Travis Snyder

Title of Lesson: Alphabet Knowledge                                   Subject Area: Literacy

Projected Lesson Length: 20min + 10 min recap                 Grade Level: Kindergarten

Instructor: Travis Snyder                                                       Dates of Lesson: 12/7/12

School: Cambridge Elementary                                              Host Teacher: Nancy Randall

 

Description of Class and Classroom Climate:

The class has 10 females and 11 males. The students are all comfortable with me from spending more than 110 school hours with them. The students were very responsive with many questions. They seemed to enjoy the topic with minimal disruptions. Students had a little trouble doing my lesson a little differently than their teacher but I explained to them that this is the way we are going to do it today.

Guiding Question:

What is the importance of alphabet knowledge?

Standards:

EE-K9a- Development of Oral Language and Literacy.

D.O.E 5.29 Visual Arts Students use the elements and principles of two- and three-dimensional design in the visual arts, including line, color, shape, and texture, in creating, viewing, and critiquing.

 

D.O.E 5.12 Literate Community

Students participate as members of a literate community, talking about books, ideas, and writing.

Content Learning Objective(s):

Know: Students will know each letter by sight.

Understand: Students will understand the sounds that go along with each letter.

Do: Students will be able to write both upper and lower case letters for the whole alphabet after a teacher has written it first.

Procedure:

I will start off the lesson by showing flashcards to the students and have them repeat the letter, the image, and the sound (B-Bat-Bah). I will repeat this through the entire alphabet. Then I will introduce a game that will help them memorize their letters and sounds quickly called “Around the World”. I will then explain the rules and what is expected from them. First everyone must sit on a letter on the letter rug. One student will be chosen from a random Popsicle Stick Name. Once that student has been announced they must stand behind the student to their right. I will model how the game is played first before I ask the students to compete. “Whoever can tell me the letter, object, and the sound it makes moves on to the next child. These games also help teach good sportsmanship, and help apply their knowledge of the alphabet. This lesson will continue throughout the year as the students learn all the letters of the alphabet. From Bloom’s Taxonomy I have used Knowledge of the alphabet, Comprehension of the alphabet before the game, Application to the game, Analysis to the game, Synthesis creatively teaching the students letters with fun activities, and Evaluation from the student that moves on. The students that say nothing at all, when the cards are shown, will need one-on-one attention at another time.

Assessment Plan:

I will assess the students’ knowledge of their letters by using flashcards on a daily basis during a one-on-one meeting. These assessments will help me know where each child is with their alphabet so I know how much time to spend on certain letters and their sounds. The game will also help me see how much the children are learning, and if I need to come up with different ways to apply the alphabet. I will give children a number based on how much they know.  1 equals needs much help. 2 equals somewhat gets it. 3 equals understands completely. After school has finished for the day I would open files kept on all the children and write what the next step for that child needs to be.

*names have been changed to protect individuals.

John                 1                      2                      3

Bill                  1                      2                      3

Mike                1                      2                      3

Marie               1                      2                      3

Carly               1                      2                      3

Serina              1                      2                      3

Brady              1                      2                      3

Matt                1                      2                      3

Crystal             1                      2                      3

Sarah               1                      2                      3

Differentiation Considerations:

 My classroom doesn’t apply

Resources and Materials:

Alphabet flash cards and Assessment tool for after.

Support Consideration:

One child had a problem with losing I tried explaining to him you need good sportsmanship in order to play this game. He took a break with an aid while the rest of us finished.

Review:

Overview: The Lesson went perfectly every student participated in the review at the beginning and no interruptions during that time.

Analysis: The students enjoyed this game without really thinking of this game as educational.

Reflection: I would consider the child that had trouble with sportsmanship and if I played the game often the children would understand how and what happens when children lose. I remember the impact this game has had on my childhood in school and how much this game has helped me.