Jessie Davis

Student Teaching
ELA Dates: 3/16 3/17 Time: 30-40 minutes each
Students will learn about interrupting others and the strategies to stop from
Lesson interrupting by listening to My Mouth is a Volcano aloud.
Objective
Students will also demonstrate appropriate sequencing, answer comprehension
and inference questions, and analyze characters in the book through a variety of
activities.

Common RL.4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.3, 6.1, 6.3

Core State
Standards SL.4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.4, 6.1, 6.4

L. 4.5, 5.5, 6.5

Materials
Activity Steps to complete:
Plan Day 1: 1. Book
1.) Read aloud My Mouth is a Volcano 2. Paper/
a. Stop periodically to check for comprehension markers
b. Stop to discuss vocabulary and figurative 3. Baking soda,
language vinegar, red
2.) Do a story retell discussion dye, funnel,
a. Talk about what happens to Louis when he trays
makes an interruption 4. Character
3.) Make a volcano analysis
a. Each material used to create the volcanic worksheet
eruption will be labeled as one of the 5. Figurative
characteristics of interrupting. language
Day 2: worksheet
1.) Review story
2.) Character analysis worksheet
3.) Figurative language worksheet

Students will demonstrate their learning through discussion, activities, and

Assessment worksheets. Students will also demonstrate their comprehension through the
Type online quiz on their Chromebooks.

Students were highly engaged. Questions went well and they were able to recall
Notes/ sequence of events in the story.
Reflection
Next time, I will end the lesson by making a poster/visual of the things Louis
should do when he feels like he is going to interrupt.