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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions
PA/Common
Core/Standards

Objective

DETAILS
Danelle Locke
Reading
1st Grade
April 16th, 2015 15 minutes
Understanding the main idea is important.
How do readers identify the main idea?
What is the text really about?
How can we explain what the main idea of the story is?
CC.1.2.1.A: Identify the main idea and retell key details of
text.
CC.1.2.1.B: Ask and answer questions about key details in a
text.
CC.1.2.1.G: Use the illustrations and details in a text to
describe its key ideas.

Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

ISTE Standards
for Students
Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications

Formal Evaluation
Students completion of the main idea drawing at the
end of the reading.
Informal Evaluation
The students responses to the questions that the
teacher asked.
Students questions that they ask during the lesson.
Critical Thinking
Collaboration

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Students will be able to identify the main idea of Pete

the Cat and his four groovy buttons. Students will
complete a comprehension guide to 100% accuracy.

Student with ADHD.

Student will sit next to the teacher in a circle.
Student will have extended time when completing the
main idea drawing.
The student will have a copy of the book so that
him/her can review it while completing the drawing.

CK

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Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

CK
Activating Prior Knowledge
Good Morning 1st grade
Show them the book Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy
Buttons.
Has anyone read this book before?
Can anyone make a prediction on what this book is
going to be about?
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Today we are going to read Pete the Cat we are going
to put our listening ears on. Our mission today is to find
out what the main idea of this story is.
Big Idea Statement
The main idea of a book is important.
Essential Questions Statement
Readers have to understand how to identify the main
idea.
Readers need to understand what the text is really
about.
Readers need to be able to explain the main idea.
Objective Statement
Students will identify the main idea of Pete the Cat and
his four groovy buttons.
Transition:
Students that are wearing yellow come to the carpet,
Students wearing blue come to the carpet, and students
wearing red come to the carpet. Students wearing green
come to the carpet.
Transition:
I want you to groove back to your seats. (Explain what
groove means)
Key Vocabulary
Main Idea
Pre-Assessment of Students
Good Morning 1st grade
Show them the book Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy
Buttons.
Has anyone read this book before?
Can anyone make a prediction on what this book is
going to be about?
Transition:
Students that are wearing yellow come to the carpet,
Students wearing blue come to the carpet, students
wearing red come to the carpet. Students wearing green

come to the carpet.

Modeling of the Concept:
Say: We are going to read Pete the Cat and his Four
groovy buttons.
Say: Whenever I get to a number I need you to show me
what that number is with your fingers. (Demonstrate 2
fingers up when number two is read)
Ask: does anyone have an idea on what I want you to do
when I come to the word groovy? (Wiggle in your
square)
Guiding the Practice:
Read the book Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons.
Say: I want you to think about the main idea of the
story.
Now you are going to go back to the tables. There is
paper in the back and buttons; I dont want you to touch
the materials until I say so.
Transition:
Students that are wearing yellow go back to the tables,
Students wearing blue go back to the tables, and
students wearing go back to the tables. Students
wearing green go back to the tables.
Providing the Independent Practice
I want you to take a few seconds and visualize the main
idea, what the book was about.
Say: You have 7 minutes to draw the main idea of the
story.
Reading
Pete the cat and his 4 groovy buttons
Materials
Drawing paper
Technology
Buttons
Equipment
Pencils
Supplies
Markers
Computer
Pete the cat song
Carpet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2YwCgtvnNg
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
Students completion of the main idea drawing at the
Learning/Master
end of the reading.
y of the
Informal Evaluation
Concept
The students responses to the questions that the
teacher asked.
Students questions that they ask during the lesson.
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
Say: Now you have to write at the bottom of your
picture what you think the main idea is.
Observe: Once everyone has a sentence written.
Say: Now we are going to listen to the Pete the cat song.

Teacher
Self-reflection

I want you to sing and dance along.

Remember when we dance we keep our hands to
ourselves and we stay in one spot.
Play the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2YwCgtvnNg
After the song is over dismiss them back to their seat.
Transition:
I want you to groove back to your seats.
Homework/Assignments
None