Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Wana Grade: 1st Subject: ELA

Date April 20, 2022

Lesson Title

Objectives Students will understand contractions.

“Students will know”
“Students will be able”
“Students will
understand”
Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
words.

Engagement Strategies Class stars and cloud names

Partner talk
Equity sticks
Critical thinking
PowerPoint
Video
My Writing Words book
Mini magnifying glasses
Hands-on activity

Vocabulary needed for Contractions

understanding

Pre-assessment/Activat The teacher will remind students of the poem of the week and point out the
e prior knowledge contraction in the poem.

Instruction The teacher will begin by reminding students there will be lots of partner
“I do” talk so respect each and be kind to one another at all times.
 Slide 3: The teacher will ask students to have a partner talk about contractions
to activate curiosity.
Side 4: The teacher will go over what contractions are in simpler terms for
students to understand.
Slide 5: The teacher will go over examples on contractions and teach the flying
away apostrophe.
Slide 6: The teacher will ask students to have a partner talk if they think
contractions are helpful.
Slide 7: The teacher will play the BrainPOP Video on contractions and tak the
short quiz with the whole class.
* After each partner talk, the students will share and have an open
discussion as a class.

The teacher will ask students to take out their My Writing Words book and with
their partners, they will practice saying/looking over the contractions on page
52.

Guided Practice After, the teacher will get students' attention again to introduce the contraction
“We do” scavenger hunt worksheet. The teacher will explain to students that they will be
going on a contraction scavenger hunt, using the chapter books on their desk
and mini magnifying glasses. The teacher will model a few with students. To
ensure understanding, the teacher will have students repeat instructions.

Independent Practice The teacher will allow students to complete the contraction scavenger hunt
“You do” worksheet independently.
Post assessment The teacher will assess the contractions scavenger hunt worksheet students
completed independently.

The teacher will also assess the students by observing students during the
BrainPOP Jr. quiz when they’re signaling their answers.

Remediation/Extension Based on the post-assessment, the teacher will move forward with
activities that are leveled to fit the student:

- Struggling students will improve through more one-on-one direct

instruction.
- Students who understand the concept will strengthen their skills
with additional material or pair with struggling students.

Differentiation Visuals = Powerpoint

strategies Partner talk
Color-coded words
EL Model and guidance
IEP
504
Other