Mini-Lesson Plan Template

Part 1: Implementing Formative Assessments

Class/Subject Reading
Grade level 1st Grade

Standard CCSS R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, event, or ideas develop and
interact over the course of text. RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and
major events in a story.

CCSS R.6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and
style of a text. RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story.

CCSS W.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based
on focused questions demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects.
Learning objective TTW read book, Just Like Josh Gibson and TLW partner with their peers
about the book.
TLW ask their partner questions about the read aloud book. Who are the
characters, Where the story takes place, and what did you learn from the
book.
TLW categorize story elements on a graphic organizer.
TLW present their information about story elements in front of the class.
Description of learning TTW will read, Just Like Josh Gibson. TLW listen to the read aloud book
activity and wait to be asked questions by the teacher.

Instructional sStrategy Pair and Share, Read Write Think

2Two pre-assessment Looking at the cover of this book What do you think this book is about?
question(s) that assess
students’ prior Who you think the book is about?
knowledge
Do you think it will be similar to the book we read last week called Salt in
His Shoes?

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 Two2 formative What does “soar” mean? What from the text/illustration supports your
assessment question(s) answer?
that assess students’
progress:
Ask students about the story elements:
Who are the characters?
Where did the story take place?
What happened in the story?

Formative assessment Exit tickets to check knowledge of story elements and other questions we
to assess students’ learned about the book.
understanding at the
end of the lesson

Part 2: Reflection

What helps me reflect on creating and implementing formative assessments is using what
students already know and challenging that. For example, the students read the book about the
Salt in our Shoes, and the students are already familiarize with story elements. Students already
know each time they read a new book, story element question follows. Only difference is
answers change, and the questions remains the same. When introducing a new book, I ask the
students by looking at the cover of the book what they think the story will be about. Then ask
questions throughout the book to keep students interest and engagement. Using this also helps
the use of data to inform future instruction on the same topic. Continuous formative assessment
is important for student learning because it helps focus on an individual skill or subset of skills
within the curriculum. Assessments helps measure progress towards a certain goals and
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achievement. Continuous assessments helps me use instructional strategies to help students reach
their goals. (Thought Co.)
My learning activity and assessments align to my learning objective is by using students
prior knowledge and the authors’ text to construct, demonstrating the understanding of story
elements through the successful completion of each session’s activity, identify the characters,
setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, and end of different stories, and apply what they
learn to create a character map, setting illustration, problem/solution graphic organizer, events
graphic organizer, story maps, and vein diagram. When learning activities and assessments align
with the learning objective it helps better assess students and helps decide what instructional
strategies may be best to use.
How I plan to implement my findings in my future professional practice is by being
aware of all my students’ educational needs and providing them with the best instructional
strategies and activities to better help each student reach their academic goal.

Reference:
Thought Co. How Dynamic Formative Assessment Can Improve Student Learning. Derrick
Meador. March 06, 2017 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-formative-assessment-3194255

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