Intern Name: Abby Frey

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Suffixes

Grade: 2
Length of Lesson: 15 minutes
Date Taught: March 28th, 2018
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…​ Students will learn what a suffix is and how it functions. After,
Overview they will get in groups and try to brainstorm different words to to fit a certain
suffix.
Standards of ELA 2.4.3: Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes
Learning
What role do suffixes play when attached to a root word?
Essential Questions How do I identify the root word?
What meaning does each suffix have?
Students will be able to… ​Identify a suffix, explain what it means, identify the
Objectives root word, and understand what function a suffix plays.
I will be ably to identify the root word.
Learning Target I will be able to identify the suffix and understand its function.
Necessary Prior Prefixes and root word
Knowledge
Poster board, markers, paper, pencil.
Materials
Teacher will have the students read aloud the definition of a suffix as displayed
on the poster board. After, the teacher will emphasize the importance of what
Introduction/Hook underlined and bolded words do as shown in the definition. Then the teacher
will explain the meanings of different suffixes such as -ly, -ful, and -less and
provide examples of words that contain those suffixes.
1. Teacher will explain assignment
2. Teacher will hand out pieces of paper with a suffix and it’s meaning at
the top and leave space for the students to write on. They will be handed
Instructional out in groups based on table
3. Once each group has a sheet of paper, they will brainstorm as many
Activities & words as possible that contain their assigned suffix
Strategies 4. After about five to ten minutes, students will be asked to pick a
spokesperson
5. The spokesperson from each group will stand in front of the class and
read the words their group came up with to the class
Key Vocabulary or Prefix, suffix, root word, difference between prefix and suffix
Concepts
Assessments none
Closure Activity Presenting words with assigned suffix to the class
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Accommodations none necessary
Resources Cooperating teacher

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Abby Frey
Lesson Title (Subecjt/Topc): Suffixes
Date of Lesson Taught: March 28th, 2018
Cooperating Teacher & School: John B. Dey Elementary, Mrs. Dudley
Grade: 2
Time of Day: 12:00

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
Mrs. Dudley asked me to create a quick and brief lesson on suffixes to teach the class. I came up with the idea
myself and then ran it my Mrs. Dudley for approval.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
They explained what is important for me to focus on and helped me keep my lesson on task.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

Everything worked as I anticipated and Mrs. Dudley even hung my poster and the students’ brainstorms up in
the classroom!

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

I don’t think I needed to make any adjustments.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I anticipated them well, I had enough papers and suffixes to put the kids into groups of 4 or 5.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
In the future I would create a worksheet that had the students identify the root word and suffix or prefix for the
words provided. If the students could correctly identify words that have a prefix vs a suffix, then I’d know that
the students understand the difference.

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
My lesson was a success because the students were able to come up with an abundance of words that
contained their assigned suffix and they understood how suffixes function.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to it’s success?
I spent a lot of time on my poster and I tried to make it fun and colorful to attract their attention. I believe my
time spent on that poster helped engage the students leading to its success.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I wouldn’t do anything differently.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

no

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Instructional activities (20)
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Assessment (5)
Vocab, materials, resources (5)
Supplemental materials, if applicable (5)

Total (65)

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
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Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)