1. The document provides details for a lesson plan to teach 1st or 2nd grade students about the folktale/poem "Surprises" by Jean Conder Soule.
2. The objectives are for students to answer questions about the poem, express thoughts/feelings about surprises, and create their own poem.
3. Materials needed include copies of the poem, paper, pencils, and art supplies. Instructional strategies include reading the poem multiple times and facilitating discussion questions.
1. The document provides details for a lesson plan to teach 1st or 2nd grade students about the folktale/poem "Surprises" by Jean Conder Soule.
2. The objectives are for students to answer questions about the poem, express thoughts/feelings about surprises, and create their own poem.
3. Materials needed include copies of the poem, paper, pencils, and art supplies. Instructional strategies include reading the poem multiple times and facilitating discussion questions.
1. The document provides details for a lesson plan to teach 1st or 2nd grade students about the folktale/poem "Surprises" by Jean Conder Soule.
2. The objectives are for students to answer questions about the poem, express thoughts/feelings about surprises, and create their own poem.
3. Materials needed include copies of the poem, paper, pencils, and art supplies. Instructional strategies include reading the poem multiple times and facilitating discussion questions.
1. The document provides details for a lesson plan to teach 1st or 2nd grade students about the folktale/poem "Surprises" by Jean Conder Soule.
2. The objectives are for students to answer questions about the poem, express thoughts/feelings about surprises, and create their own poem.
3. Materials needed include copies of the poem, paper, pencils, and art supplies. Instructional strategies include reading the poem multiple times and facilitating discussion questions.
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 2
Module 5 – Oral Language Standard – Folktale/Poetry
Name: Elizabeth Pelfrey
Lesson: Surprises by Jean Conder Soule Target Grade Level: 1st or 2nd grade
Standard(s):Put the 1. SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings,
appropriate common and ideas clearly. core standard here. 2. SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented in various media and other formats (e.g., orally). Objective(s): 1. Students are able to answer questions about key What are your goals for words and ideas in a poem this lesson? What do you 2. Students can express their own thoughts or feelings want your kids to be about a certain topic (surprises) able to do afterwards?? 3. To encourage a creative response to the poem by Why are you doing this supporting my students to create a poem of their lesson?? own. 4. To become familiar with poetic devices 5. That the children’s ability to describe is enhanced Materials: ● Multiple Copies of the poem, Surprises List absolutely ● paper & pencil EVERYTHING you need ● crayons or markers- if students want to draw a to do this lesson— picture about the poem especially since you are going to be sharing it. From paper/pencils, chart paper or whatever. Instructional Strategy 1. Begin with a short discussion based on the theme of This is your step by step the peom. guide to what you are 2. Read the poem aloud to the class, using vocal and going to and in what facial expression and making plenty of eye contact order. Put ideas about 3. Read aloud to the class at least twice before asking time involved to do it the children to respond step. 4. Ask children for: Be specific so others can a. their initial thoughts on the poem follow this plan. b. an interesting word or phrase they heard in the poem c. a memory evoked by the poem d. a feeling in the poem 5. The teacher facilitates pair/group talking tasks where the children respond imaginatively to the poetry experience (exploring and using language/developing communicative relationships through language). 6. Conclusion: Children share their responses to the engagement activities. The teacher recaps on interesting words heard in the story and used throughout the lesson, and reviews children’s language use. Differentiation: ● for struggling students, I could read the poem to the Put at least two class aloud and I could ask these students some strategies as to how you simple questions about how they felt during the can address students poem. Also, I could ask them to tell me a time when with varying abilities, they felt surprised. both above and below ● For my more advanced students, after reading the typical students. poem to the class and discussing with a partner, I could have these students write a poem of their own on a topic of their choice
Assessments: I will know if my students learned anything by having them
How will you know if come together after discussing in groups by asking them your students learned questions. I could also call them up to my desk individually what you wanted them to ask them a question. If they answer the question to learn? How can you correctly, then they can pick a quiet learning center while prove it??? the rest of the class is still working on other things.