The document outlines an ASSURE lesson plan for teaching first grade special education students the months of the year. The students will recite the months in order with 95% accuracy by week's end using role-play, songs, books, calendars, labels, visual aids and posters. Methods include a smartboard, month song video, felt board, picture book read aloud, tangible objects, poster project, and role-playing activities. Materials will be prepared in advance and learning spaces arranged. Students will participate through interactive calendar, video, categorization, read aloud with props, small group projects, and role-playing to reinforce monthly traditions. Assessment includes questioning, demonstration, poster checks, and recitation.

1. Kayla Napier
CI 350
Harold Blanco
3 September 2013
ASSURE Method Assignment
I.
Analyze Learners: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).Each
of my students will have different learning styles; thus I will incorporate a variety of
teaching strategies and methods throughout this lesson.
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.

2. 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.)
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: 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. In addition, I will cut out the labels of each month for the students to
categorize. 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

3. center of each table so that each student will have easy access to these materials,
and the criteria for this 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.
V.
Require Learning Participation: 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. 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 aids) to represent each monthas discussed in the book. This
will allow the children to remain active by constantly participating throughout the
reading.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.

4. VI.
Evaluate and Revise: 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.