SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template

Name Brianna Howells, Garrity Bungard, and Shalinn Weaver

Subject ELA
Grade Level Pre-K
Date/Duration November 3rd, 2022; 1 hour
RATIONALE Standards (SAS and PA Keys)
Emerging to … Spell simple words phonetically.
(no specific standard - it simply says “Emerging to…”)
Big Idea Statement
Audience and purpose influence a writer’s choice of organizational pattern, language, and
literary techniques. Effective research requires the use of varied resources to gain or expand
knowledge
Essential Question Statement
What makes clear and effective writing? Why do writers write? Who is the audience? What
will work best for the audience? Where can one find information to answer questions?
Objective Statement (Audience, Behavior, Condition, Degree)
In groups of 3-4, all students will correctly identify and copy four letters of the alphabet at
least 3 times out of 5.
Vocabulary
- Football
- Alphabet
From book:
- Whirl
- Lane
- Rattle
- Float
- Cozy
LESSON Pre-Assessment of Students
PROCEDURE Our group can speak with or email Mrs. Stone about how the students are performing in
regards to the alphabet, especially writing the letters A-D. This will give us an idea as to how
well the students will respond to our activity.

After emailing Mrs. Stone, we learned that the students have been practicing the letters F, E, D,
P, B, R, and N in that order. We will adjust our activity to include E, D, P, and B so that it
focuses on letters that they know.
Activating Prior Knowledge
We can sing the alphabet song with the children to review all letters of the alphabet.

Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
We will read the book Fall Ball by Peter McCarthy to the students before the lesson.
 Modeling the Concept
We will have extra copies of our alphabet worksheet so that we can model what we expect the
students to do. The letters E, D, P, and B will be on a paper, and we will show the students how
it will be copied in the boxes next to it.
Guiding the Practice
The teachers can help the students get a feel for how to write each letter by writing with their
hand over the students’ hand. If needed, we can also make an outline for each letter in the
boxes for the students to simply trace.
Providing Independent Practice
Each student will practice writing the letters E, D, P, and B (letters that the students already
know) for our activity. There will be one alphabet football paper per student, and one spinner
with the same letters per group. Each student will have the opportunity to spin the spinner, and
it will depict which letter they will be asked to write. The students will take turns doing this
(everyone will go once), and if a letter is repeated, the student can attempt to spin the spinner
for a letter they did not practice yet.
Closure/Summary/Review of Learning
At the end of the activity, the students will decorate their own football with stickers and
possibly paint. They can then take this home with them.
TRANSITIONS The students will first be moving after Fall Ball is read. The lesson will transition from whole
group to small group, and each group will find a separate area to work. As the students are
finishing their letter activity, materials will be passed out for the football craft for them to
begin.
READING - Fall Ball by Peter McCarthy
MATERIALS, - At least 11 alphabet football activity papers
TECHNOLOGY, - At least 3 spinners
AND SUPPLIES - Markers and/or pencils
- At least 11 pre-cut footballs
- Stickers
- Paint
EVALUATION OF Formative Evaluation
THE The students will be evaluated by teacher observation. Throughout the activity, we will keep a
LEARNING/MAST close eye on how well the students are able to keep up with the activity. We can then adjust
ERY OF THE accordingly.
CONCEPT
Summative Evaluation
The alphabet football activity papers could be collected at the end of the lesson.

INDIVIDUALIZED Accommodations
STUDENT Possible accommodations include:
SUPPORTS - Same activity on an iPad or computer
- Provide a whiteboard for the students to practice tracing
- Include more time for students to practice tracing
Modifications
Possible modifications include:
- Provide an outline for the letters, and each student can then trace
 - Focus on fewer letters. For example, a student can simply focus on writing the letter
“P”
- Tracing each letter with their fingers.
Enrichment
- Give students the ability to write additional letters in the alphabet

REFLECTION N/A