USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading

2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
-LAFS.2.RI.1.1 Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of
lesson?
specific paragraphs within the text.
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely do -LAFS.2.RI.2.4
teachers use just one: theyd Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or
never get through them all.)
subject area.
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

How to use the context within a story to help identify unknown words or phrases.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
Students will be able to go back into a text to search for context clues to identify the
(Student-centered: What will
meaning of unknown words or phrases.
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition, and
degree of mastery, i.e., "C:
Given a sentence written in the
past or present tense, A: the
student B: will be able to rewrite the sentence in future
tense D: with no errors in tense
or tense contradiction (i.e., I
will see her yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
Students get texts all the time with higher level vocab which they need to be able to
questions:
understand.
Why are you teaching this
This lesson fits into a larger plan of reading more challenging texts.
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
I am teaching it this way because students must learn to go back into the text for their
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it this answers.
way?
It is important because if students do not understand words they need to know
Why is it important for
strategies on how to figure those words meanings out.
students to learn this
concept?

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?

Name: Casey Creamer

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Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
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Formative-I will make observations, ask questions, and make notes.

Address the following:

Summative- I will be looking at their end product to see how well they mastered the

What formative evidence concept.

will you use to document
student learning during this
lesson?

What summative
evidence will you collect,
either during this lesson or
in upcoming lessons?

What Content Knowledge is

necessary for a teacher to Teachers must know the meanings of the selected words.
teach this material?

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

What background
I know they have previous knowledge because they are familiar with context clues to a
knowledge is necessary for degree.
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
My learners are my students who are above, below, and right on grade level. I have ELL
students who are very fluent as well.

How will you ensure

students have this previous I want them to know they can determine a words meaning by going back into the text.
knowledge?

Who are your learners? I know they are familiar with looking back into the text with different concepts.

What do you know about

I know they are ready because I teach reading daily and I have made these
them?

What do you know about observations.

their readiness for this
content?
What misconceptions might
students have about this
They might think that context means definition. So they could be searching for
content?
definitions instead of looking for context that gives the meaning.

Lesson Implementation

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will Guided instruction, examples, partner work, direct instruction.
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct instruction,
lecture, demonstration, partner
word, etc.)

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2
Step-by-Step Plan
Time
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:

What Higher Order

Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?

How will materials be

distributed?

Who will work together

in groups and how will you
determine the grouping?

How will students

transition between
activities?

What will you as the

teacher do?

What will the students

do?

What student data will

be collected during each
phase?

What are other adults in

the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?

What model of coteaching are you using?

Who is
responsible
(Teacher or
Students)?

Name: Casey Creamer

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Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use

whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).

How do the characters change from the beginning to the end?

How can I figure out the meaning of a word or phrase I dont
know? How is Dex feeling right now?
I will distribute materials myself.
I will be grouping them in pairs based on abilities and behaviors.
I will call them to and from the carpet and give them directions
then.
I will instruct, model, release, and help.
The students will listen, answer questions, work in pairs, and join
back with me.
The are observing.
I will read through the story and discuss the words that I have
chosen. I will model how I can look at the context of that word and
figure out its meaning and write that on the graphic organizer. I will
release them to find their pre-chosen words with a partner. After
time is up we will come back together to discuss our findings.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

What will you do if

a student struggles with the content?

Help them look in the text for the context.

What will you do if

a student masters the content quickly?

Ask them to find more words not in the graphic organizer and try to find their
meanings as well.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
They love superheros and that is what this story is about.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
Sometimes we have to figure out the meanings of words without something
like a dictionary.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
The students will be getting graphic organizers with pre-chosen words from
the text. based on the pairs of students they will get different levels of words
to define. So if they need enrichment, they will go on to find even more words
that are not listed on their graphic organizer.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
Pair them with a non-ELL, assist them in any way I can.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Reading
2

Name: Casey Creamer

Group
Date of Lesson: 3/3/15
Size:18

Accommodations (If
Some students may need the directions explained explicitly again and individually.
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List individual
students (initials), and then
explain the accommodation(s)
you will implement for these
unique learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

I will use the Journeys text along with a self-made graphic organizer. I chose theses
because the story is good, however the given materials to aid it were weak so I created
my own.