Lesson Plan

Student Teacher’s Name: Loretta Campbell

Grade Level, Course Title: Kindergarten, Literacy
Mentor Teacher’s Name, School Name: Julie Sieben
Date: September 24-October 5, 2018

Lesson Topic Title: Letter of the Day, Literacy

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Learning Goals: ➢ Content Objective(s)/Academic Language Objective:      
Observable, Students will recognize the letter, know the letter sound(s),
measurable, DOK, and write the letter correctly (both uppercase and lowercase).
Aligned to standard(s)
Standards: Reading
Foundational Skills
Standard:​​ ​No Anchor Standard
Benchmarks:
● Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
● Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences
by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each
consonant.
Pre-Assessment Data: ➢ Students were assessed on their knowledge of letter recognition and
What do students letter sounds prior to the first day of school and have been
already know? frequently introduced to the various letters.

Types of Assessments: A. Informal:

Formative/Summative a. Students will be assessed during their alphabet book (writing
Informal/Formal the letters), and during the letter sound song.
B. Formal:
a. Students were and will be assessed prior to conferences on
their letter recognition and letter sounds.
Differentiation: Students who struggle with behaviors are placed close to the front of the
Supporting student carpet in order to monitor attentiveness.
needs by content, For students who are advanced, I will invite them to be a peer model for
process, product students who are struggling and/or are unable to focus.
Management: Transitions: Begin singing the letter sound song.
Expectations, Due to our routine, the students know to move from their table spots back
Transitions to the carpet to get ready for our Sonday lesson.
Expectations: Raise your hand when you have something important to say,
listen to each other, sit on bottom and walk quietly back to their tables and
the carpet.
Plan to Motivate ➢ Chicka Chicka tree allows each student to feel included and engaged
Learning: ➢ The sound bucket allows one student a day to bring in items from
Building interest in the
lesson
home that start with the letter of the day.
➢ We do the alphabet book as a whole group prior to doing it as
individuals
Instructional 1. Begin by singing the letter sound song up to the letter of the day.
Plan/Sequence (step 2. Have the students return to their carpet spots
by step) 3. Have the student who took home the sound bucket share what they
brought, being sure to reinforce the letter sound.
4. Go through each student’s name for the chicka chicka tree, if the student
has the letter of the day in their name they get to put their name on the
tree. For students who do not have the letter of the day in their name you
say, “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.”
5. For students who do have the letter of the day in their name, ask them if
they have an uppercase letter or lowercase letter.
6. Have the students write the letter of the day in the air with their finger, on
the carpet with their shoe, ect.
7. Using the smart board, pull up the letter of the day in the alphabet book.
8. Show students how to get to the letter of the day’s page in the book.
9. Go through, step by step, how to do the page.
10. Read the poem on the page with the students.
11. Go through each individual word on the right hand side of the letter page.
12. Write the bonus word on the whiteboard for students to see while working.
13. Excuse students to their seats based on their carpet spots.
14. Circulate and aid students while they are working
15. Write friend of the day’s name down on the whiteboard
16. Have student’s write down the name of the friend in their ​My Friends At
School​ book.
17. Allow students to use their busy packet when they are done with their
work.
18. Have students return to the carpet for Sonday.
Description of ➢ Chicka Chicka Tree
Materials Needed: ➢ Each student’s name on a notecard
➢ Alphabet Book
➢ Alphabet Letters on the wall
➢ Smart Board
➢ Pencils
➢ Crayons
➢ Busy Packet