1. Kayla Napier
CI 350
Harold Blanco
3 September 2013
ASSURE Method Assignment
I.
Analyze Learners:
A. General Characteristics:The students that I will be teaching are first grade
students in Special Education. There are ten boys and seven girls.Seventy
percent are white, twenty percent are African-American, and ten percentare
Hispanic. Seven students in the class have mild to severe ADHD (attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder).
B. Entry Competencies: In this lesson, I will teach my students the twelve months of
the year. To determine my students’ prior knowledge on the topic, I will have a
class discussion to see if my students know the following information:
The days of the week
Months of important holidays (such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)
How to use a calendar
C. Learning Styles: Each student will have different ways of learning the material.
Thus to incorporate many of these learning styles, I will use calendars and labels
throughout the lesson to inspire my categorical learners. In addition, the class
will sing songs, andI will perform a read aloud to benefit my auditory learners.
Furthermore, I will utilize visual aids throughout the lesson for my visual
learners. Finally, I will incorporate interactive group work and activities (such as
role-playing) to encourage hands-on participation. Such activities will function to

2. meet the needs of my seven students who have ADHD, and thus requireactive,
kinesthetic learning techniques.
II.
State Objectives: My first grade students will recite the months of the year in
sequential order by utilizing role-play, songs, books, calendars, categorical labels,
visual aids, and posters with 95% accuracy at the end of the week.
III.
Selecting Methods, Material, and Media:Throughout the lesson, I will utilize the
following methods, media, and materials:
SmartBoard: I will use the classroom smartboard in order to display a twelve
month calendar.
Songs/Videos: To teach the sequence of the months, I will display a music
video on the classroom smartboard, entitled TheMonths of the Year Song by
Hoopla Kids. (The music video can be located at the following website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4s-ut7N0jQ.)
Felt Board and Month Labels:I will give each child twelve labels that he or she
will use to categorize the months into the four seasons.
Children’s Book:For the read aloud, I will read The Turning of the Year by Bill
Martin, which describes facts about each month, such as characteristics of
that month, important holidays, and seasonal activities.
Visual Aids:To help my students relate to the lesson, I will bring in tangible
objects that the children can touch and feel in order to represent each
month. (For example, I will bring in a pumpkin for October, a Christmas
ornament for December, and a scarf for January, etc.)

3. Poster Materials: In the center of each table, I will place the suppliesthat my
students will need to createa month of the year poster.Materials for this
project would include: markers, construction paper, clip art, glue, and safety
scissors.
Role-playing: As one of my methods,I will allow my students to role-play
various activities or traditions that they and their families participate in each
month. This interactive activity will especially benefit my ADHD students as
well as my other kinesthetic learners.
IV.
Utilizing Medias and Materials.
A. Previewing and Preparing Materials: Before the lesson, I will preview all
materials and electronic devices that will be used throughout the lesson. Thus, I
will pre-read the children’s book prior to the in-class read aloud, preview the
music clip, set out thefelt board and visual aids, and check to make sure the
smart board is working properly. Finally, I will display an interactive calendar on
the smartboard, and cut out the labels of each month for the students to
categorize.
B. Prepare the Environment: To prepare the learning environment, I will arrange
the reading corner in the back of the room. The students will sit on the reading
rug, facing me so that I can see all of my students. Since most of my lesson will
involve small group work, I will arrange the tables in pods to seat two or three
children. The poster supplieswill be located in the center of each table so that
each student will have easy access to these materials, and the criteria for this

4. small-group project will be written on the chalkboard in short, easy to read
phrases. Finally, I will leave plenty of space at the front of the classroom so that
the students can experience learning through role-play and other interactive
techniques.
C. Prepare the Learners and Provide the learning Experience: In my lesson
introduction, I will briefly explain the objectives and inform the children that we
will be learning about the different months of the year. Then I will describea few
of the activities that each student will be participating in throughout the lesson.
V.
Require Learning Participation:
Large Group Activities: In order to encourage student participation, I will
begin the lesson by asking if any of the students have a birthday in August.
We will then locate that particular month on the interactive smart board
calendar. This introductory activity will help to make the lesson more
meaningful and personal to my students.Next, I will display a video clip to
teach the names and sequence of the months through song. Following this
activity, I will use a felt board to demonstrate how the months of the year
can be categorized into four seasons. Then to prompt student
participation, I will pass out labels so that each child can practice
categorizing and grouping the different months byseason. Once the
students have completed this activity, I will instruct the children to gather
around the reading rug for our read aloud. While reading the book
entitled:The Turning of the Year, I will pass around tangible items (visual

5. aids) to represent each monthas discussed in the book. This will allow the
children to remain active by constantly participating throughout the
reading.
Small Group Activities:Next, the students will be divided into small groups
of two. Each group will create a poster, representing a certain month. Once
this project has been completed, I will allow volunteers to role-play a few
of the monthly activities or cultural traditions that they and their families
participate in. This will help to make the learning more meaningful and
interactive.
VI.
Evaluate and Revise
A. Assessment of Learner Achievement: To check for student learning and
achievement I will assess my students in the following ways:
Walk around the room to ask the students questions. (For example, I will
ask which month comes before June, and which months are in between
September and December.)
Ask students to demonstrate how to categorize the months into the four
seasons by using the provided labels.
Check that each poster contains four facts about that particular month
(including at least one holiday).
Instruct students to recite the months of the year in sequential order.
B. Evaluation of Instruction: To evaluate my methods and materials, I will ask
studentswhether or not they enjoyed the lesson and activities. I will then list the

6. activities that were effective as well as those that were ineffective for future
reference.