BOOK EXTENSION ACTIVITY - LESSON PLAN

Your Name: Daphne Rodriguez Genre of the Book: Poetry

Book Title: I, Too, Am America Author: Langston Hughes

Publisher: Simon & Schuster New York Date: 10 / 27 / 2020

1. Activity/Lesson Standards: Choose one standard from either CCSD kindergarten pdf
or Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards. Locate standards.at http://www.csn.edu/education-
department Choose “Resources.” See curriculum choices at the bottom of the page. Click
curriculum links and locate one standard to use in your activity/lesson.

- 2.PK.1 Identify the front cover of the book and know how to turn the pages when
reading.

- 3.PK.9 Listen to age-appropriate material that makes connections to self and the world
around them.

- 8.PK.4b Share ideas and information from personal and share group experiences.

2. Objectives: Write one observable objective for your activity/lesson from the standard you
selected. The objective must be observable – one must be able to see the children perform the
objective- list, write, color, tell, show, select, etc.
Written objective format: Students will be able to [SWBAT] + Bloom’s verb
describing the active learning the children will perform. [For example: SWBAT match colors
and numbers. SWBAT draw a picture of… SWBAT tell about a story character.]

Students will be able to show an understanding of how books are organized

Students will be able to understand what the theme of the book is (in an age appropriate
way)

Students will be able to share personal experiences and ideas in group discussions

3. Materials/Equipment: List all materials needed for your activity.

- Artistic Materials (crayons, paint, glue, etc..)

- Something to write with
- Construction Paper
4. Teaching: Using bullet points or numbers explain the teaching sequence; What teachers
says and does and what children do to show they have met the objective.
A. Plan for reading the book-

 Teacher will read the title, author, and illustrator

 Teacher will introduce the front, spine, and back of the book
 Teacher will read the book and have the students try taking turns reading with assistance
due to some of the difficulty in the book
 Teacher will ask students questions about the book: “What did you think of the book?”,
“What are some ways that you can relate to the main character?”, “What do you think is
happening in the book?”

B. Plan for the extension activity:

- Teacher will have students depict what being American means to them
- Teacher will have students guess what their peers’ art means
- Teacher will have students explain / describe their art
- Teacher will have students give a personal experience when they felt “left out”

5. Closure: Statement of how to end the activity that is a quick review of the lesson objective.