ASSURE Model Instructional Plan

Lesson Title: Learning the Alphabet

Teachers Name: Taylor Medford
Grade: 4 years old
Content Area: Alphabet Letters
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Analyze Learners
For Example:
1. 14 Students
2. 7 males, 7 females
3. 4 years old
4. Mental, Social, Physical, Social Notes such as:
o Disabilities: No handicapped or special needs children
o Learning Differences: A few learning differences due to English Language
Learners. These students may need additional help.
o Cultural/Ethnic Notes: 6 Caucasian, 4 Hispanic, 3 African-American, 1 Asian
5. Current Knowledge, Prerequisites, and Notes about Learner Attitudes: No current
knowledge, as this is the first time I am teaching and presenting the alphabet in the
classroom.
6. Learning Styles
(Estimate % of Students)
o Visual- 16 %
o Auditory (Aural) 12%
o Kinesthetic (Hands On) 72%
Other
State Objectives
ABCDs of strong objectives are included:
A Audience : After going over the alphabet letters one at a time using the Smartboard (a
couple each day not learning them all in one day), sounding them out, writing them down,
coloring worksheets, and singing The Alphabet Song along with a video on YouTube, the 4
year old children will be able to say the alphabet in order with 70% accuracy.
B Behavior: After going over the alphabet letters one at a time using a Smartboard (a
couple each day not learning them all in one day), sounding them out, writing them down,
coloring worksheets, and singing The Alphabet Song along with a video on YouTube, the 4
year old children will be able to say the alphabet in order with 70% accuracy.
C Condition: After going over the alphabet letters one at a time using the
Smartboard(a couple each day not learning them all in one day), sounding them
out, writing them down, coloring worksheets, and singing The Alphabet Song along
with a video on YouTube, the 4 year old children will be able to say the alphabet in order
with 70% accuracy.
D Degree: After going over the alphabet letters one at a time using the Smartboard (a
couple each day not learning them all in one day), sounding them out, writing them down,
coloring worksheets, and singing The Alphabet Song along with a video on YouTube, the 4
year old children will be able to say the alphabet in order with 70% accuracy.

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Select Methods, Media, , and Materials
1. The methods for learning the alphabet are singing the song (auditory), writing the letters
and coloring pictures (visual, hands-on learning). This caters to more than one sense to
help them learn, because they are hearing it and writing it themselves.
2. The media used are computer based tools, a Smartboard, and the internet for a YouTube
music video of the alphabet.
3. The materials are our own voices to sound out the letters, crayons and paper to practice
writing the letters, and coloring sheets for the letters that have pictures of items that start
with the letter.
Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods
For each listed above, details of how they will be implemented into the lesson to enhance
learning with using 5Ps.
1. Preview the materials: The YouTube video chosen needs to be previewed before shown
to the class to make sure it is appropriate and caters to the age group. The teacher
needs to make sure it is slow enough for young students to hear the letters and catchy
enough for them to remember it.
2. Prepare the materials: Before the lesson each day, the materials and the coloring pages
for the letters to be learned that day need to be accessible to the teacher and the
students. The video should also be up and ready to hit play.
3. Prepare the environment: The circle mat for the students to sit on to learn the new letters
and watch the video should be clear of any chairs, tables, books, etc. that might distract
them. For the video, the lights should be off so that every students can see the letters on
the screen. The sound for the song should be on and up fairly loud so each student can
hear it. Crayons need to be on the tables along with the coloring sheets for when they
are done going over the letters and singing the song.
4. Prepare the learners: The learners are prepared to learn the new letters by starting out
singing the alphabet song, and told which letter(s) they will be learning that day. The
teacher may also want to annunciate some words that the children know that start with
the letter they are learning (ex: A is for apple).
5. Provide the learning experiences: Incorporating music and coloring keeps them excited
and engaged in learning the alphabet.
Require Learner Participation
Students are engaged in learning first-hand because they start out by all singing the
alphabet song together. Each day (or week) they will learn 1 or 2 (or a few more,
depending) more letters, so the lesson is used every day until all of the letters of the
alphabet are learned. Singing and coloring keeps them excited, engaged, and ready to learn
more letters.
Evaluate & Revise

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Evaluation methods for each of the following are included:
1. Student Performance
Create a rubric based on the objectives that you listed in the second part of this
lesson plan as detailed as possible.
2. Media Effectiveness
How you evaluate the effective use of the media that you select for this lesson?
3. Instructor Performance
How your performance is assessed in this lesson? You can have students, co-
workers, your supervisors and others to evaluate your performance. Provide detailed
information.

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