AUSL/NLU Lesson Plan Template

Name: Whitney Raeon Time: 8:50-9:30 am Subject/Topic: Reading Date: 4/2/14

Objective
CCSS: CC.K.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Objective (SWBAT): SWBAT use key details in the story to identify the setting and characters.
Assessment / Exit Ticket: writing
Vocabulary/Key Concepts/Word Wall: Characters, setting, gossip, vain
Materials / Technology: The Little Red Hen
Modifications / Accommodations:


Do Now (3-5 minutes)
Silent, short, pen to paper, complete w/out teacher direction, preview or review

T: By looking at the front cover, what is the setting?
S: Outside, woods, country, day


Opening (3-5 minutes)
The Hook, Preview Objective, Connection to Prior Knowledge.

We are going to read The Little Red Hen. I want you all to really pay attention to the illustrations and text to identify the setting and the characters.



Middle (IWY)
I Do Direct Instruction (5 minute limit)
We Do - Guided Practice
You Do Independent Application by students

Teacher will . . . Student will . . . CFU
I do (5 minute limit):

On the first page, the author tells us about some of the characters and the setting. We learn that the
setting is a cottage and that some of the characters of our story are the Little Red Hen, a goose, a dog,
I do (board=paper):

Students will listen to the story.

and a cat. (Put these cards on the pocket chart.)
I wonder what we will find out about our characters in the story?


We do (guided practice):

On page 5.
T: What word does the author use to describe the goose? Raised Hand
S: Gossip. (put it in the chart)

P. 7
T: What word does the author use to describe the cat? Raised hand
S: Vain (put in chart)

P. 9
T: What word does the author use to describe the dog?
S: Sleepy (put on chart)

T: Next we are going to learn about the Little Red Hen. The author does not use one word to describe
her so you must think of a describing word yourself.

P. 16
T: What words can we use to describe the hen? TPS
S: Hardworking, nice, determined, helpful (write these on sentence strips)

We do (guided practice):

Students will use text evidence to answer questions.

You do (@ Bats/Exit Ticket):

Think about the words you chose to describe the Little Red Hen. Choose one of those words and
support that answer with evidence from the text.

The Little Red Hen is hardworking because she did all of the housework herself.


You do (@ Bats/Exit Ticket):


Students will return to their seats and write using the sentence
stem: The Little Red Hen is...
Exit Ticket

End
Summarize & review content. Preview next days lesson. Homework

Bring the students back to the rug and have two students share their responses.

T: How are the Little Red Hen and the other characters different?
S: The Little Red Hen is hardworking while the other characters are lazy.