SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged

(May be adapted based on instructors needs)

Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/
anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others
as may be
required)
Formative
AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

Objective
A-B-C-D

DETAILS
Miss Nicole Burrell
Reading/Language Arts
1st Grade
Monday, November 3, 2014 This lesson is designed for 8
students. It will take about 30 minutes.
CC.1.1.1.D: Know and apply grade level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words.
CC.1.5.1.A: Participate in collaborative conversations
with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Formal Evaluation
The students will take a short matching quiz on
antonyms at the end of the lesson. I will evaluate the
students mastery of antonyms from this lesson by
analyzing the results from the short matching quiz.
Informal Evaluation
During the beginning class discussion, I will ask the
students to define the word antonym correctly. If the
students are having a hard time saying the definition of
an antonym, I will help them define the word. (Q & A)
During the antonym matching game, I will make sure
the students are on task and trying to find the matching
antonym to their word card. If the students are having
trouble, I will help the students find their classmate who
has their matching antonym word card. Students also
have to write down their antonym matching pairs on
their worksheets. I will observe the students antonym
pairs on their worksheets.

Bloom's Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)

During a whole class antonym matching game, all 1st

grade students will be able to identify an antonym to
their word card by looking at their classmates cards
and standing by their classmate four out of four times
with 95% accuracy. (Remembering)
During the whole class antonym matching game, all 1st
grade students will be able to list an antonym pair four
out of four times with 95% accuracy. (Remembering)
Individually, all first grade students will be able to
match the word to its correct antonym on the matching
quiz five out of five times with 100% accuracy.
(Remembering)

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Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge/Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
1. Ask the students if they have ever heard of the word,
antonym.
2. Discuss the definition of the word, antonym, with the
students.
3. Give students a few examples of common antonyms,
such as big and little.
4. Ask the students if they can think of any other examples
of antonyms.
5. Tell the students that they will be learning more about
antonyms by watching an opposite video and playing an
antonym matching game.
Explicit
Big Idea Statement
Instructions
Vocabulary and high frequency words, including
Big Ideas
antonyms, are used every day when people talk to
others and read books.
Essential
Good speaking and listening skills are important for
Questions
people to use when they talk to one another.
Essential Questions
What is an antonym?
Where can we see antonyms?
How should I use my listening skills when others are
talking?
Key Vocabulary
Opposites
Antonyms
Lesson Procedure
1. Pull up the Opposites Song from the Learning Station on
Must include
YouTube on the Promethean Board.
adaptations &
2. Play the Opposites Song and encourage the students to
accommodations
sing along.
for students with
3. Ask students what the definition of an antonym is.
special needs
4. Talk about the definition of antonyms with the students.
5. Provide students with some antonyms, or opposites, that
Accommodations,
they would be familiar with.
Modifications
6. Ask the students to state some of the antonyms, or
opposites, they saw in the video.
7. Tell the students that they will be playing an antonym
Transition
matching game and they will need their pencils.
8. Call the students by their names to come to the back of
the classroom.
9. Hand each student a card with a word on it. Also, hand
students a matching antonyms worksheet to fill out
during the matching game.
10.
Give the students example, such as I have the
card that says cold. I have to find the antonym, or
opposite, card to cold. I will tell them that they I would
have to find a classmate with the card that says hot

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Transition

Materials
(reading,
technology,
equipment,
supplies, etc.)

Closure

because hot and cold are antonyms.

11.
Tell the students that they have to find a
classmate who has an antonym, or opposite, to their
word.
12.
Once they find their classmate, go over all of the
antonym pairs in the room.
13.
Show students how to write down the antonym
pair they made with their partner.
14.
Collect all of the antonym cards.
15.
Give the students new antonym cards. Again, they
have to find a classmate who has an antonym, or
opposite to their word.
16.
Go over all of the antonym pairs in the room.
17.
Have students write down their antonym pairs.
18.
Collect all of the antonym cards.
19.
Give the students new antonym cards. Again, they
have to find a classmate who has an antonym, or
opposite, to their word.
20.
Once they find their classmate, go over all of the
antonym pairs in the classroom.
21.
Have students write down their antonym pairs.
22.
Collect the antonym cards.
23.
Mix the cards up.
24.
Give the students an antonym card and have them
find a classmate who has an antonym to their word.
25.
Go over all of the antonym pairs in the room.
26.
Have students write down their antonym pairs.
27.
Collect antonym cards.
28.
Ask the girls to return to their desks then ask the
boys to return to their desks.
29.
Pass out matching antonyms quiz.
30.
Ask students to complete the short quiz.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
For a student who functions at a lower level of reading
(kindergarten level), I will stand in close proximity to the
student so I can help him. During the matching game, I
will guide the student with hints to find a classmate who
has a matching antonym to his word card. His cards will
also have pictures on them to guide his meaning of the
words. Overall, I will make sure I provide more one-onone instruction with the student.
Opposites song from The Learning Station on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TW4OQxUVjiE&feature=share
Antonym Word Cards from Pinterest (Polar Opposite
Cards)
Promethean Board Connected to the Computer
Antonym Pair Worksheet
Antonym Matching Quiz
Summary & Review of the Learning

During a closing class discussion, I will ask the students

to recall the definition of an antonym. The students will
have to verbally state the definition of an antonym.
Ask students to recall one pair of antonyms. Have
students state the antonyms aloud.
Homework/Assignments
The students will be asked to talk about where they see
antonyms in the real world with their siblings,
parents/guardians, or close relatives. In language arts
class tomorrow, the students will talk about how their
conversations about antonyms went last night.
Other(This area
is to be
determined by
instructor OR
student as
needed)
Supervising
teacher
comments and
signature
Teacher
Self-reflection
What
worked?
What would
you
change?