Sample Elementary Lesson Plan Template

Your Name: Kaitlyn Scott Grade Level: (circle one) K 1 2 3 4 5 6

Subect: (circle one) Lan!ua!e "rt# Social Studie# $at%ematic# Science
Le##on &itle: &%e 'our Sea#on#
$aterial# Needed:
( The Berenstain Bears Four Seasons by Stan and )an *eren#tain
( 25 #%eet# o+ ne,#-rint -a-er
( crayon#. mar/er#. colored -encil#
( 0#-rin!1 0#ummer1 0+all1 0,inter1 note card# to di#-lay on ,ord ,all2
3rere4ui#ite S/ill#: &%e #tudent# need to /no, ,%at t%e +our #ea#on# are and %ave an idea ,%at
#ome o+ attribute# are o+ eac% #ea#on2
Standard(#):
Essential Concept and/or Skill: Understand and apply knowledge of events
that have repeating patterns. Seasons of the year, day and night are events
that are repeated in regular patterns.
Le##on 5bective(#): &%e #tudent# ,ill be able to identi+y t%e +our #ea#on# and be able to dra, at
lea#t 4 attribute# t%at +it ,it%in eac% #ea#on2
1. Provide objectives: (6%at are #tudent# !oin! to learn7) Time:1 minute
0&oday ,e are !oin! to learn a little bit about t%e #ea#on# and #ome t%in!# ,e can loo/ +or t%at
can %el- tell u# ,%at #ea#on it i#1
Ask the students to name the four season, display the note cards. After the students have named
each of the seasons have the class helper post them to the word wall.
2. Demonstrate knowledge or skill: (8n-ut9$odelin! by t%e teac%er) Time: 1 minutes
0&oo %el- u# !et an idea o+ t%in!# to loo/ +or in eac% #ea#on 8:m !oin! to read t%e #tory. The
Bearenstain Bears Four Seasons by Stan and )an *eren#tain2 You need to be detective# and %ave
your t%in/in! ca-# on to be loo/in! +or t%e di++erent #ea#on# in t%e #tory21
. Provide g!ided practice: (Guided -ractice ,it% t%e teac%er) Time:! minutes
"+ter readin! t%e #tory demon#trate +oldin! t%e ne,#-rint into +our -iece#2 ;an! t%e ne,#-rint
on t%e board and label eac% 4
t%
o+ t%e -a-er ,it% t%e name# o+ t%e #ea#on#2 'or eac% #ea#on dra,
one -icture t%at %el-# -ortray t%e #ea#on. u#e t%e -rom-t 06%en 8 %ear t%e ,ord #ummer 8 t%in/
o+<1
". #$eck %or !nderstanding and provide st!dent %eedback: (;o, ,ill you /no, #tudent#
under#tand t%e #/ill or conce-t7 ;o, ,ill t%ey /no, t%ey 0!et it71)? Time:! minutes
As a class come up with one more drawin" for each of the season. This will "ive the students two
e#amples for each season when they $e"in to create their own.
&: Provide e'tended practice and trans%er: (8nde-endent -ractice o+ t%e #/ill) Time:1
minutes
=all on t%e -a-er %el-er# to come u- and -a## out a -iece o+ ne,#-rint to eac% #tudent2
%emonstrate one more time how to fold the paper or divide it into &ths. 3oint out t%at t%e
teac%er:# e>am-le i# -o#ted on t%e +ront board i+ t%ey need %el- #-ellin! any o+ t%e #ea#on#2 Give
t%e #tudent# time to ,or/. a#/ t%em to dra, at lea#t 4 -icture# +or eac% o+ t%e #ea#on#2
(. )ssessment * #los!re: (;o, do you evaluate #tudent -ro!re## or -rovide clo#ure to t%i#
le##on7) Time:! minutes
=all on eac% #tudent and %ave t%em #%are one t%in! t%at t%e dre, under t%eir +avorite #ea#on#2
?emind t%e #tudent#: t%at it i# o/ i+ #ome one dra,# t%e #ame -icture t%ey %ave becau#e ,e all
li/e a lot o+ t%e #ame t%in!#2
+. Plans %or di%%erentiation:
'or t%e #tudent# t%at need t%e e>tra #u--ort dived t%e -a-er in 4
t%
+or t%em and %el- t%em to label
eac% #ection2 @ncoura!e t%em to t%in/ about #ome o+ t%eir +avorite t%in!# about eac% #ea#on2
'or t%at #tudent# t%at may need more o+ a c%allen!e a#/ t%em to label eac% o+ t%eir -icture# or
,rite a #entence about eac% #ea#on2
&5&"L L@SS5N &8$@: a--ro>imately 3A minute#
,. ?e+erence# =on#ulted (=urriculum boo/# in Bra/e S5@ curriculum lab. teac%er re#ource#.
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