Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Template

Name: Alley Cooney- This lesson is for Kindergarten Lesson Title: Let’s Act Out Scenes From Your Favorite Book!
Date: 4-7-24 Grade Level:Preschool Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Producing/Preforming: 1PR: Imitate movements, voices and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play.
Standard(s)/Guideline(s):
Producing/Preforming: 2PR: Perform group pantomimes and improvisations to retell stories.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge: For the pre-assessment for this lesson, I will observe how they already act out scenes during free play
particularly in the “home play” area of the classroom. This will tell me what and if they already know anything about acting out scenes.

Instructional Objectives (1-2) Assessment of Student Learning Learning Experience

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
By the end of this lesson, the
student will be able to confidently
act out a scene in a book
By the end of this lesson, the
student will be able to put
themselves in the characters
shows while acting out a scene
One Assessed Developmental
Skill:
By the end of this lesson, the
student will be able to imitate
characters through dramatic play
and preform group improvisations
to retell a story.
Safety Considerations: A safety
condition for this lesson
includes making sure that the
students are spaced out enough
that they don’t run into each
other. Also make sure that if
props are used they are used
safely and students are not
hurting others with props.
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
As evidence to demonstrate students have met my
objectives/skills I will collect anecdotal notes as they act out
the scene. I will also make a checklist of my expectations as
they act out the scene and check off if they have met my
expectations. I will also record them acting out the scenes so
that I can look back on it later if needed to asses future
lessons.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
To aggregate or compile my evidence into a class or group
view I will make a chart using my observations during my
anecdotal notes. I will use this chart to address participation
and see which students I need to engage more with in the
lesson. For the checklist I will write down the most common
things I saw students do on the checklist and try to get
them to do the things they did least in a future lesson.
Differentiation:
To differentiate this lesson I will act out the scene with the
students or give them the option of describing how they
would act it out instead of acting it out if they would prefer
that.
Academic Language:
• Acting
• Scene
• Stage
• Costume
Procedural steps:
The first thing I will do is introduce the lesson to the students.
The next thing I will do is walk over to our classroom library
and pick out the book, “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by
Karen Beaumont. I will start of the lesson by fully reading the
book from beginning to end to get the students familiar with
the story. Once I am finished reading the book all the way
through, I will go back to the beginning and start again.
However, this time through I will instruct the students that
they will be acting out the scenes while I read. I will assign
each student a role and a page that they are to act out when
it comes time. I will then instruct the students to step onto the
stage (elevated surface in the classroom or front of the class)
when it comes time to act out their scene. I will also give
them the opportunity to choose a costume or props from the
treasure chest if they would like to. I will then read the book
again and have the students act out their scenes as we go.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real-life, hands-on
materials.)
• Book titled “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen
Beaumont
• Stage

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Learning Experience Template

• Costumes

Adult Roles:
The adult role in this activity is to read the book aloud and
make sure that the students are far enough apart and using
the props in a safe way. Another role would be to assign
students role to act out while reading.

Resources & References:

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More By: Karen Beaumont
Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future
instruction?)

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