Course Data:
Name: Arieal Burton Date: 04.17.17
Unit/Lesson Topic: Describing Words Grade Level: Kindergarten
Model/Strategy: Direct Instruction Length of Lesson: e.g. 30 min.
Goals:
Standards* List here the complete Common Core or State Standards (not just #) / Objectives
* List here the specific measurable objectives aligned to the CC or State Standards / Assessment/Evidence
* List here description of method you will use & specific data you will collect to assess obj.
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / TSWBAT accurately choose the correct descriptors. / Differentiated Checklist for each student
Materials:
Teacher: Shark Board, Fish Words, Checklist
Technology: Promethean board.
Community: N/A
Ancillary: Pressure Cushions, metal stools (Flexible seating)
Student: Nothing
Environment:
Space (Discuss Use of Space): Horseshoe table, hexagon table, carpet space
Students (Discuss Grouping Procedures): Whole group (4 students)
Time (Chunk Major Components of Instruction): 5 bell-Ringer 20 instruction 5 closure
Accommodations (Changes or modifications in lesson design for each of the following groups?):
Cognitive (memory, perception, sensory, etc.): Emanuel is CDC;
Physical (wheelchair bound students, deaf students, blind students, etc.): N/A
Social/Emotional (paranoia, anxiety, OCD, Autism, etc.): Emanuel is CDC
Behavioral (anger, withdrawal, aggression, etc.): Belinda is in the Silent period of ELL. Not required to participate, and may choose to withdraw at her leisure; However, once she pulls out, we don’t let her back in, and gives her an activity on Kahoot instead. (It is comprised of body part questions, shapes, numbers and colors)
Focus Questions:
What are describing words?
Anticipatory Set:
Bellringer: N/A.
Background Knowledge: “I am big, brown, and I roar!” What animal is this?
Relate to Real Life: What is something you would say if you were describing yourself?
Involve All Students: Have each student answer the RLL.
Label Learning: Today we will learn about describing words.
Kinesthetics: N/A
Instruction: .
1. Today I brought my friend, Mr. Shark. He is a special shark because he only eats the school fish. All of our fish today need to have words about school and colors. He doesn’t like shapes, or colors, okay?
a. As a group, we will read out the fish words. Have 2 buckets on the floor, one for good (target words) fish, one for bad (distractors) fish.
2. Make sure the students have correctly divided the fish. Explain that the shark needs to be feed the right fish.
a. The teacher shows the students how the activity will happen. The students are on Zone 0 during the instructions unless asking questions.
3. Begin the activity. It should take 10~15 minutes.
Closure:
Learning Verbalized/Demonstrated (What will you ASK students about the day’s lesson?): What’s a describing word?
Student Self Assessment: Smiley faces on the back of the index card.
Evidence Collected: Note card with a describing word on it and checklist for game behavior.
Differentiated Learning Experiences:
Enrichment (For students who need additional challenge beyond the basic material): Have them paper clip words together, to “Hide them from Mr. Shark, but show me you know how to use them!”.
Remediation (For students who need extra assistance to understand the material): Kahoot for Belinda and Emanuel
ELL (For students whose first language is not English): N/A
Independent Practice:
Homework: N/A
Other Considerations:
Name / Number IncorrectCorrect / Enrichment / Discipline Issues / Exit Ticket
Student 1
(Eng ßà Spn) / Gets Up Often
Student 1
(Spnßà Eng) / Gets Up Often
Student 3
(Jpnßà Eng)
Student 4
(Eng ßà Spn)
Student 5
(Spnßà Eng) / (CDC)
Focusing issues
Student 6
(Spnßà Eng)
Different Fish à Color vocabulary / (May be pulled due to overstimulation) in which case, colors Kahoot