Intern Name: Michelle Humphrey

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Reading

Grade: 1st
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
Date Taught:
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…
Overview Students will use a variety of activities to enrich their reading skills and further
their knowledge on letters and sounds.
Reading
1.5h Read and spell commonly used sight words. (activity 1: station 1)
1.4b Match spoken words with print. (activity 1: station 1)
1.5g Read and spell simple two-syllable compound words. (activity 1: station
2)
1.3b Count phonemes (sounds) in one-syllable words. (activity 1: station 3)
Standards of Learning 1.3f Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level. (activity 1:
station 4)
0.9d Make and confirm predictions. (activity 2)
0.9e Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about
what is read. (activity 2)
0.9f Identify characters, setting, and important events. (activity 2)

Students will be able to…

Objectives have a greater understanding of words and reading of text that they can apply
to future lessons.
● I can use my reading skills and apply them.
Learning Target ● I can read with accuracy and self correct and reread if necessary.
● I can answer questions about key details in text.
● Students need to be familiar with chromebooks and how to use urls.
Necessary Prior
● Students will need to know how to use reading comprehension and
Knowledge apply it to questions.
Materials ● education.com (free & easy signup with google account for students)
-https://www.education.com/game/sight-words-balloon-pop/
-https://www.education.com/game/syllables-quiz/
● ixl.com
-https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/complete-the-sentence-with-a-two-
syllable-word
-https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/blend-the-sounds-together-to-make-a-
word
● readingkey.com
-https://www.readingkey.com/demo/Files/CD-1/books-
ol/foxmtn/page01.htm
● Trip to Fox Mountain worksheet
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzll4CPR8hdzUphIYuPDllV0JSer
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 KShvlGp64sxp5Ag/edit?usp=sharing
*students will submit this by making a copy and then either sharing or
submitting in Schoology
● Chromebook

Think about your favorite book that you have read this year and why this book
stands out to you. Do you like the pretty pictures or the silly characters? Take 5
Introduction/Hook minutes to think to yourself and complete the virtual Schoology conversation.

1-Reading Stations Activity: Students will work through each of the stations
spending about 10-15 minutes on each.
➔ Students should work independently and engaged on each station and
if after 15 minutes they have not completed it, they can still move on to
the next one.
● station 1 https://www.education.com/game/sight-words-balloon-pop/
● station 2 https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/complete-the-sentence-with-a-
two-syllable-word
● station 3 https://www.education.com/game/syllables-quiz/
● station 4 https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/blend-the-sounds-together-to-
Instructional make-a-word
Activities & 2- Comprehension Activity: (15 minutes)
➔ Students will first read the story The Trip To Fox Mountain
Strategies ➔ then fill out the corresponding document (either online or by printing it
out) to show their comprehension of the reading
➔ *There is one question on the worksheet that they should complete
before the reading that involves making a prediction.*
story: https://www.readingkey.com/demo/Files/CD-1/books-ol/foxmtn/page01.htm
worksheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzll4CPR8hdzUphIYuPDllV0JSerKShvlG
p64sxp5Ag/edit?usp=sharing
*students will submit this by making a copy and then either sharing or
submitting in Schoology
Key Vocabulary or main idea, sight words, compound words, prediction, setting, 5 W’s (who,
what, when, where, why)
Concepts
Exit Ticket: Write down your favorite part of todays lesson and one thing that
you learned today in the google form below. (5 minutes)
Assessments https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnqdKoBQfHusnpxJzdn78EevRQ
_b_RKnBaKgyPvKcQGEyOUw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Read a story to a parent, sibling, or your furry friend :) (however long is

needed)
Closure Activity

Accommodations Students are able to print off the Trip to Fox Mountain worksheet and submit a
picture of their work if they prefer to write on paper. There is also plenty of
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 time for each station and students are able to work at their own pace. They are
also able to Zoom at any time if they have questions or need help.

-https://www.education.com/game/sight-words-balloon-pop/
-https://www.education.com/game/syllables-quiz/
-https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/complete-the-sentence-with-a-two-
syllable-word
-https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1/blend-the-sounds-together-to-make-a-
word
-https://www.readingkey.com/demo/Files/CD-1/books-
ol/foxmtn/page01.htm
Resources -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzll4CPR8hdzUphIYuPDllV0JSer
KShvlGp64sxp5Ag/edit?usp=sharing
-
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnqdKoBQfHusnpxJzdn7
8EevRQ_b_RKnBaKgyPvKcQGEyOUw/viewform?usp=sf_link
-virtual conversation on schoology with warmup

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name:Michelle Humphrey
Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Reading
Date of Lesson Taught:
Cooperating Teacher & School Miss Holkon Linkhorn Park Elementary School
Grade: 1st
Time of Day:

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
To create this lesson I first thought of the types of activities I am getting for my virtual lessons and what I
thought the first graders would enjoy. I then did a bunch of research to find different websites I could use and
then created a worksheet and google form and other activities to make it more engaging and supplement what
they were learning. I then had my younger sister try out all the links and give me feedback on them.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
The SOL objectives definitely helped me focus my instruction because I was able to pick out key points I wanted
to focus on and find websites that specifically targeted the skills they need to work on.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
The different games that I had chosen worked well because they are super fun to kids such as the pop the
bubble game. Not only does it make learning more interesting but kids also remember stuff better when they
are having fun.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

I needed to make a few adjustments to the whole virtual aspect of the lesson. This includes putting the links
multiple times and creating a google form and Schoology conversation to make sure they are actually doing
what is asked for their warmup and exit ticket.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I anticipated the materials needed pretty well because it's all online so it made making the lesson plan a little
easier and more structured.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
I think the assessment is pretty effective because it is informal but still allows them to wrap up what they
learned and reflect on the material they still need work on.

7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
I won’t know until the students have actually done the lesson but I can base it off of what they say on their exit
tickets and also on The Trip to Fox Mountain worksheet. Hopefully they will all learn and improve on their
existing reading skills.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
I spent a lot of time preparing for the lesson by doing a lot of research on websites that are out there for first
graders so I feel like that helped make the lesson successful.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I won’t really know until the students actually do the lesson but I hope it's not too challenging or too easy for
them and they can actually use it to learn.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

I liked creating an online lesson plan because you can find lots of resources online that help get your point
across in a fun manner.

Lesson Plan Assignment: Grade Sheet

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I

Intern Name: __Michelle Humphrey________

Refer to the comments written on your lesson plan for detailed feedback.
Needs a few
Ready to Your
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Teach! Score
tweaks
Overview, SOLs, essential questions, objectives (10)
Introduction/hook & closure (10)
Instructional activities (20)
Accommodations (10)
Assessment (5)
Vocab, materials, resources (5)
Supplemental materials, if applicable (5)

Total (65)

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● Written (typed) Lesson Plan: _____/50

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● Supplemental materials: _____/10

Comments:

● Self-Evaluation: _____/15
Comments:

Total: _____/75

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)