EDUC 472 Direct Instruction Lesson Template

INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT
TEACHER (your
name):
Mary A Bennett

DATE:
12/02/15

GRADE/Acquisition
Level:
1st/emerging

LESSON TITLE:
Penguins

SUBJECT (Content
Area):
Science/ELA

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
BTWOTLTSW write 3
sentences using facts
about penguins and
draw a picture of a
penguin in a snowy
environment.

LANGUAGE STANDARDS AND CONTENT OBJECTIVES

California Content Standardhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/
sp/el/er/eldstandards.asp

Common Core Language Arts Standard

Writing:
2. Write informative/explanatory texts in
which they name a topic, supply some facts
about the topic, and provide some sense of
closure.
Speaking and Listening:
2. Ask and answer questions about key
details in a text read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media.

LS1.A:

Common Core ELD Standard

1. Exchanging information and ideas with
others through oral collaborative
conversations on a range of social and
academic topics
5. Listening actively to spoken English in a
range of social and academic contexts
12. Selecting and applying varied and
precise vocabulary and language structures
to effectively convey ideas

Structure and Function

All organisms have external parts. Different
animals use their body parts in different
ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect
themselves, move from place to place, and
seek, find, and take in food, water and air.

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

List one strategy and activity a provide rationale as to why they meet the
criteria for CRP.
This lesson can be done in a small group setting. This will lower the affective
filter for many students while giving them time to process the content.

ADAPTATIONS FOR LEARNERS

MODIFICATIONS FOR ELs
Use of pictures, partner
work.

RATIONALE
EL students benefit from the
use of visuals to make
connections to the content.

REFLECTION

MODIFICATIONS FOR Special

Challenges
Small attention span:
Partner work
Multiple activities

RATIONALE
For students who have a
smaller attention span, the
lesson has a variety of
activities to pique their
interest.

REFLECTION

Multiple Intelligences
Addressed
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Visual
Linguistic

RATIONALE
Students are working
together during the through,
then working independently
during the beyond. Picture
file and text, offer visual
tools. Linguistic is used
during the beyond.

REFLECTION

ASSESSMENT
STRATEGY FOR ASSESSMENT
Penguin Writing

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, and TECHNOLOGY NEEDED
Computer
Penguin Picture File Powerpoint
Poster board
Markers
Penguin Text
Pencils
Penguin Writing paper
Crayons

INTO, THROUGH, and BEYOND

INTO
The teacher will begin the
lesson by stating the
objective. Class, today we
are going to learn about
penguins. By the end of this
lessons you will be able to
write 3 full sentences telling
me what you learned.
Next the will show a picture
file about penguins to
students.

RATIONALE
The picture file will also
students to see what they
will be learning in this
lesson. It will also help
them to make connections
with the content

REFLECTION

THROUGH
The teacher will read the
text, Penguins Are Cool!, by

Connie and Peter Roop.

Next, the teacher will show
students a large circle map on
a poster board. Written in the
the center of the circle map
will be, penguins.
The teacher will ask students
to recall facts from the story to
place write on the circle map.
As students tell facts about
penguins the teacher will fill
in the circle map.
Once the circle map has been
completed the teacher will
review the information.

RATIONALE
By using a circle map,
students are recalling
information from the text.
They are also creating a
visual device that will help
them in the beyond activity.

REFLECTION

RATIONALE
The teacher is checking for
understanding of the
content. Students are able
to write what they learned
and make a picture to show
that they comprehend the
material.

REFLECTION

BEYOND
The teacher will give
students the Penguin writing
paper. The paper will have
lines for writing and a space
for a picture. The teacher
will instruct students to use
the circle map to help them
write 3 sentences about
penguins. The students will
also be instructed to draw a
picture of a penguin in a
snowy environment.