Topic: Periods Grade Level: Name: Arianna Birth

Kindergarten

Lesson Type: Performance Level: On Groupings: Large

New Material / Review

Standard/s: L.K.2.b Recognize and name end punctuation.

ABCD Objective/s: Students will be able to correctly identify a period and what sentence it used in.
*Kid-friendly Learning Target: I will identify a period and in what kind of sentence it is used.

Key vocabulary terms and definitions:

Punctuation Mark: The use of different spacing or markings that make reading understandable.
Period: A punctuation mark that is placed at the end of a sentence, they are used when you are telling
someone something.

Materials: Punctuation mark worksheet

Whiteboard markers
Pencils

Differentiation/Accommodations:
I will stand near the children who are not understanding the concept during individual practice and
help them understand that the other sentences on that worksheet are questions.
Lesson Sequence
Time What the teacher is doing What the students are doing
1 Gain Attention/Activate prior knowledge: I will gain The students are sitting on the
min attention by asking which thing on the board is a sentence rug listening and answering
and then I will ask how they know it’s a sentence. (On the questions. They will raise their
board there will be letters, punctuation marks, a word, and a hands to answer the questions
sentence.) Once they have answered I will ask them about that I ask.
the punctuation monsters that Ms. Turgeon taught them.

3 I will then draw out the punctuation marks and ask for a The students will still be sitting
min student to raise their hand if they know what the on the rug during this portion
punctuation mark that I am pointing to is called. (period) “Do of the lesson and will raise
you know what it means when you use one of these at the their hands to answer
end of a sentence?” If they don’t know the answer say, “It questions that I ask.
means that you are telling someone something.”
I will write the sentence “I like soccer” and read it to them. I The students may say, “that is
will then explain that this means that I am telling them a question” when it is not.
something. I will also write “Do you like soccer” and explain
 that this sentence is asking a question so we don’t put a
period with it. If they are confused with this concept explain
that when it is a question we have to answer something.
When it is a telling sentence or a sentence that ends with a
period we don’t have to say anything. I will then write, “Do
you want ice cream” on the board and tell them that this is
another question. Then I will write “I want ice cream” and
tell them that this sentence is telling us something and not
asking a question so we put a period at the end. I will also
point out that a period is put in to show a pause between
sentences, so we take a short break before we move onto
reading the next sentence, I will show them this by reading
the sentences with periods.

3 Guided practice: “I am going to write some sentences on the The children will be sitting on
min board and I want to know if you think that it sounds like I am the rug and will participate by
telling someone something.” Write and read the sentence “I using either thumbs up or
like dogs” on the board. I will ask for thumbs up or thumbs thumbs down to tell if they
down if I should put a period on the sentence or not. I will put a period at the end of a
then write “I ride horses”, “Do you like animals”, “We all sentence.
play”, and “When is the party” up on the board and ask
them to participate using thumbs up or thumbs down with
all the sentences. I will also have the students come up and
put the periods where they belong in a sentence.

5 Independent practice: Students will complete the period Students will go to the tables
min worksheet as I read the instructions and sentences to them. and I will pass out the
After reading all the sentences I will have the students give worksheet along with pencils.
me their papers so that I can look over them to see if they
understand the concept.

1 Closure: I will ask the children when we use a period and Children will say “when you
min wait for responses. If the students answer this question are telling someone
incorrectly then I will remind them by writing sentences on something” or “when you
the board. talk” or “when you want to”
“when you want a pause”

Items to be collected as a result of this lesson: The period worksheet.