Intern Name: Taylor Schoolar

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Main Idea

Grade: 5th grade (self contained)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
Date Taught: March 14, 2019
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…
Overview Students will learn how to spot a main idea with a group of picutres.

Standards of SOL : 5.2.G

Learning
What is main idea?
Essential Questions How can a student detect it?

Students will be able to… ​identify and be able to state the main idea of pictures
or text.
Objectives

Learning Target
Necessary Prior
Knowledge
Materials
Introduction/Hook
To get students to understand that the main idea not necessarily stated.
A general idea for what a main idea is.
Powerpoint presentation (mine)
smart board to project it
packet with 3 sheets on it
pencils
Youtube Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0VO0tQLx18

Put a group of 4 pictures on a slideshow that generally relate to each other. DO

NOT state the main idea on that slide. Have students write down what they
think the main idea is on their own worksheet without sharing and writing
details to support what they think. Once they guess it, have them share what
Instructional they think it is. Do this for a few different picture groups.
Activities &
Strategies Additional activity- have students draw four pictures without clearly stating the
main idea. When the drawing is over have them share the pictures. Remaining
students must try to guess what the main idea is. They should write it down on
the last page of the packet. (see page 3)

Key Vocabulary or Main Idea

Concepts
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Assessments N/A

Have the students draw 4 pictures and allow the other students to guess what the
Closure Activity main idea is by looking at the pictures.

Small Group
Accommodations Extended Time

Youtube video
Resources Handmade worksheet (by me)
Packet will be attached!

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Taylor Schoolar
Lesson Title (Subecjt/Topc): Identifying Main Idea
Date of Lesson Taught: 3/14/19
Cooperating Teacher & School Mrs. Felch, Linkhorn Park Elementary
Grade: 5th grade (self contained)
Time of Day: 11:10

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?

I talked to my cooperating teacher about what she wanted me to cover. I used the internet once she told me
that I should teach a lesson on main idea. The internet gave me tons of ideas on what to do. I also shared my
ideas with Mrs. Felch and Mrs. Nardelli.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?

I knew that I wanted to cover the whole objective. I used what was listed on the website to help me make sure
what I wanted to do was accomplished.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

The whole lesson went very smooth. The kids were engaged and stayed on task. This was the first lesson that I
have gotten to do completely on my own without a ton of guidance. The closure activity was also a great way
to see that what I had taught them worked.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

The time was probably the biggest thing that I needed to adjust. My students took a long time drawing their
pictures because they love going into lots of details. I wanted to make sure everyone got the chance to share
so, I had to speed it up.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I had everything I needed to do this activity ! The only thing i could have brought was some candy because the
students were fantastic!

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)

I used the closure activity to assess what they had learned. They were all getting everything right. Also I did a
round up at the end by asking them questions, the answers were perfect!

7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)

I think this lesson was very successful. By looking at the work that was done and talking to Mrs. Felch after I
think the students learned a lot!

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to it’s success?

The time I put into it showed that I knew what I was doing. Having a video to open it up was a smart idea.
Everything went as planned.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

I would maybe give more time for the students to color in their pictures, because they asked me if they could
and we did not have time. I would also have given certain students more directions as to what to do if they
finished early, so they were not sitting around waiting.

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)