INTASCStandardAlignment

Standard7:PlanningforInstruction
Theteacherplansinstructionthatsupportseverystudentinmeetingrigorouslearning
goalsbydrawinguponknowledgeofcontentareas,curriculum,crossdisciplinaryskills,and
pedagogy,aswellasknowledgeoflearnersandthecommunitycontext.

NAEYCStandardAlignment
STANDARD4.USINGDEVELOPMENTALLYEFFECTIVE
APPROACHES
Candidatespreparedinearlychildhooddegreeprogramsunderstandthatteachingandlearningwithyoung
childrenisacomplexenterprise,anditsdetailsvarydependingonchildrensages,characteristics,andthe
settingswithinwhichteachingandlearningoccur.Theyunderstandandusepositiverelationshipsand
supportiveinteractionsasthefoundationfortheirworkwithyoungchildrenandfamilies.
Candidatesknow,understand,anduseawidearrayofdevelopmentallyappropriateapproaches,
instructionalstrategies,andtoolstoconnectwithchildrenandfamiliesandpositivelyinfluenceeachchilds
developmentandlearning.

STANDARD5.USINGCONTENTKNOWLEDGETOBUILD
MEANINGFULCURRICULUM
Candidatespreparedinearlychildhooddegreeprogramsusetheirknowledgeofacademicdisciplinesto
design,implement,andevaluateexperiencesthatpromotepositivedevelopmentandlearningforeachand
everyyoungchild.Candidatesunderstandtheimportanceofdevelopmentaldomainsandacademic(or
content)disciplinesinearlychildhoodcurriculum.Theyknowtheessentialconcepts,inquirytools,and
structureofcontentareas,includingacademicsubjects,andcanidentifyresourcestodeepentheir
understanding.Candidatesusetheirownknowledgeandotherresourcestodesign,implement,andevaluate
meaningful,challengingcurriculumthatpromotescomprehensivedevelopmentalandlearningoutcomes
foreveryyoungchild.
Item 1 and 2:
Below I have attached two of my lesson plans that I created during my educational
journey at Seton Hill University. The first lesson attached was a lesson I created for my
third graders at my second placement. It is an Easter egg hunt, but inside are grammar
review questions. They were split into teams and they had recording sheets. It was a
great way to review the grammar concepts that they learned in previous weeks. It was a

great way to learn. The lesson under the Easter Egg review is a Civics lesson I created to
teach about laws and why we have rules. I related it to the game I love, which is football.
I brought in real life materials like the referee flag to connect it to the content. This
definitely shows the essential knowledge below, that is connected to the INTASC
standards.
7(g) The teacher understands content and content standards and how these are
organized in the curriculum.
7(h) The teacher understands how integrating cross- disciplinary skills in instruction
engages learners purposefully in applying content knowledge.

AlsoitdemonstratesmyabilitytoshowthatIunderstandcontentandIconnectittothecurriculumby
creatingalessonthatisrelatedtosocialstudies.Thisarestandardspecificlessons.

Seton Hill University

Daily Lesson Plan for Student Teachers
Teache
r:
Tyler Zimmer
Dat
Thursday
e:
4/2/2015

Subjec
t:
ELA
Time
:
30 Min

Grad
e:

Plan
approved by:

Topic: Easter Egg Grammar Review

Behavioral Objective(s):

SWBAT identify and define commas in a series.

SWBAT properly use commas in a series of sentences.

SWBAT capitalize proper titles and words.

SWBAT use commas to separate city and states.

Pennsylvania State Academic Standard(s):

CC.1.4.3.R: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of

standards in English grammar and spelling.
E03.D.1.2.1: Capitalize appropriate words in titles.

Materials and/or Equipment:

Easter Eggs
Easter Baskets
Seven sets of eight questions to go in the eggs

Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs

One student has difficulty following directions, and staying on task. The teacher
will use close proximity to keep the student on task. The teacher will also walk
around and check the worksheet to see the level of understanding. The teacher will
guide the student if needed.

Activities and Procedures:

Anticipatory Set:

Teacher will introduce the review game.

The teacher will explain the directions of the game to the students.
Students will be put into teams of three.
Each team will be given a basket.
The students will go around the room and collect the eggs and answer the
questions.
Students will record the answers on an answer sheet divided into eight squares.

Transition

None Available

Lesson Sequence:

Students will begin the Easter Egg Hunt Review Game.

They will work together.
The questions in the eggs will consist of (commas in a series, capitalization,
commas in a date, book titles, and using commas to separate city and a state.)
They must answer all eight questions correctly to be eligible for a prize.

Closure:

Teacher will collect the answers from the students and mark that got the most
correct.
Winning team gets an Easter prize.
When we are finished students will color an Easter picture.

Evaluations used in lesson:

Formal Evaluation

Teacher will have an open discussion with the students and ask questions
throughout the lesson.

Teacher will use the students responses to figure their level of understanding.

Summative Evaluation

Teacher will use the questions that the students answer in the review game to
determine the level of understanding.

Student Teacher Reflection:

Cooperating Teacher Reflection and

Signature:

Review Questions
1. How would you correct this book title below?
the little red hen
2. Correct the sentence below.
Mrs. reger is the Greatest teacher at newlonsburg Elementary school.
3. Where does comma go in the sentence below?
Yes you can help me paint the room.
4. Where are commas needed in each sentence below?
Bob John and Sally are fishing down by the river.

5. Correct the date below.

april, 1 2015
6. Correct the sentence below.
Pennsylvania pittsburgh is home of the pittsburgh penguins!
7. Is this sentence correct, if not please make the correction.
Our teach readed us the book if you give A mouse A Cookie.
8. True or False Is the sentence below written correctly?
Heinz field is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA 15601

Daily Lesson Plan for Student Teachers

Teache
r:
Tyler Zimmer
Dat
e:
March 5th 2013

Subjec
t:
Time
:

Grad
e:

CIVICS
Plan
approved by:

Behavioral Objective(s):
SWBAT to define what a law is.
SWBAT to identify what happens when they break laws.
SWBAT to describe a school law/rule.
SWBAT to create an appropriate classroom rule.
Pennsylvania State Academic Standard(s):
5.1.4.A. Examine school rules and consequences.
5.1.4.B.
Explain rules and laws for the classroom, school, community, and state.

Materials and/or Equipment:

The white board
Markers

Yellow football flag

Paper and pencils
Large Parchment poster board for the final classroom rules to go on
Law Worksheet
Modifications for Individual Differences:

I will modify this lesson to accommodate a child with a visual impairment. I will
simply give the student a KWL chart worksheet for him to fill out while we
discuss the KWL chart in the beginning of the lesson. This will allow him to
take notes if he has trouble with seeing as I fill out the KWL chart on the
board.
Activities and Procedures:
Anticipatory Set:

I will show them the yellow penalty flag, and explain to them how I played
football in high school and college.
I will ask them who in class plays a sport?
I will ask them what is this yellow flag, why is it used?
I will pass it around the room for the students to feel and see.
I will then explain that is used in sports when there is a penalty.
A penalty is when players break the rules or laws in sports.
Lesson Sequence:

1. I will ask does anybody know what a law is in our government?

2. I will define what a law is. A Law is a system of rules and guidelines,
which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.
3. I will break the definition down into smaller steps so they fully
understand. A system of rules and are written rules to help guide people.
A social institution can be a lot of places, like school is a social
institution; the police station or a sports league can be a social
institution. To govern behavior simply means to help people behave in
situations. Laws and rules are set to help keep us safe and to help us
learn to our best ability!
4. I will then ask simple questions like can you tell me one law that you
know of?
5. Then I will ask tell me some people who enforce laws. I will then give
examples; a police officer enforces many laws to help keep us safe. A
principal or teacher (me) helps enforce rules in school so we can all learn
and be safe while learning. A referee enforces rules and laws to help keep
players safe and to help keep the games fair.

6. I will then proceed to talk about consequences. What happens when you
do not follow rules or laws? I will ask them what happens when you do
not follow directions at home or in school?
7. I will then ask them that when laws or school rules are broken you will
get in trouble. If you break rules in school you can lose privileges or get
sent to the principal.
8. After this I will tell my students that I have been having trouble thinking
of classroom rules to help promote learning and to keep us all safe.
9. I will have the students go back to their seats where I will tell them to
write down one or two classroom rules that they think will help keep us
safe, but it must help us learn to our fullest potential. I will explain that it
must be appropriate. I will tell them to memorize what rule they wrote
because they will need to know it for their homework assignment.
Closure:

I will collect the rules that my students wrote. I will read all of the rules that
my students wrote. I will combine them (the ones that are appropriate) on to a
giant piece of construction paper that I will make look like parchment paper.
You just get tea bags and rub them all over the paper the blow dry it. You can
also burn the edges to make it look old. I will bring it to school before the
lesson starts. I will explain to my students that this paper is what the
presidents wrote old laws on. After I will write the classroom rules on the
parchment paper and that is how we create our classroom rules.

Assignments:

I will have my students fill out the Law worksheet that I created. They will
define a Law. They will create a law, and explains who enforces the law.

Evaluation:

I will use the, what I learned section of the KWL to evaluate what they learned.
I will ask them what they learned about laws, and I will list it under this
section of the KWL chart on the board.
My evaluation of the students will connect to their assignment that they have
to take home. I will simply collect their homework and read it. I will evaluate if
they correctly define what a law is. I will also evaluate if they understand what
makes a law effective. I will finally evaluate if they understand that multiple
people can enforce laws, I want them to write that I the teacher will enforce
the classroom rules.