.
Modeling of the Concept
The teacher will read a small paragraph of the magazine
to show the fluency and intonation of a good reader.
Transition
The teacher will have the students who are wearing
green go back to their seats from the carpet. Then the
students who are wearing black will go back to their
seats. Followed by colors the students are wearing.
Guiding the Practice
The teacher and students will read the magazine about
Ireland together taking turns reading different sections
of the text.
The teacher will pause and ask different questions
throughout the text to check for comprehension and to
gain insight into what the children are thinking about.
The teacher will place the back page (a small quiz) on
the board and complete with the children at their seats.
Providing the Independent Practice
The teacher will pass out blank white paper for the
children to create their own castle on. Based on what the
class read and learned about castles in Ireland, the
students will create their own to show what it would look
like.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
For a student struggling with reading, the teacher will
help assist and guide them.
The teacher will walk around and monitor all students
during the quiz activity to make sure they are staying on
track and help any child who may be struggling or
needing help.
Magazine A Home In A Castle

(reading,
technology,
equipment,
supplies, etc.)
Closure

Other(This area
is to be
determined by
instructor OR
student as
needed)
Supervising
teacher
comments and
signature
Teacher
Self-reflection
What
worked?
What would
you
change?

Pencil
White Paper
Crayons

Summary & Review of the Learning

The teacher will have a couple students present their
castle and talk about the details they added and why
based on the information we read.
Homework/Assignments
None