Lesson Plan : Sequencing Writing Ideas
Teacher Name: | Tricia Koning |
Grade: | Grade 1 |
Subject: | Language Arts |
Topic: | 1. Students will gather and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose. |
Content: | 1.4 Organizing Ideas identify and order main ideas and supporting details, initially with support and direction, using simple graphic organizers e.g., sequence charts and simple organizational patterns e.g. first, then, next,finally and order of importance; beginning, middle, end |
Goals: | 1. Students will make a connection that common things eg. their day has a beginning, middle and ending. 2. Students will recognize and talk about a story as an ordered series of events. 3. Students will practice sequencing as a group and then practice it independently |
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Materials: | -The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle -chart paper, markers -demonstration sequencing cards -worksheets -scissors, glue, crayons/pencil crayons -long strips of construction paper |
Introduction: | -tell students we are going to talk about the beginning, middle and end of a story -first we are going to talk about the beginning, middle and ending of their own day -use a graphic organizer on chart paper to write down their ideas |
Development: | -read the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle -as you are reading reflect out loud, "I think this is the beginning", "This must be the middle" etc |
Practice: | -have the story sequencing cards laid out for the students to look at -call on students to come and pick the first card, the second etc. Why did they pick the card? -when it is in order talk about the beginning, middle and end of the story |
Accommodations: | -active discussion -manipulation of sequence cards -art activity (colour, cut paste) |
Checking For Understanding: | -observe for comprehension during discussion -independent sequencing work will reveal understanding |
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