Megan Meyer

Elementary Lesson Plan

Author Megan Meyer
Title of Lesson Author Study
Subject/Course Information Literacy
Grade Level Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Duration ~30 minutes
Essential Question What is this text really about?
How do active listeners make meaning?
Model Curriculum Competencies  Identify parts of a book and parts of text.
 Describe relationships between illustrations and
text.
 Find connections between words and illustrations
in book read aloud or read alone.
 Use illustrations and familiar words to create
meaning from text by questioning, reflecting,
responding, and evaluating.
 Confirm understanding of text read aloud or
presented orally by asking and answering
questions about key details.
AASL Standards III.A.2. Learners identify collaborative opportunities by
developing new understanding through engagement in a
learning group.
III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in
learning situations by actively contributing to group
discussions.
V.A.2. Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by
reflecting and questioning assumption and possible
misconceptions.
V.A.3. Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by
engaging in inquiry-based processes for personal growth.
Instructional Objectives SWBAT:
 Recall the main plot points of the stories read to
them and arrange their own pictures and stories in
the author’s style
Content Specific Vocabulary Author – a writer of a book, article, or report
Beginning – the point at which something starts
Character – a person in a story
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Elementary Lesson Plan
Materials/Resources/Equipment
Instructional Procedures
End – the final part of something
Illustrator – a person who draws or creates pictures for
magazines, books, advertising, etc.
Middle – the point an equal distance from the ends of
something
Moral – the lesson the story teaches
Plot – the main events of a story presented by the writer
as an interrelated sequence
 DocuCam
 Laptop
 ActivPanel
 IPads (for Virtual Day)
 SeeSaw (for Virtual Day)
 “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”
by Bill Martin Jr. and Illustrated by Eric Carle
 “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
 “Bunny Cakes” by Rosemary Wells
 “McDuff Moves In” by Rosemary Wells
 “A Visit with Rosemary Wells” Video
https://vimeo.com/2792417
Greet students at the library doors.
 Have them return any books they may have, have
them sanitize their hands, and then sit in a seat
above a sit spot.
Introduce today’s lesson and activity.
 Author Study
o For Kindergarten, Eric Carle
o For 1st Grade, Rosemary Wells
 Read them a story
o For Kindergarten, “Brown Bear, Brown
Bear”
o For 1st Grade, “Bunny Cakes”
 Ask them questions
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o Have them retell the beginning, middle,
and end
o For 1st Grade, have them tell me what
lesson Max learned
End Class.
 Pack up and line up.
Formative Assessment Correctly retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the
story.
Assignment Listen to the story and participate in the discussion of the
beginning, middle, and end afterwards
Accommodations/Notes Kaitlin (DAY A); Adalynn, Laci, Braydon (DAY B);
Brigdon, Elijah, Scott, Conner, and Mason (DAY D);
Max and Savannah (DAY E) may need some extra help
and check-ins to make sure they’re staying on task.
Leonardo (DAY A); Laci, Raven (DAY B); Brantley,
Brenton, Giuliana (DAY E) may need to be reeled in .
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Elementary Lesson Plan
Author Megan Meyer
Title of Lesson Author Study
Subject/Course Information Literacy
Grade Level Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Duration ~30 minutes
Essential Question What is this text really about?
How do active listeners make meaning?
Model Curriculum Competencies  Identify parts of a book and parts of text.
 Describe relationships between illustrations and
text.
 Find connections between words and illustrations
in book read aloud or read alone.
 Use illustrations and familiar words to create
meaning from text by questioning, reflecting,
responding, and evaluating.
 Confirm understanding of text read aloud or
presented orally by asking and answering
questions about key details.
AASL Standards III.A.2. Learners identify collaborative opportunities by
developing new understanding through engagement in a
learning group.
III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in
learning situations by actively contributing to group
discussions.
V.A.2. Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by
reflecting and questioning assumption and possible
misconceptions.
V.A.3. Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by
engaging in inquiry-based processes for personal growth.
Instructional Objectives SWBAT:
 Recall the main plot points of the stories read to
them and arrange their own pictures and stories in
the author’s style
Content Specific Vocabulary Author – a writer of a book, article, or report
Beginning – the point at which something starts
Character – a person in a story
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Elementary Lesson Plan
Materials/Resources/Equipment
Instructional Procedures
End – the final part of something
Illustrator – a person who draws or creates pictures for
magazines, books, advertising, etc.
Middle – the point an equal distance from the ends of
something
Moral – the lesson the story teaches
Plot – the main events of a story presented by the writer
as an interrelated sequence
 DocuCam
 Laptop
 ActivPanel
 IPads (for Virtual Day)
 SeeSaw (for Virtual Day)
 “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”
by Bill Martin Jr. and Illustrated by Eric Carle
 “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
 “Bunny Cakes” by Rosemary Wells
 “McDuff Moves In” by Rosemary Wells
 “A Visit with Rosemary Wells” Video
https://vimeo.com/2792417
Greet students at the library doors.
 Have them return any books they may have, have
them sanitize their hands, and then sit in a seat
above a sit spot.
Introduce today’s lesson and activity.
 Continue our Author Study
o For Kindergarten, Eric Carle
 Review what we read last time,
“Brown Bear, Brown Bear”
o For 1st Grade, Rosemary Wells
 Review what we read last time,
“Bunny Cakes”
 Read them another story
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o For Kindergarten, “The Very Hungry
Caterpillar”
o For 1st Grade, “McDuff Move In”
 Ask them questions
o Have them retell the beginning, middle,
and end
o For 1st Grade, have them tell me the moral
of the story/the lesson
 Have them pick books while doing a SeeSaw
activity.
o For Kindergarten, they will be creating
their own piece of art using different
colored shapes.
o For 1st Grade, watch “A Visit with
Rosemary Wells” and tell me your own
story using Wells’ characters
End Class.
 Pack up and line up.
Formative Assessment Correctly retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the
story and answer my questions about the author.
Submit a nice piece of art that depicts an animal or a story
with a beginning, middle, and end to me on SeeSaw.
Assignment Listen to the story and participate in the discussion of the
beginning, middle, and end afterwards.
Complete the SeeSaw Activity.
Accommodations/Notes Kaitlin (DAY A); Adalynn, Laci, Braydon (DAY B);
Brigdon, Elijah, Scott, Conner, and Mason (DAY D);
Max and Savannah (DAY E) may need some extra help
and check-ins to make sure they’re staying on task.
Leonardo (DAY A); Laci, Raven (DAY B); Brantley,
Brenton, Giuliana (DAY E) may need to be reeled in .

Kindergarten – Eric Carle

Fun Facts about Eric Carle:
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Bill Martin Jr. gave Eric Carle his big break as an artist and author when Martin asked him to
illustrate some of his children’s books. (tie this fact to reading “Brown Bear, Brown Bear”)
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” has been translated into more than 50 different languages and
sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.

First Grade – Rosemary Wells

Fun Facts about Rosemary Wells:
Rosemary Wells has created over 60 award-winning children’s books in her career.
She began drawing at the age of 2 and would draw for a few hours every single night.