Sample Elementary Lesson Plan Template

Your Name:

Kennan Cammack

Subject: (circle one) Language Arts

Grade Level: (circle one) K 1 2 3 4 5 6

Social Studies

Mathematics

Science

Lesson Title: Reptile With Horns

Materials Needed:
Reptile With Horns article
Highlighters
White board/markers
Sticky Notes
Prerequisite Skills:
Students understand what the main idea of a story is.
Students can read and follow along with the teacher during read alouds.
Standard(s):
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main
idea.
Lesson Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify the main idea and key details of a text.
Students will be able to explain what context clues are.
Vocabulary:
Amphibian
Reptile
Predators
Camouflage

1. Provide objectives: (What are students going to learn?)

Orally tell the students what they are going to learn today.

Time:1 minute

2. Demonstrate knowledge or skill: (Input/Modeling by the teacher)

Time:
*This has been done in previous lessons on main idea and key details We have been practicing
this skill for a week*
3. Provide guided practice: (Guided practice with the teacher)
Time: 7 minutes
Read the story as a class. Read the passage aloud while occasionally stopping and having
students fill in the blanks. This ensures that the class is paying attention and following along.
Write difficult vocabulary on the board. Discuss the meaning as a class. How can we use context
clues to figure out what this word means?
4. Check for understanding and provide student feedback: (How will you know students
understand the skill or concept? How will they know they get it?)? Time: 10 minutes

Ask the class what the main idea is. Once the class has decided on a main idea, have students
write two details on sticky notes that support the main idea. They may highlight these key details
in the text while reading. Collect and read a few examples.
5: Provide extended practice and transfer: (Independent practice of the skill) Time: 10
minutes
Give students a Whats The Main Idea? sheet They will practice this skill on their own. First,
they will read a passage. Then, they have to cut out the main idea and key details and glue them
into the correct boxes.
6. Assessment / Closure: (How do you evaluate student progress or provide closure to this
lesson?) Time:
Collects the Whats The Main Idea? worksheets to use as an assessment. This will show which
students understand the concept.
7. Plans for differentiation:
Give students with a high understanding a Whats The Main Idea? sheet that doesnt have
answers to glue into boxes They will have to come up with these sections on their own.
TOTAL LESSON TIME: About 30 minutes
8. References Consulted (Curriculum books in Drake SOE curriculum lab, teacher resources,
websites, etc.):
Mentor teacher resources