RST 2 Lesson Plan 5 E Format

Intern:

Melayna Blassingame

Lesson Plan #:

Subject:

Guided Reading

Title of Lesson:

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Grade Level:

2nd

Date:

12-05/12-06

STANDARDS
TEK #
(4)

Knowledge:

Skill:

Reading/Fluency. Students read

grade-level text with fluency and
comprehension. Students are expected to
read aloud grade-level appropriate text with
fluency (rate, accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing) and comprehension.

MATERIALS
Teacher:

Student:

-Picture of colored leaves

-Why Do Leaves Change Colors book
-Paper with leaves for the students to answer their
prompt
-Slips of paper with prompts

-Pencil

LESSON FRAME
We Will:

Read Why Do Leaves Change Colors and discuss the different reasons they change colors.

I Will:

Write a sentence that answers the question that is asked.

DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES TO MEET DIVERSE LEARNER NEEDS

1

Day 1: What are the two types of trees and how often do they lose their leaves?

Day 1: What are the four things plants need to make food and what is this process called?

Day 2: What do leaves do with the sugar and why?

Day 2: Why are leaves not orange, yellow or brown during the summer?

ENGAGE
Day 1: To engage the students I will show the students a picture of different
color leaves, we will then discuss what they already know about leaves and
why they change colors.

Time:
2 min

Day 2: We will discuss the four things leaves need in order to make food and
what that process is called. This will give the students a review of what they
learned yesterday.
FSGPT
(if applicable):

EXPLORE
Day 1: The students will read pages 4-9 out loud while I listen and help students who struggle.

Time:

Day 2: The students will read pages 10-12 out loud while I listen and help students who
struggle.

5min

FSGPT
(if applicable):

EXPLAIN
Day 1:I will ask the students to tell me what they learned about why leaves change color.

Time:

Day 2: I will ask the students to tell me something new they have learned about leaves from
the reading.

2 min

FSGPT
(if applicable):

Can you tell me one new thing you learned about leaves from the reading?

ELABORATE
Day 1 and 2: I will ask the students to answer both questions I have prepared out loud and we
will discuss them as a group before they write a sentence to answer the question.

Time:
2 min

FSGPT
(if applicable):

Day 1: What are the two types of trees and how often do they lose their leaves? What are
the four things plants need to make food and what is this process called?
Day 2: What do leaves do with the sugar and why? Why are leaves not orange, yellow or
brown during the summer?

EVALUATE
I will give each student a slip of paper with one of the questions on it, they will also receive a
piece of paper with a picture of colored leaves on it. The students will write a complete
sentence that answers the question they are given.
FSGPT
(if applicable):

Time:
4 min