NAME: Jenny Spiller LESSON: If I were an astronaut GRADE: First
Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5
With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. IEP Goal [if applicable] N/A Primary learning target N/A Primary Lesson Objective When given prompt students will write a complete sentence about being an astronaut, with 100% accuracy. Student-friendly learning What: Write about astronauts target Why: To be creative How: I will write a complete sentence.
Pre-assessment/baseline data N/A
Primary Learning Target Formative Assessment: Show of fingers How will you monitor Walking around students progress on lesson objective? Summative Evaluation: Students will write If I were an astronaut with out errors. How will the student be evaluated? Content Analysis: 1. Think of an idea 2. Copy beginning off board 3. Complete sentence. 4. Fix errors 5. Draw picture Considerations: Book Mae Jemison by Debbie OBrien Resources: Writing paper Materials: Pencils Accommodation List of space activities Modifications Vocab list Indicators in bold are specific to edTPA
NAME: Jenny Spiller LESSON: If I were an astronaut GRADE: First
Technology: Give me five poster
Opening/Motivation: What the teacher does What the student does Signal for attention 1. Signal for Attention/Behavior Expectations Practice give Engagement and activate A. Say: Today class when I say give me five you show me me 5 interest a big five in the air. Connection to prior I. Practice signal for attention learning B. Say: lets go over what give me five means Review previous lesson I. Review give me five poster Student-friendly learning 2. Target/Activate Interest target A. Say: today class we will be writing about being an Communicate behavior astronaut expectations B. Say: we are doing this to be creative. Creativity is a Vocabulary very special thing to have because it makes you who you are. C. Say: we will do this by writing, If I were an astronaut I would 3. Prior knowledge A. Say: You have been reading Lets Go to the Moon so you know a little about space, can I have some volunteers tell me what they learned about space? I. Call on students B. Say: good job class that is right you learned about the moon and what the astronauts do in space. 4. Vocabulary A. Biography I. Say: A biography is a true story about events in a real persons life B. Time line I. Say: a time line shows the order of events. Indicators in bold are specific to edTPA
NAME: Jenny Spiller LESSON: If I were an astronaut GRADE: First
OUTLINE of Learning sequence: Demonstration
Presentation of 1. Read the book Mae Jemison by Debbie OBrien with the kids Follow along information following along. in the book Model and demonstrate 2. Point out the timeline on page 38 and discuss what happened Talk about the new skill, strategy, or on those dates. timelines concept 3. Ask how ideas in this biography are similar to ideas in Lets Talk about a Active engagement Go to the Moon. biography A. The biographys ideas are about Mae Jemisons life as Show fingers an astronaut. We read about astronauts in Lets Go to the Moon. 4. Discuss what an astronaut would do. A. Say: I have some ideas of what I would do as an astronaut (show list). 5. Demonstrate writing, If I were an astronaut I would A. Write: If I were an astronaut I would float in space. OUTLINE of Supervised Practice/Feedback: Sequence of activities 1. Discuss what they would is they were an astronaut Give ideas Opportunities to practice A. Say: now what would you do? I am looking for about Check for understanding someone sitting quietly to tell me what they would do, astronauts Check for readiness to if he or she were an astronaut. work independently I. Call on people and write their ideas on the board. Provide specific II. Go over the list of ideas you now have on the feedback board Opportunities to correct/revise their work OUTLINE of Independent Practice: Allow students to 2. Individual Practice Write about Indicators in bold are specific to edTPA
NAME: Jenny Spiller LESSON: If I were an astronaut GRADE: First
evaluate their work A. Pass out papers being an
Application B. Say: Class now you will write your own sentence, you astronaut can use the ideas on the board or make new ones. Remember to write with your best handwriting. Closure: 1. Target Revisit student-friendly A. Say: class we wrote about astronauts today, to be creative. We did this by target writing if I were an astronaut I would statements. Review key content 2. Review/check for understanding Checks for understanding A. Say: class we read Mae Jemison by Debbie OBrien which is a biography, if Transition you know a biography is a book written by another person make a one, if a biography is written by the person the book about make a two. B. Say: Good job class a biography is written by someone else, so in this case the biography was about Mae Jemison but written by Debbie OBrien. C. Say: I am looking for someone sitting quietly in their seat with their hand raised to read what they wrote today. 3. Transition A. Advert the classs attention to Mrs. Abercrombie to prepare for the next activity. Back-up plan or additional If students do not understand or cannot think of other ideas I will provide many practice: examples that they can copy from the board. Plan for those who finish For those who finish early can start drawing pictures of them in space and color the early pictures. How will you re-teach strategy for those who need help? Strategies for generalization, N/A maintenance or next steps: How will students evaluate their own work? Expressive and Receptive N/A Indicators in bold are specific to edTPA
NAME: Jenny Spiller LESSON: If I were an astronaut GRADE: First
Communication [How will
students articulate their learning?] What functions are necessary for this lesson, i.e. write, sign, listen, read, etc? In what form will the students produce their work to demonstrate their understanding of the objective(s)?