Week 5- Lesson Planning

Week 5! Crazy how time flies and I feel like I still have so much to do!

I decided to stick with the grade I am more familiar, 4th grade. Like I mentioned before, I student taught in grades 4/5, but I spent teaching language arts with mostly 4th graders and enjoyed it. When thinking about my unit plan, I thought of how my cooperative teacher and other teachers in the unit planned out lessons where the writing was relative to writing. I personally thought it was the most effective way for students to learn and wanted to follow.

I have plan on my unit being like a guided reading lesson, but also have writing exercises for students to complete. The main objective is students knowing what descriptive writing is and demonstrate their understanding.


The main problem I am having is putting my ideas/lessons into paper. I have many ideas going through my mind and just want to make sure the lesson would be effective and students are learning.

What grades are you guys using for your lessons/unit? Focus for your unit?

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  1. Paige SmithJune 2, 2017 at 7:43 PM

    Sounds like you have a solid idea of what you want to do even if you are having problems getting it on paper. I'm having the same issue. I think I'm going TOO in depth for this assignment. I'll be doing a third grade lesson on fiction and nonfiction text features.

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    1. SandyCJune 7, 2017 at 3:04 PM

      That would be a great lesson. I actually taught a small lesson within my guided reading group about fiction and nonfiction text futures. You can incorporate writing too.

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  2. M.Melissa MooreJune 3, 2017 at 11:03 AM

    It sounds like you have an idea of what all you want to do. It is just a matter of putting it all on paper now and narrowing your ideas down. I am doing my unit for First Grade and it covers reading, knowing the parts of the story, learning new words, different types of words, spelling tests, to problems and solutions.

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  3. Leslie FosterJune 4, 2017 at 2:41 PM

    Sounds like your unit will be great!! I am doing first grade. My unit is over Phonic! I have the last two lessons to finish and I will be done. I plan to finish them tomorrow :)

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    1. SandyCJune 7, 2017 at 3:06 PM

      That is awesome! I will have it completed this week, just need to get my final thoughts together.

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  4. tinaJune 4, 2017 at 7:31 PM

    Sounds like you have a great start. My unit is for second grade. I am doing mine on short stories. I know what I want to accomplish but am having trouble with the beginning part. I understand you when you say you know what you want but are having trouble getting it onto paper. I am having the same trouble. I know what I want but when looking at the form for the lesson plan, I am not sure there is the correct amount of spaces for what I want. We don't have much longer until it is due and I am getting nervous about getting it in on time. Good luck!

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    1. SandyCJune 7, 2017 at 3:09 PM

      Same. It is so different lesson planning for class than for an actual class full of students. I had no trouble planning or making changes/adjustments last semester. I think personally seeing the lesson and teaching it helps because that is when you know if you need more time. It is crunch time and need to get all of it done since we only have 3 weeks left! Good luck to you too!

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