Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Sarah Zimmerman Lesson Title: Bigfoot Cinderrrrrrella

Date: 4/17/24 Grade Level: 1st Grade Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): 1CE Retell the beginning, middle and ending of stories in proper sequence
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Describe own characteristics based on traits and beliefs.

Pre-assessment of current knowledge: In our literacy curriculum we have been reading different Cinderella stories from around the world. After reading each
book the students retell the story and identify the traits of Cinderella, the stepsisters, etc.

Instructional Objectives (1-2) Assessment of Student Learning Learning Experience

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to describe their own
characteristics based on traits and
beliefs and retell the beginning,
middle, and ending of stories in a
proper sequence.
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
- Reflecting on themselves
and their own
characteristics and traits
- Critical thinking (why?)
- Retell stories in proper
sequence.
Safety Considerations:
Use materials as intended
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
I will collect worksheets.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
I will use a chart to compile the data. If students are able to
tell me 3 traits and why they will get a 2. If students are
unable to tell me their 3 traits and why they will get a 1 in
the chart.
If students are verbally able to tell me the beginning,
middle, and end of the story Bigfoot Cinderrrrrrrrella they
will get a 2, if not they will get a 1.
Differentiation:
For my striving students, my CE and I will be going around
to help students write, sound out words, and guide students
in retelling the story.
For my over-achieving students, I will instruct them to write
5 traits and ask for more detailed reason as to why they
think they have those traits. I will also ask them more
detailed and complex questions about the plot of Bigfoot
Cinderrrrrrella.
Academic Language:
- Trait
- Characteristics
Procedural steps:
- Introduce by connecting it with what we are doing in
our literacy curriculum on how they have been
identifying the traits of Cinderella.
- Review the book Bigfoot Cinderrrrrrella by having
students verbally tell the beginning, middle, and end
of the book.
- Explain how they get to identify their own traits.
- Give students a minute of think time to think about
what traits and characteristics they have.
- Students will need to come up with 3 traits about
themselves and give a why for each one. A sentence
stem will be included for each why.
- Once students have completed their traits and why,
they will turn the page over to the back to draw a
picture of themselves.
- I will put heavy emphasis on making sure they are
drawing with their skin color, their hair color, their eye
color, etc.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real-life, hands-on
materials.)
- Worksheet
- Crayons
- Pencil
- Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella

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 Early Childhood Education
Learning Experience Template

Adult Roles:
Observe as students are completing the worksheet. Make
sure all students are using materials appropriately and safely.
Help differentiate for each student as needed. My CE will be
in the room to also help differentiate with our striving
students.

Resources & References:

Traits Worksheet
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrrella by Tony Johnston

Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)

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