LESSON PLAN: GRADE 1 Language Art

Val Pedersen
EDUC 3500 PS1 Practicum
Senator Buchanan School
Mrs. Rozees Grade 1
Lesson
Title/Focus

Small Moment writing Christmas

Theme Short Stories

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 1 English Language Arts

Unit

Reading & Writing

General
Learning
Outcomes:

Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Date
Time
Duratio
n
Teache
r

December 9, 2015
9:15-10:00
45 mins
Ms. Pedersen

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

Students will
GLO 2
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond
personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.
GLO 4
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of
communication.
Students will
2.1 Use Strategies and Cues
Use phonics and structural analysis
Associate sounds with letters and some letter clusters
4.1 Enhance and Improve
Print legibly, and begin to learn proper alignment, shape of letters
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:
1. Use auditory learning to listen to a story (Christmas theme)
2. Write letters to form short stories about a small topic from a larger topic (Christmas)
3. Associate letter sounds with visual letter
4. Associate sounds with pictures
5. Orally say letter sounds

ASSESSMENTS
Observatio Observation
ns:
Listen, hear and see students pronouncing, writing and associating sounds with
letters and pictures

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Alberta Education Program of Studies ELA Grade 1 Christmas Story book

Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail &
Blue ELA Workbooks
Dialogue (Teachers Guide) (Mrs. Rozees ELA
Smartboard
Unit book)

PROCEDURE
Introduction (Focusing Phase)
Hook/Attention Grabber: writing small Christmas stories
Assessment of Prior Knowledge: Name one idea about Christmas that you could
write about.
Expectations for Learning and Behaviour: Participation, effort
Advance Organizer/Agenda: Begin with a reflection from last LA lesson
Transition to Body: We are going to look short story writing whole group and then
you are going to work on your worksheets individually
Body (Exploring Phase)
Learning Activity
Carpet Reading
#1
Christmas Story

Time

5 min

Time
10 min

LESSON PLAN: GRADE 1 Language Art

Val Pedersen
EDUC 3500 PS1 Practicum
Senator Buchanan School
Mrs. Rozees Grade 1
Whole-class
Assessments/
Differentiation:

Learning Activity
#2

Pacing and repetition

Writing Folders
Explain how to write a short story
Review Christmas ideas
Christmas concepts

20 min

Assessments/ Differentiation:
If students need more time, allow for more time

Learning Activity
#3

Christmas Advent Calendar

Smartboard
Digital Advent Calendar

5 min

End at 10 so they can eat snack

Closure (Reflecting Phase)

Consolidation/Assessment
Whole class mode
of Learning:
Signal the end of the end of the lesson
Consolidate learning

Time

Formatively assess:
1. Questions emphasizing self-assessment:
What did you learn about Christmas?

Feedback To Students
Feedback from Students

Transition To Next Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

Reflections from
the lesson

On their Learning and Behavior:

Verbal positive reinforcement from my
observations
Listen, give opportunity for verbal feedback
from students

5 min

Clean up
Transition students to next lesson

Advent Calendar

How did this lesson play out?

Where can I make time adjustments?
What can I add to the lesson?