USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

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Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)

Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,

LAFS.1.RI.1.2
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text
LAFS.1.RI.3.7
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
LAFS.1.RI.1.3
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
in a text.
LAFS.1.RI.3.8
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Students will understand the similarities and differences of two characters in a text.

Using details from the text, students will be able to:

Compare and contrast character traits of Mia Hamm and Lovdy in the story Winners
Never Quit by Mia Hamm.

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A: the student B: will be able

to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
questions:
Why are you teaching this
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Address the following:
What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

I am teaching this objective because students need to be able to go back through a text
and use specific examples to support their claims.
This fits into a larger plan of students eventually being able to write complete compare
and contrast essays in the future.
I am teaching it in this way because it is a format in which the students are comfortable
with, and will feel hopefully feel better about this new content.
Students need to learn this concept because they will have to back up their claims for the
rest of their lives.

Formative Evidence:
Observations
Student discussions
Turn and talks.
Summative:
Students will complete a compare and contrast writing assignment that compares two
characters in the story: Mia Hamm and her sister, Lovdy.

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What Content Knowledge

is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?
What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
How will you ensure
students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?

Teacher will have to have some background information on Mia Hamm and her career.

What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?

Students might think that they simply have to write their answers instead of backing
them up with examples from the text.

Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)
Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to

Students will have to know how to navigate a text, and what to look for: pictures, quotes
etc. to back up their claims.
I will ensure that students have this previous knowledge by asking guiding questions that
will help them to draw conclusions.

Lesson Implementation
Partner work, demonstration

Who is
responsibl

Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use

whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.

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do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)

e (Teacher
or
Students)?

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For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here

(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).

Teacher
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?

Call students to the rug and have them bring their reading books.
Introduce the author and illustrator and give background
information
Introduce genre: Narrative nonfiction (tells a true story, has a
setting that is real, has real people as characters)
Use sticks to call on students to read, asking questions along the
text
Questions:
1. Look at the pictures and think about the words. What makes
Mia happy?
2. What does Garrett say and do when Mia doesnt make the
goal? What does this tell you about Garrett as a person?
3. Why doesnt Lovdy want Mia to quit? What does this tell you
about Lovdy?
4. What causes Mia to stomp back to the house?
5. What does Lovdys yelling show about her?
6. Why do you think Mia would rather quit than lose?
7. What important ideas do you learn from the words and
pictures on pages 170-171 about the next days game?
8. The day before Mia thought that losing was not fun. What
does Mia think is not fun now.
9. What do you learn from the text and illustration on pages
176-177?
Pick certain questions for turn and talks and pick sticks for students
to answer.
Do summative assessment the next day.

What will you do if

a student struggles with the content?

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I will ask guiding questions and scaffold the questions.

a student masters the content quickly?
I will allow them to work with struggling students.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
Students in my classroom love to play soccer, and know what its like to play on
a team.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
The community has different soccer teams that children can join.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
I would have them write more in the summative assessment, and allow for
them to help out struggling students.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
I will allow for them to have a dictionary and for them to draw out their
responses to the writing assignments.

Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the

J: will be receiving one-on-one assistance from my CT

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accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

Teacher Journeys books

Reading-Writing journals
Overhead to project

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