Lesson Planner Grade: K/1st Topic: Reading Comprehension Rainbow Fish Lesson 2 Lesson Length: 40 minutes CCSS Standard(s): CSS.ELA.RC.1.2.7 Retell the central ideas of simple expository or narrative passages. Other sub-standard: ELA.LR.K.3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. ELA.RC.K.2.2 Use pictures and context to make predictions about story content. ELA.RC.K.2.3 Connect to life experiences the information and events in texts. ELA.SL.K.1.2 Share information and ideas, speaking audibly in complete, coherent sentences. ELA.W.K.1.1 Use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences, stories, people, objects, or events.
Students will listen to the read-aloud of Rainbow Fish to the Rescue and identify the storys Big ideas.
o Students will use pictures and context to make predictions about Learning Objective story content. Students will be able to Identify characters, settings, and important events of the story o Students will connect life experiences to the information and events in the book Rainbow Fish
Function: identify Vocabulary and/or Symbols:
Syntax: complete sentences The big idea of the story is____.
Language Demands Discourse: complete sentences The big idea of the story is ____.
(You need to include at least either syntax or discourse.) Include specific Academic Language Supports in the Body of the Lesson Plan. Rainbow Fish to the Rescue by Marcus Pfister Write & draw sheets (folded piece of computer paper) Resources/Materials Drawing tools Chart paper Intro (3 min): Have students do a picture walk Ask students to make a prediction about the book Introduction Tell students the lesson objective: Students will listen to the read-aloud of Rainbow Fish to the Rescue and identify the storys Big ideas.
Read-aloud (10 min): Show students the cover of the book. Ask students to predict what they think the story will be about and discuss. Tell students that they have a mystery to solve: they need to find out what the big idea of the story is. Tell students to be thinking about what the big idea could be as they listen to the read-aloud.
Read first two pages, ask students what the setting of the story is and who the characters are Ask students how do you think the little fish felt when they all swam away? Why was Rainbow fish scared of losing his new friends? Have you ever felt left out before? Encourage students to share experiences. Continue reading story through Rainbow Fish saving the day. Ask students to pair-share what event just happened in the story. Read remainder of story and discuss.
Body Big Idea Thinking Map (5 min) Have students re-state the storys setting, characters, and main events. Put students ideas around the blank main idea bubble After adding details about the story, ask students what they think the big idea of the story is. Pair-share & add ideas to the center of the circle
Assessment (20 min): Tell students they will be doing a draw and write Tell students they will be writing what they think the big idea of the story is and will draw their evidence/proof taken from the story Review what evidence means and how they should need to include details in their drawings provide sentence frames students can use in their written response "The big idea of the story was ________. Language support: Direct students towards the word wall which they can use as a reference as they write their responses.
Closure (2 min): Review lesson objective: Students will listen to the read-aloud of Rainbow Fish to the Rescue and identify the storys Big ideas. Closure Allow students to share their drawings, describing what they drew and how that represents the storys big idea.