Lesson Plan with Accommodations Reflections

Cultural Diversity Lesson: The cultural diversity lesson plan that I taught went well because I

had the opportunity to teach it with a few students with culturally diverse families. These

students were able to share some awesome information about the different ways that they live.

We watched the video as an introduction and the students had a lot of questions about the

different languages that were mentioned in the video, so we got a little of track listening to other

languages and comparing the similarities and differences. As we discussed the word role, we

talked about the role that we each have in our family and the activities that we participate in with

our families. The students did well with the concept of comparing and contrasting the different

families in the story, and I went a little more in-depth on these factors to really help the students

understand that while we can live very different lives and have different values, we can still be

alike in many other ways. The students did well on their guided and independent practice

activities however I did have to help the students interview for their partner to contrast their

similarities and differences. While the lesson went well, I wish we had more time to spend on

this lesson in one day, but if I were teaching to a class of my own I would have extended the

lesson over a couple of days and planned some more fun activities such as trying foods from

different countries, exploring different types of music and clothing, etc. I would create a week-

long unit on cultural diversity by tying it into the concepts that they are learning in their general

education classrooms. There are many ways to connect diversity into lessons, and with how well

my students responded to this lesson I think they would enjoy going more in-depth with learning

about other countries and cultures and how they are different but also the same.
Differentiation Lesson Plan: This lesson went well because I did a lot of interactive activities

which keep my students engaged. They really liked the weather watcher video and insisted that

we have some designated as our weather watcher daily to go check the weather. The students

seemed to understand the concept of different types of weather and how they form, however I

did not take into account how long this discussion in direct instruction would take and I ran out

of time to complete my independent practice activity and had to complete it the next day. Time

management is something I will need to work on and making lessons more applicable to real-life

time and scenarios. I included multiple modalities of learning throughout this lesson, so I felt that

I differentiated well for my students and that they overall enjoyed the lesson. I wish that we

could have spent more time on this as a science unit, but with the shortened ay due to Covid and

the students being behind in math and ELA concepts, there is just hardly not any time to hit

another concept. Throughout each activity I tried to differentiate to my students and give them

activities that were grade level appropriate and not overwhelm with material that they can not do

or understand. Overall, the lesson went well except for running out of time, but thankfully in a

pull-out special education class we have the flexibility to extend lessons and review things as

needed for our students.

Tiered Learner Lesson Plan: This lesson plan went well, and I was able to utilize all of my

differentiation strategies for each of my tiered learners. The students enjoyed learning about

folktales and sharing their favorite ones with the class, and they also enjoyed using the plastic

rhino manipulatives to create their subtraction sentences. Again, I did not manage my time well

enough to let the students really enjoy the portion of the lesson where they out their sentences

because I was focused on getting through the entire lesson. I wish I would have just let the

students enjoy their time in role-playing and interacting with their peers while being engaged in
the lesson. If my students weren’t on strict time schedules and disruptions in instruction didn’t

affect their learning experience then I would have an easier time splitting the lesson into two

days, but that is something I would rather plan for and not have to do abruptly. Overall, the

lesson went well despite have to teach it in two days. The students enjoyed the activities and I

feel that my tiered learners were learning at the same pace as the other students since they were

given different accommodations that fit their needs.