Overview of Lesson Planning
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This is an
overview of each step of the lesson cycle.
A calendar is included and a guide to find great and ready to use
resources to support each component of the lesson cycle.
Bell
ringers & Introduction
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ANTICIPATORY SET & INTRODUCTION
· Plan
for activities that “hook” and engage students in the topic you are going to
cover.
· Make
sure you introduce the lesson and ensure that the students are engaged in an
activity that is meaningful and fun.
· You
want to get the students attention.
· State
the daily objection or “I can statement” and ensure you come back to this at
the end of the lesson to review.
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Teacher Input
(I Do)
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NEW KNOWLEDGE
IS INTRODUCED
·
Introduce
new knowledge here with video, notes, research, presentation, guest speakers,
etc.
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Students Guided Practice
(We Do)
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Student Guided
Practice
·
Make
sure that when you introduce new knowledge, you provide an outline of how you
expect the students to take notes on the topic.
·
Examples:
guided notes, Cornell notes, a graphic
organizer, etc.
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Student Independent Practice
(You Do)
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Independent
practice
·
This
is the part of the lesson where you allow the students to take their new
knowledge and put it into practice.
·
You
will assign a project or activity and assess whether they understand the
skill or conceptà CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING.
·
The
activity should always support the objective and reinforce any new content
introduced.
·
Examples:
Choice board activities, timeline relays, DBQs, Speech Analysis, Projects,
etc.
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Closure
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CLOSURE
·
Your
closure is an opportunity to ensure students “got it”.
·
Examples:
write and reflect, a short quiz, a game, a ticket out, assess objectives or
“I Cans”, etc.
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Assessment & Review Activities
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ASSESSMENTS
AND REVIEW
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Assessment
is necessary to determine student readiness to move on and to determine which
students need remediation and tutoring.
·
Quizzes
and tests are common assessments, but projects and activities with clear
rubrics are also great assessment tools.
·
Many
of the independent activities are great tools for you to conduct a daily
assessment of student learning.
REVIEW AND
GAMES
·
Everyone
loves a great game, so make sure you are constantly embedding time in to
review and make learning fun.
·
Examples:
I Have, Who Has Card Games, Picture Puzzles, Matching Activities, Jeopardy,
etc.
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Overview of
Learned Lessons Materials to Assist You in Planning
This is an overview of
materials sold by Learned Lessons Teaching Resources. Many of these activities are included in
bundles, so make sure you read the descriptions carefully to ensure you get the
most for your money. CLICK ON LINKS TO SEE MATERIALS AVAILABLE.
Bell
ringers & Introduction
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Vocabulary
PowerPoint and Student Vocabulary Outlines
-Have a few word up each day for students to record in
their vocabulary outlines. These pages
should be kept and used to study and complete activities throughout the unit.
Anchor
Charts
-Create questions and give student copies or post
around the classroom and have students answer questions from the charts. They could also be used as a closure or homework activity.
-Print 2 or 4 to a page and post into interactive notebooks.
I Can Student
Self-Assessment of Mastery à Great
for bell ringer review and to have student document the topic they are
learning about, then review again at the end of the class to self-determine
their level of mastery.
These are also great with the included scavenger hunts
to review content before a test.
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Teacher Input
(I Do)
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Teacher Notes PowerPoint and Student
Guided Notes (INCLUDED IN ALL BUNDLES)
-Each day
review a section of notes and have students used the guided notes packet to
follow along. Students will have a
complete packet of organized and easy to study notes and vocabulary at the
end of the unit and to use throughout the unit in completing activities.
-You could also
print these 2 to a page for interactive
notebook inserts.
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Students Guided Practice
(We Do)
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Student Guided Notes
-Students can
use these notes to follow along and actively participate during the “Teacher
Input” section of the lesson.
-You could also
print these 2 to a page for interactive
notebook inserts.
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Student Independent Practice
(You Do)
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Choice Boards Activities
-Assign these
as needed to support instruction daily or allow students to choose which
activities to complete.
-Paper and
Digital Versions are provided for each unit.
Timeline
or Sequencing Relay Activities
-Use these cards to engage students in sequencing
historical events or scientific processes.
These can be used in groups or individually.
-Paper and Digital Versions are provided if included in
unit.
Document Based Questions (DBQ)
-Great for independent practice and assessment.
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Closure
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Anchor Charts
-Create
questions and give student copies or post around the classroom and students
answer questions from the charts. They
could also be used as a closure or homework activity.
I Have, Who Has Game Cards
-These are
great to use with the entire class as a review or daily during Guided
Practice to review and drill vocabulary knowledge.
-I suggest
classes time themselves on how quickly they can put them in the correct order
and try to beat their own time or another class or groups time throughout the
unit.
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Assessment & Review Activities
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I Have, Who Has Game Cards
-These are
great to use with the entire class as a review or daily during Guided
Practice to review and drill vocabulary knowledge.
-I suggest
classes time themselves on how quickly they can put them in the correct order
and try to beat their own time or another class or groups time throughout the
unit.
PuzzlesÃ
-Great for review or independent or group practice.
Vocabulary
Matching CardsÃ
-Great for review or independent or group practice.
Document
Based Questions (DBQ)
-Great
for independent practice and assessment.
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Additional
Activities by Learned Lessons that are included in some mega bundles and
coming soon for others.
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Social
Studies Pennant Word Walls with activity pages
Science
Pennant Word Walls with activity pages
-Great
for classroom decoration.
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