AskingaFriendToPlay

ElementsoftheLesson EvidencethatDocumentstheElements

Standard EE.L.2.5:Demonstrateunderstandingofwordrelationshipsanduse.A.Identify
MDEgradelevelorCCSSorEssentialElements reallifeconnectionsbetweenwordsandtheiruse(e.g.,happy:Iamhappy.).B.
Demonstrateunderstandingofthemeaningofcommonverbs

Objectives/TargetsandIcanstatements Icanaskteacherforhelp.
WhatamIgoingtoteach?
Whatwillthestudentsbeabletodoattheendofthe Icanaskaquestioninsteadofawish.
lesson?
Whatformativeassessmentsareusedtoinform
IcandeterminewhenIaskanadultforhelp.
instruction?

LessonManagement:FocusandOrganization Iwillusepositivereinforcementstrategiesforstudentswhoarestayingontask
Whatpositivestrategies,techniquesandtoolswillyou andattemptingtousethestrategiesgiventothem.
use?
Whatideasforontask,activeandfocusedstudent
behavior?

Introduction:CreatingExcitementandFocusforthe
LessonTarget
Whatwillyoudotogenerateinterest?
Howwillyouaccesspriorknowledge?
Whatwillyoupractice/review?
Todaywearegoingtoworkonaskingteacherquestionsandtalkingwithour
friends.Therearesomeofusinthisclassthatareeithershywhenaskingfor
helporwanttoplaywithfriends,butfeelscaredtoask.Iwanttohelpyouall
withthat!
 AskingaFriendToPlay

Introduction:CreatingExcitementandFocusforthe Thelearnerneedstoknowwhatafriendis.Thelearnerneedstobeable
LessonTarget todominimalgeneralizing.

Taskanalysis: 1.Hereisastoryaboutaskingafriendtoplaywiththem.AsIgo
Whatinformationdoesthelearnerneed?Ifneeded throughtheslides,Iwantyoutoseethedifferentstepsittakestoaska
howwillitbeprovided? friendtoplaywiththem
Howisthelessonscaffolded?
Stepbystepprocedures 2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP5Be3Aq6ls

DepthofKnowledge:identifylevelsincluded 3.Topractice,wearegoingtoPRETENDthatwearehavingrecessright
Recall/Reproduction now.Iwanteachofyoutopracticeaskingafriendtoplaywithyou.If
Skill/Concept theysayno,thatisokay,remembertomoveontoanotherfriend.We
Strategic Thinking willalsopracticethisduringrecesstoo.
Extended Thinking
4.Wearealsogoingtopracticeusingthisskillduringmathtime.After
Accommodations:differentiatingtomeetstudentneeds mathisdone,manyofyouliketouseIPads.Sometimes,thereisnotan
Intervention/Remediation IPadreadyforyou.Inthatcase,youcanaskanotherfriendtoplay.Let
Extension/Enrichment uspracticeaskinganotherfriendtoplay.
Engagedlearning(VAKT)
DepthsofKnowledge:Recall/Reproduction:Beingabletotaketheskills

andusethematrecessormathtime.
Methods,MaterialsandIntegratedTechnology

Instructionaltechniques
Materials:Overhead,Projector,ObservationPaper
Engagementstrategies
MaterialsandIntegratedTechnologylist Differentiation:Twostudentsareminimallanguage.Forthem,Iwould
havethemsaythewordplayinsteadandtelltheotherstudentsthatis
howtheyaregoingtoask.
Modeling:IDo Theteachermodelswhattheywouldbedoingatrecess.Forexample,
SHOW/TELL(Visual/VerbalInput) onestudentwouldbeplayingwithtoysandIwouldgouptothestudent
andaskhimifIcanplaywithhim.Ifhesaysno,Imoveontoanother
HOW/WHAT(Questioningandredirecting) student.


CheckingforUnderstanding
Samplesofquestionstobeasked
Waysinwhichstudentswillrespondandbeengaged
Formativeassessmentstrategiestobeimplemented
GuidedPractice:WeDo
Whatdotheteacherandstudentdotogether?
Howwillagradualreleaseofresponsibilitybe
accomplished?
Collaborative(YourDoTogether)and/orIndependent
Practice(YouDo)
Whatpracticeswillbedemonstrated/modeled?
Closure
HowwilltheIcanstatement(s)bereviewed?
Howwillstudentsbeinvolved?
Whatconnectionstofuturelearningwilloccur?
Assessment
Whatevidencesupportsthattheobjective(s)weremet?
Whatdomystudentsknow,understandandareableto
do?
Whatformativeassessmentswillbeusedtoinform
instruction?
AskingaFriendToPlay
Theteacherhassomestudentsplayingwithtoys,andsomestudents
walkingaround.Theteacherwatchesasthestudentswhoarenot
playingwalkuptoanotherstudentandaskthemtoplay.Theevaluation
isbytherubric.
Theteacherandthestudentworktogethertodoroleplayingifthe
friendtellsthemyesorno.Thenthestudentspracticethemselves.
Practicesthatwillbemodeledwillbeaskingafriendtoplayandhowto
respondifthefriendsaysyesorno.
Wecanusethisskillduringrecessandmathtime.Letuspracticethisa
coupleoftimestoday.Iwanttohearpeopleaskingtoplay!
Theteacherwillusetheobservationpaper(seeattached).Theteacher
willseehowmanytimesthestudentengagedinallthreestepsof
askingsomeonetoplay.
Firstobservationwilldeterminethedirectionthatwillbetakenwhen
theskillisrevisited.