Grade K ELA

Sample Lesson Plan

Lesson Title
Fun With Fiction
(This lesson focuses on the element of character. Follow up lessons will focus
on the additional narrative elements.)
Connecticut Standards
(CCSS)
CC.K.RL.1: With promptin and support! as" and answer #uestions a$out "e%
details in a te&t.
CC.K.RL.3: Wit promptin! and support" identi#$ caracters" settin!s"
and ma%or e&ents in a stor$.
CC.K.SL.': Participate in colla(orati&e con&ersations )it di&erse
partners a(out *inder!arten topics and te+ts )it peers and adults in
small and lar!er !roups.
CC.K.'L.(: 'pea" audi$l% and e&press thouhts! feelins! and ideas clearl%.
Lesson ,(%ecti&es in
Lan!ua!e Students
)ill -nderstand
With promptin and support! students will identif% the stor% element of
)characters.*
Timeline 1+, da%s per stor% element
.escription o#
Learnin! Tas*s/
Acti&ities
0loom1s Ta+onom$: Remem(er and -nderstand
We((1s .,K Le&el ': Recall and Reproduction
-n a whole roup settin! model how to identif% the character in a whole roup
stor% that is read aloud. 'tudents will identif% the character and then $e a$le
to descri$e the character.
.uide the discussion usin #uestions such as:
Who is in the stor%/
Who are the characters/
Who is this stor% mostl% a$out/
0escri$e the character 1111.
2&plain who is in the stor%.
3sin evidence from the stor%! what ma"es %ou thin" that/
3sin literature selected $% the teachers! students will wor" in small roups to
practice identif%in and descri$in characters.
-ndependentl%! students will listen to various stories and identif% a favorite
character! draw a picture of this character and descri$e wh% the% li"e that
character.
2aterials" Resources"
Tecnolo!$ 3eeded
(0ased on LEA
resources)
Classic fair% tales
4oo"s that provide stron aspects of a character5s development
Prior Learnin!"
Connections" Student
3eeds or 4nterests"
Common
2isconceptions
3nderstandin that some characters are more important than others within a
stor%.
4nstructional
Strate!ies/ Groupin!
6odelin whole roup usin thin"+alouds
.uided practice and appl% application in small roups
-ndependent application
Su!!ested
.i##erentiation
2nrichment 'uestions: 3sin more comple& te&ts! students write a
sentence identif%in and descri$in the character in the stor%.
Reteachin 'uestions: 3sin less comple& te&ts! prompt students to o
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Grade K ELA
Sample Lesson Plan
$ac" into the $oo" to identif% the character. :s" pro$in #uestions a$out the
character(s).
Cross disciplinar$
Connections

5ormati&e Assessment
processes (includin!
student sel#6
assessment)
Teacher created ru$ric! can assess student5s a$ilit% to identif% characters
within a stor%.
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