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Rebecca Wambui Muriuki ADJECTIVES Grade 1

Lesson: Two

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment

Unit will learn what adjectives are, and
use them to describe common nouns. This
is under the topic parts of speech.
Students will take a final exam at the end
of the term on describing common nouns
using adjectives. There will be fill in the
blank sentence questions, as well as
choice questions, where the student will
need to choose the most appropriate
adjective for the image given on the test.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

Students will be able to describe common
What is an adjective? nouns using adjectives.
How can an adjective be used in a Students will be able to demonstrate how
sentence? to use adjectives in a sentence correctly.
Which adjective best describes a certain Students will be able to identify the most
noun? suitable adjective for a given noun.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

10- Beginning the Lesson
10:05 The teacher draws three images on the whiteboard. They are a dog with fur, a
AM girl with pretty face and a big book with several pages. Underneath each she
describes it with an adjective. Furry dog Pretty girl Big book. Teacher
then asks the students if they know what the words before the noun are
called. After giving the students a chance to answer, the teacher tells the
students that those words are called adjectives and they describe nouns.
10:05-
10:15 Developing the Lesson
AM The teacher gives a worksheet to each student with ten different images like
a cat, a tree, a plate drawn on. There are choices on each image with
adjectives, and the students will work in pairs to select the most appropriate
adjective for each image.
Teacher moves around the room and checks each student and helps where
she is needed. After 10 minutes, the teacher collects the worksheets.
Teacher then plays a short 4 minute Youtube video clip on adjectives
10:15- describing different nouns.
10:20
AM
Closing the Lesson
The teacher randomly asks the students what an adjective is, and examples
of adjectives. She then gives the students a chance to ask any questions
which they may have. The class is concluded by the teacher reviewing what
adjectives are and saying that the next class will be about adverbs.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Image drawn on whiteboard for the visual
The worksheets given to the students to learners.
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Rebecca Wambui Muriuki ADJECTIVES Grade 1
discuss with a partner which adjective is Youtube video for the auditory and visual
most suitable for the image. learners.
Worksheets for collaboration between two
students.
Resources

Worksheets, whiteboard, marker pen, youtube video.


Rebecca Wambui Action ABCs: Creating A Verb Alphabet Book Lesson
Kindergarten 1-2
Glossary
Term Definition
Unit Overview Main Idea and Summative Assessment
copied from the unit plan in order to keep
the goal in mind during the writing and
implementation of the lesson plan.
Guiding Questions these questions guide the inquiry for
the lesson, leading students toward a
rich understanding of the objectives for
the lesson and ultimately, the unit.
Factual- knowledge or fact-based
questions
Conceptual- questions that enable
exploration of big ideas that connect
facts and topics
Debatable- questions that expose areas
of ambiguity, disagreement, or tension
within the unit of study
Objectives The specific aims of the lesson. As a
result of the instruction, this is what the
students are expected to know,
understand, and be able to do. These
should align with and lead to the unit
understandings, knowledge and skills.
Time - Marks the amount of time needed for
each stage of the lesson. Enables
effective time-management for the
teacher.
Beginning the The opening or warm-up that will
Lesson engage the learner, producing creative
tension. May include review and/or
activation of prior knowledge.
Developing the The content learned and the strategies
Lesson employed towards that end
Closing the Lesson A conclusion or review of what was Teacher encourages the students
learned, providing closure to the lesson. to reflect upon the lesson by
Formative Assessment throughout the lesson that
Assessment provides feedback that can be used to plan
or alter instruction. Should prepare
students for the summative assessment.
Differentiation ways of modifying instruction to meet
the needs of diverse learners
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Resources
Students writing will improve
after understanding verbs learning
how to use them in sentences
both in class and in their daily
lives.
What will the student learn about
verbs?
Why will the student learn about
verbs?
How will the student apply what
they have learnt about verbs?
The student will improve in writing
by gaining a better understanding
of what verbs are and how to use
them in a sentence.
20 minutes
Teacher gathers the students
together on a carpet area and
tells them they are going to play a
game where they will act out
words the teacher says.
The teacher then asks students to
brainstorm verbs for the different
letters of the alphabet.
sharing what they learned.
Sheet should be submitted after
filling and the teacher will go
through each.
Each student fills in the verb
according to a letter of the
alphabet which they are assigned
to.
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Kindergarten 1-2

Resources any texts, materials, technology, Blank sheets and book, class act
people, places or other resources that
have informed the unit and learning
experiences