Lesson

Plan

Teacher Candidate: Olivia Heath Date: April 30, 2017

Grade and Topic: Grade Kindergarten, Length of Lesson: 1 hour everyday for
Reading 1 week

Mentor Teacher: Professor Brian School: University of Memphis IDT

Johnson 36000

Unit Objective

The Fluency Lesson Plan is part of the kindergarten reading foundational skills unit. For this
lesson plan students will demonstrate their comprehension of emergent-reader texts with purpose
and understanding, which is part of the TN reading standards 4.0.

Lesson Objective

Content Learning Goals and Objectives

1. Students will be shown a visual and audio video of the book The Snowy Day and asked to listen
and pay close attention.
2. Students will be asked to talk with their neighbor sitting next to them and converse about their
favorite and most memorable parts of the book that they remember from the video.
3. Students will each be given assigned to a computer open to the website Prezi and then will create
a Prezi that contains five memorable parts of the book they remember from the movie.

Student Participation

The goal of this lesson is for students to demonstrate a clear understanding of the book and then
learn to take that understanding and information to create a Prezi to complete an outline full of
five of the main parts of the book they can recall from comprehension.

Standards

State/District, Common Core Standards

TN Reading: Foundation Skills- Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding

ISTE Standard(s)
 1 Creativity and Innovation- Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative and processes using technology
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
3. Research and information fluency- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and
use information
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information
from a variety of sources and media
6. Technology Operations and Concepts- Students demonstrate a sound understanding
concepts, systems, and operations
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Materials

Materials Used

1. Projector
2. Whiteboard
3. A teacher aid for assistance with technology
4. Computer
5. Internet Access to:
a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zPv-TsBkk
b. https://prezi.com
6. Printer
7. Paper
8. Pencil

Technology Integration

Students will use the websites stated above as resources to complete this lesson plan accurately.

Background and Rationale

Students will demonstrate a clear understanding and comprehension

of the book The Snowy Day
Academic Language is not addressed in IDT 3600
This lesson is a continuation of TN reading standard 4.0.
I will build on this lesson for future lesson plans by using different
books and eventually build up to books with more difficult comprehension
 I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did
not master the objectives of comprehension and reading skills and for those
ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course
and are not part of this particular lesson.

Procedures and Timeline

Introduction

Begin by informing students to pay close attention and keep in mind they will need to
choose five parts of the book they find most memorable.
Display the video of the The Snowy Day onto the white board using the projector for all
students to see and hear.
Provide some brief background information about its purpose, authors, and when it was
written.
Give students 10 to 15 minutes to converse and talk with one another about the book.
Follow this with a brief discussion pointing out that not all students will agree on the
main parts they remember and everyones will be different.
However, for the next two days, the students will be using pictures and images to make
the Preamble easier to understand.
Remind students will be given help and guidance all through out completing the lesson
plan.

Procedures

Prior to the Computer (15 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. After the Introduction, 1. Have in mind five main parts

assign each student a that they find memorable from the
computer to work at to book.
complete the assignment. 2. Wait and listen to teach at the
2. Instruct students to wait computer for further instruction.
and not touch the computer
until further instruction.

At the Computer (45 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. Have students open an 1. Open an Internet browser

Internet browser 2. Go to the website, Prezi
2. Direct students to the 3. Click on start a new
website for Prezi. presentation and choose a blank
3. Monitor and assist as template.
needed 4. Add the following title for
 the presentation: The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
5. Below the title add five
bubbles.
6. In each bubble describe a
main part you recall from the
book.
7. Each bubble should contain
a brief description of the part you
are recalling from the book.
8. Once you are finished go to
save in the top left hand corner.
9. Save your Prezi
presentation using your name.
10.Print a copy of your
presentation.

After the Computer (30 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. Place students in groups 1. While in a group, students

of 3 to 4 students review each others work and note
2. Ask students to pass differences and similarities
their printed Prezi presentation between final documents.
to the right so that all students 2. Students discuss the
may read one anothers parts different papers.
they remember from the book. 3. Students write one or two
3. Students are to quietly paragraphs describing what they
review the work, then pass the think about their neighbors Prezi
paper to the next person until presentation.
students have reviewed all the
papers in the group.
4. Give students 5 to 10
minutes to discuss the
differences.
5. Have students
individually write a reflection
about what they thought of
their neighbors Prezi
presentation.

Closure
Students volunteer to share their printed Prezi presentations. At the end of class, the
teacher collects reflections, checks for assignment submissions, and polls the class for
questions about the book and asks comprehension questions.

Assessment Evidence
Preamble Rubric

Criteria 1 2 3 4

The Prezi There is one or two

There is only three There is only four All five parts of the
presentation parts of the book parts of the parts of the book book are in the
contains five parts
Inof
the book in the in the presentation.
he book they find presentation. presentation. presentation.
most memorable

The description isDescription is very

Description is Description is clearDescription is very
descriptive and clear
unclear and Somewhat clear. but could use clear and well
vague. Improvement. written.

Reflections The reflection does

The reflection The reflection The reflection
not demonstrate demonstrates
an a demonstrates a demonstrates a
understanding of somewhat vague somewhat clear clear understanding
the book. understanding of understanding of of the book.
the book. the book.

Modifications

I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready
for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

Student Sample