esTPA-Referenced Lesson Plan v2

Teacher Candidate Name: Michelle, Katy & Danielle

Grade & Subject Area: 3rd-5th grade
Date for Planned Lesson: November 30th, 2017

*Examples are given in the right-hand column. When submitting your

lesson plan, you may either replace the given examples or leave them
intact.
Lesson Title Children Just Like Me
MN/CC State Standard(s) Social Studies 4.4.2.4.1: Identify and locate on a map or globe the origins of
- direct quote from MN standards people in the local community and state; create a timeline of when different
documents groups of people arrived; describe why and how they came.
- if only focusing on one part of a
given standard, underline the part
being focused upon
Central Focus Analyze the differences and similarities of cultures around the world.
- derived from standard,
- communicates general goal

Learning Target for this Lesson Identify the differences and similarities of other children their age from all around
- concisely says what students will be the world.
able to know and do
- start with appropriate language
function (active verb)
Academic Language (AL) a.
a. Domain-specific Academic
b. Compare, contrast, color, discuss, similarities, differences
vocabulary
b. General Academic vocabulary
c. Other children around the world are just like me because…
(words used in school across many
subject areas) d. During the Phase 3 Guided Practice, students will be asked to compare
c. Syntax Sentence Frame: Example themselves to the children they learn about using at least two of the words
sentence that students can use similarities and differences.
to accomplish target
d. Point in lesson where students will
be given opportunity to use
Academic Vocabulary (Note: It
is important that this appear in
TPA videotape segments
Needed modifications/supports Students will complete the stated learning target by filling their worksheet out
a. Identify how some form of during the scavenger hunt and participating in discussing their findings after.
additional support will be
provided for some aspect of the
lesson for given student(s)
- visual, graphic, interactive
- reduced text, rewritten text, fill-in the
blank notes, word banks
- graphic organizers, sentence frames
Resources & materials needed Children Just Like Me book, markers, crayons, colored pencils, packet
Lesson Part
Phase 1
State Target & Activate Prior
Knowledge
a) Post the learning target
statement and indicate whether
the teacher or student(s) will read
it aloud
b) Engage students in activity to
elicit / build prior background
knowledge
Phase 1 Assessment
Explain the plan to capture data
from this phase of the lesson
Phase 2 Teacher Input / Inquiry
- Explain procedures
- Demonstration the task
- Teacher think aloud
Phase 2 Assessment
Explain the plan to check for
understanding of steps /
procedures demonstrated in
this phase
Phase 3 Guided Practice
- Paired/collaborative work
- Teacher(s) may roam & assist
Phase 3 Assessment
Explain the plan to check for
ability to apply demonstrated
steps/procedures during
guided practice
Phase 4 Independent practice
- Individual student work
Phase 4 Assessment
Explain plan to check for ability to About Me” page.
Activity description / teacher does Students do
Afternoon meeting— Students participate in
Greeting: Mingle—students have 60 seconds to afternoon meeting and
greet everyone. (Eye contact, smile, fist bump..) discussion.
Sharing: What would you do if you were invisible
for a day?
Activity: Toilet Paper Story
Message: Yesterday we learned about what two
continents? Does anyone remember? Yes, Africa
and Europe. Today we are going to learn about
Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Learning Target: Teacher will read: “Identify the
differences and similarities of other children their
age from the other continents.”
Discussion:
Assess participation in afternoon meeting and
discussion by making a check mark next to
student’s names on class list.
Reintroduce scavenger hunt and explain how it will While we are reading the
be harder clues today. students will be actively
listening while coloring the
Teachers introduce the section on Asia and read continent we are reading
about that continent. about in their packet.
Teachers introduce the section on Australia and
read about that continent.
Teachers will check that students can color the
correct continent on their map.
Scavenger hunt: Groups will have to work together Students fill out the
to solve the clues and find the poster of the child worksheets given about
they will be learning about from both continents. each child.
Students will turn and talk about their similarities
and differences with their neighbors.
Students will work on
filling out their “All About
Me” page in their packet
Walk around while students are working on their “All Students will hand in their
packets for teachers to
 apply demonstrated see progress and
steps/procedures during participation.
independent practice

Phase 5 Restatement & Closure “What are some similarities and differences that you Students will share their
a) Restate learning target learned about Asia and Australia children just like learnings from the lesson.
b) Explain a planned opportunity you today?” “Give us thumbs up if you felt like you
for students to self-assess learned something new today.”
their perceived level of
mastery for the target.
Phase 6 Summative Next Steps
Attach a class roster (first names
only) with space to indicate
for each student the needed
next steps of instruction.

*This lesson plan is based on the work of David Denton (2013) with added modifications. An introductory
video to the basics of the plan is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yCj7IMyWAQ.
Updated 1/2016
 All About Me

My signature: ___________________________

How I say hello: _________________________

Where I live: ____________________________

My Family: ______________________________

Favorite food: ___________________________

Favorite activity (winter): ______________

__________________________________________

Favorite activity (summer): ____________

__________________________________________