Teacher Candidate Lesson Planning Sheet

Urban Institute of Teacher Education

Teacher Name
Grade Level Kindergarten
Subject Kindness
Date

Part One: Lesson Focus – “The What”

Thinking Points: What am I expecting students to learn? What materials and resources am I
planning to utilize? What will I accept as evidence that my students have learned?
Content Objective: Students will be able to describe something they can do for
What do I want my students to other people that demonstrates “kindness”.
know and be able to do?
Students will be able to ……

Standard :
What is the CCSS that
corresponds with this objective?
Language Objective:
What will my students do to
learn and/or demonstrate their
mastery of the lesson by
reading, speaking, writing, or
listening?
Standard 2:
Objective 1:
Demonstrate appropriate ways to behave in different
settings.
E: Demonstrate respect for others, leaders, and the
environment.
Students will be able to describe situations that would require
kindness.
Students will be able to demonstrate kindness by describing
something that demonstrates kindness.

Assessment: Student responses.

What assessments will I utilize This will be a formative assessment.
to determine that my students
have learned and met the
objective?

Materials and Resources: BE KIND

by Pat Zioetlow Miller
 What materials and resources Illustrated by Jen Hill
will I utilize to facilitate student
learning?

Part Two: Lesson Implementation – “The How”

Thinking Points: How will I teach to ensure learning for all students? How will I engage my
students in the learning process? How will I check for understanding throughout the lesson?
How will I make instructional adjustments for students that are in need of additional support?
Lesson Components with Teacher Expectations: Student
Estimated Timeframe Instructional Strategies/Activities/ Expectations
Questions
Lesson Introduction: Today we are going to learn about how to Responses from
____ minutes be kind to others. students.
How will I clearly communicate What does being kind mean to you?
the objective and purpose for Why do you think being kind might be
learning? How will I provide important?
background knowledge? How
will I “hook” the students?
Check for Understanding: Ask for responses from students. One response per
How will I know that all Responses around the circle talk. student.
students know the objective and
purpose of the lesson?
Instructional Strategy: Circle talk. Listen carefully.
Teacher Modeling –“ I Do” “I can be kind by….. (doing what).
____ minutes Examples: by me.
What will I say and do as I
demonstrate the demonstrated
the concept?
Check for Understanding: Each student will complete the sentence One response per
How will I know that the with an action: student.
students have a clear “I can be kind by….”
understanding of the concept? Go around the circle.
Instructional Strategy: Guided Students will listen as I read the story, and Student responses.
Practice – “We Do” stopping at key points and discussing what
____ minutes is happening or asking what would they do
How will I engage my students in this situation.
instructionally with the concept?
Instructional Strategy; Some later today, I would like you to do Will observe and note
Independent Practice one act of kindness for someone else, and their actions and the
____ minutes watch for an act of kindness that someone actions of others.
How will I provide my students does for you.
with the opportunity to engage We will discuss this tomorrow in circle
in independent practice? What time.
will the students who have
finished early do?
Check for Understanding
How will I know that the
students have a clear
understanding of the concept?
Lesson Closure
__3___minutes
How will I review and clarify
the concepts taught?
What do other people do for you that shows Go around the circle.
kindness? One response per
student
Review:
What is kindness?
What was it that I asked you to do today?