Lesson Plan Two – Special Center

Class: Kindergarten (AM & PM) Date: Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Title: Como sembrar una planta/How to plant

Objective of Lesson (in own words): Students will be able to plant their selected flower while
using vocabulary related to planting in both English and Spanish (sembrar, planta, tierra, semilla,
agua).
Learner Outcomes (Program of Studies) Plan for Diversity
The child uses materials in the environment Visual & Verbal cues will be used in
and community and becomes aware of how demonstration. Complex elements of the
others use materials (Kindergarten lesson will be conducted in English.
Program Statement, p. 25).
Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies Materials
and Attitudes Small plastic cups, popsicle sticks, soil, seeds
Familiarity with Spring vocabulary in (sunflower, nasturtium, and sweet pea – 2
Spanish and English, listening skills, visual seeds per student), water, watering can, tray,
identification. newspaper to cover center table.

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources Assessment

Introduction
(Link to previous learning,
introduction of new
concepts)
2 mins. Students will be Students should be
assembled at the listening and thinking
carpet. Before about the science
centers, I will have experiment from last
students recall the week.
experiment that they
conducted last week
with Sra. Sundset in
which they planted a
mystery item. As they
expressed interest in
planting their own
plants, I’m going to
demonstrate how to
plant their own and
during centers, they
will get to carry out
the task under my
supervision at my
table.
 Have them assemble
around the special
center table a few at a
time (they will be
dismissed based on the
colour they are sitting
on.

Activity 10 mins. Prior to Students should be Materials as As I

Sequence demonstration: listening and paying noted above. demonstrate, I
Remind them of proper attention in order to be will be
May involve Presentation, audience manners as able to carry out the watching for
Explanation, Guided
Practice, Independent established by Sra. task during center who is listening
Practice Sundset. time. attentively and
Carry out following the
OR
demonstration: audience
Approaching, Outline the materials manners that
Encountering,
Noticing
they will need, the Nicole has
Internalizing seeds they can select established for
Applying, from, and then step- her students.
Refining
Personalizing, by-step how to plant Those who
Transforming, their seeds. This demonstrate
Assessing portion of the lesson these
will be conducted in characteristics
Spanish except for the while I’m going
seed selection as the through the
vocabulary is too lesson will be
complex at this stage selected first
as per discussion with for my center.
Nicole.
Closure
(Summary of learning,
link to upcoming learning)
3 mins. I will reiterate the Students should be
steps again quicker in able to recall to their
English. Then I will best ability what the
explain that the steps are and then they
students will start off will select their
in their regular regular centers.
centers and I will call
them two at a time to
come to my center to
plant their seeds. I
will then have them
return to the carpet
where I will hand out
their cards for centers.

Reflection
This was a lesson that I feel I learned a lot from in terms of how important it is to be clear, to
engage students, and how I envision myself as a teacher. I didn’t necessarily have a “hook” per
se, but I reminded students about the lesson with Sra. Sundset in which they planted a mystery
object and they really wanted to plant their own seeds. The excitement I saw when I told them I
would giving them this opportunity really made me happy and made me relax a little as I was
feeling pretty nervous in the beginning. Because I would be giving a demonstration on how to
plant the seeds in Spanish I wanted to ensure they understood as well as they could and thus, I
acted out each step deliberately and I feel this made my instructions clear regardless of whether
they understood what I was saying or not. However, I’d like to believe they recognized at least
some of the spring vocabulary they have been learning.

Though this is the second lesson I have given the students, this was the first time I saw myself as a
teacher. I can actually begin to envision doing this regularly, though I know I have a long way to
go in terms of gaining confidence and classroom management. I know today was relatively easy
as the AM students, for the most part, are good at listening to instruction. There was one student
who was acting up and it took a lot of patience on my part to have him listen to me and not speak
out of turn constantly. In the end, Sra. Sundset took him away to have a discussion about his
behavior, but I do wonder what I would have done if I was alone in that classroom.

So far, I feel that I need to continue to build relationships and get up in front of them more and
recognize that I, too, am a teacher, like Sra. Sundset. I recognize that this comes with time but I
think by the end of this experience, I will have gained enough confidence in my own ability and
thus, be able to project myself as teacher and guide for these children. I really want for them to
learn as much from me as I learn more from and about them.

Adapted from Alberta Education, Canada, 2008