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example lesson plans
I believe that learning should always be fun. To do this, I give my students' choice, plenty of kinesthetic movement, and opportunities to see, hear, say, and listen to the lesson content.
In this lesson, students worked with me to create an anchor chart with examples of how to add details to our writing and drawing. Students practiced this skill and then self-assessed their own work by placing their sticky note next to the "level" they used in their drawing.
To minimize interruptions during small group lessons, I created a "Wow Work" wall. When students complete work during centers, they place it in the "Wow Work" bin. After centers, I display the work for all to see!
In this whole group lesson, students used whiteboards, mirrors, and markers to practice letter sounds and letter formation. Connecting speech to print is the most beneficial way to enhance literacy achievement.
In this lesson on properties of matter, students explored three mystery boxes (slime, macaroni noodles, and cotton). When every student had felt the items, one student was chosen to reveal the mystery. After this, students created a flip book to use their new texture adjectives. These activities were especially helpful for my kinesthetic learners and ELLs.
In this small group lesson, students used their "b hand" to quickly identify letter b. Students usually confuse letters b, d, and p. To help students improve their letter-sound fluency, we practice "b hand" fluency daily. This is especially helpful for students who may be dyslexic.
During my weekly tutoring sessions, I host a first and second grader in my home. My lesson plans are derived from the works of Wiley Blevins and David Kilpatrick, who have been monumental in steering my literacy focus to a science of reading approach. Below are some sample lesson plans from my second grader. These plans are constantly evolving as the students' needs are changing and growing. I love meeting with these students and seeing their growth.
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You will notice that the structured literacy lesson plan below is highlighted for phonemic awareness, decoding, and encoding. The back and forth process shown here is a way to aid the brain for orthographic mapping. This is supported by the research of Ehri.
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