Lesson Format
Subject Area: Language Arts Related Subject Areas: Music, SocialPersonal
Source or Website: self
Age Group: Pre-K
Group Size: 22
Learning Objectives for Students (stated in measurable terms):
1. Discuss classroom rules and appropriate conduct indoors
(Personal/social)
2. Identify rhyming sounds in familiar words.
3. Recognize the association between spoken and written words by
following the print as it is read aloud
4. Sing a song related to the topic of the book
Limits to be Stated in Advance (use positive terms, avoiding “no or
not”):
* Raise your hand to speak and wait to be called upon
* Wait till the end of the story before making your comments
Materials Needed:
 Book-Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert
 Chart/marker
Introduction or Guiding Questions:
Do we act the same way indoors and we do when we go to the play ground?
Lesson Sequence (in numbered steps):
1.
2.
3.
4.
Teach refrain of song, “My Dog Rags”
Sing entire song w/children joining in on the refrain
Read Story Book
Identify rhyming words students remember. Record on Chart using
marker.
5. Ask students, “How should we act indoors?” Record on chart.
Practice or Application Activity (if desired):
Review/ Sing song together:
I have a dog, his name is Rags
He eats so much that his tummy sags
His ears flip-flop and his tail wig-wags
And when he walks he zigs and zags.
Refrain:
Flip-flop, Wig-wag, zig-zag
Flip-flop, Wig-wag, zig-zag
He doesn’t have any pedigree,
Bit I love him and he loves ME!
Closing Comments, Conclusion:
The next time you are indoors, can you remember how to be considerate of
others?
Clean-Up (Student Involvement Here):
Return book to shelf; post charts.