EDUC 510
Lesson Plan Template
edTPA Planning (Part B)
Part B: Planning
Preliminary Information
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Grade Level:
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Learning Segment Theme: Click or tap here to enter text.
Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur?
☐Beginning ☐Middle ☐End
Lesson Structure or Grouping:
☐Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1
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Student Assets (Knowledge of Students)
Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.)
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Cultural (Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.)
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Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.)
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Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional)
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Form:
What are your goals for student learning and why are they
appropriate for these students at this time?
Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus
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Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans
Why this lesson at this time, for this group of learners? How
does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons?
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Prior Knowledge and Conceptions
What prior knowledge must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
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What prior skills must students already know to be successful
with this lesson?
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What prior academic language must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
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Standards
State Standards
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National Standards
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InTASC Alignment
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Learning Objective(s)
These must be behavioral and measurable.
Statements of what students will know, understand and be able
to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains).
Include condition, performance, and criterion.
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Academic Language Demands
Language Demand(s)
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Language Support(s)
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Essential Vocabulary
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Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
How will you know and document students’ progress towards
meeting your learning objective?
Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning
How will you know whether your students are meeting your
learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their
progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student
learning?
Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s)
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Formative Assessments/
Feedback to Learners
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Summative Assessments
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Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria
Describe in detail the following levels of student performance
and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance.
How will you communicate your expectations to students?
Provide any rubrics you will use.
Exceeds Expectations
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Meets Expectations
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Below Expectations
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Form:
How will you support students to meet your goals? Describe
EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports
(instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other
resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of
the central focus).
Character Education
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Planned Supports
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Resources and Materials
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Technology Connection
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Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set
How will you get the lesson started? What questions, texts,
inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to
engage students?
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Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning
For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to
develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will
you promote question generation/discussion? What activities
will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals,
small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate
technology? How will you address the academic language
demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please
write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the
lesson—with the correct answers.
Instruction/Modeling
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Guided Practice
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Independent Practice
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End: Closure
How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student
learning and retention?
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Supports: Differentiation/Extension
How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by
all the students at their ability levels?
Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and
talented, accommodations, etc.)
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ELL
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Learning Styles/Student Engagement
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Extension
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What Ifs
Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the
lesson. What will you do about it?
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What if students cannot...
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References: Materials and Resources
Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials
and resources, including URLs or other references.
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References: Research to Support Instructional Design
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EDUC 510
Lesson Plan Template Explanation
Do not write your lesson in this template. A blank template has
been provided.
Part B: Planning
Preliminary Information
Date of Lesson: Use date of submission
Grade Level: For example; K, 1, 2, 6, 9, 11
Subject/Topic: For example; Math/Fractions
Learning Segment Theme: For example; Fractions of a set
Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur?
If you are planning to teach three lessons on this topic, is this
lesson 1 (beginning), lesson 2 (middle) or lesson 3 (end)
☐Beginning ☐Middle ☐End
Lesson Structure or Grouping:
Please assume that you will be teaching this lesson to a whole
class.
☐Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.
Student Assets (Knowledge of Students)
Use this section to describe your students. If you are unsure of
any of the features in this section it is acceptable to write
“Unsure.” When you write lesson plans during student teaching
you will be expected to complete this entire section.
Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.)
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Cultural (Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.)
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Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.)
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Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional)
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Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
What are your goals for student learning and why are they
appropriate for these students at this time?
Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus
Provide an overview of what you want your students to learn
during this lesson
Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans
Why this lesson at this time, for this group of learners? How
does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons?
Explain why this lesson is appropriate at this time. You will
need to create this information since you are not going to teach
this lesson in a classroom. Please use this section to show that
you understand the sequential nature of teaching content.
For example; This is the first lesson on fractions of a set.
Students have mastered fractions of a whole in previous lessons.
Students will need to understand this concept in order to move
on to more complex fraction skills.
Prior Knowledge and Conceptions
What prior knowledge must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
Prior knowledge is required for every lesson. What do you
expect your students to know before they start to learn this
content? For example; Students must know letter sounds before
they can spell. Students must know simple machines before they
can understand compound machines.
What prior skills must students already know to be successful
with this lesson?
Prior Skills are required for each lesson. What do you expect
your students to be able to do before they can learn this
content? For example, Students must know how to write
sentences before they begin to write paragraphs. Students must
know how to add before they can multiply.
What prior academic language must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
What terms or vocabulary will students need to know before
they can learn this content. For example; fraction, numerator,
denominator, part, whole
Standards
State Standards
Copy and paste the full Virginia SOL that will be covered in
this lesson (number and words).
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml
National Standards
Copy and paste the full national standard that is most aligned
with the Virginia SOL (number and words). The national
standard should come from one of the following organizations.
Math – NCTM – https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-
Positions/Principles-and-Standards/Principles,-Standards,-and-
Expectations/
English – NCTE – http://www.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira
Science – NGSS – https://www.nextgenscience.org/overview-
topics
Social Studies – NCSS (10 themes) –
https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands
Physical Education – SHAPE -
https://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/default.aspx
Music – NAfME - https://nafme.org/my-
classroom/standards/core-music-standards/
InTASC Alignment
Please review the in-TASC standards document that is posted
with the assignment instructions. Copy and paste the in-TASC
standard that is most aligned with your lesson.
Learning Objective(s)
These must be behavioral and measurable.
Statements of what students will know, understand, and be able
to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains).
Include condition, performance, and criterion.
Condition: What support will students be given?
Performance: What should students be able to do? Use an active
and measurable verb.
Criterion: What level of proficiency must be achieved in order
for students to master the objective?
Example: Given a calculator and the posted formula (condition),
the student will calculate the average of a group of numbers
(performance) completing 9/10 problems correctly (criterion).
Example: Given 10 examples of exchange, the student will
distinguish between the use of barter and the use of money with
10/10 correct.
The objective should be aligned with the Virginia Standard of
Learning. For example, if the standard indicates that students
should “define” specific terms, then the word “define” should
be used in the performance portion of the objective.
Academic Language Demands
Language Demand(s)
What reading, writing, or speaking skills are required for
students to successfully complete this lesson? There are
language demands for all lessons in every subject area.
Language Support(s)
How will you support students who struggle with the language
demands listed above? For example, will you allow students
who struggle with writing to type their responses? Will you
allow students to read in pairs in order to support struggling
readers?
Essential Vocabulary
List any essential vocabulary words that will be required for
this lesson. All lessons should include at least one vocabulary
word.
Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
How will you know and document students’ progress towards
meeting your learning objective?
Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning
How will you know whether your students are meeting your
learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their
progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student
learning?
Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s)
The diagnostic/pre-assessment is usually completed a few days
or even weeks before the lesson. This might be a quiz, informal
discussion, or benchmark assessment that provides information
on what your students already know about the topic of this
lesson.
Formative Assessments/
Feedback to Learners
Formative assessment is an ongoing process that provides
support to students throughout the lesson. Your lesson should
include some evidence of formative assessment. This typically
takes place during guided practice when the teacher will provide
individual assistance while students practice skills or concepts
taught during the instruction portion of the lesson. Formative
assessment could also occur during a game, where students
guess answers before the correct answer is revealed.
Summative Assessments
The summative assessment will be used to determine whether
students have met the lesson objective. This could be an
assignment completed individually during independent practice.
It does not have to be a formal test. The summative assessment
should be aligned with the Virginia SOL and the lesson
objective.
Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria
Describe in detail the following levels of student performance
and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance.
How will you communicate your expectations to students?
Provide any rubrics you will use.
Use the criteria in the lesson objective to complete this section
Exceeds Expectations
Example: Students will be able to calculate averages for 10
groups of numbers and explain the process of averaging
numbers.
Meets Expectations
Example: Students will be able to calculate averages for 9
groups of numbers.
Below Expectations
Example: Students will be able to calculate averages for fewer
than 9 groups of numbers.
Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
How will you support students to meet your goals? Describe
EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports
(instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other
resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of
the central focus).
Character Education
You will integrate a character principle (e.g. honesty,
responsibility, perseverance) or a scripture into your lesson.
Please list the principle or scripture and explain how it applies
to your lesson.
Example: Perseverance – As my students work on these new
math skills I will remind them to use perseverance if they have
trouble with the problems.
Planned Supports
List the strategies that you will use to support students who
struggle with this lesson.
Resources and Materials
List all materials and resources that would be needed in order to
teach this lesson.
Technology Connection
You are required to incorporate some form of technology into
your lesson. This could be showing a video, using the document
camera, displaying information on the SmartBoard, or any other
kind of technology that would help you to present the
information in your lesson.
Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set
How will you get the lesson started? What questions, texts,
inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to
engage students?
This is a brief introduction to your lesson. You may start with a
video, a quote, a story, or some other strategy to get students
ready to learn this content. The content of the Beginning:
Launch/hook/set must be related to the content of the lesson.
This part of the lesson should last 3-5 minutes.
Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning
For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to
develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will
you promote question generation/discussion? What activities
will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals,
small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate
technology? How will you address the academic language
demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please
write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the
lesson—with the correct answers.
Instruction/Modeling
This is where you will teach your students the content outlined
in your objective. This should be a detailed paragraph or
bulleted list of instructional procedures. Remember to include
instructional strategies (e.g. show a PPT, read a book, listen to
a recording, etc.). This will be the longest part of your lesson as
it is the most important. This is where you actually teach your
students something new.
Guided Practice
In this part of the lesson, students will use the information
presented during instruction to practice the skill or review the
content of the lesson. This activity is usually completed in
collaborative groups with the support of the teacher. Formative
assessment typically takes place here. Since the next activity
will be completed independently, it is a good idea to incorporate
some sort of movement or group work into this section.
Independent Practice
In this part of the lesson, students will practice the skill or
review the content of the lesson independently. You could have
students complete the summative assessment here. This is your
opportunity to determine whether students have met the
criterion set forth in the lesson objective.
End: Closure
How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student
learning and retention?
This part of the lesson should be a summary of what students
learned (e.g. “Today we learned how to…”) or an application
for the content/concept presented (e.g. “When you go home, I
want you to look for examples of…”). You may also use this
time to have students complete an exit ticket or a brief review.
This part of the lesson should not exceed five minutes.
Supports: Differentiation/Extension
How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by
all the students at their ability levels?
Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and
talented, accommodations, etc.)
Explain how you would adjust your lesson for students with
learning difficulties and students identified as academically
gifted. This part of the lesson is required.
ELL
Explain how you would adjust your lesson to support English
Language Learners (ELL). This part of the lesson is required.
Learning Styles/Student Engagement
Explain how your lesson will keep students engaged and meet
the needs of visual learners, auditory learners, and tactile-
kinesthetic learners. This part of the lesson is required.
Extension
Explain how you will challenge students who need enrichment
in this area. Describe tasks that you will assign if students
finish their work early.
What Ifs
Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the
lesson. What will you do about it?
What if students...
Create a scenario for something that could go wrong in your
lesson and explain how you would address the issue.
What if students cannot...
For example, “What if students cannot access information via
the SmartBoard?”
References: Materials and Resources
Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials
and resources, including URLs or other references.
You must include at least one instructional resource (e.g.
website, magazine, or video) that should be cited here in APA
format.
References: Research to Support Instructional Design
Cite all research used to support instructional design, including
URLs or other references.
You must include at least one scholarly resource (e.g. scholarly
journal article or textbook) that supports one of the
instructional strategies used in your lesson. This resource
should be listed in APA format.
Liberty University School of Education Lesson Plan Template:
Planning (Part B)
Part B: Planning
Preliminary Information
Candidate Name: Ima Champion
Date Developed: 11-08-19
Candidate’s Endorsement: Elementary Education PreK-6
Date of Lesson: 11-15-19
Subject/Topic: Math / Symmetry
Learning Segment Theme: Patterns , Symmetry in Math and
integrated with Life Cycles in Science (Butterflies)
Grade Level: 2
Number of Students: 24
Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur?
☒Beginning ☐Middle ☐End
Lesson Structure or Grouping:
☒Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.
Student Assets (Knowledge of Students)
Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.)
This class has both male and female students; it is composed of
different types of family structures. Some students have two
parent households but more live in single parent households.
Three students live with extended family or other caregivers.
Due to the vibrant arts program at the school, 1/3 of the class
participates in Showchoir and 1/4 participate in the dance
program. 1/3 of the class participates in an organized athletic
sport after school (eg. Football, soccer, and cheer) and 2
students are in Boy Scouts. At least 12 of the students attend
after school programs at the school site, neighborhood
community centers, and the local Boys and Girls club. I will be
corresponding with the contacts at these sites to provide
additional reinforcement or extension activiites on the
symmetry learning focus.
Cultural (Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.)
English is the primary language for most students, but 3 are
ELL. Thre are 14 females and 10 males. About 1/3 of the class
attends a Christian church every week. Two students attend a
church that is a religion other than Christian. More than 2/3 of
the class are economically disadvantaged and receive free or
reduced lunch. The class is composed of 2/5 students who are
African American and 2/5 who are White and 1/5 who would be
considered Latino or Asian. Because the city has a large
university and several other smaller colleges, there are many
opportunities to attend sporting and fine arts events. The
downtown area of the city is experiencing a revitalization
movement and has opened several arts-based venues such as the
refurbished theatre, the Riverview Arts building and programs,
and a dance studio. The students visited the college art gallery
and museum earlier in the semester and I will use some of those
paintings in the symmetry lesson.
Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.)
The city is located on the James River in Central Virginia ; it is
close by several Civil War landmarks. The city is considered by
many to be a college town with a large university and several
other smaller colleges. The ocean is about 4 hours away and
Washington DC / NOVA about 4 hours distance as well. The
city has a train depot and there is a train festival each year in
the adjacent county. One of the main city employers is a
company specializing in nuclear power and renewable energy.
They give generously to STEAM grants and initiatives in the
schools.
Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional)
The students are pacing well as a class and are able to produce
mutiple ways of thinking and organizing information with
graphic organizers and guided notes. The students are able to
cooperate, use partner talk, and share often. One student who
does not like group work will discuss the required task with his
group and then go sit elsewhere in the classroom to sol ely
complete his part. This student may need to work on his
symmetry activity (guided practice) by himself and then share it
with his group when he is finished.
Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
What are your goals for student learning and why are they
appropriate for these students at this time?
Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus
The central focus of this lesson is to build on students
understanding of patterns and symmetry. The students will
learn the definition of symmetry and its application to
engineering and art. This lesson will serve as a precursor to
translation, rotation, and reflections.
Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans
Why this lesson at this time, for this group of learners? How
does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons?
Previous mini lessons focused on identifying shapes and
creating models of shapes. Students practiced using geoboards
to create shapes. Now that students can identify and model
shapes, they are ready to begin learning the concepts of
symmetry.
Prior Knowledge and Conceptions
What prior knowledge must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
Basic shapes
What prior skills must students already know to be successful
with this lesson?
Identification of basic shapes, creation of basic shapes
What prior academic language must students already know to be
successful with this lesson?
Identify, distinguish, compare, contrast, match, equivalent,
nonequivalent
Standards
State Standards
Virginia Standard of Learning: MATH 2.12 The student will
b) identify and create figures with at least one line of symmetry.
National Standards
NCTM Math - Geometry Standard for Grades Pre-K–2
Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze
mathematical situations
- Recognize and create shapes that have symmetry.
InTASC Alignment
Domain 3:
Standard 6: Assessment- Diagnostic Assessment - Using
geoboards from the prior lesson, assess as to whether students
can make shapes that are symmetrical. Formative Assessment -
Viewing the refined definition of symmetry on the individual
white boards. Guiding students with the painting activity
(Guided Practice) and reviewing the accuracy of the butterfly
coloring sheet (Independent Practice). Summative Assessment:
Geometry Learning Segment Test – identifying at least 4/5
symmetrical shapes on the test
Learning Objective(s)
These must be behavioral and measurable.
Statements of what students will know, understand, and be able
to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains).
Include condition, performance, and criterion.
Given 5 various pictures of geometric figures, the student will
be able to identify figures that are symmetrical with 4/5 figures
matched correctly.
Academic Language Demands
Language Demand(s)
Students must be able to verbally compare and contrast.
Students must be able to write descriptions. Students must be
able to define mathematical terms (symmetry) in their own
words.
Language Support(s)
Teacher provides formal definition of symmetry on the math
anchor chart. Teacher models symmetrical shapes and
asymmetrical shapes and students must distinguish between the
two. Students refine their own definition of symmetry on their
individual white boards.
Essential Vocabulary
Lines of symmetry, symmetrical, asymmetrical, shapes, figures,
polygons
Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
How will you know and document students’ progress towards
meeting your learning objective?
Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning
How will you know whether your students are meeting your
learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their
progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student
learning?
Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s)
Using geoboards from a prior lesson, assess as to whether
students can make shapes that are symmetrical.
Formative Assessments/
Feedback to Learners
Viewing the refined definition of symmetry on the individual
white boards. Guiding students with the painting activity
(Guided Practice) and reviewing the accuracy of the butterfly
coloring sheet (Independent Practice)
Summative Assessments
Geometry Learning Segment Test – identifying at least 4/5
symmetrical shapes on the test
Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria
Describe in detail the following levels of student performance
and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance.
How will you communicate your expectations to students?
Provide any rubrics you will use.
Exceeds Expectations
Students can identify 5/5 symmetical figures.
Meets Expectations
Students can identify 4/5 symmetical figures.
Below Expectations
Students can identify fewer than four symmetrical figures.
Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
Form:
How will you support students to meet your goals? Describe
EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports
(instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other
resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of
the central focus).
Character Education
Order, patterns, and stewardship
Students must be able to order and organize their workspace to
accomplish tasks. Students must display effective work
patterns, exercise patterns, sleep patterns, etc. to be good
stewards of their cognitive and physical growth.
I Corinthians 14:33, 40 For God is not the author of
confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints… Let all
things be done decently and in order.
Planned Supports
- Anchor chart with essential vocabulary and concepts of
symmetry
- PowerPoint with pictures that model symmetry and asymmetry
- Guided Note Sheet - to enhance direct instruction
- Literature Connection - reading opportunities, visual / picture
clues
- Video Clip for reinforcement
- Pair sharing for learning connections and summaries
- Manipulative Resources - geoboards, painting activity,
coloring / grid activity
Resources and Materials
- Smartboard
- Document Camera
- Class set of Geoboards
- Rubber bands for Geoboards
- Guided Note sheet (25 copies)
- Highlighters
- 24 Individual white boards
- Dry erase markers
- Objects for set (leaves, shells, butterfly wings),
- Picture Book: The The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry
Pallotta
- Six baskets - one for each group of four students
- 24 Butterfly die-cuts (one for each child ; 4 in each basket)
- 18 paint bottles (place 3 paint colors in each baskets)
- 24 Brushes (place in baskets)
- 6 large cups of water (one for each group table to clean their
brushes)
- Butterfly color sheets (25 copies)
- Crayons or colored pencils (student choice)
Technology Connection
Use the Smartboard to display the Powerpoint that shows shapes
that are symmetrical and asymmetrical so students can
differentiate between the two.
Also, there are two video clips in this lesson:
1.) video clip that demonstrates symmetry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8
2.) video clip that demonstrates the life cycle of the butterfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk
Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set
How will you get the lesson started? What questions, texts,
inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to
engage students?
Show the Powerpoint of pictures of butterflies. Ask students if
they can figure out what these creatures have in common and
have them write this on their individual white boards. Have
students show their responses.
Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning
For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to
develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will
you promote question generation/discussion? What activities
will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals,
small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate
technology? How will you address the academic language
demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please
write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the
lesson—with the correct answers.
Instruction/Modeling
a. Distribute the Guided Notes sheet so students are directed to
fill in the essential vocabulary terms and the symmetry /
asymmetry concepts in the PowerPoint.
b. Access the Powerpoint. Explain to students the definition of
symmetry: “balanced proportions” ; a shape has symmetry
when one half of it has the mirror image of the other half.
(Reiterate in Guided Notes).
c. Address the following terms in the Power Point and Guided
Notes sheet: Lines of symmetry, symmetrical, symmetrical,
shapes, figures, polygons
d. Show the symmetry video [ Use the video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8 to introduce
symmetry. Begin at the 1:00 mark. ]
and have students highlight the terms on their Guided Notes
sheet that they see in the video.
e. Read The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta. As the
students look at the large wing photos that show the alphabet,
also encourage them to look closely at the small pictures of the
butterflies to see the symmetry. (Use the document camera so
students can carefully see the lines of symmetry.)
f. Have students look for things in the classroom that exhibit
symmetry.(eg. Capital letter “H” or “V” in the alphabet, two
classroom curtains, etc.) (List examples on Guided Notes sheet.)
g. Have students get out their white boards and dry erase
markers. Have students draw some figures that would be
symmetrical. Allow them to share their figures and ideas with
each other.
h. Have each students brainstorm and refine their definition of
symmetry. They should write their personal, refined definition
of symmetry on their individual whiteboard. They should then
show their neighbor and compare/contrast their definitions.
i. Show the butterfly lifecycle video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk -and list
the 4 steps on their Guided Notes sheet.
j. Review definition of symmetry once more. (Fill in any
missing notes from the Guided Notes sheet.)
Guided Practice
a. Have students gather in 6 groups of 4 students.
b. Hand out a butterfly die-cut for each student.
c. Tell students to fold the butterfly in half because they can
only paint of half of it.
d. Hand out the paint and brushes for each group.
e. Allow students sufficient time to paint.
f. Show them how to press the butterfly back together to gain a
symmetrical pattern on all of the wings.
g. Have students share with a partner how their butterfly is or is
not symmetrical.
h. Review the definition of symmetry once more.
Independent Practice
a. Distribute the Butterfly Symmetry sheet.
b. Explain to students they must look through all of the
butterflies on the page and circles the ones that are symmetrical.
c. Students will complete this assignment independently
(summative assessment).
d. If students finish early they can draw a picture of a butterfly
with symmetrical wings on the back of the sheet.
End: Closure
How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student
learning and retention?
“Today we have learned about symmetry. On your exit ticket,
write a definition of symmetry in your own words and then draw
a letter of the alphabet that is symmetrical.
Supports: Differentiation/Extension
How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by
all the students at their ability levels?
Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and
talented, accommodations, etc.)
For the student with the visual disability, I will…. provide
larger print on the handouts. This student is also available to
have proximity seating to be close to the Smartboard to see the
pictures when distinguishing between symmetrical and
asymmetrical.
For the student with the 504 plan, I will…. provide extra time to
complete the independent practice and summative assessment.
To challenge students that have already mastered symmetry,
they can proceed to learn about…
Tessellations - students use reflection, rotation, translation to
create tessellations.
They can also complete the extension activity below.
ELL
For the 3 ELL students, I will…. utilize heterogeneous grouping
so that the students are not all in the same groups. The
Smartboard technology will provide a translation for the
students. The students can also use the google translator at
their desk for everything except the summative assessment.
Learning Styles/Student Engagement
Flexible seating – working in pairs for engagement, using class
resources (document camera, white boards, video clip, paint,
paint brushes, etc.) to encourage student engagement
Visual Learners - access to pictures in Power Point, use of
Guided Notes sheet and highlighters, use of Anchor Chart
Auditory Learners - access to auditory reading of a picture
book, access to video on symmetry and video on lifecycles of
butterfly
Kinesthetic Learners - creating shapes on the geoboards,
completing the Guided Note sheet, using the individual
whiteboards, painting the butterflies to show symmetry, and
coloring the picture to show symmetry
Extension
To provide extension, here is an additional resource from
VDOE:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathem
atics/2016/mip/geo/mip-G-3c-symmetry.pdf
This resource addresses additional terms in vertical symmetry,
horizontal symmetry, rotational symmetry.
If students finish the independent practice activity early they
can draw a picture of a butterfly with symmetrical wings on the
back of the sheet.
What Ifs
Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the
lesson. What will you do about it?
What if students...
If students finish early, they can go the symmetry app on the
class set of i-pads.
Or, they may work on the snowflake symmetry found here:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-
Symmetry-Worksheets-3365564
What if students cannot...
If students have difficulty with the fine motor skills necessary
for the painting portion of the lesson – they can complete this in
pairs or have a separate stamp activity.
References: Materials and Resources
Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials
and resources, including URLs or other references.
Pallotta, J. (1995) The butterfly alphabet book. Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge.
References: Research to Support Instructional Design
Cite all research used to support instructional design, including
URLs or other references.
Tomlinson, C. A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in
academically diverse classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
EDUC 510Lesson Plan Template edTPA Planning (Part B)Pa

EDUC 510Lesson Plan Template edTPA Planning (Part B)Pa

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    EDUC 510 Lesson PlanTemplate edTPA Planning (Part B) Part B: Planning Preliminary Information Date of Lesson: Click or tap here to enter text. Grade Level: Subject/Topic: Click or tap here to enter text. Learning Segment Theme: Click or tap here to enter text. Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur? ☐Beginning ☐Middle ☐End Lesson Structure or Grouping: ☐Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1 Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text. Student Assets (Knowledge of Students) Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Cultural (Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional) Click or tap here to enter text. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: What are your goals for student learning and why are they appropriate for these students at this time? Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus Click or tap here to enter text. Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans
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    Why this lessonat this time, for this group of learners? How does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons? Click or tap here to enter text. Prior Knowledge and Conceptions What prior knowledge must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Click or tap here to enter text. What prior skills must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Click or tap here to enter text. What prior academic language must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Click or tap here to enter text. Standards State Standards Click or tap here to enter text. National Standards Click or tap here to enter text. InTASC Alignment Click or tap here to enter text. Learning Objective(s) These must be behavioral and measurable. Statements of what students will know, understand and be able to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains). Include condition, performance, and criterion. Click or tap here to enter text. Academic Language Demands Language Demand(s) Click or tap here to enter text. Language Support(s) Click or tap here to enter text. Essential Vocabulary
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    Click or taphere to enter text. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: How will you know and document students’ progress towards meeting your learning objective? Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning How will you know whether your students are meeting your learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student learning? Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s) Click or tap here to enter text. Formative Assessments/ Feedback to Learners Click or tap here to enter text. Summative Assessments Click or tap here to enter text. Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria Describe in detail the following levels of student performance and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance. How will you communicate your expectations to students? Provide any rubrics you will use. Exceeds Expectations Click or tap here to enter text. Meets Expectations Click or tap here to enter text. Below Expectations Click or tap here to enter text. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this
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    Form: How will yousupport students to meet your goals? Describe EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports (instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of the central focus). Character Education Click or tap here to enter text. Planned Supports Click or tap here to enter text. Resources and Materials Click or tap here to enter text. Technology Connection Click or tap here to enter text. Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set How will you get the lesson started? What questions, texts, inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to engage students? Click or tap here to enter text. Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will you promote question generation/discussion? What activities will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals, small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate technology? How will you address the academic language demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the lesson—with the correct answers. Instruction/Modeling Click or tap here to enter text.
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    Guided Practice Click ortap here to enter text. Independent Practice Click or tap here to enter text. End: Closure How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student learning and retention? Click or tap here to enter text. Supports: Differentiation/Extension How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by all the students at their ability levels? Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and talented, accommodations, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. ELL Click or tap here to enter text. Learning Styles/Student Engagement Click or tap here to enter text. Extension Click or tap here to enter text. What Ifs Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the lesson. What will you do about it? What if students... Click or tap here to enter text. What if students cannot... Click or tap here to enter text.
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    References: Materials andResources Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials and resources, including URLs or other references. Click or tap here to enter text. References: Research to Support Instructional Design Cite all research used to support instructional design, including URLs or other references. Click or tap here to enter text. EDUC 510 Lesson Plan Template Explanation Do not write your lesson in this template. A blank template has been provided. Part B: Planning Preliminary Information Date of Lesson: Use date of submission Grade Level: For example; K, 1, 2, 6, 9, 11 Subject/Topic: For example; Math/Fractions Learning Segment Theme: For example; Fractions of a set Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur? If you are planning to teach three lessons on this topic, is this lesson 1 (beginning), lesson 2 (middle) or lesson 3 (end) ☐Beginning ☐Middle ☐End Lesson Structure or Grouping:
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    Please assume thatyou will be teaching this lesson to a whole class. ☐Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1 Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text. Student Assets (Knowledge of Students) Use this section to describe your students. If you are unsure of any of the features in this section it is acceptable to write “Unsure.” When you write lesson plans during student teaching you will be expected to complete this entire section. Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Cultural (Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.) Click or tap here to enter text. Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional) Click or tap here to enter text. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: What are your goals for student learning and why are they appropriate for these students at this time? Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus Provide an overview of what you want your students to learn during this lesson Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans Why this lesson at this time, for this group of learners? How does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons? Explain why this lesson is appropriate at this time. You will need to create this information since you are not going to teach this lesson in a classroom. Please use this section to show that you understand the sequential nature of teaching content. For example; This is the first lesson on fractions of a set. Students have mastered fractions of a whole in previous lessons.
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    Students will needto understand this concept in order to move on to more complex fraction skills. Prior Knowledge and Conceptions What prior knowledge must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Prior knowledge is required for every lesson. What do you expect your students to know before they start to learn this content? For example; Students must know letter sounds before they can spell. Students must know simple machines before they can understand compound machines. What prior skills must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Prior Skills are required for each lesson. What do you expect your students to be able to do before they can learn this content? For example, Students must know how to write sentences before they begin to write paragraphs. Students must know how to add before they can multiply. What prior academic language must students already know to be successful with this lesson? What terms or vocabulary will students need to know before they can learn this content. For example; fraction, numerator, denominator, part, whole Standards State Standards Copy and paste the full Virginia SOL that will be covered in this lesson (number and words). http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml National Standards Copy and paste the full national standard that is most aligned with the Virginia SOL (number and words). The national standard should come from one of the following organizations. Math – NCTM – https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and- Positions/Principles-and-Standards/Principles,-Standards,-and- Expectations/
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    English – NCTE– http://www.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira Science – NGSS – https://www.nextgenscience.org/overview- topics Social Studies – NCSS (10 themes) – https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands Physical Education – SHAPE - https://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/default.aspx Music – NAfME - https://nafme.org/my- classroom/standards/core-music-standards/ InTASC Alignment Please review the in-TASC standards document that is posted with the assignment instructions. Copy and paste the in-TASC standard that is most aligned with your lesson. Learning Objective(s) These must be behavioral and measurable. Statements of what students will know, understand, and be able to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains). Include condition, performance, and criterion. Condition: What support will students be given? Performance: What should students be able to do? Use an active and measurable verb. Criterion: What level of proficiency must be achieved in order for students to master the objective? Example: Given a calculator and the posted formula (condition), the student will calculate the average of a group of numbers (performance) completing 9/10 problems correctly (criterion). Example: Given 10 examples of exchange, the student will distinguish between the use of barter and the use of money with 10/10 correct. The objective should be aligned with the Virginia Standard of Learning. For example, if the standard indicates that students
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    should “define” specificterms, then the word “define” should be used in the performance portion of the objective. Academic Language Demands Language Demand(s) What reading, writing, or speaking skills are required for students to successfully complete this lesson? There are language demands for all lessons in every subject area. Language Support(s) How will you support students who struggle with the language demands listed above? For example, will you allow students who struggle with writing to type their responses? Will you allow students to read in pairs in order to support struggling readers? Essential Vocabulary List any essential vocabulary words that will be required for this lesson. All lessons should include at least one vocabulary word. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: How will you know and document students’ progress towards meeting your learning objective? Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning How will you know whether your students are meeting your learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student learning? Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s) The diagnostic/pre-assessment is usually completed a few days or even weeks before the lesson. This might be a quiz, informal discussion, or benchmark assessment that provides information on what your students already know about the topic of this lesson.
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    Formative Assessments/ Feedback toLearners Formative assessment is an ongoing process that provides support to students throughout the lesson. Your lesson should include some evidence of formative assessment. This typically takes place during guided practice when the teacher will provide individual assistance while students practice skills or concepts taught during the instruction portion of the lesson. Formative assessment could also occur during a game, where students guess answers before the correct answer is revealed. Summative Assessments The summative assessment will be used to determine whether students have met the lesson objective. This could be an assignment completed individually during independent practice. It does not have to be a formal test. The summative assessment should be aligned with the Virginia SOL and the lesson objective. Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria Describe in detail the following levels of student performance and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance. How will you communicate your expectations to students? Provide any rubrics you will use. Use the criteria in the lesson objective to complete this section Exceeds Expectations Example: Students will be able to calculate averages for 10 groups of numbers and explain the process of averaging numbers. Meets Expectations Example: Students will be able to calculate averages for 9 groups of numbers. Below Expectations
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    Example: Students willbe able to calculate averages for fewer than 9 groups of numbers. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: How will you support students to meet your goals? Describe EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports (instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of the central focus). Character Education You will integrate a character principle (e.g. honesty, responsibility, perseverance) or a scripture into your lesson. Please list the principle or scripture and explain how it applies to your lesson. Example: Perseverance – As my students work on these new math skills I will remind them to use perseverance if they have trouble with the problems. Planned Supports List the strategies that you will use to support students who struggle with this lesson. Resources and Materials List all materials and resources that would be needed in order to teach this lesson. Technology Connection You are required to incorporate some form of technology into your lesson. This could be showing a video, using the document camera, displaying information on the SmartBoard, or any other kind of technology that would help you to present the information in your lesson. Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set
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    How will youget the lesson started? What questions, texts, inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to engage students? This is a brief introduction to your lesson. You may start with a video, a quote, a story, or some other strategy to get students ready to learn this content. The content of the Beginning: Launch/hook/set must be related to the content of the lesson. This part of the lesson should last 3-5 minutes. Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will you promote question generation/discussion? What activities will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals, small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate technology? How will you address the academic language demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the lesson—with the correct answers. Instruction/Modeling This is where you will teach your students the content outlined in your objective. This should be a detailed paragraph or bulleted list of instructional procedures. Remember to include instructional strategies (e.g. show a PPT, read a book, listen to a recording, etc.). This will be the longest part of your lesson as it is the most important. This is where you actually teach your students something new. Guided Practice In this part of the lesson, students will use the information presented during instruction to practice the skill or review the content of the lesson. This activity is usually completed in collaborative groups with the support of the teacher. Formative assessment typically takes place here. Since the next activity will be completed independently, it is a good idea to incorporate some sort of movement or group work into this section.
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    Independent Practice In thispart of the lesson, students will practice the skill or review the content of the lesson independently. You could have students complete the summative assessment here. This is your opportunity to determine whether students have met the criterion set forth in the lesson objective. End: Closure How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student learning and retention? This part of the lesson should be a summary of what students learned (e.g. “Today we learned how to…”) or an application for the content/concept presented (e.g. “When you go home, I want you to look for examples of…”). You may also use this time to have students complete an exit ticket or a brief review. This part of the lesson should not exceed five minutes. Supports: Differentiation/Extension How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by all the students at their ability levels? Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and talented, accommodations, etc.) Explain how you would adjust your lesson for students with learning difficulties and students identified as academically gifted. This part of the lesson is required. ELL Explain how you would adjust your lesson to support English Language Learners (ELL). This part of the lesson is required. Learning Styles/Student Engagement Explain how your lesson will keep students engaged and meet the needs of visual learners, auditory learners, and tactile- kinesthetic learners. This part of the lesson is required.
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    Extension Explain how youwill challenge students who need enrichment in this area. Describe tasks that you will assign if students finish their work early. What Ifs Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the lesson. What will you do about it? What if students... Create a scenario for something that could go wrong in your lesson and explain how you would address the issue. What if students cannot... For example, “What if students cannot access information via the SmartBoard?” References: Materials and Resources Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials and resources, including URLs or other references. You must include at least one instructional resource (e.g. website, magazine, or video) that should be cited here in APA format. References: Research to Support Instructional Design Cite all research used to support instructional design, including URLs or other references. You must include at least one scholarly resource (e.g. scholarly journal article or textbook) that supports one of the instructional strategies used in your lesson. This resource should be listed in APA format.
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    Liberty University Schoolof Education Lesson Plan Template: Planning (Part B) Part B: Planning Preliminary Information Candidate Name: Ima Champion Date Developed: 11-08-19 Candidate’s Endorsement: Elementary Education PreK-6 Date of Lesson: 11-15-19 Subject/Topic: Math / Symmetry Learning Segment Theme: Patterns , Symmetry in Math and integrated with Life Cycles in Science (Butterflies) Grade Level: 2 Number of Students: 24 Where in the learning segment does this lesson occur? ☒Beginning ☐Middle ☐End Lesson Structure or Grouping: ☒Whole Class ☐Small Group ☐1:1 Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text. Student Assets (Knowledge of Students) Personal (Interests, family backgrounds, experiences, etc.) This class has both male and female students; it is composed of different types of family structures. Some students have two parent households but more live in single parent households. Three students live with extended family or other caregivers. Due to the vibrant arts program at the school, 1/3 of the class participates in Showchoir and 1/4 participate in the dance program. 1/3 of the class participates in an organized athletic sport after school (eg. Football, soccer, and cheer) and 2 students are in Boy Scouts. At least 12 of the students attend after school programs at the school site, neighborhood community centers, and the local Boys and Girls club. I will be corresponding with the contacts at these sites to provide additional reinforcement or extension activiites on the
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    symmetry learning focus. Cultural(Traditions, dialects, worldview, literature, arts, etc.) English is the primary language for most students, but 3 are ELL. Thre are 14 females and 10 males. About 1/3 of the class attends a Christian church every week. Two students attend a church that is a religion other than Christian. More than 2/3 of the class are economically disadvantaged and receive free or reduced lunch. The class is composed of 2/5 students who are African American and 2/5 who are White and 1/5 who would be considered Latino or Asian. Because the city has a large university and several other smaller colleges, there are many opportunities to attend sporting and fine arts events. The downtown area of the city is experiencing a revitalization movement and has opened several arts-based venues such as the refurbished theatre, the Riverview Arts building and programs, and a dance studio. The students visited the college art gallery and museum earlier in the semester and I will use some of those paintings in the symmetry lesson. Community (Landmarks, community events, etc.) The city is located on the James River in Central Virginia ; it is close by several Civil War landmarks. The city is considered by many to be a college town with a large university and several other smaller colleges. The ocean is about 4 hours away and Washington DC / NOVA about 4 hours distance as well. The city has a train depot and there is a train festival each year in the adjacent county. One of the main city employers is a company specializing in nuclear power and renewable energy. They give generously to STEAM grants and initiatives in the schools. Developmental (Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional) The students are pacing well as a class and are able to produce mutiple ways of thinking and organizing information with graphic organizers and guided notes. The students are able to cooperate, use partner talk, and share often. One student who does not like group work will discuss the required task with his group and then go sit elsewhere in the classroom to sol ely
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    complete his part.This student may need to work on his symmetry activity (guided practice) by himself and then share it with his group when he is finished. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: What are your goals for student learning and why are they appropriate for these students at this time? Big Idea or Concept being Taught – Central Focus The central focus of this lesson is to build on students understanding of patterns and symmetry. The students will learn the definition of symmetry and its application to engineering and art. This lesson will serve as a precursor to translation, rotation, and reflections. Rationale/Context for Learning – Justification for your Plans Why this lesson at this time, for this group of learners? How does it connect to previous learning or succeeding lessons? Previous mini lessons focused on identifying shapes and creating models of shapes. Students practiced using geoboards to create shapes. Now that students can identify and model shapes, they are ready to begin learning the concepts of symmetry. Prior Knowledge and Conceptions What prior knowledge must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Basic shapes What prior skills must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Identification of basic shapes, creation of basic shapes What prior academic language must students already know to be successful with this lesson? Identify, distinguish, compare, contrast, match, equivalent, nonequivalent Standards State Standards
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    Virginia Standard ofLearning: MATH 2.12 The student will b) identify and create figures with at least one line of symmetry. National Standards NCTM Math - Geometry Standard for Grades Pre-K–2 Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations - Recognize and create shapes that have symmetry. InTASC Alignment Domain 3: Standard 6: Assessment- Diagnostic Assessment - Using geoboards from the prior lesson, assess as to whether students can make shapes that are symmetrical. Formative Assessment - Viewing the refined definition of symmetry on the individual white boards. Guiding students with the painting activity (Guided Practice) and reviewing the accuracy of the butterfly coloring sheet (Independent Practice). Summative Assessment: Geometry Learning Segment Test – identifying at least 4/5 symmetrical shapes on the test Learning Objective(s) These must be behavioral and measurable. Statements of what students will know, understand, and be able to do at the end of the lesson (consider all three domains). Include condition, performance, and criterion. Given 5 various pictures of geometric figures, the student will be able to identify figures that are symmetrical with 4/5 figures matched correctly. Academic Language Demands Language Demand(s) Students must be able to verbally compare and contrast. Students must be able to write descriptions. Students must be
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    able to definemathematical terms (symmetry) in their own words. Language Support(s) Teacher provides formal definition of symmetry on the math anchor chart. Teacher models symmetrical shapes and asymmetrical shapes and students must distinguish between the two. Students refine their own definition of symmetry on their individual white boards. Essential Vocabulary Lines of symmetry, symmetrical, asymmetrical, shapes, figures, polygons Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: How will you know and document students’ progress towards meeting your learning objective? Evidence and Assessment of Student Learning How will you know whether your students are meeting your learning objective? What tools will you use to measure their progress? How will you provide feedback to promote student learning? Diagnostic/Pre-assessment(s) Using geoboards from a prior lesson, assess as to whether students can make shapes that are symmetrical. Formative Assessments/ Feedback to Learners Viewing the refined definition of symmetry on the individual white boards. Guiding students with the painting activity (Guided Practice) and reviewing the accuracy of the butterfly coloring sheet (Independent Practice) Summative Assessments Geometry Learning Segment Test – identifying at least 4/5
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    symmetrical shapes onthe test Expectations for Student Learning – Standards and Criteria Describe in detail the following levels of student performance and what student’s work will look like in each circumstance. How will you communicate your expectations to students? Provide any rubrics you will use. Exceeds Expectations Students can identify 5/5 symmetical figures. Meets Expectations Students can identify 4/5 symmetical figures. Below Expectations Students can identify fewer than four symmetrical figures. Consider the Following Question for the next section of this Form: How will you support students to meet your goals? Describe EXPLICITLY what you will do! List planned supports (instructional strategies, learning tasks and materials, and other resources deliberately designed to facilitate student learning of the central focus). Character Education Order, patterns, and stewardship Students must be able to order and organize their workspace to accomplish tasks. Students must display effective work patterns, exercise patterns, sleep patterns, etc. to be good stewards of their cognitive and physical growth. I Corinthians 14:33, 40 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints… Let all things be done decently and in order. Planned Supports
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    - Anchor chartwith essential vocabulary and concepts of symmetry - PowerPoint with pictures that model symmetry and asymmetry - Guided Note Sheet - to enhance direct instruction - Literature Connection - reading opportunities, visual / picture clues - Video Clip for reinforcement - Pair sharing for learning connections and summaries - Manipulative Resources - geoboards, painting activity, coloring / grid activity Resources and Materials - Smartboard - Document Camera - Class set of Geoboards - Rubber bands for Geoboards - Guided Note sheet (25 copies) - Highlighters - 24 Individual white boards - Dry erase markers - Objects for set (leaves, shells, butterfly wings), - Picture Book: The The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta - Six baskets - one for each group of four students - 24 Butterfly die-cuts (one for each child ; 4 in each basket) - 18 paint bottles (place 3 paint colors in each baskets) - 24 Brushes (place in baskets) - 6 large cups of water (one for each group table to clean their brushes) - Butterfly color sheets (25 copies) - Crayons or colored pencils (student choice) Technology Connection Use the Smartboard to display the Powerpoint that shows shapes that are symmetrical and asymmetrical so students can
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    differentiate between thetwo. Also, there are two video clips in this lesson: 1.) video clip that demonstrates symmetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8 2.) video clip that demonstrates the life cycle of the butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk Beginning: Launch/Hook/Anticipatory Set How will you get the lesson started? What questions, texts, inquiry, modeling, and/or other techniques will you use to engage students? Show the Powerpoint of pictures of butterflies. Ask students if they can figure out what these creatures have in common and have them write this on their individual white boards. Have students show their responses. Middle: Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning For example: How will you engage students with ideas/texts to develop understanding? What questions will you ask? How will you promote question generation/discussion? What activities will you use to engage students in learning—for individuals, small groups, or the whole class? How will you incorporate technology? How will you address the academic language demands? Detail your plan.Note: For math lesson plans, please write or attach every task/problem students will solve during the lesson—with the correct answers. Instruction/Modeling a. Distribute the Guided Notes sheet so students are directed to fill in the essential vocabulary terms and the symmetry / asymmetry concepts in the PowerPoint. b. Access the Powerpoint. Explain to students the definition of symmetry: “balanced proportions” ; a shape has symmetry when one half of it has the mirror image of the other half. (Reiterate in Guided Notes). c. Address the following terms in the Power Point and Guided
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    Notes sheet: Linesof symmetry, symmetrical, symmetrical, shapes, figures, polygons d. Show the symmetry video [ Use the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8 to introduce symmetry. Begin at the 1:00 mark. ] and have students highlight the terms on their Guided Notes sheet that they see in the video. e. Read The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta. As the students look at the large wing photos that show the alphabet, also encourage them to look closely at the small pictures of the butterflies to see the symmetry. (Use the document camera so students can carefully see the lines of symmetry.) f. Have students look for things in the classroom that exhibit symmetry.(eg. Capital letter “H” or “V” in the alphabet, two classroom curtains, etc.) (List examples on Guided Notes sheet.) g. Have students get out their white boards and dry erase markers. Have students draw some figures that would be symmetrical. Allow them to share their figures and ideas with each other. h. Have each students brainstorm and refine their definition of symmetry. They should write their personal, refined definition of symmetry on their individual whiteboard. They should then show their neighbor and compare/contrast their definitions. i. Show the butterfly lifecycle video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk -and list the 4 steps on their Guided Notes sheet. j. Review definition of symmetry once more. (Fill in any missing notes from the Guided Notes sheet.) Guided Practice a. Have students gather in 6 groups of 4 students. b. Hand out a butterfly die-cut for each student. c. Tell students to fold the butterfly in half because they can only paint of half of it. d. Hand out the paint and brushes for each group. e. Allow students sufficient time to paint.
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    f. Show themhow to press the butterfly back together to gain a symmetrical pattern on all of the wings. g. Have students share with a partner how their butterfly is or is not symmetrical. h. Review the definition of symmetry once more. Independent Practice a. Distribute the Butterfly Symmetry sheet. b. Explain to students they must look through all of the butterflies on the page and circles the ones that are symmetrical. c. Students will complete this assignment independently (summative assessment). d. If students finish early they can draw a picture of a butterfly with symmetrical wings on the back of the sheet. End: Closure How will you end the lesson in a way that promotes student learning and retention? “Today we have learned about symmetry. On your exit ticket, write a definition of symmetry in your own words and then draw a letter of the alphabet that is symmetrical. Supports: Differentiation/Extension How will you provide successful access to the key concepts by all the students at their ability levels? Exceptionalities (special needs [IEPs/504 plans], gifted and talented, accommodations, etc.) For the student with the visual disability, I will…. provide larger print on the handouts. This student is also available to have proximity seating to be close to the Smartboard to see the pictures when distinguishing between symmetrical and asymmetrical. For the student with the 504 plan, I will…. provide extra time to complete the independent practice and summative assessment.
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    To challenge studentsthat have already mastered symmetry, they can proceed to learn about… Tessellations - students use reflection, rotation, translation to create tessellations. They can also complete the extension activity below. ELL For the 3 ELL students, I will…. utilize heterogeneous grouping so that the students are not all in the same groups. The Smartboard technology will provide a translation for the students. The students can also use the google translator at their desk for everything except the summative assessment. Learning Styles/Student Engagement Flexible seating – working in pairs for engagement, using class resources (document camera, white boards, video clip, paint, paint brushes, etc.) to encourage student engagement Visual Learners - access to pictures in Power Point, use of Guided Notes sheet and highlighters, use of Anchor Chart Auditory Learners - access to auditory reading of a picture book, access to video on symmetry and video on lifecycles of butterfly Kinesthetic Learners - creating shapes on the geoboards, completing the Guided Note sheet, using the individual whiteboards, painting the butterflies to show symmetry, and coloring the picture to show symmetry Extension To provide extension, here is an additional resource from VDOE: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathem atics/2016/mip/geo/mip-G-3c-symmetry.pdf This resource addresses additional terms in vertical symmetry, horizontal symmetry, rotational symmetry.
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    If students finishthe independent practice activity early they can draw a picture of a butterfly with symmetrical wings on the back of the sheet. What Ifs Be proactive. Consider what might not go as planned with the lesson. What will you do about it? What if students... If students finish early, they can go the symmetry app on the class set of i-pads. Or, they may work on the snowflake symmetry found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter- Symmetry-Worksheets-3365564 What if students cannot... If students have difficulty with the fine motor skills necessary for the painting portion of the lesson – they can complete this in pairs or have a separate stamp activity. References: Materials and Resources Cite all sources used in the development of the lesson materials and resources, including URLs or other references. Pallotta, J. (1995) The butterfly alphabet book. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. References: Research to Support Instructional Design Cite all research used to support instructional design, including URLs or other references. Tomlinson, C. A. (2017). How to differentiate instruction in academically diverse classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.