Lesson Plan

Name: Kristi Kay Grade Level: K Date: Wednesday, March 15th Group Size: Whole Group

Subject/Lesson Topic: Interactive Writing Lesson

Objectives: (TLW:) Express three of their favorite internal characteristics of themselves and
write why, using capital letters at the beginning of the sentence and when using the pronoun I.

Standards/GLEs:
K.WS.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in
which they tell a reader the topic they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about
the topic
K.LS.2A Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

Teacher Materials/Resources: Book: I Like Myself

Student Materials/Resources: Journal

Pre-Assessment: Students wrote on how they express themselves. I used the same rubric to
assess how well they understood the ways to express themselves prior to the unit.

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

Introduction:
Kindergarteners, we are going to read this story I Like Myself. In this story the character
describes why she likes herself based on how she expresses herself. She explains that she
does not care about what she looks like on the outside because it is what is on the inside
that counts.
Read Story
Now we are going to write in our journals about what we like about ourselves, on the
inside. I want you to start thinking of ways you express yourself from the inside. In the
book she says, I like me on the inside, too, for all I think and say and do. Share with a
partner how you express yourself from the inside.
Students share with each other.
Raise your hand if you want to share what you like about yourself on the inside.
Write ideas on the board.
Activities:
Now you are going to have time to write in your journal about how you express yourself
from what you think and feel on the inside.
Dismiss students from the carpet and begin individually conferencing with students.
Closure:
Have three students share their journal writings. Talk about how they were working hard
during the whole writing time, remembering capital letters and wrote about the internal
characteristics of themselves.
Differentiation: The students will work on their individual journal writings on their own pace.

Formative Assessment/Evaluation: Use rubric below.

Not Yet (0 pts.) Starting To (2 pts.) Yes (4 pts.)

I used capital letters
to start all of my
sentences and when
using the pronoun I.
I wrote about how I
express myself with
my INTERNAL
characteristics.
I used a drawing to
show how I express
myself.