Early Childhood Learning Experience/Lesson Plan Template

Title of Activity/Learning
Experience
Age group/Grade
Subject Area Objectives (What
content area is the central focus
of this learning experience? List
additional content areas that may
be embedded into this activity?
Also provide a concise statement
explaining what students will
know/be able to do as a result of
this activity)
Language and Literacy
Objectives (using NAEYC or
Common Core standards, list
specific objectives for building
childrens language and literacy
skills and knowledge)

English Language Arts

Objective: Students will be able to identify a
characters feelings based on visuals.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.4

Describe people, places, things, and events with

relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings
clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.5

Add drawings or other visual displays to

descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas,
thoughts, and feelings.
Content Standards
(Using NAEYC or Common Core
standards, list specific objectives
for building childrens skills and
knowledge associated with the
Subject Area Objectives)
Justification and Theory (How
is this activity is appropriate for
the age group you are working
with? How is does the activity
help your students meet the
desired outcomes or objectives?)

N/A

Each morning students participate in the

mood meter, which encourages them to
communicate their emotions. In addition,
students participated in an All About Me
themed lesson, which helped them develop
skills linked to identifying their emotions.
Teaching Strategies Employed This lesson will be taught to a whole group in
(How do you plan to carry out this the meeting area. Skill will be taught and
activity? Will it be a whole group practiced in the whole group.
experience? Small group?
Independent learning? What
cooperative learning strategies
will you employ (if any)?
Anticipatory Set (How will you
Teachers will activate students prior
introduce the activity? Describe
knowledge and engage them by holding up

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plans to get students interested
pictures of characters from Frozen. They
and engaged in the activity. In
are very familiar with these characters, and it
addition describe how you plan to will lead to the skill being taught.
activate students prior
knowledge)
Instructional Input (Procedures Teacher will hold up different examples of
This is an outline of all the steps Frozen characters with pictures.
needed to complete this activity.
Be as detailed and
Who can tell me who this character is?
comprehensive as possible)
Students will call out characters.
What face is Elsa making in this picture?
Students: Happy
Teacher: Lets all make a happy face.
Teacher: How is Anna feeling in this picture?
Students: Sad.
Teacher: Okay lets all make a sad face.

Instructional Resources and

Materials (What resources and
materials will be used in this
activity? List any text, digital
resources, and materials used)
Anticipated Time Frame

Frozen pictures

Plans for Assessment/Check

for Understanding (Describe
your plans to ensure students are
meeting the objectives of the
activity, or gaining new or
enriched skills or knowledge)
Plans for Differentiating
Instruction (How will you ensure
all students can participate in this
activity? Explain what
modifications or accommodations
will be provided to include all
learners.)

Teacher will assess student understanding by

the amount of participation after questions.
Teacher will focus on students facial
expressions to mimic types of moods
characters are in.

25 minutes

Two students with paraprofessionals will

receive extra modeling. In addition, they may
have to tell them the facial expression and
show them how to make the face to show
feeling.

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Extension Activities (What
This activity reinforces the morning Mood
activities can students participate Meter, as they can apply this practice to
in to reinforce the skills and
their regular routine.
knowledge taught in this activity?
Will students engage in
independent practice activities?
Is there homework involved?
Teacher will make a facial expression and
Closure (How will the students
actively summarize the learning? How ask, Now boys and girls, how am I feeling?
will you transition students to the next They will answer it in order to conclude
lesson by applying it to real life.
assignment/lesson?)