Gwynedd Mercy University-School of Business and Education

Lesson Planning Framework

(Utilize each time you are observed by your University Supervisor)

Subject Area: writing Grade Level: Kindergarten

GMercyU Student Name: Katie Anne McGovern

Domain I: Planning and Preparation

PA Core/Academic Standard(s):
1.4 Writing
1.4 K.C With prompting and support, generate ideas and details to convey information that relates to
the chosen topic

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Big Idea: Overarching Theme
Kids draw a picture and using letter sounds to write a story.

Essential Question(s):
Students will consider and reflect on throughout the lesson:
What topics are close to our heart?

What details should we include in our writing?

Objective/Performance Expectations
What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?
Students will be able to write a story about any topic they would like by sounding out words.

Assessment Evidence/Level of Learning Differentiated Instruction:

Students will show what they know by evidence
of/list names of formative or summative checks,
quizzes, tests which indicate evidence of learning:
I will see how well they are sounding words out
when I go over their kid writing story with them.
Modifications in instruction and
assessment for students with learning
differences, specifically those with 504’s
and IEP’s.
Child with an aid

Domain II Classroom Environment: Refer to Classroom/Behavior Management Plan

Domain III: Instruction

Motivation/Prior Knowledge:
Preparing students for the lesson: How will you activate prior knowledge, build background, or
review previous lessons?

They have been working on kid writing for 1 week by the time I do my lesson. I will introduce
kid writing and remind them of what to do. I will do a strategy called heart words to help my
students think of a topic. I will also show what I will be writing about on my heart anchor chart.
I will also remind them to use their Heggerty skills.

Materials Needed:
Pencil box
Kid writing journal

Vocabulary/ New or Review:

They will have a card that will have all of their sight words.

Sequence the Lesson:

What learning activities/strategies will you use to engage the students in the learning? What
will students do to use and apply new concepts or skills (independent practice if relevant)?
How will you monitor and guide their performance? Include relevant vocabulary. (Please use
bullets to sequence your lesson.)
• I will bring them to the carpet
• I will introduce saying “we will be doing kid writing today”
• I will say “what do we first when we start a new page in our journal” they will say “date
it”
• I will go over the day by having them help me write it on the board.
• I will tell them we need to brainstorm topics
• I will pull out my heart anchor chart
• I will say let us think of topics close to our heart they are called heart words
• I will pretend to think with my fingers on my brain
• I will say two topics I thought of are animals and recess
• I will ask them to give me 7 more
• While they are giving me topics I will say some things so they are getting excited to
write
• I will do a quick example of what I would write about, I will sound things out and show
how to write of they do not know a word
• I will tell them when they go back to their seat to grab a site word chart
• I will quickly dismiss group by group and tell them to get started
• I will grab a group of three (Luca, Lyanna, and CeCe)
• I will work with that group, as every volunteer will also have a group, to work on their
kid writing
• I will ask then ask what each person is writing about
• I will tell them when they are done drawing to tell me
• I will ask to tell me what they want to write
• When I am helping them, and they get stuck on a word I will help them stretch (sound)
 the word out
• When they are done I will go over what words and sounds they got right

Closure: What will you do to bring closure to the lesson? How will you summarize this
lesson and preview the lesson that will follow?

If we have time I will have some of them share their story with the class.
If we do not have time I will have my small group share their stories to the group, or have
them read it to me once they are done and describe the picture.
 Reflection Guidelines

The student will write lesson plans with an eye to the Danielson Framework and the Four
Domains of Professional Practice. Use this as a resource when writing lesson plans.

Domain I Planning and Preparation

1. How do you know you were knowledgeable of your content?
2. What is the evidence that your objective was clear in the lesson plan?
3. How does the lesson address individual student learning needs?
4. What variety of strategies and methodologies did you consider when planning?
5. What is the evidence that lesson components were logically sequenced?
6. How did your lesson plan include checks for student understanding?
7. What PA Standards did this lesson address?

Domain II Classroom Environment

1. How did students know the behavioral and academic expectations for the lesson?
2. What effective routines and procedures did you implement for lesson efficiency?
3. How did you insure the classroom was physically accessible for all learners?
4. What evidence indicates that respect was shown between and among students and
teacher?
5. What evidence indicates that students placed a high value on quality participation,
process, and product?
6. How do you assess if the lesson was attainable for all students but also had appropriate
rigor?

Domain III Instructional Delivery

1. How did you align your lesson to PA Standards?

2. How did you insure a clearly stated objective, understood by learners?
3. How did you provide clear explanations as to how to proceed through the lesson?
4. What questioning and discussion techniques insured all-learner participation?
5. What strategies did you employ to engage all students?
6. Describe how you made the content meaningful due to sequencing and pacing.
7. Discuss how you checked for understanding, provided feedback, retaught.
8. What is the evidence that you were you flexible and responsive to the needs of the
learners?
9. Describe how you made meaning of the lesson with some form of closure activity.

Overall Assessment
Briefly state any changes you will make the next time you teach this lesson or activity, to
improve any of the Domains of Professional Practice.