Lesson Plan 1

Teacher Candidate Alena Volkhina

Date/Time of Scheduled Visit
Name/Address of School
Age/Grade level Preschool Age (3/4)
Cooperating Teacher Classroom Number 3

Name of Lesson What Changes Do You See in Fall?

Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed
Brief description of the lesson
Cognitive development: language and literacy
Communication
Tell the students that today, they will be learning about the season of fall.
Ask students if they know another name for this season.
Ask them what happens in Fall
To assess prior knowledge, ask students about activities that they do in the fall, such as
apple picking or pumpkin picking
Then, read Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert. And discuss the changes happening in the
book.
Fill out Changes in Fall Worksheet

This lesson is: A new concept/activity

Done in the beginning of the school year to explain children the changes that happen in the fall.
Rationale
5 minutes introducing the topic and having a mini-discussion of what children already know about
Fall
Timeframe 15 mins reading book and discussion.
5 minutes filling out Changes in Fall Worksheet
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Objective(s) of the activity Students will be able to identify weather changes in the fall. Students will be able to identify the
colors the leaves change to in the fall. Students will be able to listen to a story and answer
questions about it.
Connections to standards NYS Early Learning Guidelines:

Domain IV Cognition and General Knowledge

B. Critical and Analytic Thinking: Children compare, contrast, examine, and evaluate experiences,
tasks, and events

Domain V Language, Communication,

and Literacy
E. Comprehension
F. Expressive/ Oral Language
G. Listening Skills
O. Reading: Appreciation and Enjoyment

Language Objectives -literacy skills, listening to the book

-communication skills, exchanging their ideas and listening to each other.
-vocabulary: autumn

Resources/materials needed: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

(Include any worksheets or Changes in Fall worksheet
sources of evidence for Pencils
childrens learning you will use
during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
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Procedures (step by step) The lesson will be conducted in a large circle including the whole class. The teacher will ask
students if they know another name for this season, ask students about activities that they do in
the fall, such as apple picking or pumpkin picking and about changes that happen in the fall.

Next, the children will be introduced to the author Lois Ehlert.

The teacher will read the book and the class will discuss the contents of the book.

Instruction/Mini Lesson

At the end of the book teacher will ask each student to share their ideas about the story.
Independent Practice:
Upon completion of the lesson, tell the children Lois Ehlerts book Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf will be
available in a Reading center. You may read it alone or ask the teacher to read it to you during
free time.
Closure:
have students complete the Changes in Fall worksheet.

Method of assessing childrens Pre-assessment Assessment of Student Assessment of Childrens

understanding of
lesson/activity/objective(s)
(Be sure to include any tools,
rubrics/checklists and/or
worksheets you will use for
assessment(s)
Plans for differentiated
instruction/instructional
modifications
Asking questions before
reading the book. What do you
know about Fall?
Supporting children with
identified delays or
disabilities
Learning Language Learning
Ask students to fill out a Changes At the end of the book
in Fall worksheet. teacher will ask each
student to share their ideas
about the book.
Supporting English Language Learners
To support English learners, I will retrieve a translated
audiobook Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert from the school
library and include it in the Listening center.
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To support children with

delays and disabilities I will
introduce the topic before-
hand. So, they would know
what the class will be
discussing. I will also include
an audio version of the book
in the listening center.
Follow up/Extension activities Take a walk outside. Have the class make observations about what they see. For example,
have them note if leaves are falling and changing colors, what clothes people are wearing,
what is the weather like if its cold or hot.

Any additional information

that would be helpful for the
observer to know

Observer feedback on the lesson plan, including commendations and recommendations for improving aspects of the learning
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