LessonPlan2

Name:
LT
Setting/GradeLevel:
Intheclassroom,LTsitsatafront/sidetablewithtwopeersfacingthe
smartboard,5thGrade.
School:
CollierElementarySchool
Theme/Title:
GroupWriting:HealthyandUnhealthyFood
DescriptionofInclusiveClassroom
:7tableswith34studentsateachtableallfacingthefront
smartboard.Eachtablehasa4tieredcubbyforstudentssupplies.Backpacksarehungupon
thewallonthefrontrightsideoftheroom.

1.LearningGoals/Objectives
Whatstudentlearninggoals/objectivesdoyouhaveforthislesson?

WritingObjective:LTwilltypeathreeparagraphsummaryaboutatopicreadand
discussed,includingportionsfromthebeginning,middle,andendofthestory

SocialObjective:Withaconversationalpartner,LTwillaskquestionsormake
statementsthatarerelatedtotheconversationtopicduring
conversationalturntaking

2.Methodology
What
specificinstructionalstrategiesforstudentswithdisabilities
willyouuse?(Listbased
uponyourdescriptioninyourintroductionofyourteachingportfoliostrategies)
Adapteddirections(writtenandvisual)forentireclass
Tappingintobackgroundknowledge(whatmakesagoodstory/beginning,middle,and
end)throughinteractivediscussionandwritingstudentsresponsesonthesmartboard
Smallgroupworktopromotesocialinteractions
Switchingoffwhowritepromotesconversationalturntakingandinvolvementingroup

Whatgeneralinstructionalstrategieswillyouuse?(checkthestrategiesthatapply)

Constructions

LibraryResearch

X CooperativeLearning

PeerEditing

X Discussion/Questioning

Practicum

X ProblemSolving

FieldStudy

X Reflection/Response

GraphicOrganizers

IndependentLearning

RolePlaying

Laboratory

Viewing/Listening/Answering

Practice/Drill

Experiment

Lecture

Discovery

Reporting

Journal

Simulation

Other:

Whydidyouchoosethesestrategies/methods?

Mostofthesestrategiespromotesocialinteractionsandturntaking,themore
opportunitiesforLTtointeractappropriatelywithpeers,thebetter.Iusedahandoutwith
writingandvisualsfordirectionsbecauseLTisavisuallearningthereforethese
directionsshouldbemoreeasilyunderstandthanoraldirectionsandthehandoutcanbe
referencedwhenneeded.Self/classassessmenttodetermineifthestoryhadabeginning,
middle,andendisbeneficialforLTbecauseiturgeshimtostopandthinkcritically
aboutwhathehears.Althoughnotanobjective,presentinginfrontofclassisagoodskill
topractice.

Howwillyougroupstudentsforinstruction?

Studentswillbegroupedbytabletheycurrentlysitat34persontables.Anystudents
whoaremissingallothergroupmemberswilljoinagroupof3oftheirchoosing.

Listbelowyouractivities/stepsincludinghowyouactivatebackgroundknowledge,gain
studentattention(setinduction),demonstrateintegrationofthestrategiesusedand
desiredoutcomes,andbringclosuretothelesson.Also,articulatehowyouwillevaluate
yourlesson/determineifstudentlearningoccurred.

Activity/Step

TimeAllocated

ClassDiscussion:BackgroundKnowledge

Whatmakesagoodstory?

4min.

Writeanswersonboard:

Beginning:Explanationorbackground

Middle:Problemorconflict

End:Resolution

1min.

Passoutwritten/visualdirectionstoeachtable

ExplainLesson:StudentAttention

Intablegroups,ononepieceofpaper,writea
storyswitchingoffeachsentence.

5min.

Showexamplewithagroup
Eachstoryshouldhaveabeginning,middle,
andend(Iwillgivetimeremindstotalof20
minutes)

Writetheentiretime

Topic:Healthyand/orunhealthyfood(based

onlastweek'swritingassignment)

Shortestpersoninthegroupstarts

After,ifwehavetimewewillpresenting

thesetotheclass

GroupsWrite:
Timereminderat5minutes:Makesureyou
haveabeginningorexplanation

20minutes

10minutes:Youshouldbecreatingamiddle

orproblem/conflict

15minutes:Weonlyhave5moreminutes,

pleasefinishupwithyourendorresolution.

StudentPresentations:

Everyonefromeachgrouppresents/readsthe

storytotheclass(theycanchoosetoreadtheir

sentences)
Asaclass,determineifgroupsincludeda
beginning,middle,andend.

15min.

ObserveLTssocialobjectivesduringthe

groupwrite.

Total:45min.

3.Materials
Whatmaterialswillyouuse?

TechnologyUtilized

Teacher

Student

SmartBoard

Written/Visual

Written/Visual

directionprintout

directionprintout

1Paper

Teacher

Pencil

PowerPoint,

CDROM

Overhead

Computer

AACdevices

Distance

Prezi

Learning/Webcas

directionsprintout

iPad,iPods,

Internet

tablets

TV/VCR/DVD

AssistiveTech. X SmartBoard

Digital/Video

LaserDisk

Other

Camera

4.Assessment/Evaluation

AssessmentAlternatives

Howwillyouevaluateeachstudent

(=process,x=product)

goal/outcome?

Application

ObjectiveTest

Iwillcollecteachtableswrittenproductto

Exam

Concept

Observation

Parent

Contract

abeginning,middle,end).

Evaluation
Peer

seeifthestudentsfolloweddirections
(eachpersonwriteonesentenceandithas

Mapping

Checklist

Whilestudentsareworking,Iwillwalk

Evaluation

aroundandobservethestudentstoseeif

(oral)

theyarefollowingdirections.Iwillwatch

SelfEvaluation

Performance

Inventories

Portfolio

toseeifLTistakingturnswritingand

Quantitative

RatingScales

conversationalturntaking

Scales

Rubric

Journals

x Other(written
assignment)

Scored

Eachtablepresents(readstheirstory),then

Discussion

asaclass,wedeterminewhatthe

ProblemSolvi

beginning,middle,andendofthestoryis.

ngAssessment

Howwillyouusethisinformation?

Iwillseehowthestudentsinteractintheir
groupsandifthistypeoflessonneedsto
bebrokendownmoretopromotegroup
work/socialinteractions.Additionally,I
willlookatthestudentspaperstoassess
theirabilitytofollowdirectionswhichwill
helpmedetermineifIneedtobreakdown
thestepsorchangeseatingarrangementsto
promotelearning.Throughobservationsof
LTIwillassesswhetherheisinvolvedin
conversationalturntakingandcontributing
tothegroup.ThepreviouslessonwithLT
wasatutorialtobreakdownconversational
turntakingandpractice.Iwouldseeif
thoseskillswerebeinggeneralized.