Lesson Plan : Writing Activity: Leave Frogs Alone
Teacher Name: | Tricia Koning |
Grade: | Kindergarten |
Subject: | Language Arts |
Topic: | Children will write a 'story' in response to a picture of a little boy releasing a frog back into a pond |
Content: | |
Goals: | Children will draw upon their knowledge of frogs and 'making a difference' to discuss and respond to a picture and write a story -children will colour a picture -cross curricular integration of life cycle of frog and language arts |
Objectives: | |
Materials: | book: Green Wilma writing page with picture and lines for writing modeled example of picture already colored crayons chart paper of blank journal page for demonstration |
Introduction: | -read fun book, green Wilma -remind students how we talked about frogs and how sensitive their skin is and that they should be left in the environment |
Development: | -hold up example of picture and ask students what they see. What is the boy doing? Why? How does it make a difference? Draw attention to the details of the picture -ask each student what they see in the picture e.g. what they will write about -model an example on chart paper having the children help to sound out the words |
Practice: | -children work in small groups of six with teacher support |
Accommodations: | -drawing upon prior knowledge -cross curricular connection -scaffolded and modeled instruction -small group support |
Checking For Understanding: | -discussion -students writing response |
Closure: | |
Evaluation: | We will include an essay portion to this assignment. Students are to write 600 words minimum. |
Teacher Reflections: | I think we need to add one more hands-on activity to this project to make sure it works well for all learners. |
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