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Final Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Title
The Goofy Reindeer
Brief Description/Abstract
This communication-based literacy lesson will incorporate a fun, holiday topic while allowing
students to listen, speak, write, read, and view.
Overview
During this minilesson, students will become more efficient in their drama and story-telling
skills. The strategies used will focus on enhancing students’ development of oral language.
The topic of the lesson is reindeer, which is supportive of students’ interests during the holiday
season. The pre activity is a video that will focus on listening and viewing skills, the activity
will build speaking, listening and reading skills, and the post-activity will allow students to
conversate with their peers about the topic.
Grade Level
2
Lesson Plan Type
Minilesson
Estimated Lesson Time
One sixty-minute lesson
Featured Resources
 Video
 Reader’s Theatre Script
 highlighters

Printouts
 Reader’s Theatre Script: The Goofy Reindeer
Citation:
Frase, L. (2016). FREE Christmas Reader's Theatre! Bob the Goofy Reindeer! Retrieved
December 3, 2019, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-
Christmas-Readers-Theatre-Bob-the-Goofy-Reindeer-393657.
Materials & Technology
 Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uU5qfXgEmMA&list=PLv3axKQp0YKYNlrE1OfcU71RtDKOhu66p&index=13
(1:16-2:35)
 Microphone
 Highlighters
 Sticky notes
 Writing utensil
From Theory to Practice
The primary element of this lesson is a Reader’s Theater. Reader’s Theater is a fluency
training activity that allows students to participate in aesthetic talk. Students are able to listen
to their peers model what good, fluent reading sounds like. Through participation in
performing a Reader’s Theater, students develop their oral language skills as well as their
reading and fluency skills.
Standards
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1.1 Explore and create meaning through conversation, drama, questioning, and storytelling.
Websites
ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/readers-theatre-172.html?
tab=2#tabs
This website provides a sample lesson plan involving the use of a Reader’s Theater. It
includes information about standards, preparation, and instruction. Students in the
lesson write a script based on a text and perform it, speaking expressively and fluently.
Scholastic
https://www.scholastic.com/librarians/programs/whatisrt.htm
This website provides information about the Reader’s Theater activity. It explains the
many communications benefits that students will reap from participation in the activity,
as well as the academic benefits. There are also tips for teachers to think about when
designing a Reader’s Theater lesson.
Reading A-Z
https://www.readinga-z.com/fluency/readers-theater-scripts/
The above website is a resource for teachers as they are lesson planning for a Reader’s
Theater. It provides a brief overview of Reader’s Theater as well as various scripts
according to grade level.
Preparation
1. Access the video and set it to the time allotted.
2. Print copies of The Goofy Reindeer for each student.
3. Think about which students should have each part.
Instructional Plan
Student Objectives
Students will:
 Listen to and view an animated song
 Perform a whole-class Reader’s Theater drama
 Read with fluency and expression
 Demonstrate understanding of the works through conversation
Session Introduction and Activities
Introduction: Start off by telling students that the focus of the lesson is to perform a
Reader’s Theater. Explain that in Reader’s Theater, we have to read loudly and clearly
when it is our turn and we have to listen carefully to others when it is not our turn.
Then, tell students that the Reader’s Theater will be about a goofy reindeer. Ask them
to draw from any prior knowledge they may have about a different reindeer. Show
them the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer video.
Activity: Give each child a copy of The Goofy Reindeer. Choose/assign parts for each
child to read. Ask students to highlight their parts. Pair students up and allow them 10
minutes to practice reading over their parts with their partners. Support students as they
are reviewing their lines. Prompt students to begin the whole-group Reader’s Theater.
Provide students with guidance and support throughout the play.
Discussion: Prompt students to think about how Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and
The Goofy Reindeer were similar and different. Allow a 2-minute silent think time.
Ask students to write their thoughts on a sticky note and place it on the board. They
may include words or visual representations of their thoughts. Support children in
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discussing their responses and responding to their peers.

Extensions
 The extension activity will further reiterate oral language skills and build
writing skills through the development of their own Reader’s Theater. Students
will be arranged in groups of 5. Each group will receive a topic that they will
develop a Reader’s Theater about. If time allows, each group may present their
work.
Student Assessment/Reflections
 Observation during the Reader’s Theater will be the formative assessment in
this lesson. The teacher should take note of students’ individual abilities
regarding fluency, reading, speaking, and listening. This assessment will
provide evidence of students’ skills in exploring through drama and
storytelling.
 The next form of assessment in the lesson is also a formative assessment. When
students record their thoughts regarding the similarities and differences
between the two works in the lesson, there will be written evidence of the
students’ abilities to create meaning through drama and storytelling.
Related Resources
 http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/readers-
theatre-a-30703.html
 http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html
References
Carrick, L. U. (2019). Readers Theatre - ReadWriteThink. Retrieved December 3, 2019, from
http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/readers-
theatre-a-30703.html.
Cornwell, L. (2019). Scholastic.com for Librarians: What Is Readers Theater. Retrieved
December 3, 2019, from https://www.scholastic.com/librarians/programs/whatisrt.htm.
Frase, L. (2016). FREE Christmas Reader's Theatre! Bob the Goofy Reindeer! Retrieved
December 3, 2019, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-
Christmas-Readers-Theatre-Bob-the-Goofy-Reindeer-393657.
Henry, L. A. (2019). Readers Theatre - ReadWriteThink. Retrieved December 3, 2019, from
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/readers-theatre-
172.html?tab=2#tabs.
Morrow, L. M. (2020). Literacy development in the early years: helping children read and
write. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Reader's Theater Scripts. (2019). Retrieved December 3, 2019, from https://www.readinga-
z.com/fluency/readers-theater-scripts/.
Singsing, E. (2015, November 30). Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Christmas Carol –
Christmas Songs for Children. Retrieved December 3, 2019, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uU5qfXgEmMA&list=PLv3axKQp0YKYNlrE1OfcU71RtDKOhu66p&index=13.
Young, C. (2019). RTscripts. Retrieved December 3, 2019, from
http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html.