LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATE

Name __Jorie Pinsof___ Grade level ___Kindergarten_ Observation: 2

general goals of LESSON long term: Students grasp the morals and key concepts of the story. Understand prediction and be able to use during their reading. short term: Students relate the story to their own experiences, and actively engage. specific goals of lesson long term: Students grasp the morals and key concepts of the story through prompting and support. Students will learn the techniques of watercolor and be able to paint independently. short term: Students grasp the necessary concepts from the reading to succeed during the art project. Students understand and can define prediction. 1. title of Research Lesson: ________Growing a Surprise__________________ 2. standards addressed:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
3. background of the LESSON:
- The children have read about the weather and know about rain - Have all seen flowers - Have all painted - Have all been read stories by me and have been asked to think critically about the reading

5. lesson procedures time activities

(Divide this into sections. Sections might include: Setup, Introduction, Teacher-guided instruction, Individual Practice, Group Work, Sharing Ideas, Summary, etc.)

page _________ dialogue

(Teachers Questions; Anticipated Student Responses)

environment
(Materials, Strategies, Adaptations)

comments

4 minutes Introduce book

Introduce title Does anyone know what a surprise is? Predicted response: when you dont know what will happen When you try and guess what will happen, a big word for that is called predicting. Were going to try and make predictions, and guesses about whats going to happen in this book. (Make predictions about book and during book) Guided questions Do you think shes going to end up growing her house? This is book all about planting. Have you ever planted anything? Expected responses: Yes or no And what they have planted

Floras surprise

7 minutes Read the book

2 minutes End discussion about book

Expected: flowers etc End with discussion with what it takes to make a plant grow. Things that Flora and her family used? With guided responses get children to say -sun, water, dirt, smiles/hope Transition: Go to your table spots and wait for directions Start with paper set up with seed glued on already for the students. Lead students with step by step process * make sure the paper is tall ways The seed needs dirt. The seed needs sun The seed needs smiles The seed needs water And now there is the surprise, you have grown a flower! Add stem If time: Add leaves Clouds Seed and paper Oil pastels Water colors Water Paint brushers Paper towels (draw circle around seed) (add lines to make sun) (color with water colors)

15 minutes Art project

Sky etc. Transition: Go to your table spots and wait for directions

6. evaluation:

(How will you know whether or not you have achieved your short-term specific goals? What did the childrens responses to this lesson tell you about whether your goals were met?

Informally assess the children based on their comprehension of the story Asses children on their ability to follow directions

7. post-lesson reflection:

What would you change about this lesson and why would those changes improve it?

Something that I need to work on, and be aware of, is my body positioning. When I was reading I was sitting cross-legged and as a result directed my attention towards one side of the room. I also would have changed the way I started my lesson. I just jumped in to it without much of an introduction. I would change next time by starting with more to grasp the attention of the students. I also could have explained the end of the book more. Described how it was a birds house.

How did your organization and materials affect the success of the lesson?

I think that the organization I had a great affect on the success of my lesson. I had all the seeds glued to the papers a few days in advance. The book was checked out from the library, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Because of this I was comfortable running the lesson and the students followed my instruction.

What were some challenges with this lesson? What surprised you?

A challenge that I faced during the lesson was dealing with how the children were going to react to everything. They are a great group of kids but they need a lot of instruction. I planned for this in my lesson with my written transitions and the expectations I had for the students. I was surprised, however, with how well they behaved. There was a point during the art part of my lesson where there was silence, and I didnt know whether that was a good thing or a bad thing. This was something that was a big surprise to me.

additional comments?

I was very pleased with my lesson. This one I was more comfortable with than the last because it was my own lesson that I planned and created rather than a routine lesson that my cooperating teacher created. The outcome turned out great.