Mini

Lesson Plan #1 Small Group or Whole Class Instruction

Intern Name__________Abby Hess_____________ School_________Walker_______________ Due Monday

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You will teach two mini lessons using existing lesson plans and materials your teacher currently uses.
You will receive cooperating teacher feedback and complete a self evaluation.
Fill in this sheet when you are brainstorming with your cooperating teacher.

The target objectives for you are:

To become comfortable in the role of teacher.
To effectively communicate with cooperating teacher.
To understand the process of constructing a lesson plan and concepts to be taught.
To implement existing instructional strategies and materials to facilitate student learning.
To maintain student attention while teaching a lesson plan.
Date of Lesson: 2/16
Subject: SELAS
Grade Level: 2nd
General Unit of Study
Name of unit: Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success
Days Lesson Concept
Name of lesson concept: Cooperation

Umbrella Question to be answered with this lesson: How does

cooperation help us get things done?
Learner Characteristics

Content Objectives

Process of Learning

Post assessment

Number of students: 24
Age(s): 7 and 8
Boys: 16
Girls: 8
Special Needs: 2
Behavior Problems: 1
What are two or three main things you want them to learn from your
lesson, WRITTEN AS MEASUREABLE OBJECTIVES
Today the students will be able to:
1. Explain what cooperate means.
2. Apply the term while working with others to make a snowman.

How will you link the new materials to prior learning?
They have worked in groups before, but now they will see how they can be
more efficient and work better together.
What will students do?
1. Listen while I read The Biggest, Best Snowman.
2. Answer question that I ask throughout the book, as well as at the
end of the book.
3. Work together to make one snowman within their assigned
groups.
How long will be spent on each part (timing)?
1. 10 minutes
2. 5 minutes
3. 20 minutes
Will all students be doing the same thing?
Yes
How will you know if students understand the content objectives?
They will show me that they know how to apply the word in their group
work.

Instructional Strategies
Introduction/transitions
Teacher talking
Questioning
Student interactions
Individual seat work
Small group work
Activity
Lesson closure

Instructional Materials
Textbook
Writing on board
Projecting
Visuals
Worksheets (name)
Homework

When will assessment occur?

While they are working in groups, I will be assessing how each group is
working and to see if everyone is working together/ well in their group.
Also at the end of the lesson I will ask each group to explain how they
cooperated- showing me that they know what it means.
How will you get the students attention?
Bum-ba-da-da-da

Which strategies are you going to use?
I will use introductions, transitions, teacher talking, questioning, student
interactions, small group work, activity, and lesson closure.

How are you going to teach this lesson?
1. I will start by having all the students come meet me on the carpet.
2. I then will explain what the book is about and why we are reading
it.
3. I will read the book aloud to the class and periodically stop and ask
questions.
4. When I finish the book I will ask a few more questions.
5. I will explain that they will be put into groups and within those
groups they need to cooperate to make a snowman.
6. I will read off the groups, which were randomly picked
beforehand.
7. I will then give each group a big sheet of paper.
8. As they are working I will walk around and see how each group is
doing.

How will you summarize and check for understanding?
At the end I had each group explain how they worked together
(cooperated) to create their snowman. I will also look for it while I watch
them work in the groups.
What materials will you use to teach the lesson?
1. The Biggest, Best Snowman
2. Big white sheets of paper
3. Groups of 3 written on paper
4. Makers
5. Scissors
6. Tape
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