Literature Based Learning Plan

I. Profile
Name of Lesson: Contributors: Book Title: Author: Illustrator: Brief Story Description: Its only a week until Valentines Day, and Lily wants to make the perfect heart-shaped valentine for Mommy. But every time she cuts out a heart, its either too pointy, too round, or too skinny. As the days go by, Lily tries again and again, and when Valentines Day finally arrives, she has a heart for each day of the week! Which one will be the perfect valentines surprise for Mommy? Valentine Fun Megan Lallo and Katie Whaley Valentine Surprise Corinne Demas R. W. Alley Insert Picture of Book:
Targeted Grade Level:

Standards:

RL.2.5- Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. RL.2.7-Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

II. Objectives: (What will students know and/or be able to do?)

1. After reading the book, students will be able to put events from the story into the correct sequence with 80% accuracy. 2. When shown illustrations from the book, in a group students will be able to find clues in the illustrations and related evidence in the text to develop descriptions to help describe the characters, settings and the plot with 80% accuracy.

III. Teaching Materials & Resources (Include attachments as appropriate)

Materials & Supplies: Equipment: Teaching Resources & Handouts Book, worksheets, scissors, glue, crayons, markers, construction paper Computer

Valentine Surprise. Events worksheet/

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IV. Procedures: (What specifically will you do and say?)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I will read the book Valentine Surprise to my students in class. I will then have a brief discussion about the book with my students as a group. We will discuss what they remember from the book. I will ask them to name something that happened in the beginning of the book, the middle of the book and the end of the book. Then I will pass out a sequencing activity to each individual. Using the event worksheet I will read the event strips, then have the students paste the numbers in order from 1-10, and then put them in the correct sequence. I will be around to help students read their event strips if they need assistance. After the activity is completed I will read the correct order of the sequence worksheet aloud to the students. Once the sequencing activity is completed I will then regroup the students and ask them What was your favorite part of the story? Once a few students answer the question I will tell them that my favorite part of the book is the illustrations. I will then break the students up into three smaller groups. Group 1- will have to use the illustrations from the book to develop descriptions about the characters. Group 2- will have to use the illustrations from the book to develop descriptions about the setting. Group 3- will have to use the illustrations from the book to develop descriptions about the plot. After each group has completed their assignment we will all come back together. I will then let each group talk about their descriptions they came up with based on the illustrations to the rest of the class. Finally, I will provide construction paper, scissors, glue, markers and crayons so that each student will be able to create their own valentine to take home for their mom!

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V. Assessment: (How you will know your students learned?

I will know my students learned by the answers they give me from their group work assignment. I will also be able to tell by the accuracy of their completed event worksheet. I will be able to individually asses my students based upon their sequencing assignment and how well they were able to complete it. I will also be able to group assess my students by listening to each groups responses based upon their given topic using the illustrations from the book.

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