PSD Lesson Plan Template (EATS)
Week Of: 11-15-10
Focused
Standard/Element (s)
WIDA Standard
Essential Question
Teacher:
Monday
1/19/15
No School
First grade
Course/Level: Reading
Tuesday
1/20/15
No School – Teacher Workday
Wednesday 1/21/15
ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a
Grammar: ELACC1RF3:b, d, e, g
ELACC1RF2: b, c, d
ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading
How can learning new words help me become a
better reader? How can I identify the story
elements? How can I tell the difference between a
fiction and non-fiction story?
Science: What are the elements of winter weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did Martin
Luther King, Jr. make to American history?
Grammar: How can I break words into
syllables?How can I blend phonemes to make
new words?
Activating Strategy
Teaching
Opening (10-15 min)
Make a chart of how to dress for cold snowy
weather.
Read “The Mitten” (read aloud on youtube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwcVgObAHR0
Discuss
Grammar:
Syllables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2KbKjW
Fiwk
Work-Time Activities
(45-55 min)
Make “The Mitten” book
We will use close passages and intergrate science
and social studies to introduce robust vocabulary,
and review previously taught reading skills: main
idea, and details.
Science: Close Reading - introduce closed reading
“Let’s Build a Snowman”. Make a list of words
students don’t know the meaning to and use
context clues to figure the words out.
Social Studies: Introduce Martin Luther King Jr. to
the class with a Brainpop about his life. After the
video discuss facts the students remember about
him. Chart these. Read the Close passage about
him Underline or highlight any vocabulary words
they did not know. Identify and define the
vocabulary words from the passage. Complete
page 2.
Grammar- syllable sort
The Mitten:
low: draw and label the 4 story elements on a piece
of construction paper.
on level: Thinking map level 1 for story elements
Differentiation Offered
above: Thinking map level 2 for story elements
Grammar: sort can be differentiated
Low: pictures
On level: pictures and words
Above: words only
Journaling: I liked this book because
______________________________.
Grammar:
Exit slip for words with 2 or 3 syllables
Summarizing
Closure Activity (20-30
min)
Focused
Standard/Element (s)
Thursday
1/22/15
ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a
Grammar: ELACC1RF3:b, d, e, g
ELACC1RF2: b, c, d
Friday 1/23/15
ELACC1RL3
ELACC1RL5
S1E1 a,b,c
SS1H1 a
Grammar: ELACC1RF3:b, d, e, g
ELACC1RF2: b, c, d
Additional Notes
EIP plans:
Wednesday: Read The Mitten using online read
aloud video; show students actual book also. Discuss
Vocab. for story. Discuss story elements and include
main idea and details. Read past leveled reader
orally for fluency. Review sight words using
WIDA Standard
Essential Question
ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading
How can learning new words help
me become a better reader? How
can I identify the story elements?
How can I tell the difference
between a fiction and non-fiction
story?
Science: What are the elements of
winter weather?
Social Studies: What contributions
did Martin Luther King, Jr. make to
American history?
Grammar: How can I break
words into syllables?How can I
blend phonemes to make new
words?
ELP Standard 2; Level 2; Reading
How can learning new words help me
become a better reader? How can I
identify the story elements? How can I
tell the difference between a fiction and
non-fiction story?
Science: What are the elements of
winter weather?
Social Studies: What contributions did
Martin Luther King, Jr. make to
American history?
Grammar: How can I break words
into syllables?How can I blend
phonemes to make new words?
Activating Strategy
Make a class list of weird things
your students have eaten.
Syllables:
Field trip
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=TvcgVRULaWw&list=PLC66
A07F481BB4E06
Teaching
Opening (10-15 min)
Read “There was a Cold Lady Who
Swallowed Some Snow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=V3KsNCx7GLA
Field Trip
Grammar: anchor chart/word
ladder
Work-Time Activities
(45-55 min)
Make a “Cold Lady” book.
We will use close passages and
intergrate science and social studies
to introduce robust vocabulary, and
review previously taught reading
skills: main idea, and detail.
We will use close passages and
intergrate science and social studies to
introduce robust vocabulary, and
review previously taught reading skills:
main idea, and details.
Science: Close Reading - "Let’s Build a
Bitsboard and flash cards.
Thursday: computer lab to work on Classworks and
Reading Eggs; probe for RTI using sight
words/reading passages.
Friday: Some will be gone on a field trip and will
miss my group. For those here: Read There Was a
Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow with read
aloud video; show students actual book also. Discuss
vocab for story. Discuss story elements and include
main idea and details. Read past leveled reader for
fluency. Review sight words using Bitsboard and
flash cards.
Snowman" Read the passage again as a
Science: Close Reading - "Let’s
whole group, complete the
Build a Snowman" Take passage
comprehension page by going through
out and re-read it, review the
each question together and answering
vocabulary terms from previous day them while highlighting the evidence
and complete vocabulary sheet,
from the text to support each answer,
students circle words in the passage high group may be able to discuss and
and go over it together.
complete within their group, keep
redirecting toward the text to prove
Social Studies: Review the MLK
their answers.
chart from the previous lesson.
Watch and discuss a youtube video Social Studies: Review the MLK chart.
or read a library/MyOn book about Watch and discuss a youtube video
his life. Add any new facts the
about his life. Students will complete
students learned from the
pages 4-5 of their Close passage.
book/video to the chart. Reread
Students will write 6 MLK details using
and discuss the close passage.
a graphic organizer independently and
Answer the comprehension
complete a creative writing activity.
questions on page 3. Prove the
answers by locating them in the
Grammar:
passage.
Choose word from bag
Break word into syllables
Grammar:
Place word on chart
Sort picture cards by 2, 3, or 4
syllables or word ladder
Differentiation Offered
low – Draw and label the 4 story
elements of “There Was a Cold Lady
Who Swallowed Some Snow”
on level: Level 1 graphic organizer
over story elements
Summarizing
Closure Activity (20-30
min)
above: Level 2 graphic organizer
over story elements
Journal: Is this book fiction or nonfiction? Why?
Author’s chair-choose a few students to
share their writing from the week.
Exit slip- how can I break words into
syllables?
Reflection/journal: how many syllables
does the word frozen have? Why?