Lesson Plan for Differentiation

Skill, Topic, Indicator: Language Arts, name Recognition, First Days of School
Whole Class Tasks: We will learn to recognize our names in our learning environments
Pre-Assessment: we will review our Alphabet Letters; we will make sure each student knows what letter
their name starts with
Anchor Activities

- The name Game

- Example hi
My name is Amy,
it starts with an
A and I feel oh so
happy today!
- each child will
say their name
and what letter
their name starts
with

Instruction Group 1

Instruction Group 2

Instruction Group 3

Low
- During small
groups the students
will go over the
individual letters
that make up their
names with Miss
Amy
-After reviewing the
letters, the students
will find their name
on the center chart
board and bring it to
Miss Amy

Middle
- During small
groups the students
will visit around the
room and count how
many times they
found their name
- (I have their names
on multiple items/
walls around the
classroom)

High
- During small
groups the students
will use the alphabet
blocks to help on
another spell out
their name

- Then they are to

visit the art center
to find a piece of
paper and crayons to
write their name and
use to tape to hang
their name sign
somewhere in the
room

- Then they are to

visit the art center
to find a piece of
paper and crayons to
write their name and
use to tape to hang
their name sign
somewhere in the
room

- Then they are to

visit the art center
to find a piece of
paper and crayons to
write their name and
use to tape to hang
their name sign
somewhere in the
room

Materials

- A-Z cards
- Alphabet
Blocks
- Paper
- Crayons
- Tape

Lesson Plan for Differentiation

Whole Class Formative Assessment: I will make the formative Assessment used as my Exit Ticket. The
student must successful point his/ her name out to me on our center chart board to pick a center.