Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2 Teacher Candidate Date/Time of Scheduled Visit Name/Address of School Age/Grade level Cooperating Teacher
Michelle Nestler 9/12/2015 - 1015a!
Name of Lesson Content area(s)/developmental domain(s) addressed
A ( $ A&o%t Me The concepts addressed in this lesson are writing skills, vocabulary, vocabulary, and self – awareness. Students Students not only will practice their writing skill and share their knowledge of vocabulary; the students will have the ability to express themselves in a creative accepting way. Although full sentences are not reuired for the A!" portion of the activity, the students will have to use sentences to explain their reasoning for their descriptive words during circle time. This lesson is also a great tool for introducing the students students to each other, other, allowing them to learn about each student student as an individual. This lesson will address address cognitive, a#ective, interpersonal domains. $hildren )ill decorate their A($ A(*+, M .oster" %ring circle ti!e each child )ill .resent their A($ A(*+, M and e.lain ∗ A ne) conce.t/activity
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"hildren will learn to make connections between themselves themselves and others as well as identify di#erences. The environment provided for this activity allows the children to be creative, as well as explore themselves themselves through familiar and new words. "hildren will also verbali$e and communicate why they picked each word they did. !y creating and open environment, the children will learn not only about themselves but their peers as well. This activity will take a total of %ne hour and and &' minutes. () minutes will be spent doing a mini lesson, and prepping the students for their activity. activity. The children will then spend *' minutes working independently independently at their group tables on their poster. "hildren will be encouraged to engage with each other as well as
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
#$%ective(s) of the activit& Connections to standards
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ask for assistants if needed. needed. At the end of the day we will devote +) minutes to review the A!" A!%T - pro/ect. ach student will stand up and tell the class their A!"0S and provide explanations for word choice if necessary. As a result of this lesson, children children will be able to communicate their their A!" word choices that relate to them as an individual and share it with the classroom. S1.2.(.A 3ollow agreed4upon rules for discussions 5e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion6. "#L"K" As3 and ans)er 4%estions in order to see3 hel. get infor!ation or clarify so!ething that is not %nderstood" "#L"K" escri&e fa!iliar .eo.le .laces things and events and )ith .ro!.ting and s%..ort .rovide additional detail" "#L"K"6 #.ea3 a%di&ly and e.ress tho%ghts feelings and ideas clearly" clearly" "L"K""A 7dentify ne) !eanings for fa!iliar )ords and a..ly the! acc%rately "L"K"5"$ 7dentify real-life connections &et)een )ords and their %se
#t%dents )ill %se a .rovided )ord &an3 as )ell as their o)n 3no)ledge of voca&%lary to co!.lete their A ($8# A(*+, M" %ring circle ti!e st%dents )ill .resent their A($8# A(*+, M" #t%dents )ill .resent each )ord to the class and e.lain short detail: the relation of the )ord to their self" #t%dents )ill sho) 3no)ledge and %nderstanding %nderstanding of )ord !eanings and &e a&le to e.lain their choices"
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
"esources/materials needed! 7ncl%de any )or3sheets or so%rces of evidence for children8s learning yo% )ill %se d%ring the activity: Technolog& inclusion (if applica$le) 'rocedures (step $& step)
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Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2 st%dent8s .oster .roviding .roviding .ositive in.%t and aid" ,he st%dents )ill also assist in cleaning %. once the activity is over" ach ta&le gro%. )ill &e res.onsi&le for ret%rning ret%rning their !aterials to their gro%. !aterials c%&&ies" Later in the day once the .osters have dried ass%!ing .aint and glitter have &een %sed: )e )ill revie) as a class on o%r car.et:" ach st%dent and #taF )ill .resent their A($8# A(*+, M and e.lain their choice of )ords as )ell as decoration" #t%dents )ill listen and learn a&o%t each other thro%gh the .resentation .resentation of their A($8# A(*+, M" ,his )ill &e a .ositive environ!ent environ!ent that allo)s for %nderstanding of others and diFerences" diFerences" ,he st%dent8s .osters )ill then &e la!inated and dis.layed in the classroo!"
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
ethod of assessing childrens understanding of lesson/activit&/o$%ective (s) (e s%re to incl%de any tools r%&rics/chec3lists r%&rics/chec3lists and/or )or3sheets yo% )ill %se for assess!ents: assess!ents:
7e will be focusing on %8 "1ASS8%%-, as well as each student and who they are. 9n the beginning of the lesson 9 will review the alphabet with the classroom and gauge their vocabulary level.
Assessment of !y keeping track of who Children’s Language needs additional aid and Learning reinforcement during the activity 9 will be able to 9n review of each assess the students students A!"0S about learning. :uring me posters, 9 will be presentations of our able to asses weather posters 9 will be able to or not the student used assess the students full and understood new understanding understanding of the words to describe meanings of the words themselves. they used as well as the activity we /ust completed by their A!"0S A!%T - poster. poster.
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2 'lans for di*erentiated instruction/instructi onal modi+cations
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Supporting children with identied delays or disability
Supporting English Language Learners
7 )ill .rovide etra assistance for those st%dents )ho are str%ggling )ith voca&%lary" (y Students, who are 11, will also be .roviding etra assistance to these st%dents 7 provided with special assistance. assistance. )ill hel. the! co!.lete the .roect and ens%re Through pictures next to the words in they are .art of circle ti!e" %ring circle ti!e 7 the word banks, the students will be able )ill &e as3ing 4%estions to all !y st%dents to to better identify and understand the e.lain their reasoning for )ords chosen" ,his word. )ill also give !e the o..ort%nity to .rovide To also further engage my 11 students, assistants to those st%dents )ho !ay have the 9 will reuest during their presentation &elo) needs enco%rage!ent enco%rage!ent self-reg%lation self-reg%lation they use both nglish as well as their %nderstanding and co!.rehension s.ea3ing assistance" 7t is also i!.ortant to .oint o%t that uent language. !y allowing the student thro%gh this activity )e )ill disc%ss diFerences to use both nglish and their (st &et)een c%lt%res race age and the st%dents language, as a class we are embracing the!selves" (y aiding these conversations the student for who they are and where d%ring circle ti!e not only )ill each st%dents they come from. This also will help the self conEdence &oost &%t theirs .eers student truly comprehend and %nderstanding and acce.tance of others )ill understand the nglish words by relating also increase"
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Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
