Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2

Teacher Candidate Kate Wanzer

Date/Time of Scheduled
Visit
Name/Address of School YM&YWHA of Washington Heights
Age/Grade level Pre-K ( Year olds!
Cooperating Teacher
"lassroo# $%#&er '2'
Name of Lesson Words that (hy#e
Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed
-"o##%nication) Lang%age and Literacy
-"ognition and Kno*ledge of the World
rief description of the
lesson
A read Alo%d of the +oo, -he Hat in the Hat) &y .r/ 0e%ss/ After reading the
story) as a *hole gro%1) st%dents *ill &e as,ed to na#e *ords that rhy#e *ith
the endings ed) ad) at for teacher to chart/ After the *hole gro%1 activity)
st%dents *ill *or, in s#all gro%1s to create a Hat in the Hat hat/ 2ach child *ill
&e given an ending (ed) ad) at! to &rainstor# and *rite *ords that end *ith
that 1artic%lar ending/ -heir *ords *ill &e gl%ed to their "at in the Hat hats to
*ear/
This lesson is! A ne* conce1t3activity Lesson *ill &e 1art of A%thor 0t%dy in the #onth of
4cto&er and *ill introd%ce the conce1t of rhy#ing/
"ationale
- 5ntrod%ces st%dents to the conce1t of rhy#ing
- 5ntrod%ces *hat an A%thor is
- st%dents *ill have an e#erging %nderstanding of letter so%nds
- 0t%dents *ill %se their %nderstanding of letter so%nds to hel1 s1ell
rhy#ing *ords
- 5ncor1orates 1atterning &y creating stri1es Hat in the Hat hats
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
Timeframe
26 #in%tes for (ead Alo%d and identifying rhy#ing *ords
26 #in%tes to create .r/ 0e%ss hat and to *rite rhy#ing *ords as a s#all
gro%1 activity
#$%ective(s) of the
activit&
-0t%dents *ill &e a&le to identify 7 *ords that rhy#e
- 0t%dents *ill %nderstand *hat an a%thor is
- 0t%dents *ill atte#1t to *rite a letter or letters to re1resent a *ord
- With g%idance and s%11ort) st%dents *ill atte#1t to s1ell si#1le *ords
1honetically) dra*ing on ,no*ledge of so%nd-letter relationshi1s
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
Connections to
standards
8sing the $Y0 2arly "o##on "ore 0tandards9
"o##%nication) Lang%age and Literacy
-0t%dents *ill de#onstrate their #otivation to co##%nicate &y
1artici1ating in s#all or large gro%1 activities for story telling) singing or :nger
1lays
-0t%dents *ill sort co##on o&;ects into categories for %nderstanding of
the conce1ts the categories re1resent (*ords that end in ed) ad) at!
-0t%dents *ill de#onstrate an e#erging %nderstanding of s1o,en *ords)
sylla&les and so%nds
-0t%dents *ill engage in lang%age 1lay (alliterative lang%age) rhy#ing)
so%nd 1atterns!
-(ecognizes and #atches *ords that rhy#e
-.e#onstrate a*areness of relationshi1 &et*een so%nds and letters
-With s%11ort and 1ro#1ting) isolate and 1rono%nce the initial so%nds in
*ords/
-.e#onstrate co##and of the convictions of standard english gra##er
and %sage *hen *riting and s1ea,ing
-Atte#1ts to *rite a letter or letters to re1resent a *ord
-With g%idance and s%11ort) atte#1t to s1ell si#1le *ords 1honetically)
dra*ing on ,no*ledge of so%nd-letter relationshi1s
"ognition and Kno*ledge of the World
- 8nderstands si#1le 1atterns

Language #$%ectives -0t%dents *ill de#onstrate an %nderstanding of the story read alo%d
-0t%dents *ill 1artici1ate in giving their o1inion as to *hether they or disli,e a
food
-0t%dents *ill &e a&le to identify three rhy#ing *ords
- 0t%dents *ill &e a&le to #atch letter so%nds *ith letters

Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
"esources/materials
needed!
(5ncl%de any *or,sheets or
so%rces of evidence for
children<s learning yo% *ill
%se d%ring the activity!
-+oo,9 "at in the Hat &y .r/ 0e%ss
- Large 1a1er and #ar,er to chart rhy#ing *ords that end in 2d) Ad) At
- Hat in the hat hat c%t o%ts
- (ed 1aint and 1aint &r%shes
- gl%e
- 1a1er and #ar,ers
- scissors
Technolog& inclusion (if
applica$le)
'rocedures (step $&
step)
Antici1atory 0et ("onnection3Motivation! -o introd%ce the story and gain
st%dent<s interest) 5 *ill as, st%dent to raise their hand if they have read this
story/ 5 *ill then as, the# if the li,ed the story/
'/ (ead alo%d -he "at in the Hat
2/ After reading the story) as, st%dents to hel1 identify *ords that rhy#e
*ith the ending ed) ad) and at/ "hart children<s res1onses
7/ .%ring center ti#e) in s#all gro%1s have children 1aint their o*n "at in
the Hat hat/
/ Provide each st%dent *ith an ending ( either ed) ad) or at! and have
the# rhy#e *ords *ith that ending
=/ Hel1 st%dents 1honetically *rite their *ords and gl%e the# to their hats
-his is a *hole gro%1 and s#all gro%1 lesson
As clos%re to the lesson9
5n the afternoon) have st%dents *ear their hats and share *ith the class *hat
*ords they rhy#ed/
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
(ethod of assessing
children)s
understanding of
lesson/activit&/o$%ective
(s)
(+e s%re to incl%de any
tools) r%&rics3chec,lists
and3or *or,sheets yo% *ill
%se for assess#ent(s!
're*assessment
+efore reading "at in the
hat) 5 *ill as, st%dents
*hat a rhy#ing #eans
and if they can na#e t*o
*ords that rhy#e
Assessment of Student
Learning
After reading the story 5 *ill
as, st%dents to chart
rhy#ing *ords that end in
2d) Ad) At/ .%ring s#all
gro%1 activity) st%dents *ill
identify at least 7 *ords
that rhy#e
Assessment of
Children)s Language
Learning
When *or,ing *ith s#all
gro%1s 5 *ill assess if
st%dents are a&le to
correctly connect letter
so%nds and letters)
atte#1ts to *rite letters
and3or atte#1t to s1ell
si#1le *ords
1honetically
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
'lans for di+erentiated
instruction/instructional
modi,cations
Supporting children
-ith identi,ed dela&s
or disa$ilities
*5 *ill #a,e s%re that this
activity is %n&iased and
c%lt%rally sensitive/
-Give st%dents the
o11ort%nity to as,
>%estions d%ring the story
in order to hel1 the#
%nderstand the story
&etter/
-5 *ill #eet *ith s#all
gro%1s to re-teach the
conce1t of heathy vs not
so healthy for str%ggling
learners or e?tend the
thin,ing of advanced
learners
Supporting .nglish Language Learners
*While reading the story 5 can sto1 and e?1lain the
i#1ortant 1arts of the story to give st%dents the
o11ort%nity to &etter %nderstand the te?t/
- 5 *ill #a,e s%re to read the story at a s1eed
that is a11ro1riate
- When *or,ing in s#all gro%1s) 1air english
lang%age learners *ith children *ho have strong
english lang%age s,ills
/ollo- up/.0tension
activities
An& additional
information that -ould
$e helpful for the
o$server to 1no-
Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2
4&server feed&ac, on the lesson 1lan) incl%ding co##endations and reco##endations for i#1roving
as1ects of the learning activity