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Lesson Foundations
Pre-assessment (including cognitive and noncognitive measures): Do students know
what tools are? And if so, what kinds of tools do we use everyday?
Curricular Focus, Theme, or Subject Area: Tools We Use; Listening comprehension
State/District Standards: CCSS RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about key details in a text. RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading
activities with purpose and understanding.
Learning Objectives: To recognize characteristics of informational text; Connect big
book to weekly concept. Weekly concept: Tools We Use
Adaptations for ELLs, Students with Special Needs, and/or Struggling Readers:
Struggling readers will be placed close to the teacher. All students will have had the
opportunity to look through the book before the lesson.
Perspective(s) addressed in this lesson (Interactive, Critical, and/or Response):
Interactive and Response
Texts: The Handiest Things in the World by: Andrew Clements, an informational text
Other Materials/Technology/Equipment/Resources: Mimio Interactive Whiteboard,
Grouping structures (one-on-one, small group, whole class): Whole class
Lesson Sequence
Learning Activities
Introduction/Anticipatory Set
Introduce the weekly concept of Tools We Use
Display Reading/Writing big book, pages 6-7
and discuss the picture.
Building/Applying Knowledge and Skills
Define Vocabulary words tools and discover
Display big book, The Handiest Things in the
World discuss book handling and directionality
read from left to right and top to bottom.
Discuss tools we can use
Set a purpose for reading title, author,
photographers name. Have students listen and
Assessment Opportunities
Students use prior knowledge
(schema) to discuss the tools the girl
is using in the picture.