Gwynedd Mercy University-School of Business and Education

Lesson Planning Framework

Subject Area: ___ELA___ Grade Level: ____5th/6th____

GMercyU Student Name: ____Megan Brass_____

Domain I: Planning and Preparation

PA Core/Academic Standard(s):

CC.1.1.5.D Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
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Big Idea: Overarching Theme

Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and

morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

Essential Question(s):
Students will consider and reflect on throughout the lesson:

What is an open syllable?

How can we identify open syllables within words?

Objective/Performance Expectations
What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?

Students will be able to identify open syllables by playing game and identifying if an example
is an open syllable.

Assessment Evidence/Level of Learning Differentiated Instruction:

Students will show what they know by evidence
of/list names of formative or summative checks,
quizzes, tests which indicate evidence of learning:
Students will participate in an interactive game
where I call on students one at a time to identify
whether an example is an open syllable or not.
Modifications in instruction and
assessment for students with learning
differences, specifically those with 504’s
and IEP’s.
To differentiate instruction, I have
included multiple formats of learning
including a PowerPoint presentation for
visual learners and an interactive game
for active student interaction, and this
game will reinforce the main idea of the
lesson.
 Domain II Classroom Environment: Refer to Classroom/Behavior Management Plan

Domain III: Instruction

Motivation/Prior Knowledge:
Preparing students for the lesson: How will you activate prior knowledge, build background,
or review previous lessons?

I will activate prior knowledge by reviewing long vowel sounds, and by reviewing the five
vowels of the alphabet (a,e,i,o,u).

Materials Needed:

Chromebook
Google Slide presentation
YouTube video
Dice
Game “board” on my whiteboard
Game pieces with examples written on them

Vocabulary/ New or Review:

Open syllables-new
Vowels-review
Long vowels-review
Closed syllables-new

Sequence the Lesson:

What learning activities/strategies will you use to engage the students in the learning? What
will students do to use and apply new concepts or skills (independent practice if relevant)?
How will you monitor and guide their performance? Include relevant vocabulary. (Please use
bullets to sequence your lesson.)

 Activate prior knowledge

 Introduce the term open syllables
 Show YouTube video
 Begin my Google Slide presentation
 Go through presentation on open syllables
 Be sure to check for student understanding as I go through the presentation
 Explain the different examples and clearly explain why they are open syllables
 Have students participate in Google Slide presentation for interaction and assessment
 Introduce the game
 Show the game “board” drawn on my whiteboard
 Explain the rules of the game
  Explain that every student will get a turn, and I will roll the dice for them to see how
many spaces they will move since we are not in-person for them to do it themselves
 As each student has their turn, I will hold up a card and say the syllable written on it
 The student will have to say whether it is an open syllable or not
 We will continue this until we get through the entire game board
 Each student will have at least one turn

Closure: What will you do to bring closure to the lesson? How will you summarize this
lesson and preview the lesson that will follow?

I will review the term open syllable, and how we can identify them. I will review some of the
open syllable examples we saw in today’s lesson. I will also review some of the words with
open syllables we saw in the presentation. I will explain to the students how we see open
syllables all the time in our readings so we should be looking out for them when we read
books and stories since we now know what they are. I will also be sure to answer any
questions the students may have as well.
 Reflection Guidelines

The student will write lesson plans with an eye to the Danielson Framework and the Four
Domains of Professional Practice. Use this as a resource when writing lesson plans.

Domain I Planning and Preparation

1. How do you know you were knowledgeable of your content?
2. What is the evidence that your objective was clear in the lesson plan?
3. How does the lesson address individual student learning needs?
4. What variety of strategies and methodologies did you consider when planning?
5. What is the evidence that lesson components were logically sequenced?
6. How did your lesson plan include checks for student understanding?
7. What PA Standards did this lesson address?

Domain II Classroom Environment

1. How did students know the behavioral and academic expectations for the lesson?
2. What effective routines and procedures did you implement for lesson efficiency?
3. How did you insure the classroom was physically accessible for all learners?
4. What evidence indicates that respect was shown between and among students and
teacher?
5. What evidence indicates that students placed a high value on quality participation,
process, and product?
6. How do you assess if the lesson was attainable for all students but also had
appropriate rigor?

Domain III Instructional Delivery

1. How did you align your lesson to PA Standards?

2. How did you insure a clearly stated objective, understood by learners?
3. How did you provide clear explanations as to how to proceed through the lesson?
4. What questioning and discussion techniques insured all-learner participation?
5. What strategies did you employ to engage all students?
6. Describe how you made the content meaningful due to sequencing and pacing.
7. Discuss how you checked for understanding, provided feedback, retaught.
8. What is the evidence that you were you flexible and responsive to the needs of the
learners?
9. Describe how you made meaning of the lesson with some form of closure activity.

Overall Assessment

Briefly state any changes you will make the next time you teach this lesson or activity, to
improve any of the Domains of Professional Practice.