PSD Lesson Plan Template (EATS)
Teacher: 3rd Grade
Course/Level: Reading
Lesson 6 The Babe and I
Week Of: Sept 22-26, 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Focused
Standard/
Element (s)
ELA3R1- fluency
ELA3R2 f vocabulary
ELA3R3-e, f, n comprehension
ELACC3RF4- Fluency
ELA3R1- fluency
ELA3R2 f vocabulary
ELA3R3-e, f, n comp
ELACC3RF4- Fluency
ELACC3:4L5c,5L5c syn.,ant.
ELA3R1- fluency
ELA3R2 f vocabulary
ELA3R3-e, f, n comp
ELACC3RF4- Fluency
ELA3R1- fluency
ELA3R2 f vocabulary
ELA3R3-e, f, n comp
ELACC3RF4- Fluency
ELA3R1- fluency
ELA3R2 f vocabulary
ELA3R3-e, f, n comp
ELACC3RF4- Fluency
WIDA
Standard
WIDA: Standard 2
English language learners
communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the area
of language arts.
WIDA: Standard 2
English language learners
communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the
area of language arts.
WIDA: Standard 2
English language learners
communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the
area of language arts.
WIDA: Standard 2
English language learners
communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the
area of language arts.
WIDA: Standard 2
English language learners
communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the
area of language arts.
Essential
What is realistic nonfiction?
How are graphic organizers
used? Why is learning new
words important? How do
readers discover the meaning
of new words?
What is a synonym and an
antonym? What is the
difference between a
synonym and antonym?
What resource book helps
me find synonyms and
antonyms?
What is a synonym and an
antonym?
How does a reader know the
difference between a fact
and an opinion?
How do readers discover the
meaning of new words?
What strategy may I use to
help understand
informational text?
What is a biography? How
do readers locate specific
information? How do
readers discover the
meaning of new words?
Question
Activating
Strategy
The genre study this week Smartboard activity
is historical fiction. Watch Synonyms and antonyms
What is historical fiction? (9th one down)
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=7uNQJaJ5hbc
Ask students EQ- What is
a fact and an opinion?
Record responses.
Review meanings of
vocabulary words and use
in a sentence.
Remind the students
about testing procedures
for test.
Teaching
Opening
(10-15 min)
Our story goes back in
history. Before reading
the story, research on
IPad who Babe Ruth was.
Use notebook app on Ipad
and record 2 facts.
Discuss how this story is
written in first person. We
do not know who the boy’s
name that is telling the
story. Look on page 161
and begin reading. Aloud or
using CD. Throughout
story pause and ask
Monitor Comp ques. from
TE.
Students practice using
interactive practice from
smartboard activity
Smartboard lesson FACTS
AND OPIONIONS (10TH
one down)
http://pbskids.org/arthur
/games/factsopinions/
Reread The Babe and I in
small groups or partners.
Practice fluency.
Remind the students
about testing procedures
for test.
Students create book
writing definitions of
synonym and antonym.
Use a thesaurus to look
up 4 examples of
synonym and antonyms
for book.
On ipads use the site
below to read and
complete activities over
fact and opinion.
Complete study guide as
a class. Look in story for
answers.
Reading/Vocabulary Test
Lesson 6
Work-Time
Activities
(45-55 min)
When work completed
students may play game
http://www.studyzone.or
g/testprep/ela4/o/factopi
nion4l.cfm
Complete Quiz
Complete graphic
organizer.
for synonyms and
antonym practice
Give each student a copy of
voc words and definitions.
Vocab PowerPoint.
Students read and highlight
“meat” in meanings of
words. *Remember only
http://www.abcya.com/sy
nonyms_antonyms.htm
http://www.studyzone.org/t
estprep/ela4/o/factopinion4
p.cfm
cover the 6 from the story.*
Differentiation
Offered
Summarizing
Closure
Activity (2030 min)
Reading partner, Highlight
“meat” of voc definitions,
Share graphic organizer
with elbow partner
HW-Read story and study
vocabulary.
peer partner
small groups
Discuss the difference
between a synonym and
an antonym.
HW- Synonym or
antonym acorns
Check for correct answers
from EQ responses at
beginning of class.
Type answers to study
guide on smartboard
Play synonym/antonym
with a partner. One
partner gives synonym
and other partner has to
respond correctly. Do
same with antonym.
Remind about test
tomorrow over story,
voc, and skills.
Highlight 3 choices
instead of 4
Check test before turning
in to be graded.