Lesson Plan: Annotated Bibliography

The following lesson teaches annotated bibliographies. This lesson should be used as a minilesson during part of a larger researach unit. The plan includes a worksheet and PowerPoint in the embedded Google Doc.  The lesson was taught to 8th grade Level 2 students. Level 2 students are equivalent to the Level 2 of the RTI scale; they simply need a little more assistance and attention than mainstream students. Although the lesson was taught for a specific grade level, the lesson can be adapted for other grades. The lesson includes a reflection on the instruction that shows the strenghts and weaknesses of the lesson and instruction. Teacher reflections are important, so here is a lesson that includes it!
 

Lesson Plan: Shoe Classification

Title: Shoe Classification

Grade Level: 5th Grade (can be adapted for other grade levels)

Subject: Science

Objectives:

• Students will be able to create a classification flowchart.
• Students will be able to narrow down objects into as many subgroups as possible.

Lesson Plan: Outer Space Vocabulary

The following lesson is a vocabulary lesson intended to be a part of a 3-4 week unit plan on outer space and the solar system.  The lesson is intended for 6th grade, but can be easily adapted for other grade levels.  With this lesson including literary concepts, ideas within this lesson can also be applied to other content.

Title: Outer Space Vocabulary

Subject: Science/Literacy

Grade Level: 6th grade (can be adapted for other grade levels)

Integration of Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to create a booklet on an Outer Space subtopic with definitions, pictures, and examples in groups.

Standards: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Flipped Classroom Information

The flipped classroom is a new phenomenon that is becoming popular in several schools and classrooms. What is the flipped classroom? Below is a PowerPoint presentation that discusses the flipped classroom and its benefits. The presentation also provides resources and apps that are useful to use in a flipped classroom.

Podcast: Philosophy of Literacy

In the following podcast, Amanda Orr shares her philosophy of teaching literacy at the middle grades level. David DiPasqua Jr. hosts the educational podcast.
 

Here are some of the resources discussed in the podcast:

• Opening Minds, by Peter Johnston 
• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

Video Lesson: Area

The flipped classroom is becoming increasingly popular. Here is an example of a lesson that could be used for a virtual classroom. It also might be beneficial to post on a class website for students to use as a resource while they complete their homework.

The lesson below teaches how to find the area.  It is intended for fifth grade, but could be used for any grade level covering area.

 

The video was created on a site called Educreations.  It is available online and as a free app in the iTunes App Store.  On the program, teachers can create slides, narrate, record, and upload their lessons.

Lesson Plan: Maniac Magee (Chapters 1-4), Semantic Mapping, Vocabulary

This is a jammed-packed lesson, as it is part of a unit plan. The lesson plan has three lessons in one: a before/during/after reading of the first four chapters of Maniac Magee, a lesson on semantic mapping, and a lesson on vocabulary from Maniac Magee. The three lessons were intertwined to create part of a unit plan. The lesson is intended for sixth grade students, but can be adapted for any grade level reading Maniac Magee. The lesson also includes outside sources and a reflection on planning.  The lesson is embedded below.