ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
(Adapted from Madeline Hunters Research)
Student Name: Tonika Dunn Date:
Grade: 1 / 2 Split
Unit/Subject: Vowels and Consonants
Materials:
(List the materials needed for - Laptop & Smartboard
this lesson) - YouTube
- Vowels Worksheet
- Chart Paper
- Markers
Objectives:
(What the students should According to the Ontario Curriculum, the
learn/accomplish/master/unders children will be able to:
tand as a result of the lesson)
- (3.2) spell unfamiliar words using a variety of
strategies that involve understanding sound-
symbol relationships, word structures, and
word meanings (ex. Short and long vowel
sounds & patterns).
Anticipatory Set:
(In what way will you activate A YouTube will be played to remind the
their prior knowledge and students of their vowels sounds.
experience to help them relate - Old Macdonald Had Some Vowels-
to todays lesson?) YouTube video
Teaching:
(Step by step discussion for how
the lesson will be taught)
As a class, we are going to complete a task
where the children will need to identify the
vowels and consonants in their spelling
Instructional Input:
words.
What knowledge will you
communicate to the students so
that they understand the Guided Practice:
objective of the lesson (film,
- Myself and the students will be going
tape, video, pictures, etc)
through each word that is on their
Guided Practice: spelling list.
- The words will be wrote on a piece of
What activities will the students
chart paper for the whole class to see.
perform under your supervision
- Each words letters will be circled with
to ensure that they are able to
two different colors to distinguish
practice the material/concepts
between a vowel and a consonant.
taught in the lesson?
How will you support students
when errors are made?
Modeling:
How will you demonstrate the
skill or competence so the
student will also be able to do it?
(Use of materials to show
students examples of what is
expected as a final product of
their work)
Checking for Understanding:
Modelling:
How will you check that the
The vowels and consonants in each word will
students have
be circled with a different color to
understood/learned the
distinguish the differences between them.
objectives?
Questioning Strategies:
Checking for Understanding:
What types of questions might
you ask to probe for higher level As the activity is going on the children will be
thinking? participating and answering which of the
letters in their spelling words are
vowels/consonants.
Closure:
Develop a statement that brings
the lesson to an appropriate
When all the words from the list are
conclusion. A statement of
complete, the children will be informed that
closure is the act of reviewing
they are to complete a worksheet that
and clarifying the key points of a
requires them to sort the letters provided
lesson. It is used to:
into the correct category. The letters will
1. Cue students to the fact need to be cut and pasted onto the page.
that they are at the end of Then they will be returned to their desk.
the lesson
2. Help organize student
learning
3. Help students form a From there they will be instructed to
clearer picture of what the compete their worksheet.
lesson is all about
Independent Practice: The children will be working on a worksheet
where they will be needed to sort the letters
List homework or seatwork
provided into the correct vowels and
assignments the students will be
consonants categories.
expected to complete in order to
practice the material/skill
without teacher supervision
Reflection:
- What went well? Provide
examples for how you know it
went well.
- What didnt go well? Provide
examples for how you know it
didnt go well.
- What did you learn?
- What might you do differently
next time you implement this
same experience and why?
- Did you have to make any
adaptations or modifications?
If so, what were they?
- What type of experience might
you plan to extend on this
one?
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