OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name ___Elizabeth Rodriguez___________________ Subject ____Reading___________________________ Grade _______Pre-K 2___________
Week of __2/11/13 - 2/15/13_____________________________ Unit _____6______ Week______1______
Unit Title____The Nightingale_____________ Essential Question__How can illustrations help us understand story characters?_______________
| CCSS Code e.g. RL.K.5 | OUTCOMES (Lesson Focus) What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment. | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement. | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
| RL.PK.1 RL.PK.4 SL.PK.2 W.PK.3 | Phonemic Awareness: Children will recognize words in sentences. High Frequency Words: Children will learn to read the word “look.” Vocabulary: Children will understand story vocabulary. Comprehension: Children will listen for a purpose. Children will understand characters. Children will use illustrations. Children will determine important ideas. | Who were the main characters in the story? | - Morning Message - Sight word “look” - Whole Group: Recite “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and count the words in each sentence. - Whole Group: Build vocabulary and background on words: nightingale, jewels, emperor, palace. - Read Aloud - Whole Group: Discuss the story and answer comprehension questions. - Independent Practice: Draw a picture about your favorite part of the story. | - What did the emperor want? - How did the noble people feel when they first saw the nightingale? Why? - What did the real nightingale promise the emperor at the end of the story? - Do you think that was a good solution? Why or why not? |
Tues
| RL.PK.1 RL.PK.4 SL.PK.2 L.PK.6 | Phonemic Awareness: Children will distinguish between long and short words. High Frequency Words: Children will learn to read the word “me.” Vocabulary: Children will understand story vocabulary. Comprehension: Children will listen for a purpose. Children will follow oral directions. Children will use illustrations. Emergent Writing: Children will dictate phrases about favorite places. | Where did the nightingale feel happy and free? | - Morning Message - Sight word “me” - Whole Group: Dictate pairs of words and have volunteers choose which word is longer. - Whole Group: Build vocabulary and background on words: nightingale, jewels, emperor, palace. - Read Aloud - Guided Reading: Read Along story using individual books. - Guided Practice: Have the children use the illustrations to understand story details. - Independent Practice: Provide a sentence starter about their favorite places and have children dictate words as I write them for them. | - Why do you think the artist drew a picture that showed nighttime? - How did the emperor feel in the illustration on p. 10? - Was the real nightingale happy living in the palace? Why or why not? |
Wed
| RF.PK.1 RF.PK.2 L.PK.2 | Phonemic Awareness: Children will distinguish between long and short words. High Frequency Words: Children will learn to read the word “not.” Letter Recognition: Children will identify capital L, M, N and lowercase l, m, n. Children will identify letter sounds /l/, /m/, /n/. | Use the words “not” in a sentence. | - Morning Message - Sight word “not” - Whole Group: Use the children’s names to identify long and short words. - Whole Group: Smartboard activity - Have volunteers identify letters and initial sounds for letters Ll, Mm, and Nn. - Independent Practice: Complete activity sheet for letters L, M, N. | - Where in the alphabet can we find letters L, M, N? - Which pictures have beginning sounds /l/, /m/, /n/? - Think of your own words with initial sounds /l/, /m/, /n/. |
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Fri
| RF.PK.1 RF.PK.2 L.PK.2 | Phonemic Awareness: Children will distinguish between long and short words. Phonics: Children will be able to sort initial sounds. | Explain what you did to identify the initial sounds in the pictures. | - Morning Message - Whole Group: Have volunteers provide long and short words. - Whole Group: Smartboard activity - Sort the pictures by identifying the initial sound. - Independent Practice: Children will be assessed on recognizing initial sounds. | - Initial sounds can be found in which part of a word? - How can we sort the pictures? - Choose a picture and think of another word with the same initial sound. |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests (40%): Quizzes (20%): Classwork/ Participation (15%): Homework (5%): Projects/ Portfolios (20%):
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| Use of Technology: __*__ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |