Lesson Planning Lesson Planning Notes 6.11Notes 6.11

Title of Activity:Title of Activity:

Lesson Plan Lesson Plan ConceptConcept

Age GroupAge Group::

Target age you will be focusing onTarget age you will be focusing on

Development Goal: Development Goal:

Statement that tells “why” are you Statement that tells “why” are you doing the activity. To write, think and doing the activity. To write, think and then ask yourself, “what can the then ask yourself, “what can the children learn from this experience?”children learn from this experience?”

Learning Objectives:Learning Objectives:

Describe the expected outcome of Describe the expected outcome of an activity. States the conditions an activity. States the conditions under which the children will under which the children will perform. There are three parts to perform. There are three parts to the learning objectives:the learning objectives:

1. Conditions of 1. Conditions of performance:performance:

List what List what materials, materials, equipment, or equipment, or tool the student tool the student will use. will use. Example: crayon, Example: crayon, puzzle, grouping puzzle, grouping in small group.in small group.

2. Behavior:2. Behavior:

Refers to any Refers to any visible activities visible activities done by the done by the student, tells what student, tells what they will be doing. they will be doing. Avoid words such Avoid words such as, understand, as, understand, enjoy, believe. enjoy, believe. Examples: Examples: match, count, gluematch, count, glue

3. 3. Level of the Level of the performance:performance:

States the minimum standard of States the minimum standard of achievement. How well do you achievement. How well do you want the student to perform? want the student to perform?

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

KnowledgeKnowledge

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can recall or recognize student can recall or recognize information, concepts and ideas in information, concepts and ideas in the approximate form in which the approximate form in which they were learned. they were learned.

Examples: fill in the blank, label, Examples: fill in the blank, label, list, locate, match, recall, spell, telllist, locate, match, recall, spell, tell

Comprehension Comprehension

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can grasp and interpret student can grasp and interpret prior learning. prior learning.

Examples: describe, explain, retell Examples: describe, explain, retell in your own words, summarize, in your own words, summarize, paraphrase paraphrase

ApplicationApplication

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can transfer selected student can transfer selected information to life problem or new information to life problem or new task with a minimum of direction. task with a minimum of direction.

Examples: apply, construct, Examples: apply, construct, demonstrate, give an example, demonstrate, give an example, show, solveshow, solve

AnalysisAnalysis

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can examine, take apart, student can examine, take apart, classify, predict and draw classify, predict and draw conclusions. conclusions.

Example: compare, contrast, Example: compare, contrast, debate, distinguish, examine, debate, distinguish, examine, specifyspecify

SynthesisSynthesis

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can originate, combine, student can originate, combine, and integrate parts of prior and integrate parts of prior knowledge into a product, plan, or knowledge into a product, plan, or proposal that is new. proposal that is new.

Examples: formulate, combinations Examples: formulate, combinations of ideas to form a new wholeof ideas to form a new whole

Evaluation Evaluation

This thinking skill tells you that a This thinking skill tells you that a student can apprise, assess or student can apprise, assess or criticize on the basis of specific criticize on the basis of specific standards and criteria. standards and criteria.

Example: making value decisions Example: making value decisions about issues, development of about issues, development of opinions, judgment, support, opinions, judgment, support, defenddefend

Examples of Learning Examples of Learning Objective:Objective:

Given a three-piece puzzle the Given a three-piece puzzle the student will match all of the pieces student will match all of the pieces together correctly.together correctly.

The student will able to (TSWBA) to The student will able to (TSWBA) to cut each piece of paper into five cut each piece of paper into five stars and two circles.stars and two circles.

TSWBA to match each letter to the TSWBA to match each letter to the chosen work in the given amount chosen work in the given amount of time. of time.

Homework for Homework for TonightTonight

Using the worksheet called, Using the worksheet called, Bloom’s Taxonomy please write Bloom’s Taxonomy please write two learning objectives for each two learning objectives for each section.section.

Use the class notes, and Use the class notes, and supplemental worksheets given to supplemental worksheets given to complete. complete.

Materials Needed:Materials Needed:

Everything needed in a lesson plan. Everything needed in a lesson plan.

Example: finger paint, paper, aprons, Example: finger paint, paper, aprons, wet sponge, worksheet, book wet sponge, worksheet, book

MotivationMotivation::

Describes how you Describes how you will gain student’s will gain student’s attention. attention.

Example: Example: Puppets, Puppets, photographs, photographs, played music played music

What are some What are some things teachers things teachers have done to get have done to get your attention?your attention?

Procedure: Procedure:

Step by stepStep by step DirectionsDirections Order of doing Order of doing

things. things.

Closure:Closure:

How will the activity end? How will the activity end? Example: If you are learning about Example: If you are learning about

barn animals, you might have barn animals, you might have students act out their favorite barn students act out their favorite barn animals or share one thing they animals or share one thing they have learned in the day. have learned in the day.

Assessment:Assessment:

Three Steps:Three Steps:– Evaluating the learning experienceEvaluating the learning experience

– Evaluating the students and their Evaluating the students and their responsesresponses

– Evaluating your own teaching Evaluating your own teaching strategiesstrategies