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Lesson Plan
Personal Goal: My goal is to provide brain breaks in every lesson plan because kindergarteners' attention
span is limited and I want to be supportive of their needs by providing them with a break to recharge.This
goal helps me to increase student engagement when they return to learning
*Examples are given in the right hand column. When submitting your lesson plan,
you may either replace the given examples or leave them intact.
TW ask the students to identify the heart SW identify the heart words (I,
words they know in the learning goal. can, and)
TW ask the students to write their name SW write as many heart words
and write as many heart words that they that they have memorized by
know on their whiteboards for 2 minutes. heart.
TW ask each student to say their favorite SW say one heart word that they
heart word they wrote. wrote.
Phase 1 Assessment TW take a picture of each student’s
Explain the plan to capture data whiteboard with heart words on it and
from this phase of the lesson upload it to a class file.
Heart Word Bingo Assessments
Phase 2 Teacher Input / Inquiry TW model how to complete the orthographic SW watch the demonstration.
- Explain procedures mapping with the word “to”
- Demonstration the task -Finger stretch the word
- Teacher think aloud -”How many phonemes do you hear?” (2)
-Color in that many circles
-Write the letters for the phonemes
-Color in the hearts for the tricky parts
-Write the tricky part
-Write the whole word
TW ask the students to finger stretch the word SW finger stretch the word “like”.
“like”.
TW ask “How many phonemes do you hear?” SW say how many phonemes
they hear.
TW ask the students to color in the circles for SW colors in each phoneme for
each phoneme. the word
TW ask the students to spell and write each SW write the phonemes they
phoneme they hear. hear.
TW ask the students to color in the hearts for the SW determine the tricky parts
tricky parts of the word “like” and color in the hearts for them.
TW ask the students to write down what the SW write down the tricky parts.
tricky parts were
TW ask the students to write and say the word SW write the word.
“like”.
TW ask the students to finger stretch the word SW finger stretch the word “be”.
“be”.
TW ask “How many phonemes do you hear?” SW say how many phonemes
they hear.
TW ask the students to color in the circles for SW colors in circles for each
each phoneme. phoneme for the word.
TW ask the students to spell and write each SW write the phonemes they
phoneme they hear. hear.
TW ask the students to color in the hearts for the SW determine the tricky parts
tricky parts of the word “be” and color in the hearts for them.
TW ask the students to write down what the SW write down the tricky parts.
tricky parts were
TW ask the students to write and say the word SW write the word.
“be”.
TW ask the students to put their orthographic SW go to their cubby and get a
mapping into their cubby and take a water break. drink of water.
TW offer the heart word list as needed. SW use the heart word list if
needed.
TW hand out smarties to mark their heart words
as we go. SW collect their smarties.
TW remind the students that they will be used to SW listen to the expectations
mark off each word and they can eat them at the and prepare to use the smarties
end. They will also mark off the sides so that as bingo markers, eat later.
they do not get dirty with markers.
Phase 3 Assessment I will observe and assist as needed to help the
Explain the plan to check for ability students write 9 heart words.
to apply demonstrated
steps/procedures during guided
practice
Phase 4 Independent practice TW spin the wheel to determine which heart SW watch and listen for the
- Individual student work word they are looking for. heart word they are looking for
on their bingo card.
TW assist students in locating their heart words
during each round. SW read their heart words.
*This lesson plan is based on the work of David Denton (2013) with added modifications. An introductory video to the basics of the plan is available
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yCj7IMyWAQ.
Updated 1/2016