PSD Lesson Plan Template (EATS)Teacher: First grade Course/Level: Reading
Week Of: / Monday 1/26/15 / Tuesday 1/27/15 / Wednesday 1/28/15Focused Standard/Element (s) / ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1a,b,c
SS1H1 The student will read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.
- Identify the contributions made by these figures: including Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea.
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a / ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a
WIDA Standard / ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading / ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading / ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading
Essential Question / How can learning new words help me become a better reader? How can I identify the story elements? How can I tell the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story? Why did the author write this story?
Science: What are the elements of weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea make to American history? / How can learning new words help me become a better reader? How can I identify the story elements? How can I tell the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story? Why did the author write this story?
Science: What are the elements of weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea make to American history? / How can learning new words help me become a better reader? How can I identify the story elements? How can I tell the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story? Why did the author write this story?
Science: What are the elements of weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea make to American history?
Activating Strategy / Begin a KWL Chart about Making a snowman. / Review the K part of KWL Chart about making a snowman. / Make a Postcard pretending that you are a snowman.
Teaching
Opening (10-15 min) / Preview “Shadow in the Snow”, and discuss beginning, middle and ending of a story. Take a Picture walk through “Snow Surprise” / Read aloud “Snow Surprise”, question and check for understanding / Read “Snow Surprise”, Focus on important facts that make this a fiction story.
Work-Time Activities (45-55 min) / Introduce new sight words for the week by calling out clues and having the students to glue the words on a piece of paper, then illustrate,
Science: Introduce closed reading “Polar Animals”. Talk about the weather where these animals live. Make a list of words students don’t know the meaning to and use context clues to figure the words out.
Social Studies: Introduce Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea to the class with a Brainpop about their lives. After the video discuss facts the students may remember about them. Chart these. The KWL chart may be used. Read the Close passage about them. Underline or highlight any vocabulary words that the students had difficulty with. / Review fiction and non-fiction stories, make a list of characteristics that makes “Snow Surprise “a fiction story.
Science: Close Reading - "Polar Animals" Take passage out and re-read it, review the vocabulary terms from previous day and complete vocabulary sheet, students circle words in the passage and go over it together. Discuss polar weather.
Social Studies: Review the KWL chart or an anchor chart of facts about Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea. Reread and discuss the Close passage about them. Use the graphic organizer to define and illustrate those new words. Add any new facts about them to the anchor chart. View a youtube video: Lewis & Clark Expedition.wmv by spykid347 (8:03 mins.). / Science: Close Reading - "Polar Animals" Read the passage again as a whole group, complete the comprehension page by going through each question together and answering them while highlighting the evidence from the text to support each answer, high group may be able to discuss and complete within their group, keep redirecting toward the text to prove their answers. Discuss weather in polar region.
Science: Review the chart and facts about Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea. Reread the Close passage about them. Begin to answer the comprehension questions. (Finish these on Thurs.) Students must PROVE their answers by finding the answer in the passage. Watch a youtube video: Lewis & Clark: Animated Expedition (8:49).
Differentiation Offered / All Lessons Monday are Whole Group for Introduction / Story Elements: Character and Setting of Snow Surprise
below: draw and label the main character and setting
On level: Pick a character and setting and complete story map 1
Above: Complete story map 2 / Snow Surprise:
low: draw and label the problem and solution on construction paper, read leveled readers, put sight words in correct sentence
on level: Thinking map level 1 for problem and solution, put sight words in correct sentence
above: Thinking map level 2 for problem and solution, put sight words in correct sentence
Summarizing
Closure Activity (20-30 min) / Journaling: What is a good surprise that I have got? / Journaling: Draw a picture of a snowman. Write one sentence about it. / Journaling: I liked this story because ______.
Thursday 1/29/15 / Friday 1/30/15 / Additional Notes
Focused Standard/Element (s) / ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a / ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a
WIDA Standard / ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading / ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading
Essential Question / How can learning new words help me become a better reader? How can I identify the story elements? How can I tell the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story? Why did the author write this story?
Science: What are the elements of weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea make to American history? / How can learning new words help me become a better reader? How can I identify the story elements? How can I tell the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story? Why did the author write this story?
Science: What are the elements of weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea make to American history?
Activating Strategy / Journaling: If your snowman could turn into something else, what would you want it to be? / Review words
Teaching
Opening (10-15 min) / Listen to “Snow Surprise” on cd / Listen to “Snow Surprise” on cd
Work-Time Activities (45-55 min) / Beginning, Middle, End Focus of Snow Surprise – Review, Chart, and discuss
Review all words for the week
complete sight word sentences for daily grade
Science: In the Storytown Reader, read pages 240-245 about The Snowflake Man. Reread and discuss. Watch a youtube video about Snowflake Bentley.wmv by Sara Danno (5:32). Discuss facts about him.
Social Studies: Reread the Close passage about Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea. Finish answering the comprehension questions from the passage. Students must PROVE their answers by finding the answer in the passage. Add any new facts about them to the anchor chart. / Take reading and language arts tests
Science: Partner read in the Storytown Reader pages 240-245 about The Snowflake Man. Watch a youtube video: The Snowflake Man (a short film about Snowflake Bentley) (8:33). Compare the text using page 246 in the Storytown reader.
Social Studies: Review the anchor chart about Lewis & Clark. Students may complete a fact page and a Lewis and Clark Word Search from the unit.
Watch a video listed in the lesson plan earlier in the week, if not already seen.
Differentiation Offered / low - Read "Shadow in the Snow" in group, complete beginning, middle, and end level 1 graphic organizer
on level: Read "Shadow in the Snow" with partner, complete beginning, middle, and end level 2 graphic organizer
above: Read "Shadow in the Snow" alone, describe beginning, middle, and end graphic organizer by writing sentences and using details
Summarizing
Closure Activity (20-30 min) / Make a card for a student that has been absent telling him/her what they have missed. Draw a picture. / Author’s chair-choose a few students to share their writing from the week.