Lesson Plan Format*

School of Education
The College of New Jersey

Planning lessons has two purposes: first, the process of planning encourages deep thinking about the
elements of a lesson; second, the plan guides you while delivering instruction. Experienced teachers may
plan more informally, but novices need to create thorough plans that support them in delivering
effective lessons. There is no one correct way to plan a lesson, but during your field experience your
plans should contain the following elements:

● Grade Level & Title of the Lesson

o Grade 1: Kahoot on Engineering and Technology
● Standard (select the one that is most relevant)
o K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation
people want to change (e.g., climate change) to define a simple problem that can be solved
through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
o K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape
of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
● Primary Lesson Objective (should match the standard)
o SWBAT reflect on the prior week of lessons and answer questions regarding Engineering and
Technology.
● Secondary Lesson Objective (if relevant)
● What will you listen for, look for, and/or collect to assess if students met the objective?
o Look for an understanding of the design process, the importance of planning, and
understanding of what technology is and how it helps us.
● How do you know students are ready for this lesson? How is this lesson connected to what the
students are already learning, to their prior knowledge and/or their interests?
o This is the second to last lesson on Engineering and Technology. It serves as an assessment
and a review.
● What new 1-3 vocabulary words will you teach or review?

o engineering, planning, design

Lesson Structure Script out what you will say and do.
If you create a slideshow, attach/hyperlink it.
Beginning We have been Engineers all week, and we have learned about
● Hook the students what technology is and how it helps us as humans. Today, we
● Contextualize the lesson will be playing a Kahoot game before our last Engineering
● Explain what you are going to teach lesson tomorrow.
them and why
 Middle
● Teach the skill or strategy
● Give children hands-on work
● Review relevant responsibilities
● Think about early finishers
Closure
● Summarize the teaching point
● Encourage students to reflect on
their own learning
● Gather information on what they
have learned and/or are confused
Kahoot questions:
Q1: What do good Engineers do?
- A1: Plan and Design
Q2: What is the design process?
- A2: Steps that Engineers use to SOLVE PROBLEMS
Q3: What materials do we think work better?
- A3: Big marshmallows
True or False
Q4: Is a phone technology? (True)
Q5: Is a tree technology? (False)
Q6: Is a pencil technology? (True)
Q7: Is a napkin technology? (True)
Q8: Is a dog technology? (False)
Multiple Choice Continued
Q9: What makes a paper airplane fly?
- A9: The wings
Q10: What was your favorite activity?
- Answer Choices: Building Instruments, Spaghetti
Towers, Building Bridges, Paper Airplanes
There will be discussion after every question.
Tomorrow is our last day as Engineers. Keep these ideas in
mind for our activity of building towers!

Review your lesson plan. Think about these things and add to your lesson plan as necessary:

● What multi-sensory and/or multi-media strategies will you use to help students understand
the material and engage with it?
o Students will all be at their desks and using their chromebooks to participate in the
Kahoot game.
● Describe accommodations and adaptations for specific students with special needs.
o Some students have extra space on the carpet in case they need to get their energy out.
There is also an exercise ball to the side that students are allowed to use. Those who
struggle academically have seats at the front of the carpet.
o Back at their desks, the students who struggle to remain attentive have accommodations
at their desks (such as a bar that they can kick attached to their seat).
● How will you group students?
o Students will be at their desks.
● What materials do you need?
o Chromebooks, Kahoot game
● What are the potential tricky spots? How will you pro-actively address them?
o A potential tricky spot is classroom management. Students get really excited to play
kahoot games, so we will me mindful of our classroom rules.
 ● How will you manage transitions?
o After each question, we will discuss which answers are right and why. For example, a
tree is not technology because it is not a human made device that helps people
advance/makes people's lives easier.
● How are you addressing cultural and linguistic diversity?
o Students will be able to discuss with each other. ESL students will be able to speak
Spanish with their classmates if need be.
● In what other ways will you need to differentiate for the range of students in your class?

o There are 5 ESL students in the class, 2 of which barely speak English. As for dealing with
these struggles, the ESL students who struggle are sat with ESL students who are fairly
good at speaking English. When the students are confused by a word or have trouble
understanding something, they are able to communicate with each other, or ask
questions.

Reflection: The students were excited for the kahoot. The most difficult question for the students was
question number two: What is the design process?. The answer choices were A. steps that tell them how
to BUILD A ROBOT, B. steps that tell them how to become an ENGINEER, and C. steps that engineers use
to SOLVE PROBLEMS (correct). I think that during the entire unit, we could have had more discussions
and reflections on designing and planning. That way, students would have a better understanding of the
importance of designing and planning.