USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

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Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

What Standards (national

or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)

Name: _Janelle
Group
Size:
Whole
group

Date of Lesson:

Lesson Content
LAFS.1.RI.1.2
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
LAFS.1.RI.2.4
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases
in a text.
LAFS.1.RI.2.5
Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries,
electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
LAFS.1.RI.3.7
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to

How can students use their knowledge from reading the text and text features to
understand the main idea of the story?

Students will be able to use the text and text features of a story to understand the main
idea while also being able to connect the story to other experiences.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

Name: _Janelle
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Whole
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Date of Lesson:

do after this lesson? Include

the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
questions:
Why are you teaching this
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?

This objective will help me see where my students knowledge is with understanding text
while also allowing me to see if they can accurately use text features to help them
understand the general idea of the entire text and how those features relate.

Formative:
-Frequent check in questions (make notes on a classroom list)
-Allow students to read text independently then as whole group
-Talk and turns

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

Address the following:

What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

What Content Knowledge

is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?

Name: _Janelle
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Whole
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Summative:

Knowledge on how to be a team player and knowledge about students

experiences

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?

Name: _Janelle
Group
Size:
Whole
group

Date of Lesson:

Knowing how to read a text and connect it to personal experiences as well as other texts
they have read before.

How will you ensure

students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?
What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?

Not being able to effectively use text features to help understand the meaning behind
the text

Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided

-Read aloud together

-Turn and talks
- Journeys How to Become a Team Player

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

Name: _Janelle
Group
Size:
Whole
group

Date of Lesson:

release, 5 Es, direct

instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)

Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)

Time

Who is
responsibl
e (Teacher
or
Students)?

Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use

whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).

10
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?

Students
3
Teacher
5
10

1. Students will read pages 182 and 183 in their journeys textbook
silently to themselves
2. We will re-read the text out loud as a class
3. I will then ask them questions about being a team player using
the text as evidence
4. Students will be called on to read the checklist on the next page
on how to be a team player
5. After every check I will ask students questions that will help them
relate their experiences to the text such as What daily rules do you
use that are similar or different than rules you have to listen to while
on a team?
6. We will then go back to pages 182 and 183 and discuss how the
text and text features such as the pictures and title relates to the
main idea

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

What will the students do?

What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
What will you do if

Name: _Janelle
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Whole
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a student struggles with the content?

-Asks students better questions so that they can understand

What will you do if

a student masters the content quickly?

-Challenge the student with higher enriched questions

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
Many students are apart of sports teams and even as a classroom they are a team, so I
believe that many students will be able to connect this story to their interests.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
This lesson will help the community by allowing students to learn how they can be a
team player which will benefit the entire society around them,
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Urra___________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
1st

Name: _Janelle
Group
Size:
Whole
group

Date of Lesson:

challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?

By providing higher level thinking questions

How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
Reading the text out loud as a class will help students who need additional language
support
Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

-Journeys reading textbook

-CT and teacher assistant
-Students for read aloud