USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

Spadoni____________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

Lesson Content
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.)

LAFS.K.RL.1.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.
LAFS.K.RI.3.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between
illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or
idea in the text an illustration depicts).
LAFS.K.RI.3.8 With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to
support points in a text.
LAFS.K.RI.4.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and
understanding.
LAFS.K.SL.1.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about
key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
LAFS.K.SL.2.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
LAFS.K.SL.1.1
Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners
about kindergarten topicsand texts with peers and adults in small and larger
groups.
a.
b.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking
turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

LAFS.K.W.1.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose

opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

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Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g.,
My favorite book is...).
LAFS.K.W.3.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from
experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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
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.)."

How do firefighters respond when a fire has occurred?

Students will be able to know how firefighters respond to a fire by knowing that the
dispatcher/operator announces the fire and the chief tells the firefighters what to do.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

Spadoni____________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

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?
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

I am teaching this objective in order to present the big Idea into our ELA learning,
This lesson is a part of the Countys planning support tools and a part of the
kindergarten curriculum.
I am teaching the lesson this way in order to gain the interest of the students.
The students will need to be able to find the big idea in the future education all the
time.

I will be able to evaluate the students ELA journals where they will record what they
have learned about the big idea.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

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is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?

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

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

The vocabulary
Knowing how to identify the Big idea
Knowledge about fires

Students will be reminded of using their schema and investigating skills.

The students are ready for this content as we have built up to this and have
unconsciously looked at texts for this information.

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?

The students may become confused with the firefighters putting out the fire versus
the firefighters responding to the fire initially.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

Spadoni____________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

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

5 Es
Modeling Charts
Using acting out (students)

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).

EQ: How do firefighters respond when a fire has occurred?

Engage: read aloud the book (FIRE! FIRE!) on the overhead to allow
students to see pictures in detail
Explore: talk and Exploring the post it note from the day before that
listed all the ways fire fighters may respond to a fire.

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How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
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: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

Explain: Turn and talk about how the firefighters responded to the
fire.
Elaborate: Using cue cards and having students act out the scene of
the emergency. The students will be able to see how the firefighters
responded to the fire in their classroom!
Evaluate: Using reading journals, the student will draw and write a
response answering the EQ: how do firefighters respond when a fire
has occurred?

a student struggles with the content?

I will be able to pair them with a student who understands the content.

What will you do if

a student masters the content quickly?

Ask them H.O.T 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?
Students of all cultural backgrounds need to know how to find the big idea and
use text evidence.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

Spadoni____________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
All students will have to find the big ideas in anything.

How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
Using the acting the student will be able to see the story explained in a more
TPR manor.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
ESOL aid is usually in the room during ELA. I also can work one on one during
journal writing.
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

JH- ESE aid is constantly in the room, the student only works with hand over hand
assistance and one on one support. Student needs very frequent breaks.

Chart
Book- FIRE ! FIRE ! by. Gail Gibbons
ELA journals

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (Spring 2015)

Spadoni____________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: ELA
Group
K
Size: 18
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

Pencil
ELMO

Name: ___Ellesse
Date of Lesson: 4/8/15