Kitten and Critical Thinking

4TH
Grade Subject: LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING Prepared By: KENDRIA ALEXANDER
Level:

Overview & Purpose Education Standards Addressed

Reading where students compose a variety of written
Understand critical thinking skills. Help with main idea. texts with a clear controlling idea, coherent
organization, and sufficient detail;.

Lesson Details
Objectives Show class a worksheet that's great for improving Materials Needed
(Specify skills/information that will reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story Paper
be learned.)
Explain how body language helps
about a girl and her kitten. Pencil
writing

Information Pass out worksheet to each student

(Give and/or demonstrate necessary
information)
Paper handout

Verification Asked class for opinions of story Other Resources

(Steps to check for student (e.g. Web, books, etc.)
understanding) Help read story is needed.
Asks class for their opinions

Activity Show class to summarize a story and use critical

(Describe the independent activity to thinking skills. Then answer the question Kids get
reinforce this lesson)
practice reading and writing, and they get to do some
critical thinking, too.

Summary Additional Notes

Asks class about the kitten story
and ask if they have any questions