Lesson Plan Class: 1st Grade Date:

Topic: Character

Learning Objectives Standards Materials

● Students will be able to describe characters 1R3: Describe characters, Worksheet

and their traits from the text. settings, and major events
in a story, or pieces of
● Students will be able to read and write information in a text.
(RI&RL)
character traits to describe a character from
the text.

Google slides Character

traits - Google Slides
Book (The rainbow fish)
Google translate

Vocabulary for text:

Character trait

Introduction ❏ Discussion Question ❏ Activate Prior Knowledge Strategies

Display a familiar character from a movie/tv show. Ask students to describe the ● Think/Pair/Share
character. Teacher will jot down responses and point out these are character ● Assessments
traits.

Instruction ❏ Whole Group ❏ Small Group ❏ Cooperative Learning ❏ Centers

Begin whole group with reading aloud of the text (The rainbow fish). Stop on the
first page and ask students what characters you see. Point out traits in the fish
such as selfish and happy throughout reading the book. After the read, model for
students describing a character’s traits. Have students repeat and read back the
words in a group chant to practice language. Ask students the questions below.
Have two students hand out worksheets after modeling.

Ask students:
1. Why are characters important to the text?
2. How does the character change from the beginning to the end of the
story?
 3. Would you be friends with this character? Why or why not?

Assessment ❏ Observation ❏ Worksheet ❏ post-assessment ❏ Rubric

Students are assessed through observations and questioning throughout the lesson.

Teacher will collect worksheets and organizers to assess the understanding of the skill.

Students are working towards the worksheet prepared about the rainbow fish book.

Differentiation
Below Grade Level Approaching Grade On Grade Level Enrichment, if student is
Level done

Students will draw the Students will draw the Students will draw and A character worksheet
character from the story. character from the story. complete a bubble web will be available to
Teacher will ask them to Teacher will ask them to with the character and students who are finished
verbally describe or draw try their best to complete their traits. with the assignment.
the character like the the worksheet web
pictures on the board.. through writing or
drawing.

Follow Up ❏ Re-teaching ❏ Homework Reflection

Worksheet- rainbow fish character traits

Post assessment
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Character traits

Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment

Rubric.docx - Google Docs
SAC CHART ELA Character traits .docx -
Google Docs