Early Childhood Learning Experience/Lesson Plan Template

Title of Activity/Learning
Experience
Age group/Grade
Subject Area Objectives (What
content area is the central focus
of this learning experience? List
additional content areas that may
be embedded into this activity?
Also provide a concise statement
explaining what students will
know/be able to do as a result of
this activity)

ELA
Objective: Students will be able to retell a
small part of a story by using a picture
prompt.
Objective: Students will be able to write one
sentence about a part of a story.
Objective: Students will be able to identify
character relationships from part of story.

Language and Literacy

Objectives (using NAEYC or
Common Core standards, list
specific objectives for building
childrens language and literacy
skills and knowledge)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2

Ask and answer questions about key details in a

text read aloud or information presented orally or
through other media.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.3

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker

says in order to gather additional information or
clarify something that is not understood.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.4

Describe people, places, things, and events with

relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings
clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to

task and situation.
Content Standards
(Using NAEYC or Common Core
standards, list specific objectives
for building childrens skills and
knowledge associated with the
Subject Area Objectives)
Justification and Theory (How
is this activity is appropriate for

Students have successfully identified

character emotions via facial expressions on

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the age group you are working
pictures. This lesson will build off of this skill
with? How is does the activity
by requiring them to find a part in the story
help your students meet the
where a character is nice to another
desired outcomes or objectives?) character (making them feel happy or sad)
Teaching Strategies Employed
(How do you plan to carry out this
activity? Will it be a whole group
experience? Small group?
Independent learning? What
cooperative learning strategies
will you employ (if any)?
Anticipatory Set (How will you
introduce the activity? Describe
plans to get students interested
and engaged in the activity. In
addition describe how you plan to
activate students prior
knowledge)
Instructional Input (Procedures
This is an outline of all the steps
needed to complete this activity.
Be as detailed and
comprehensive as possible)

Whole group for read aloud

Instructional Resources and

Materials (What resources and
materials will be used in this
activity? List any text, digital
resources, and materials used)
Anticipated Time Frame

Read aloud of Frozen. Copies of Frozen

text and pictures, pencils, notebooks, chart
paper, notebooks.

Plans for Assessment/Check

for Understanding (Describe
your plans to ensure students are
meeting the objectives of the
activity, or gaining new or
enriched skills or knowledge)

Teachers and paraprofessionals will assess

student understanding by listening to their
verbal retell and checking for accuracy.
Students notebooks will also be looked out to
assess whether they were able to complete
sentence.

Students will break into pairs for speaking

and writing activity.

The Frozen read aloud has proven to

engage students in the past. This will give
them an opportunity to enjoy the read aloud
and practice identifying when characters are
being nice/mean to each other.
Lesson will begin in the meeting area with
read aloud of Frozen. Teacher will model
beginning part of book and say Anna just
played with Elsa in the snow and she is
smiling, so she is being nice. Teacher will
write sentence on chart. Students will go into
pairs with paraprofessional or teacher and
retell one part of story where character is
being nice or mean to another character.
They will be guided to write this part in one
sentence in notebook.

50 minutes

Plans for Differentiating

Students will use visuals to help in retelling
Instruction (How will you ensure one part of story. Teacher/paraprofessionals
all students can participate in this will use sentence prompts to help students to

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activity? Explain what
retell parts of story and describe
modifications or accommodations relationships. Two students will have
will be provided to include all
paraprofessional guide their hand to write
learners.)
sentence.

Extension Activities (What

activities can students participate
in to reinforce the skills and
knowledge taught in this activity?
Will students engage in
independent practice activities?
Is there homework involved?
Closure (How will the students

actively summarize the learning? How

will you transition students to the next
assignment/lesson?)

Teacher will conduct further read aloud with

picture prompts in order for students to apply
retell skills to new material.

Teacher will encourage student to share their

retell out loud. Teacher will give feedback
such as I remember that part! She was
being nice to her!