Lesson Plan Template

Name: Mahra Bahkeet Mohammed

Professional Development Plan

(What do YOU need to work on to grow professionally?)
1- Transition strategy.

1. Choose and describe an aspect from a teaching competency that you need to work on (Goal)
 MST is using the lining up strategy for the transition which is helpful to avoid any accident. I
would like to use this strategy to organize the students and to be prepared.
2. Describe what you will do to help achieve your goal (Strategies Used)
 Use songs that are specified for moving from group to another.
3. Describe how you can tell if you’re achieving your goal (Evidence)
- I used the lining up strategy to move from place to another even from area to another during
the activities. It was usful and it helped in organizing the students and to move easily.
Grade Level: KG2-7 Subject: Math. Learning Outcome (MOE code and words):
 My learning outcomes for the shapes lesson are:
Lesson tittle: Shapes on
the seashore
story(Shapes).  Speaking:

1- K2.2.2.3.1: Being to use descriptive

words to describe place and things.

2- K1.2.2.2.1: Share experiences and interest

with peers and teacher.

 Math:
 1- K.CC.B.4: Understand the shapes and identify
their names.

o 2- Know number names and the count sequence.

o 3- Identify the shapes and connect them with
things around them.
o

Resources (what materials/equipment will you and
the students use? Be specific)
1- Computer (For the song).
2- “5” Coloured papers with the shapes
pictures (Circle, Oval, Rectangle, Spiral,
Star).
Preparation (what do you need to make or check before
class?) I must check the internet connection and the
computer for the song.
Key vocabulary:
1- Circle, Oval, Rectangle, Spiral, Star.
 3- Plate with glitters for designing. 2- Sea creatures: Starfish, Jellyfish, Shell, Sea,
Sand.
4- Flash cards with the pictures of the “5”
shapes.
5- Clip cards.
6- Marker + Pencils + Papers+ Glue.
Introduction (warmer activity + teacher active engagement):

- I will do the morning circle time for 5 minutes by asking questions such as; Today is what?
\what is the date of today? \who is absent? \who is the helper hand for today? The students
will answer together and the child who is the helper hand will count the students and change
the weather, day and date and put the absent student’s pictures on the board.

I will read for the students a story called: “Shapes on the Seashore”, and I will apply the
Time: 5 min

shapes song for them to let them recognize the shapes and understand them.
Whole

- I will ask them to sit in the group after I explain and model the activities, I will divide them
according to their levels.
Independent Experience (Low level Creativity Area)

- They will have a picture of the shapes and plate with the glitters to design the shapes and
colour them. After that, they will trace on the shapes names of each shape by the pencil.

Independent Experience (Medium level Math Area)

15 min - They will have papers and the cards that have the shapes pictures. Then, they will choose
any card and draw the shape that on the card on the paper and colour them. Then, they will
write the shapes names under each of them.
Independent Experience (Hight level English Area)

- They will have cards that have pictures of the shapes and choices of things that have the
same shape and they have to choose the write shape by using the clip.

- I will bring the children to the carpet again by lining up and I will do a small activity with
5 min

them which is; putting the shapes pictures on the board and I will say the name of the shape
and they have come to the board to bring the right shape (By raising hands), and they should
say the shape name. If they pick the right shape and say the right name, I will draw that
Closing

Time:

shape on their faces as a reward.

Assessment

- In the carpet, I will say the name of the shapes and the child who knows this shape should raise
his hand and come to the board to draw.
Reflection 1: (Shapes on the seashore story-Shapes)

What went well:

Before I start reading the story, I sang a song with them which was: "If are you

ready for the story raise your hand," and they were singing with me because they

used to sing it before every story and they were engaged with me. Besides, I remind

them about the rules which are; Eyes on the teacher, don't talk while the teacher is

talking and if you want to answer you have to raise your hand. The rules were new to

them, but they understood them. Also, I used the song for hem while moving from

group to another by lining up which was better and appropriate to avoid accidents

but they need more to practice on this strategy because it is new for them. I dived the

students for the activities according to their level (High, Medium and Low), to work

in different corners which I found it better and appropriate rather than letting them

all in the same place. Also, it will enhance their skills according to their levels.

What made me very happy and proud of the students, they only read the story once

with their teacher before one week, and they still remember the shapes and the sea

creatures which was great and helped me a lot to let them be engaged. Furthermore,

I used to positive reinforcement to attract the student's attention by drawing the

shapes on their faces if they answered right and it worked with them, and they all

were raising their hands even if they do not know they want to be rewarded.
According to Skinner, he believes that: "Positive reinforcement strengthens a

behavior by providing a consequence some individual finds rewarding" (McLeod,

Simply Psychology, 2012). This mean, using the positive reinforcement will keep the

students engaged and participate with the teacher to be rewarded. The word "Spiral"

was new for them, so I kept repeating it for them.

Even better if:

Some students who are; Rashied, Ahmed and Alreem, rebaiting "Me teacher" instead

of raising their hands and I asked them more than three times to stop saying that and

they should raise their hands, but the kept saying it. Next lesson, I think I will use the

I-message strategy by saying: "I like the way that Alia is raising her hands, I will be

happy if Rashied, Ahmed, and Alreem do like her" which will let them do like Alia to

attract me to pick them.