GCU College of Education

LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

03/2014

Teacher Candidate: Candace Schilling

Grade Level: 2nd Grade
11-25-2019
Date:
Writing
Unit/Subject: Listening to good writing
Instructional Plan Title
I. PLANNING
Lesson Students will listen to the story Toot and Puddle. Students will identify different characteristics of
summary and a postcard/friendly letter. Students will write a postcard from puddle to toot.
focus:
Classroom and Ethnicity: White: 24
student factors: Gender: Male: 13, Female: 11
State Documentation: IEP/504: 3 Behavior plans: 2
Socio-economic status: Low: 9, Mid: 11, High: 4
English Language Learners: 0
National / State CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
Learning Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include
Standards: details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and
provide a sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a
question.

Specific learning target(s) / objectives: Teaching notes:

Students will write a friendly letter. Students will use Read Toot and Puddle to the students. Identify the postcards
correct punctuation. Students will communicate with and discuss features of it with the student.
a purpose.

Agenda: Formative assessment:

1. Introduce styles of writing Day 1 style is Postcard of the writing journal.
Friendly Letter.
2. Read Toot and Puddle.
3. Discuss features of the friendly postcards
that were sent between Toot and Puddle.
4. Have students complete the activity page on
their writing journals.

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Academic Key vocabulary: Function: Form:
Language: Adventure- doing something or Students will demonstrate The students will complete
going somewhere exciting. their understanding of the the postcard sheet in their
vocabulary through their reading packet.
Africa- one of Earth’s seven writing.
continents.

Amazing- something that is

surprising in a good way.

Instructional Elmo projector, the book Toot and Puddle, writing packets, pencils, dry erase markers, dry erase
Materials, eraser.
Equipment and
Technology:
Grouping: Large group for the story and group discussion. Independent work for the postcard work.

II. INSTRUCTION
A. Opening
Prior At the beginning of the reading the students will be asked what they remember from the previous
knowledge lesson.
connection:
Anticipatory This lesson allows students to build their writing.
set:
B. Learning and Teaching Activities (Teaching and Guided Practice):
I Do Students Do Differentiation
1. Introduce writing form- 1. Students will answer Also include extension activities:
Friendly Letter. questions about friendly What will students who finish
2. Talk about Vocabulary words. letters. early do?
3. Read the book Toot and 2. Students will respond to the
Puddle vocabulary words. 1-4. group work.
4. Talk about what makes a good 3. Students will listen to the story 5. For students that are
letter. Toot and Puddle. struggling I will read the
5. Have student’s complete 4. Students will answer questions assignment.
postcard assessment. about what makes a good
letter. Students that are finished early
5. Students will complete the will be able to read in their
postcard assignment. books to view good writing.

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 III. ASSESSMENT
Summative The writing packet will be assessed at the end of the Differentiation:
Assessment: unit. Assessments will be completed on their own
with the support of a teacher if needed. The
assessment will also be oral for those students
that need explanation of the assessment.

Closure: Student will be asked questions about the characteristics of a good sentence and what makes a
friendly letter?
Homework: Students are encouraged to read 20 minutes a night. Parents are encouraged to ask questions about
their child’s reading such as who, what, when, where, why, and how. Students are also encouraged to
write a letter to someone at home telling them about their day.

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