Lesson Plan 5 Teacher Candidate: Amber Chesney Title of Lesson: KWL Chart Grade Level: Third Grade Subject

Area: Reading Comprehension Lesson Topic (What is the big idea?): Student will learn how to complete a KWL chart. This will help the student access his background knowledge prior to reading, to recognize what information he should look for while he is reading, and what he learns from the reading. What standard(s) and/or IEP goal(s) will it address?

Colorado Academic Standards (2010) Grade Level Expectation: Third Grade Content Area: Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standard 2 Reading for all Purposes 1. Strategies are needed to make meaning of various types of literary genres. 2. Comprehension strategies are necessary when reading informational or persuasive text. 3. Increasing word understanding, word use, and word relationships increases vocabulary. Standard 3 Writing and Composition 3. Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling are used when writing

Main Objective of Instruction (What do you want the student(s) to learn?): The student will learn how to complete a KWL chart. Supporting Objectives: Student will access background knowledge prior to reading. Student will fill in a KWL chart using complete sentences, correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Specific Strategies to be taught/modeled: K- what you already know W- what you want to learn L- what you learned from the text

Planning for individual differences (mediated scaffolding): What are the accommodations/modifications you need to prepare? I will have several books for the student to choose from to ensure that he has a topic of some interest to him. What background knowledge do the students have? How will you assess students learning pre, during and post? I will ask the student if he has ever done a KWL chart and if he has not, I will explain it to him.

What management/grouping issues do you need to consider?

Materials and Resources: Level appropriate texts KWL charts Birsh, J. R. (Ed.). (2011). Multisensory teaching of basic language skills. (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD.: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.

How/where will students be able to integrate (generalize) this learning? The student will be able to use this strategy anytime he is reading narrative or expository text. This strategy will help him remember what he reads because it will remind him to access background knowledge before he reads. How will you evaluate the lesson (judicious review)?

Lesson Title: KWL Chart

Main Objective of this lesson: The student will learn how to complete a KWL chart. (CONTENT-PROCESS) Opening: (SET How will you get the student(s) attention?) Relate lesson to prior learning. Communicate the objective of the lesson. I will ask the student if he ever thinks about what he is about to read before he reads it. I will ask the student if he ever thinks about what he knows about the subject of the text before he reads it.

Procedure: (Is this an informal presentation, direct instruction, or structured discovery?)

Strategies (I Do): I will explain the strategy: KWL Chart K- what I know about the subject W what I want to learn about the subject L what I learned about the subject by reading the text Then I will model the strategy by reading a book and completing a KWL chart.

Check for Understanding- What will you ask? Do you know anything about this text? By doing a picture walk, what kinds of things do you think you want to find out about the story? Differentiation:

(PRODUCT) Guided Practice (We Do):

Closure: Student(s) summarize, demonstrate learning of lesson. Independent Practice (You Do). Formally END the lesson.

Student will read a story, with help if needed, and complete a KWL chart independently.

University of Northern Colorado Department of Special Education Program Mentor Observation Form Teacher Candidate Name: ________________________ Date: ___________ Time: _______________ Lesson Objective(s):

Indicators Comments/Observations ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Planning and Organization:

Provides lesson plan for field experience instructor Plans lessons which include: Set Relevant objectives or skills A variety of instructional strategies/materials Information and activities to support objectives Closure Structures class time to maximize student learning _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Classroom Management:
Establishes and maintains positive relationships with students Effectively communicates expectations and outcomes Sets behavior standards that are well communicated & consistently applied Responds appropriately to inappropriate or serious behavior problems Engages students through skilled questioning and use of wait time Uses questions to stimulate independent, creative and critical thinking Encourages students to use higher levels of thinking Makes appropriate accommodations for specific students based on need Maintains appropriate pace and transitions _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Instructional Strategies:
Makes appropriate instructional decisions in collaboration with general education teachers Provides all student with problem-solving and decisionmaking opportunities Provides students with opportunities to apply prior Knowledge

Reinforces/encourages learning efforts of students Demonstrates effective use of instructional grouping Uses effective modeling Monitors for understanding Provides immediate feedback Uses cues and prompts Develops materials which are appropriate and accessible _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowledge of Developmental and Diversified Needs:

Plans and/or implements instruction at appropriate levels Utilizes mediated scaffolding to ensure all students are able to participate Uses the diversity in the classroom as a resource to enrich the learning of all students Demonstrates knowledge of differentiated instruction and universal design for learning _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Use of Materials and Resources:

Uses a variety of media and technology Creates, adapts or obtains materials to meet individual needs Has materials, aids and facilities ready for use Demonstrates knowledge of assistive resources to support all students in the classroom ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Areas of Developing Proficiency:

Areas for Refinement:

Focus of next visit:

Next Observation Date: ________________________________ Time: _____________________ FE/Obs/07

Post Observation Conference

Teacher Candidate: _______________________________ Date ___________________ Field Experience Instructor: __________________________ Lesson ________________

I.

As you reflect on this lesson, what are some strategies that worked? What captured your attention?

II.

What did you notice about the students? Where there specific challenges?

III.

What will you take away from this lesson to apply to your future lesson planning and teaching?

IV.

What specific strengths are you developing in your teaching?

V.

What are some areas of challenge on which you need to focus?

Goal for next observation: _________________________________________________

Self-Reflection
To be used by the teacher candidate after observation by the Field Experience instructor and post conference

Name ___________________________________________ Date ________________________________

Directions: Reflect upon the overall lesson and write a reflective narrative about the experience using the three-part organizer below.

Description: (Include information about the students, the content of the lesson itself, the materials, the timing and fit of the lesson for the school/curriculum and your students needs, and your preparation.)

Impact: (Discuss student engagement, student behavior and student success with the learning outcomes for the lesson, as well as reflecting on what went well and what didnt go so well with your instruction.)

Intent: (Based on this lesson, what are some future ways you could improve student learning, i.e. materials, pacing, learning styles, etc.? And explain changes you will explore in developing a more effective lesson if you were to teach this lesson again.)