Intern Name: Peyton Wilsoon

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Ending sound sort

Grade: Kindergarten
Length of Lesson: 15 minutes
Date Taught: 5/25/22
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson… Students will be able to identify and sort words based on their
Overview ending sounds.

Standards of K.4 e) Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
Learning
How can we differentiate between words that end the same and don't end the
same?
Essential Questions What is the difference between ending the same and starting the same?

Students will be able to… sort a variety of words into groups that have the
Objectives same ending sounds.

I can sort words into groups that have the same ending sounds.
Learning Target I can identify the ending sound of a word.
I can compare and contrast different words based on their ending sounds.
Necessary Prior Students should be able to read the words provided to them and be able to
sound out each letter's sound.
Knowledge
Word chart with three head categories along with the picture sort to place into
Materials each heading.

I will say two words and ask the students to give me a thumbs up if they end the
same and a thumbs down if they don't end the same.
Introduction/Hook

Read the group heading and ask students to identify their ending sound. I will
Instructional read each picture and ask them which heading the word should follow under
based on its ending sound. Students will have to place the picture in the
Activities & corresponding category to which the ending sounds match.
Strategies
Students should be able to differentiate between an ending and beginning sound
Key Vocabulary or and realize that just because words have the same beginning sound, that doesn't
Concepts mean they end the same.
Assessments N/A

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)
 After going over them together as a group, students will be asked to complete
Closure Activity the sort individually to make sure they understand how to compare the words'
ending sounds.
For students who are struggling, we use a method called the “Punch out
method.” In this method we use our arms to sound out each letter in the word. If
they are struggling with being able to recognize the ending sound, I will “punch
Accommodations it out” and emphasize the ending extra hard so they can really hear how it ends.

This lesson plan was given to me by my cooperating teacher.

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Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

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1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
In order to make this lesson the most effective for the students based on what they are learning, I talked with
my corresponding teacher and her assistant so that my lesson directly related to what they were already
learning and so that it had a beneficial effect on their learning.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
The SOLs and objectives helped focus my instruction by providing a path for me to follow that is directly related
to what students should be able to do by the end of the year. The SOL fit perfectly into what we had planned
and I was able to create a fun and engaging activity that directly focused on the objective.

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

Everything included in my plan worked exactly as I had anticipated.

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

There were no adjustments that had to be made for my lesson plan.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

Well, I had everything I needed in order and ready for the students to complete the task.

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)
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?)
The assessment was pretty successful, some of the students still mixed up the words and placed them in the
category with how they began rather than how they ended. However once I went over it with them and
“Punched” it out they saw their mistakes and fixed them.

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 think this lesson was very successful. Once I had finished and it was time for students to do the sort all on their
own, they pretty much did it perfectly. Even after they showed they could do the sort with no problem, I gave
them a few harder words to sort and they still did a great job.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
I prepared by practicing at home with my parents as if they were kids. This helped me to be successful by
making me less nervous when it came time to teach the students and by allowing me to practice what to say.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
If I could do this lesson again with the same students I might add a fun little game at the end, however with the
time I had to do my lesson there wasn't enough space in the day to add in a game.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

I loved it, I think the kids really enjoyed it too. My teacher gave me the lesson idea just because we
wanted it to relate to what we usually do everyday, but it was a lot of fun and super enjoyable.

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)