EDU 214 LESSON PLAN PROJECT

AUTHOR: Jessica Cooke

LESSON TITLE: Key ideas and Details

SUBJECT: Language Arts

GRADE LEVEL: First

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES NEEDED:
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Interactive whiteboard
- Key Details Assessment sheet
- KWL charts
- Bubble map web site. Insert
- Flash cards with pictures of characters

TIME REQUIRED: 50 Minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Students will reflect on prior information and details from Goldilocks and the Three
Bears. Students will recall and comprehend characters, key details, and the story
message.

CURRICULUM STANDARD:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

IN CLASS STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

- INTRODUCTION (10 minutes)

1. Begin lesson by discussing stories. Potential questions include: Have you ever heard a
story about talking animals and humans? What stories have you heard that has bears?
How did the story begin?
2. Explain to students that they will be listening to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Remind them to remember details from the story.

- EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELING (20 minutes)

1 On interactive white board or chart paper, display a KWL chart.
2 Show your students the three letters at the top of the chart. Explain that K stands
for what they know, W stands for what they want to know, and L stands for what
they learned.
3 Chose a simple topic that students can relate to, such as apples, socks or toys.
4 Ask your students to contribute one thing they know about the topic chosen. Write
it in the K column on the board.
5 Have you students contribute questions about the topic they want to learn about.
Write these in the W column.
6 Show you students L column, explaining that they will complete this column after
a story or research is finished.
7 Read a short story to students The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
8 When story is complete have your students contribute answers for you to finish
the L column. Possible guiding questions include: Who was in the story? What
problems did the main characters have? Why did the characters have this conflict?
When did the events occur in the story? Where did the story take place? How did
the story end?
- Independent Working Time (10 minutes)
1 Distribute KWL charts and pencils to all your students.
2 Ask your student to write what they already know about Goldilocks and the Three
Bears under the K column.
3 Direct your students to write what they want to know about the story under the W
column
4 Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
5 When story is complete, ask your student to fill out the L columns on their papers.
 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES:
- Smartboard
- https://bubbl.us/7932654

REVIEW (10 minutes)

1 Access bubble map by going to https://bubbl.us/7932654. Display Bubble Map on the
interactive board.
2 Make a character bubble and branch off naming the characters with class. Describe
character traits.
3 Make a setting bubble and branch off choosing the setting with class.
4 Make a Key Details bubble and branch off choosing key details with the class.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS:

1 Teacher will pull small group of lower level students after lesson and have students
recall what they learned from the story.
2 Teacher will have flash cards of characters and pull a small group of lower level
students after the lesson. Students will be shown a flash card with a picture of a
character and asked to recall one thing that happened to them in the story.

ASSESSMENT:
1 Throughout the lesson, take note of which students are contributing.
2 On the assessment sheet, write your students names in the blank spaces.
3 Fill out the columns according to what the students are doing. (ex. Susan is working
on her L column her name will go into L column on your assessment sheet. Help
monitor how far each student is to see who needs assistance.)

EXTENDED ENRICHMENT IDEAS:

1. Advanced students can read The Three Little Pigs. Have them compare and contrast
the story elements with Goldilocks and the Three Bears using the Venn Diagram
worksheet.

2. Play Jeopardy on power point with students. Have the students put into groups and
answer questions to review and quiz students on their knowledge of the stories characters,
settings and recall key ideas from the story.