LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 Student: Claire Sullivan Course: EDU 329 Professor: Dr.

Kraemer Date: April 16, 2014

Grade: Prekindergarten Topic: Listening Comprehension Content Area: English Language Arts Lesson Objectives After listening to the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which is written and illustrated by Eric Carle, each student will vocally identify at least one type of food that the caterpillar eats in the story, and the class will collectively identify what happens when the caterpillar eats too much food and how the story ends. Following a class discussion on the different types of food eaten by the caterpillar in The Very Hungry Caterpillar and various plot points in the story, each student will draw a picture of at least one of his or her favorite foods. CCLS/+NYS English Language Arts Standard (CCSS): Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration Students will, with guidance and support, confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. Indicator:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 This will be evident when the students verbally identify what types of food the caterpillar eats, what happens to the caterpillar when it eats too much food, and what happens at the end of the story. English Language Arts Standard (CCSS): Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Students will add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. Students will demonstrate an emergent ability to express thoughts, feelings and ideas. Indicator: This will be evident when students draw pictures of at least one of their favorite foods. Engaging the Learners The teacher will begin by gathering the students together in the story-time area of the classroom. She will then tell her students about her favorite types of foods and what she will be having for lunch that day. Then, she will then inquire about what foods her students like to eat, asking them each to provide examples of their favorite foods and what they are going to eat for lunch that day. Materials One copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Construction paper Crayons

LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 Learning Strategies Group Discussion: This will be evident when the whole class participates in a discussion about what foods are eaten by the caterpillar in the story, what happens to the caterpillar when it eats too much food, and what happens at the end of the story. Independent Work: This will be evident when each student completes a drawing of at least one of his or her favorite foods. Exceptionality Before the lesson begins, the student with ADHD will be taken aside by the teacher and gently reminded of the five steps in the previously learned F.O.C.U.S. strategy that the teacher adopted from the Johns Hopkins School of Education. This strategy entails focus on the speaker, opening of the students mind, connection, use of the students eyes, and selection (Scott & Fark, 2011). The teacher will inform the student with ADHD of the questions being asked at the end of the story before the lesson begins in order to motivate the student to be attentive so that he can answer the questions. Differentiation of Instruction Tier 1: Given a sheet with labeled pictures of different types of food, students will draw a picture of at least one of their favorite foods. Tier 2: Students will draw a picture of at least one of their favorite foods. Tier 3: Students will draw a picture of at least two of their favorite foods and label each type of food.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 Developmental Procedures Students will participate in a whole class discussion of what they are having for lunch and their favorite foods. (Today, I am going to have a peanut butter sandwich, celery sticks, and a water bottle for lunch. What are you going to have for lunch today? What are some of your favorite foods?) Students will identify what types of food the caterpillar ate in The Very Hungry Caterpillar. (What are some foods that the caterpillar ate in the story? Which of those foods do you like to eat? Why? Which of those foods do you not like to eat? Why not?) Students will draw pictures of their favorite foods. (Think about what foods you like to eat. Which ones are your favorite? Draw a picture of at least one of your favorite foods.) Artifacts and Assessment Students will each identify at least one type of food that the caterpillar eats in The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Students will identify what happened to the caterpillar in The Very Hungry Caterpillar when he ate too much food. Students will identify what happened to the caterpillar at the end of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Students will each draw a picture of their favorite foods with at least one type of food depicted.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 Independent Practice The following day, students will bring a picture of what they ate for dinner the previous night to class and present their drawings to their classmates, identifying what types of food are depicted. Follow-up: Direct Teacher Intervention and Academic Enrichment Direct Teacher Intervention: The teacher will work independently with the student who has difficulty identifying the different types of food eaten by the caterpillar in the story. The student will watch a video of a puppet show version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then, the teacher and the student will discuss the different types of food eaten by the caterpillar in the puppet show. The student will then play one on one with the teacher in the kitchen center, and the teacher will have the student vocally identify each type of food with which she plays. Academic Enrichment: The students in need of academic enrichment will write a list of what types of foods are in their favorite dinner and then pretend to cook it for the teacher while playing in the kitchen center during centers-time.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION LESSON #2 Teacher References Carle, E. (1986). The very hungry caterpillar. Penguin Young Readers Group. Hagleyproductions. (2009, May 3). The very hungry caterpillar puppet show [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKKdwGwOlK8 Scott, V.G. & Fark, K. (2011). Teaching students with ADHD to F.O.C.U.S.: a learning strategy. Retrieved from education.jhu.edu