Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Ms. Esther Boner Date:2/20/18

Title of Lesson: Abraham Lincoln Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Colleen

and the value of Honesty Duncan

Core Components

Subject, Content Area, or Topic

History, Civics, Math, Reading, and Writing

Student Population
Grade 1

Learning Objectives
Students will learn about President’s Day, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Students will be able to read and remember text.
Students will learn the value of honesty and truthfulness and taking responsibility for
their own actions.

Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills

History- 1.2 the student will describe the stories of American leaders and their
contributions to our country, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,
Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt. 1.3 the student
will discuss the lives of people associated with Presidents’ Day, Columbus, Day, and the
events of Independence Day (Fourth of July)
Civics - 1.10 The student will apply the traits of a good citizen by d)taking responsibility
for one’s own actions e) valuing honesty and truthfulness in oneself and others;
Reading - 1.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. a)
Preview the selection. b) set a purpose for reading. c) relate previous experiences to
what is read. d) Make and confirm predictions. e) ask and answer who, what, when,
where, why, and how questions about what is read. f) Identify characters, setting, and
important events. g) Retell stories and events, using beginning, middle, and end. h)
Identify the maid idea or theme.
Writing - 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes. d)
use complete sentences in final copies. f) Use correct spelling for commonly used sight
words and phonetically regular words in final copies. g) share writing with others.
Mathematics - 1.7 The student will a) identify the number of pennies equivalent to a
nickel, a dime, and a quarter.

Materials/Resources
Who is Abraham Lincoln? - Book
Worksheets - Mini Lesson and Booklet

Safety (if applicable)

- make sure the students have space for simon says

Time Process Components

(min.)

*Anticipatory Set
Open with a class discussion about President’s day and asking the students
what presidents they can remember and who Abraham Lincoln was? What is
he known for? And continue with any thoughts or ideas they have about him.

*State the Objectives (grade-level terms)

1. The student will practice listening and talking skills while learning about
Abraham Lincoln.
2. The student will learn and practice how to make connections to a book.
3. Students will learn what Abraham Lincoln contributed to improve the
lives of other Americans.

*Instructional Input or Procedure

1. Ask students what they know about President’s Day, Abraham Lincoln,
and George Washington. Allow students to share what they would do
if they were President and ask what they think the President does.
2. Introduce the book I Am Abraham Lincoln. Go over inferencing,
summarizing, beginning, middle and end. Talk about type of book i.e.
fiction, set purpose and tone for reading and incorporate questions and
 context clues in the story.
3. Shared reading of I Am Abraham Lincoln.
4. Ask students to converse with their buddy about the story and what
happened using beginning, middle and end.
5. Talk to students about Abraham Lincoln’s honesty and how he took
responsibility for his actions and worked hard. Play a game of Simon
Says with a reward and ask the students why they should follow the
rules of the game. Ask them how they would feel if someone cheated
to win the game.
6. Students will work as hard as Abraham Lincoln did on summarizing
worksheet at their table groups making sure to spell sight words
correctly, use correct punctuation and edit their work before having it
checked.
7. Students will work together in their table groups to complete the
President’s Day packet being sure to remember Abraham Lincoln’s
values for taking responsibility for his or her own actions.
8. Go over packet to ensure the students filled in the correct answers and
ask for class participation.

*Modeling
The teacher will read the book to the class. On the projector show the
worksheet and then write on large tablet paper about the key aspects on the
worksheet and provide examples to help with the process and understanding.

*Check for Understanding

The teacher will walk the room while students are working on the worksheet
and assessing their ideas that they are filling out.

*Guided Practice
Teacher to walk the room to answer any questions while working on the
worksheet.

*Independent Practice
The students working on their summarizing work sheet will be independent
work. They need to understand how to formulate their own thoughts and
ideas into sentences with the words they know and sounding out the ones
they aren’t sure of.
 Assessment
The teacher will formatively assess students as they are working on their
worksheet and during the small group and whole group discussions.

*Closure
Go over the packet on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to ensure
the students filled in the correct answers and ask for class participation in
reviewing this material. End by asking the students if they have any questions
about either of these men or President's Day in general.

Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).

Differentiation will take place based upon the formative assessment. Differentiation is also provided within
the activities: Movement and Hands-on for Kinesthetic Learners, Videos for Visual Learners, Communication
for Auditory Learners; and Reading and Writing activities for the Reading/Writing Learners

Classroom Management Issues (optional)

- Keeping the students on task during simon says.
- Music on low in the background during group work to control noise levels.

Lesson Critique. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the objective(s)?
What part of the lesson would you change? Why?

The students met the objectives and went beyond what I had hoped. They were
engaged and enjoyed the book and game and knew a lot about the Presidents already. I
would change the booklet to be done in partners instead of as table groups. They
seemed to have a challenging time focusing with four people trying to give answers and
they didn’t get as far in the book as I had hoped.

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

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