Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Jasmine Everett
Subject & Grade: 6th Grade Science
OBJECTIVE(S)/STANDARD(S)
What will your students be able to do?
Reference Common Core or your state’s
standards, as applicable.
• Describe habits and the reason for
developing “Habits of Mind.”
• Use Thinking about Thinking as a way of
reflecting on the use of the
Habits of Mind.
PREREQUISITE SKILLS
What will your students need to know to
master the grade-level objective?
 Group discussion norms
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CONNECTION TO ACHIEVEMENT
GOAL(S)
How does the objective connect to the goal(s)
you have for your students this year?
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the
concept of Thinking about Thinking and help
students connect this skill with academic
achievement.
DIAGNOSTIC
How will you assess students’ mastery of
these foundational skills?
 Students’ independent work
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 ASSESSMENT
How will you know whether your students have made progress toward the objective? How and
when will you assess mastery?
I will make observations during guided discussion and student self-reflection.

KEY POINTS
Key points are student-facing statements that include important content students’ needs to
know to be successful in the lesson. What three to five key points will you emphasize?
 The Habits of Mind help people manage uncertain or challenging situations and take
action when there isn’t a known solution to a Problem By exploring our thinking and
reflecting on our actions, we can decide how different approaches to problems produce
different results.
 Self-reflection or Thinking about Thinking is a Habit that most people need to develop.
It isn’t automatically something people do l

OPENING/HOOK (5 min.) MATERIALS

How will you communicate what is about to happen?
How will you communicate how it will happen?
How will you communicate its importance?
How will you communicate connections to previous lessons?
How will you engage students and capture their interest?
Over the next few classes, we will explore new ways of thinking using the
16 Habits of Mind. We will do this in class, and you will also try using these
thinking behaviors in your other classes and outside of school.
The 16 Habits of Mind are thinking behaviors that can be used effectively on
many occasions. The Habits of Mind help people manage uncertain or
challenging situations and take action when there isn’t a known solution to a
problem.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIAL (30 min.) MATERIALS
What key points will you emphasize and reiterate?
How will you ensure that students actively take in information?
Which potential misunderstandings will you anticipate?
Why will students be engaged/interested?

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 Think for a few minutes about habits that you already have. Chart paper
Have students do group brainstorming about habits they have
(good, bad, and neutral).

What makes these habits?

What do you see in common when you look at this list of habits?

GUIDED PRACTICE (15 min.) MATERIALS

How will you ensure that all students have multiple opportunities to
practice?
How will you scaffold practice exercises from easy to hard?
Why will students be engaged/interested?
How will you monitor and correct student performance?
How will you clearly state and model behavioral expectations?
We will have look at all 16 Habits of Mind and practice using them. Today
let’s start by looking at Thinking about Thinking.
By exploring our thinking and reflecting on our actions, we can decide how
different approaches to problems produce different results. Self-reflection or
Thinking about Thinking is a Habit that most people need to develop. It isn’t
automatically something people do like [refer back to their brainstorm list
for examples], but it can become a habit and it’s a good one to have (unlike
chewing your nails or cracking your knuckles).
What is a habit you have or have had that helped you, for example, do a job
well or be in a relationship? What would it be like if we had good thinking
habits that helped us grow?
Give examples of what you think about when you are planning to do
something or make a decision. Write these on a flip chart or white board.
What would it be like if we had thinking habits that automatically helped us
think about the impact of our choices before we acted?

Add to the list the group developed:

Asking yourself questions
Developing mental maps
Mentally rehearsing
Checking and adjusting actions as needed
Reflecting and evaluating

Reflecting on our actions gives us an opportunity to think about why we do

what we do.

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 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (15 min.) MATERIALS
In what ways will students attempt to demonstrate independent mastery of
the objective?
Why will students be engaged/interested?
How will you provide opportunities for extension?
How will you clearly state and model behavioral expectations?
Lesson 2 Worksheet 1: Reflective Journal
Have students write about the thinking they used in making a decision or
solving a problem. Refer them to their worksheet.

CLOSING (9 min.) MATERIALS

How will students summarize what they learned?
How will students be asked to state the significance of what they learned?
How will you provide all students with opportunities to demonstrate mastery
of (or progress toward) the objective?
Why will students be engaged/interested?
Close by asking for any Thinking about Thinking skills they used in making
this decision or solving a problem. Tell them they will be practicing this skill
every time they reflect on the use of a Habit.

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