Lesson Plan 2nd Grade
Lesson Plan 2nd Grade
Lesson Plan 2nd Grade
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5
Identify the overall structure of stories and their common elements (e.g., how the beginning introduces the
story, how the action leads to the resolution).
Learning Target:
After reading the book I will have sticky notes with key parts of the book written on them for the students
to put in order. Students will move the notecards or direct other students in moving notecards.
Assessment:
Type of Lesson:
a. What different instructional strategies and learning activities do you plan to use to engage students in
the lesson and to enhance their learning?
I plan to use a large group instruction with my second-grade students. They have been working on naming
the beginning middle and end of a story as a whole class with Mrs. Lefebvre and I will continue that
trend. I will use a read aloud a a group activity to enhance their learning. I think this will be helpful
because they will sequence a story that is new to them and they will be able to learn from their peers
during the lesson.
b. How do the instructional strategies connect to the learning goal(s) to facilitate student learning?
I am using a group sequencing activity as my instructional strategy. I think this connects to the learning
goal because it will help students understand sequencing and help them learn exactly how to put the
events into an order.
Contextual Factors:
I am in a second-grade classroom with 22 students however only 18 of them are in the room during
reading time. The students are all fluent in English and none of the students in the room during reading
time are on an IEP. I will be teaching during their reading time which is often used as their basal reading
time but not always.
This second-grade class has several students with high energy behavior. It can be hard to keep these
students focused on the rug. There are also a few students who are behind in their reading
developmentally. Two of these students leave the room during reading time however, the last student
stays in the room and may need extra help during lessons.
I have noticed my teacher claps three times when she needs the class’s attention. I have also noticed that
when someone can’t focus on the lesson she often asks them to move to another space on the rug in an
effort to get them away from the neighbors that might be getting distracted by them.
Resources http://www.readingrockets.org/article/teaching-sequence
(website you used
to support
planning, etc)
A. The Lesson
Introduction:
Getting attention Good morning class, are you all ready to get started?
Relating to past experience Today we are going to continue working on sequencing the events
and/or knowledge from books we read. I know that we have already talked about the
beginning, middle and end of a story so today we are going to go
into more detail and try to sequence multiple events from this book.
Does anyone know what sequencing means? (take answers and
define)
Creating a need to know So why is sequence important? Well, let's use an example. I know
that you have been reading Cinderella stories in class so now I am
going to tell you a Cinderella story. “Once upon a time, Cinderella
married a prince then she had to do all the chores for her stepmother
and sister. Next, she went to the ball and when she ran away her
fairy godmother gave her glass slippers. The end” Now was that
story confusing? Why? You need to sequence events correctly
otherwise the story doesn’t make sense.
Sharing objective, in general By the end of the lesson, I would like you to be able to say “I can
terms put events from a story into sequential order”. I wrote our goal up on
the board so that you guys can remember it so please say it with me
“I can put events from a story into sequential order”.
1. Methods:
Before Reading Creating a need to know: I will be talking about why events in a story need to be
(Think about the in order to make sense to the reader.
teaching phase on
pages 89-91 in The
Art of Teaching
Reading) Be sure
you include a
strategy from The
Reading Strategies
Book.
Student Worktime: Mrs. Lefebvre has plans made already for student work time and therefore they
Time Frame:_n/a__ will not be practicing my strategy directly and I will hand off my lesson to her
Describe what when it is student work time.
students will be
doing to practice
what you have
taught. This will
be during a
reading workshop.
This should be very
closely connected
to the after reading
component.
Ideas for Low level readers: Students will have a partner to work with during the sticky
differentiation note activity so that if they struggle reading it they will have help. I am also
(account for all offering more help to these students when the lesson is over if they need it.
Gifted Students: Students who are advanced with sequencing will be given a
scenarios
more difficult work time activity by Mrs. Lefebvre.
described in your English Language Learners: I do not have any ELL students in my classroom
contextual factors) IEP modifications: I have two students on an IEP in my classroom however, they
both leave during reading time.