RU El Ed Lesson Plan Fall 2015

RU Teacher Education Lesson Plan Format

CandidateName:JessicaDupuis
LessonTitle/Topic:Multisyllabicwords

Date:taughton9/6/16
GradeLevel:3rd

Thisisasampleofoneofthelesson
plansthatIimplementedduringmy
studentteachingexperience.
Standards:PE:3.1The student will demonstrate mature form (all critical elements) for a variety of skills and
apply skills in increasingly complex movement activities. a) Demonstrate the critical elements for overhand
throw and catch using a variety of objects
Reading:3.3 The student will apply word-analysis skills when reading. b) Decode regular
multisyllabic words.
SpecificObservableObjective(s):Thestudentwillidentifymultisyllabicwordsbyselectingdifferentwords
todecodeduringasightwordballgame.
Thestudentwillmodeltheoverhandthrowingofaballbythrowingaballtotheirclassmatesduringasight
wordballgame.
EssentialVocabulary:
Overhandthrow: Point non-throwing side/shoulder to the target. Throwing arm way back behind head. Step with
your opposite foot towards target, follow through by letting your throwing arm come across the opposite side of
your body
Multisyllabicwords:Awordthathas2ormoresyllables

Assessment:. Formative: I will be able to identify whether or not the students have completed the objective of
decoding multisyllabic words by listening to their response during the sight word ball game and recoding it on a
checklist
Summative: I will be able to identify whether or not the students have completed the objective of
throwing a ball overhand by having each student throw the ball in the correct format and documenting it on a
checklist.
StudentConsiderations:
Therewillbedifferentmultisyllabicwordsthatareappropriateforallofthestudentsreadinglevels.The
directionswillbegiveorallyatleasttwotimestoensurethestudentsallunderstandbeforeplayingthegame.
Therewillbeapracticeroundtoshowthestudentsexactlyhowtothrowtheballanddecodethewords.

UDLSolutions:

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Engagement
Howwillstudentinterestbe
engaged?
Playingagame
Gettingupand
movingduring
thegame

Representation
Howwillcontentbepresented?

Directionsand
gamewillbe
orallygiven
Gamefor
studentstoplay

Expression
Howwillstudentsdemonstrateand
expresstheirknowledge?
Gameforstudents
toplay
Orallysayingthe
words
Modelingtheway
aballisthrown

Learning Environment:
The lesson will be implemented in the classroom with the students standing in a circle
Personnel in the Classroom:
Mrs.Castle:willprovidetosupporttoanystudentswhomayneedhelpdecodingaword
Ms.Dupuis:willfacilitatethegame
Mrs.Wall:willprovidesupporttotargetedstudentwhomayneedhelpdecodingwords

InstructionalResources,Materials,Technology:
Resources
Multisyllabicwordlist:
Watermelon
Balloon
Baseball
Helicopter
Between
Butterfly
Sometimes
Something
Before
Teacher
Strawberry
Table
Pumpkin
Fingerprint
Flashlight
Spaceship
Cupcake
Bicycle
Octopus
Potato
Materials

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Beachballwithwordswrittenonitwithpermanentmarker
Technology
None
PROCEDURES:
TheBeginning
Thestudentswillgatheraroundtheclassroominacircle.Theteacherwillbringouttheballwith
multisyllabicwordsprewrittenonitanddiscussrulesandproceduresofthegame.Todaywearegoingtoplay
agamewithmultisyllabicwords.Wearealsogoingtopracticeusingtheoverheadthrow.Beforewestartour
game,weneedtogooversomerulesandprocedures.Whenyouthrowtheball,youneedtosaythenameofthe
personyouwanttothrowtoandthenthrowtheballusingtheoverhandthrowingtechnique.Theteacherwill
demonstrate.Whenyoucatchtheball,youwilllookatthewordoneofyourthumbsistouching.Youwillthen
saythewordfortheclasstohear.Afteryousaytheword,telltheclasshowmanysyllablesthewordhas.The
teacherwilldemonstrate.
TheMiddle
Thegamewillbeginandthestudentswilltaketurnsthrowingandcatchingtheballuntileachstudenthashada
turn.Theteacherswillhelpanystudentsdecodewordsiftheyneedanyassistance.Theteacherswillalso
interceptifthereareanystudentswhodonotfollowdirections.Whilethestudentsarereadingthewords,Ms.
Dupuiswillrecordtheirresponsesonachecklist.Ms.Dupuiswillalsohaveeachstudentdemonstratethe
techniqueoftheoverhandthrow.
TheEnd
Onceeverystudenthashadaturntothrowtheballandsayaword,thegamewillend.Theteacherwillwrap
thelessonupbyremindingthestudentshowtothrowaballoverhand.Okay,nowthateveryonehashadaturn,
remindmeagainhowyouthrowaballoverhand?Thestudentswillremindtheteacherandtheclasswillthen
gobacktotheirseats.Theteacherwillthenaskthestudentsiftheycanthinkofamultisyllabicwordandeach
studentwillhavetheopportunitytosharetheirword.

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TeacherReflectiononPractice(followingthelesson):
Whatevidencedidyoucollecttoshowyourstudentsattainedtodaysobjective(s)?Pleaseexplainhowyou
knowwhichstudentsdidanddidnotmasteryourobjectives.Useformativeassessmentdatatosupport
yourclaimsregardingtheportionofstudentswhodidanddidnotmasterthelearningobjective(s).
Toassesshowmystudentsattainedtheobjective,Iwassuretodocumentwhetherornotthestudent
wasabletoreadtheword,determinehowmanysyllablesthewordhad,andiftheycouldsuccessfullythrowthe
balloverhanded.Ifthestudentcouldnotreadthewordandidentifyhowmanysyllablestherewere,theydidnot
obtaintheobjective.Ifthestudentwasunsuccessfulinthrowingtheballoverhand,theydidnotobtainthe
objective.Ihadastudentwhowasunabletoreadthewordsshepickedontheballandonestudentwhowas
unsuccessfulinthrowingtheballoverhand.Therewere18childrenwhoweresuccessfulinattainingthe
objectivesIhadsetforth.
Basedontheresultofyourassessment,whatwillyoudotomorrow?Canyougoaheadasplannedorwill
youneedtoreteachconceptsfromtodayslesson?(Explainhowyouwillreteachand/orconnectandfeed
forward.)
Ibelievethatthestudentswereabletosuccessfullydecodemultisyllabicwords,soonanotherdaytheyshould
beabletocomeupwiththeirownmultisyllabicwords.Forthestudentwhodidnotmastertheobjectiveof
decodingthewords,Iwouldhavehercontinuetodecodewordswithassistancewhenneeded.Forthestudent
whowasunabletomastertheobjectiveofthrowingtheball,IwillworkwithhimduringrecessoraskthePE
teacherstoassistduringspecials.
Ifyouhavetoteachthislessonagain,whatmightyoudothesameandwhatmightyoudodifferently?
Iwouldhavegoneoverdirectionsmorebecausetheclasswasrowdywhenthelessonwasgoing.Ithinkthatthe
lessonwentreallywell,andthestudentsenjoyeditandattheendeverysinglestudentwasabletogivemea
multisyllabicword,butthestudentsweretalkingandgettingverywigglyandthrowingtheballtoohardattheir

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classmates.IwouldhavemadestudentssitdowniftheydidntdothetechniqueexactlythewayIshowedthem.
Attheendofthelesson,whenthestudentsgavemetheirmultisyllabicword,manyofthemchosetodotheir
name.IthinkthatwouldhavebeenagreatwaytobeginthegameifIhadaskedthestudentshowmany
syllableswereintheirownnametoseeiftheywereabletoidentifythenumber.IthinkthatthewordsIchose
werereallyspreadthroughthedifferenttiers,soIwouldhavekeptthewordsthesame.