Gamaliel Elementary Lesson Plan Template
Unit Title/Subject:
Inspired By The Sea – Unit 2
English/Language Arts
Learning Targets:
Dates:
October 15-19
Grade: 3rd
Reading:
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I can locate words and details to answer questions in a text. (S)
I can ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading a text. (S)
I can define main idea (who or what a text is mostly about). (K)
I can determine the main idea of a text. (R)
I can identify key details in a text and explain how they support the main idea. (R)
I can recount/retell (put into my words) the key details of a text. (K)
I can identify the most important points and key details found in two texts on the same topic. (K)
I can compare (find similarities) the most important points and key details in two texts on the
same topic. (R)
I can contrast (find differences) the most important points and key details in two texts on the
same topic.(R)
English:
 I can define verb (an action or state of being) and explain how it functions in a sentence. (R)
 I can define subject and verb and explain that a singular subject needs a singular verb and a
plural subject and needs a plural verb (R)
 I can explain the difference between simple verb tenses (past, present, future) and form /use
them correctly. (S)
Day 1 Instructional Activities:
Spelling: Compound Words
Reading:
 Continue “Inspired by the Sea” unit - Introduce new story Penguin
Chick
 Review nonfiction characteristics (informational)
 Begin a KWL chart on Emperor penguins – students write what
they know already about penguins and then about what they want
to know (finish learned section later in week)
 Watch video on Emperor Penguins
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=D6A
01815-934C-4C10B8FB93534EF5161&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
 Introduce vocabulary words using powerpoint – students define
words using graphic organizer and dictionary skills
 Listen to the story http://elizabethcoomer.edu.glogster.com/penguin-chicks/
 Writing – Explain how the emperor penguins protect their chicks
from the extreme temperatures in Antarctica.
English:
 Flashback on nouns
 Watch video to introduce verbs:
Assessments
(formative and/or
summative):
Formative:
 Writing on
emperor penguins
 Flashback on
nouns
 Brainpop quiz on
verbs
 Versatiles on verbs
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http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/word/verbs/previe
w.weml and take quiz
 Define verbs (action words) and discuss
 Play to practice picking out verbs
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/verb/balloo
n_game/
 Versatiles – Action Words
 Unit 5 – Lesson 1 What Are Verbs?
Day 2 Instructional Activities:
Reading:
 Read Penguin Chick aloud practicing fluency & discuss
 Review vocabulary words with powerpoint
 Reading/Writing Centers: ( 3 groups – rotate jobs on Tues, Wed,
Thurs)
Fact Book – Create a fact book with illustrations listing interesting
facts about emperor penguins.
Chain of Events – List the stages in order of the penguin chick’s
growth from egg to junior penguin.
Problem & Solution puzzles – Students describe the problems the
penguins face on the puzzle pieces labeled “problem”, and then
explain how the penguins solved the problems on the “solution”
pieces.
 Homework- Read story
 Watch Antarctic Antics video about emperor penguins
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=3C6
E69DB-1A75-456C-B0C8-788439C691DF
English:
 Flashback on verbs
 Introduce Verbs in the Present (subject and verb agreement)
 Watch Brainpop video on subject and verb agreement
http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/sentence/subjecta
ndverbagreement/preview.weml
 Explain that a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural
subject and needs a plural verb
 Play to practice verbs in the present http://gotkidsgames.com
 Unit 5 Verbs – Lesson 2
Day 3 Instructional Activities:
Reading:
 Small group reading with discussion
 Review vocabulary – play http://www.studystack.com/flashcard46904
 Reading/Writing centers: (see above)
 Watch video
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/animals-petskids/birds-kids/penguin-emperor-parenting-kids/
Assessments
(formative and/or
summative):
Formative:
 Reading/Writing
center activities
 Flashback on verbs
 Brainpop quiz on
subject verb
agreement
 Online game
observationsverbs
Assessments
(formative and/or
summative)
Formative:
 Reading/Writing
center activities
 Vocabulary game
observations
 Exit slip on subject
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English:
 Watch Present Verb Tense: Subject-Verb Agreement
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=E03
2001A-BA5C-4722-ABC1-B257BC4E8259
 Play to review subject and verb agreement
http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=msmith5verbtense
present
 Unit 5 Verbs – Lesson 3
 Exit slip on subject and verb agreement
Day 4 Instructional Activities:
Reading:
 Read story focusing on comprehension – asking questions
throughout the story
 Reading/Writing Centers (see above)
 Students complete their KWL charts – What did you learn about
penguins?
 Play
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/marchofthepenguins/game/
Save the Egg game
 Begin watching Happy Feet (in afternoon during snack) The video
shows mother and father Emperor penguin’s trumpet call, the
father keeping the egg on his brood patch, mother returning with
food, etc.
English:
 Flashback on verbs and verbs in the present
 Introduce Verbs in the Past
 View website and watch you tube video
http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/simple-past-tense.html
 Practice verbs in the past tense by playing:
http://media.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.swf?0
 Unit 5 Verbs-Lesson 4
Day 5 Instructional Activities:
RTI
Spelling Test
Reading:
 Take comprehension and vocabulary test over Penguin Chick with
three constructed response questions.
 Finish watching Happy Feet (in afternoon during snack)
English:
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Review verbs, verbs in the present, and verbs in the past
Versatiles activity : A Day at the Zoo (present time) and
It Happened Last week (past tense)
verb agreement
Assessments
(formative and/or
summative):
Formative:
 Reading/Writing
center activities
 Completed KWL
charts
 Flashback on verbs
in the present
 Online game
observations on
past tense verbs
Assessments
(formative and/or
summative)
Summative:
 Test over
comprehension,
vocabulary and 3
constructed
response
questions.
Formative:
 Versatiles-present
& past tense verbs
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