ED 345 Calvin College Teacher Intern Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Intern: Danchao Zhang Date: May 4, 2018

Grade Level: 3rd/4th Subject/ Topic: Preparation for the puppet show 3
Approx. time spent planning this lesson: 2hrs
DOMAIN 1: PLANNING & PREPARATION
Main Focus: Making shadow puppets
Brief Context: The third lesson about preparing for the puppet show.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: having learned the previous lessons in the unit.
Objectives: [Indicate connections to applicable national or state standards.]
1. Students will be able to make shadow puppets with tissue paper, fasteners and dowels.
Assessment: [Formative and Summative]
Students’ work of puppets
Worldview Integration: It’s a preparation lesson for a puppet show about a bible story.
Instructional Resources: Dowel, paper fastener, tissue paper, masking tape, X-acto knife, cutting mat, puppet
instruction sheets with Chinese on it.

Universal Design for Learning Networks/Domains (see UDL Guidelines)

RECOGNITION
Multiple Means of Representation
Options for Perception
Showing students how to make
puppets
Options for Language/Symbols
STRATEGIC
Multiple Means of Expression
Options for action/interaction
Options for Expression
AFFECTIVE
Multiple Means of Engagement
Options for recruiting interest
Making their own shadow puppets
Options for Sustaining Effort &
Persistence

Options for Comprehension Options for Executive Function Options for Self-Regulation
Rubric of the show for each group

DOMAIN 2: THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

COVENANT MANAGEMENT: [Relationship & community building. Note any specific ways in which you plan to build or
strengthen relationships and community – student-student & teacher - student.]
CONDUCT MANAGEMENT: [Behavioral expectations, strategies to encourage self-regulation, etc.]
Identify at least 2 ways you will gain whole group attention: sing a tune. Call 123
Strategies you intend to use to redirect individual students: ask them to answer questions; stand nearby them; draw
their name sticks to have that student answer a question

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: [Note any specific ways you will use the environment to contribute to the learning.]
Sitting by their tables.
DOMAIN 3: INSTRUCTION

CONTENT MANAGEMENT: THE LESSON

Motivation/Opening/Intro: [Think creatively about how to engage your students into the content.]
1. Gives students instructions of how to make their puppets. Explain about the tissue paper, the dowel and the paper
fastener.
Development: [It may help to number your steps with corresponding times. Think about what your students are doing!]
2. Students work in their groups to finish making their puppets. Some students are using the X-acto knife to cut out the
intricate parts of puppets.
Closure: [What will you SAY to emphasize the most important aspect of your lesson?]
Dismiss students, and give students options of staying in the classroom to finish making their puppets during recess.
Collect their puppets.

DOMAIN #4: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES-Evidence of Professionalism

[Please note recent evidence of your efforts as a professional.]
diligently prepare for the puppet show

Reflection:
While students were working on making the puppets, I was constantly asked about how to attach the tissue papers. This
indicated that my instruction at the beginning was not very clear. It would be better if I had actually attached tissue
papers and the dowels to one puppet in front of them at the beginning.
Fortunately, after students made a puppet using the masking tape, I tested out at the screen. The masking tapes showed
on the screen. So we changed to transparent tapes, which doesn’t show on the screen.