1. Allison Richards
ASSURE METHOD ASSIGNMENT
5-14-14
A-Analyze Learners
Teaching the months of the year to a 1
st
grade class, Special Ed, 10 boys, 7
girls, 70% white 20% African-American and 10% Hispanic.7 students in the
class have mild to severe ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
S- State Objectives
Students will recognize and be able to say the months of the year in order
(Jan.-Dec.). They will use flash cards, group work, and catching songs to aid
in their memorization and understanding. Students will be able to match the
orthographical depiction of a word with a corresponding visual/ graphic
representation, each having the number of the month on the card. Ex: the
word January goes with the picture of a snowflake, each have a number one,
showing that January is indeed the first month. Also, students will construct
a calendar book, putting the pages in order by month and assigning a
matching picture to the page. They will have achieved this goal with 90%
accuracy in 1 week.
S-Select Methods, Media and Material
 Matching cards with pictures and words relating to the months
 CD with a song (either pre-recorded or made up) that has the months
in a catchy tune and media needed to play it
 Yearly calendar
 Crafting supplies (paper, markers, glue, etc.)
U-Utilizing Media and Materials
The cards will be used for the students to appropriately match the seasons
with their names and will eventually be shown in the construction of a
booklet that can be shown as proof of their learning. Students will also be
able to sing a song that aided them in their learning by use of the CD and
player like was done during class time.
R- Require Learner Participation
Students will start their day by having calendar time, and identifying what
month it currently is and where that month falls in the yearly sequence.
Transitioning we will stand up, learn and sing the new Months of the Year

2. song and prepare for our matching game. Breaking up into groups of 3-4
kids, they will match the card with the word of the month to a corresponding
picture or other visual representation that we have learned to accompany it.
By the end of the week we will be able to construct a Months of the Year
book, putting them in order, writing and saying them to show to our friends.
E- Evaluate and Revise
Students will be judged on their understanding based on their accuracy to
sing the song, their ability to match a randomly selected month to its
understood symbol and the final product of their Months of the Year booklet.
Based on their levels of success regarding these projects, adjustments will
be made accordingly. Also, calendar time will continue throughout the rest of
the school year, adding additional working knowledge of this topic.