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Ashley Jackson
Grade 2, Language Arts
2/24/16
For this lesson plan, I was given a worksheet with written events from Officer Buckle and
Gloria. After discussing with my cooperating teacher, I decided to create a whole class SMART
Board activity to accompany the sheet. Adding the SMART Board component makes the lesson
much more engaging. I wanted to connect this skill to the students’ lives and was able to do so
through brainstorming important events with the students that occurred throughout their
school year. I used the events they remembered to create a sequencing worksheet as their final
activity. While planning this lesson, I made sure to use a gradual release of responsibility
because this allows students to hear an example, practice with support, and independently
apply the skill to sequence events.
I thought this lesson went smoothly and the students did a great job sequencing the events.
The students understood the skill and were even able to apply it to their lives. At first, they
disagreed with each other on the placement of events in the book, but it was a meaningful
discussion and a good opportunity to have students cite evidence from the text to prove their
point. While teaching, I felt comfortable with the lesson. After reviewing the students’ exit slips,
I noticed that they had trouble with the question about transition words and a question about
what happens last when tying your shoes. I think that it was challenging because transition
words were not focused on in this specific lesson. In the future, I would either remove the
question, review transition words (first, next, last), or use it as an enrichment to see who is
applying skills beyond their grade level.