Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Name: Kathleen Leigh

Subject/Grade
Level:

Lesson Title:

Unit:

Dr. Kings Birthday

Dr. King

ELL/ Kindergarten

Date or Lesson
#:
1/13/2016

Virginia SOL/National Standard:

K.1 b) Participate in a variety of oral language activities including choral and echo speaking and
recitation of short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated word order patterns.
K.12 c) Use letters and beginning consonant sounds to spell phonetically words to describe
pictures or write
Measurable Lesson Objective(s):
Students will be able to brainstorm and discuss ways to be kinder and fairer.
Students will choose one of the brainstormed ideas and write it.
Students will be able to read a poem by repeating a sentence after the teacher reads it.
Students will be able to recognize a repeated phrase.
Materials/Technologies/Resources Needed:
Presents made out of construction paper
Ribbons
Markers
Child-safe scissors
Construction paper
With My Own Two Hands song
SMART board notebook
Assessment (Formative and/or Summative):
Students will write two ways they can be kind (students will be able to look at the board to see the
words.
Students will read the poem.
Students will be asked questions throughout lesson.

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda):

Teacher will:

Students will:

Hello class! Today I would like

you to help practice your
counting, by counting how many
hands there are in this room.

Students will count hands.

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Anticipated
Time:

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Anticipate
d Time:

1 minute

Access /Review Prior Knowledge:

Teacher will:

Students will:

Who is this man?

Dr. King

Were the laws fair when he was a

child?

No

Do you remember what he did to

change America?
Did you know that tomorrow is
his birthday?
What is something that you can
do for someone when its their
birthday?
Today were going to think of
ways that we could give a
present to Dr. King.

He changed the law so that

things were fair.
Yes! No.
Eat a birthday
Give them a present.

Be fair Be kind

Lets watch the video again.

What are some things that you
think Dr. King would want us to
do? What did he work so hard to
do?
Thats right. We arent going to
buy Dr. King a present, but we
are going to think of things that
we can do that would make Dr.
King happy.
Do you also remember Ruby
Bridges? What did Ruby Bridges
do?
Thats right, Ruby was very brave
and she helped make it possible

She was brave

6 minutes

for all of us to go to school

together.

Teaching Process & Modeling (Content is presented, accessed or built)

Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding
Independent Practice
There is no prescribed order to this section; you must tailor the order to the students and the content. This should be the
longest portion of your lesson plan.

Teacher will:

Students will:

Dr. King and Ruby Bridges

changed the world by being
brave, and by doing what is right,
and making sure that everyone is
treated fairly. You can also make
sure that you do what is right.
Were going to read this poem
together. Its about how we can
change the world. I will read a
line, and then you can repeat
what I say.
First, where is the title? Can
someone come up and point out
the title for me?
Very good, now lets read the
poem.
What do you notice about the
poem?

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Anticipate
d Time:
4 minutes

Repeat poem.

Kindergartener comes and

points at the title.

The blue words repeat It ends

with the same words The title
repeats
to be nice, friendly
4 minutes

What does the word kind mean?

*turn to blank page on smart

board.
What are some ways that we can
be kinder?

Smile Share our toys Talk to

people Treat everyone fairly

5 minutes

Thats right. All of those are

wonderful ways to be kind, and
treat people fairly. I think they
would be a great gift for Dr. King.
We are going to trace each of our
hands, and then write two of the
ways that we can be kinder.
When you have finished writing
you can draw a picture of what
you will do on the square.

Students trace both hands and

write one way they can make Dr.
King happy for their gift.
Students will draw picture
Then students can glue their
hand onto the present and then
the teacher will glue the bow.

Play song while students are

tracing.
Teachers can help cut hands out.

Closure:
Teacher will:

Students will:

What are some ways that you

can be fair to other people?

Take turns make sure

everyone plays together be
kind

Very good, now remember, you

are able to, with your own two
hands, change the world.

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Anticipate
d Time:
2
minutes

Declarative Summary Statement: Just like Dr. King and Ruby Bridges you can be brave and kind
and make a difference.
Activity If Extra Time Remains or Technology Fails:
Teacher will:

Students will:

Have students sing song.

Sing song.

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Note: Attach or provide hyperlink to all handouts, external documents, resources, etc.

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