Dakota State University

College of Education
LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Name: Megan Smidt

Grade Level: Kindergarten
School: May Overby Elementary
Date: Feb. 8, 2017
Time: 2:30

Reflection from prior lesson:

I think the concept of todays lesson was okay, but I do not think I implemented it in the
right way. I felt like there was not enough content. I am also not sure that the students really
understood the city, state, and country concept. I need to rethink this lesson.

Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:

K.H.2.1: Identify local and national celebrations.

K.RI.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
K.RI.2: With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a
text.

Lesson Objectives:

After the lesson, students will be able to identify who we are celebrating on Presidents
Day with 100% accuracy.
During the lesson, students will be able to correctly answer questions about George
Washington with 85% accuracy.
After the lesson, students will be able to identify who the book George Washington is
about with 100% accuracy.

Materials Needed:

George Washington Book

Letter Sort
Pencil
Glue
Scissors

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

There are twenty-five students in this class. The classroom has five tables with five
students sitting at each table. There is a wide range of skill and developmental levels.
They like to work in groups and do well working together. There is a carpet at the front of
 the classroom for whole class instruction and plenty of room for working in partners if
needed. Technology is available in the computer lab and there is a Promethean Board in
the classroom.

A. The Lesson

1 Introduction (5 minutes)
getting attention:

Today we are going to talk about Presidents Day! Presidents Day is on

February 20th!

relating to past experience and/or knowledge:

What do you know about Presidents Day? Have you heard of it before? What do
you think it is about?

creating a need to know:

Presidents are important to know about because they have lead our country!

sharing objective, in general terms:

Today we are going to talk about Presidents Day and one president in
particular!

2 Content Delivery (25 minutes, Class Discussion, Hands-on Activity)

Presidents Day is an important holiday! Why do you think it is important?

Can any of you name any Presidents?

The President we are going to talk about today is George Washington. Can
anyone tell me anything about George Washington?

Okay, we are going to read a book called, George Washington.

Read the book to the class.

What can you tell me about George Washington after reading the book?

Who was George Washington married to?

Where did George Washington live? Did he live in the White House? Where was
he live after his presidency?
 Is there anything else you learned about George Washington that you would like
to share?

Since George Washington is such an important name, I think we need to practice

spelling it!

We are going to practice spelling George Washington by doing a letter sort! This
page shows us how to spell George Washington! It shows us on the page. Now, at
bottom there are letters for us to cut out!

I would like all of the students to cut out the letters. When you are done with
cutting out the letters, I would like for you to mix all of the letters out! Then you
can go ahead and glue the letters in the correct order!

Now go ahead and sort your letters!

3 Closure (5 minutes)

What is Presidents Day? Who are we celebrating?

Who can tell me which president we learned about today? What number
president was he?

Lets practice spelling George Washington by cheer spelling his name!

G-E-O-R-G-E W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N! Great! Please come to the carpet!

B. Assessments Used

Informal:
Can identify who we celebrate on Presidents Day.
Can answer questions correctly about George Washington.
Can identify who the book George Washington was about.

C. Differentiated Instruction

The students who need more aid during the cut and glue activity will be allowed more
time and I will walk around and help these students. The other students who are higher will not
receive as much aid during this activity. I will also prompt the students about questions based on
where they are at academically.

D. Resources

Miss Fosters letter sort