Lesson Planning Form for Accessible Instruction Calvin College Education Program

Teacher Seorita Cupery

Date November 16, 2016

Subject/ Topic/ Theme Preparedness

Grade First Grade

I. Objectives
How does this lesson connect to the unit plan?
This is the fourth lesson in the unit plan
cognitiveR U Ap An E C*

Learners will be able to:

physical
development

socioemotional

Ap
U
Ap

Apply preparedness to what they do in their classroom

Give examples of how they can be prepared
Demonstrate being prepared
Displays an example of being prepared

Common Core standards (or GLCEs if not available in Common Core) addressed:

Civics and Government

o
C5: Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy
C5.0.1 Identify situations in which people act as good citizens in the school community (e.g., thoughtful and effective participation
in the school decisions, participation in the school decisions, respect for the rights of others, respect for rule of law, voting,
volunteering, compassion, courage, honesty)
(Note: Write as many as needed. Indicate taxonomy levels and connections to applicable national or state standards. If an objective applies to particular learners
write the name(s) of the learner(s) to whom it applies.)
*remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

II. Before you start

Identify prerequisite
knowledge and skills.

Knowing what good citizenship is and how being a good citizen also means being a good student.

Pre-assessment (for learning):

Formative (for learning):
Preparedness skits

Outline assessment
activities
(applicable to this lesson)

Formative (as learning):

Preparedness skits
Umbrella activity

Summative (of learning):

What barriers might this

lesson present?
What will it take
neurodevelopmentally,
experientially,
emotionally, etc., for your
students to do this lesson?

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Provide Multiple Means of

Representation
Provide options for perception- making
information perceptible

Provide options for language,

mathematical expressions, and
symbols- clarify & connect language

Provide Multiple Means of

Action and Expression
Provide options for physical
action- increase options for
interaction
Students practice being prepared
(by practicing making a line for
specials)
Provide options for expression and
communication- increase medium
of expression

Provide Multiple Means of

Engagement
Provide options for recruiting
interest- choice, relevance,
value, authenticity, minimize
threats

Provide options for sustaining

effort and persistence- optimize
challenge, collaboration,
mastery-oriented feedback

Provide options for comprehensionactivate, apply & highlight

Having the students come up with

skits about preparedness

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and are they ready to use?

How will your classroom

be set up for this lesson?

Provide options for executive

functions- coordinate short & long
term goals, monitor progress, and
modify strategies

Provide options for selfregulation- expectations,

personal skills and strategies,
self-assessment & reflection
Students responding to
podemos ser buenos
ciudadanos al allows for selfassessment/self-reflection

Sra. Wolfs Spanish childrens Bible

Podemos ser buenos ciudadanos al worksheet
Umbrella
Pieces of paper with examples of good citizenship/good student character traits

The classroom will be set up as normal, with the students seated at their table groups while the
teacher standing at the front of the classroom for the majority of the time. When reading the bible
story, have the students sit in la sala.

III. The Plan

Time
5:00

Components
Motivation
(opening/
introduction/
engagement)

Development
(the largest
component or
main body of
the lesson)
3:00

Describe teacher activities

AND
student activities
for each component of the lesson. Include important higher order thinking questions and/or
prompts.
Talk about how yesterday, the students learned
that being a good citizen also means being a
good student
o Umbrella metaphor: bring out the
umbrella and call it el paragua de
buena ciudadana. Give students pieces
of paper that are examples of either
being a good citizen/student or of not
being a good citizen/student. For
example, use words like trabajdor and
preparado. Have students decide
whether or not they go under el
paragua de buena ciudadana
Talk about how a good student is not only
hardworking, but also prepared. Prepared
students are ready for class and ready to learn
Give the example of a cook in a restaurant who
needs to prepare (cook) meals for customers
Tell them that as students, its important to come
to class prepared because when they are
prepared, they are ready to learn
Tell the students that there are many examples of
being prepared in the Bible, for example, the
story of Noahs ark
Read the story of Noahs ark from Sra. Wolfs
childrens Bible
Summarize how Noah didnt wait for the rain to
start building the ark. He prepared for the
coming of the flood by building the ark itself, by
gathering the animals, and gathering food
Ask the students how they think they can be
prepared for class like Noah
Students answer how they think they
can be prepared

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5:00

10:00

Closure
(conclusion,
culmination,
wrap-up)

If they dont come up with answers, tell them

that when they come to class, they need to have
their thinking caps on
When its time for specials, they need to prepare
by getting in line
When its time for recess, they have to prepare
by cleaning up their snacks and finishing their
morning work (if not already finished)
Put students in groups to practice a skit of being
prepared and have the rest of the class guess
what the group is doing to be prepared
o Give students examples that they can
use:
Line up for specials
Sit nicely and quietly in la
sala
Looking at the teacher to show
that they are prepared to learn
Give each table group the podemos ser buenos
ciudadnos al worksheet
Give them instructions: how can you be good
citizens or good students? How can you be
prepared for class?
Tell them to fill it out as a group, and once they
are done, they can give it to me

Groups perform their skits, and the

rest of the class guess what they are
doing in order to be prepared

Groups complete worksheet

Your reflection about the lesson, including evidence(s) of student learning and engagement, as well as ideas for improvement
for next time. (Write this after teaching the lesson, if you had a chance to teach it. If you did not teach this lesson, focus on the
process of preparing the lesson.)

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