Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

This Elementary Education lesson plan template has been used successfully by teacher candidates in the CIED
451 Student Teaching at the Elementary Level to pass the edTPA Elementary Literacy Assessment, and it may
be used for any elementary content area lesson. The template has been aligned with edTPA requirements for
lesson plans listed on page nine of the Elementary Literacy Assessment Handbook authored by the Standford
Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) and published by the Board of Trustees of the Leland
Stanford Junior University in Palo Alto, California. And so it requires no in-text or reference citations when
submitted to the Pearson Corporation or to Illinois teacher preparation program faculty. While CIED 451
teacher candidates are welcome to follow any lesson plan template they choose for their edTPA submissions,
this template is a reminder of the edTPA Elementary Literacy Assessment Handbook requirements for lesson
plans listed on page nine. These requirements may be summarized as follows:

Lesson plans should include the following information:

• State-adopted student academic content standards and/or Common Core State Standards that are the
target of student learning. (Note: Please list the number and text of each standard that is being
addressed. If only a portion of a standard is being addressed, then only list the part or parts that are
relevant.)

• Learning objectives associated with the content standards

• Informal and formal assessments used to monitor student learning, including type(s) of assessment
and what is being assessed

• Instructional strategies and learning tasks (including what you and the students will be doing) that
support diverse student needs

• Instructional resources and materials used to engage students in learning

Page nine of the edTPA Literacy Assessment Handbook also states, “Lesson plans should be no more than 4
pages in length. You will need to condense or excerpt lesson plans longer than 4 pages. Any rationale for
decisions or explanations should be included in your Planning Commentary and deleted from your plans.”

Therefore, the Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template that follows is presented in the standard font for all
edTPA writing: Ariel, 11 point, black font. It includes minimal demographic information and is restricted to
lesson plan contents specified by the edTPA Elementary Literacy Assessment Handbook. All other necessary
information about any lesson written with this template should be placed under appropriate edTPA commentary
prompts. No demographic information that identifies the cooperating school or students should be included in
lesson plan or commentary writing. Teacher candidates are expected to omit all yellow highlighted reminders
within the template when their lesson plans have been completed.

Instructors in all SIUE Elementary Education methods courses have aligned their instruction with the template
that follows. For this reason, Elementary Education supervisors should use this template for candidate field
observations that require a lesson plan
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Part 1: Lesson Overview

Instruction Time and Place: Number and Grouping of Students for Instruction: Date:Oct.17 Grade:
Virtual Lab at 12:30 Whole class group discussion 2nd

Learning Segment Topic: Place Value (Greater Than, Less Than & Equal Too)
Lesson Topic: Greater Than, Less Than & Equal Too

Part 2a: Target Student Learning Standards

Standard Code 2.NBT.4 - Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens and
ones digits, using >,<,= symbols to record the results of comparisons.

Part 2b: Lesson Objective

Students will be able to de ne (greater than, less than and equal too)

Students can work out problems deciding if its greater than, less than or equal too.

Part 3: Assessment Plan

Pre-Assessment Tools Used Prior to Lesson:
-Define greater than, less than and equal too; while explaining the meaning of the symbols.

Formative Assessment Tools Used During Lesson:

-Using the anchor chart to show a visual of the symbols and to present examples of said problems with each
solution (greater than, less than, and equal to)

Summative Assessment Tool(s) for Learning Segment:

- Group work (2/3 students per group); students will have a deck of cards (deck can have up to 3-digit
numbers), students pull two cards and have to decide if the first card is greater than, less than or equal too
their second card.

Part 4: Supports for Diverse Students in Sequence of Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks
List of Language Demands:
- Less Than: A smaller amount
- Greater Than: A bigger amount
- Equal Too: The same amount
- Visual Representation: something showing what’s being discussed (pictures, examples, etc.)
- Model: Show
Simple Support for These Language Demands:
Content: Will break down vocabulary words and their definitions verbally by the teacher after used within a
sentence during the lesson for auditorial learners.
Process: Visual learners will have the anchor chart to see the definitions and how the problems look
Product: All students will get to participate in a lesson where they model problems as they pick two
cards(visual learners) deciding which symbol needs to be written in order to make the statement true(read/
write learners). All students are able to ask their peers (group members) and teacher questions throughout
the lesson (auditory learners).
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Part 5: Sequence of Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks
Introduction:
-Whole-Class Brainstorm Activity:
-The teacher will begin by asking if the students “…can give a sentence where “more” is used?” Then have
them explain to you what it means to have more of something. Do the same with the words less than and
equal too.

Development:
1.Use the students examples at the beginning of lesson and paraphrase them when defining the definitions
on the anchor chart
2.Allow time for question to be asked
3.Determine from students responses what needs to be addressed and clarified. The biggest misconception
is the difference between the symbol less than and greater then.
4. Show the problem examples on the anchor chart and work through them.(Allow time for questions
between problems).
5. Greater Than,Less Than and Equal To Activity- allowing students to partner up in groups give them a pack
of cards. Each group will pick their first card than decide what symbol should be placed based off the second
card chosen. While the students record their problems on a paper the teacher should walk around and heck
on each group to see if they are understanding the assignment. If the majority is still struggling the class can
come together and play it as a whole and the teacher can walk them through it.

Closure:
Have the students come back to their desks for individual work. Either give each student a deck of cards or
use a random number generator to pick the two numbers for students to decipher which symbol should be
used. Also have them write in a sentence using the words to show what they have written above with the
symbol.

Learning Extensions:
https://www.khanacademy.org/standards/CCSS.Math/2.NBT#2.NBT.A.4
https://www.mathbrix.com/skills/comparison
https://www.tinytap.com/activities/g2cxu/play/greater-than-less-than-equal-to
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/place-value/greaterless-3digit-b.pdf
Part 6: Instructional Materials
-Pencils
-Paper
-Cards
-Anchor Chart (Teacher Made)
-Smart Board