Part I Unit/Big Idea

Part I. Unit/Big Idea

What is the Big Idea (of the Unit/month, etc.)?

The big idea of this unit is to be able to elaborate in writing using details to expand
ideas

How does this Unit address students IEP/PCP?

The Learner Will (your objectives):

Fill in the blanks of the story already prepared
Come up with sentences to give more details for the story

Connection to Standards (Common Core, GLCES, Extended GLCES)

Part IIa Lesson

Content Description

Lesson: Elaboration is being taught. The concept being

What is taught? learned is that students can make a story longer and
Concept to be more interesting by adding details. By the end of the
learned? lesson, students should be able to describe something
What is the point? in the story, in detail, and be able to add more to the
Objective to be story already written for them.
reached.

Accessible Instruction Teacher Student Response

Methods/Strategies

Engagement: Show student(s) the title of student(s) notice the

Accounting for the story youve written. Ask title of the story, the fact
Interest and them what they notice about that there are words
Commitment how this story is written missing etc.
Provides way to
Internalize Ask them what they think student(s) offer ideas
Plan for Motivation the story is about. about what the story
Affective Network may be about

Tell them that together, you

are going to finish the story
by filling in the blanks and
 adding more sentences!

Process/Recognition: Begin reading the story out student(s) help to fill in

How the lesson is loud. After the first blank the blanks.
received. (Pam had a cat. His name is
Mode of reception. __________.) Ask the
Recognition Network student to come up with
ideas on what the cats
name could be.

Work together and take

turns using student(s) ideas
to fill in the blanks of the
story.

Product/Strategic: Ask the students if they can Student use their own
How learning is think of any more details to knowledge to add to the
shown. add to the story. Ask them story.
Interaction with the questions to help them
concept. come up with additional
Mode of expression ideas.
Strategic Network
Write down their ideas that
help to elaborate the story

Part IIb Lesson

Content ND Accommodations and Modifications

Lesson: AC Size
MEM
What is O:SP
This is the 1st half of the lesson- the 2nd half of the lesson will be
taught? O:TS taught the following day.
Concept to be HOT
learned? NMF Difficulty
What is the This lesson is designed for the first grade level. Though
LANG
point? SOC
students being taught are in 2nd-4th grade, this is an
Objective to be academically appropriate level for this lesson.
reached.
Alternate Goals
Read the story out loud when finished
Draw a picture to go along with the story

Substitute Curriculum
1st grade level instead of 2nd-4th grade.
Accessible ND Accommodations and Modifications
Instruction

Engagement: AC Environment
MEM
Accounting for O:SP One or two students meet at a semi-circle table with limited
Interest, O:TS distractions.
Commitment HOT
Affective NMF
LANG
Network SOC
Interest
Effort/Regulation

Process/Recogniti AC Input
MEM
on: O:SP
Instructions are repeated as needed. Behavior is managed using
How the lesson O:TS the behavior chart and small rewards (you get a cube if youre
is received. HOT working well- cubes are collected at the end of the lesson)
NMF
Mode of
LANG
reception. SOC
Recognition Level of Support
Network Time is given for students to process, think, and come up with an
Perception answer. Questions are rephrased into simpler sentences. Alternate
Language & questions (yes/no questions) can also be asked.
Symbols
Comprehension
Time
This lesson occurs during a 10 minute rotation- students are
given adequate time to think before a response is expected.

Participation
One or two students are working with one teacher. If two students
are working, each are given equal opportunity to answer questions
and give ideas

Product/Strategic: AC Time
MEM
How learning is O:SP
shown. O:TS
Interaction with HOT Output
the concept. NMF Ideas created from students based on the story already written for
LANG
Mode of them
SOC
expression
Format
Production Network
Verbal responses
Action
Expression
Executive
Function
Part III Lesson
Closure

Time Parts Teacher Activity Student Activity

Closure Closure for this lesson

will be done the
Assessmen following day, after the
t 2nd half of the lesson is
taught.
To close out this session,
have the students read
the story aloud (if able).
Then tell them that we
will be coming back to
this story the next day.

Part IV Lesson
Reflection

Reflection on the lesson and student learning. Did you follow the
plan? Was the plan effective? What evidence do you have that the
plan did or did not accomplish your Objectives? What will you change
for the next lesson Access options, Materials, the Activity, the
Assessment?