Classroom Teacher: ______________________________ Resource Teacher: ____________________________________

Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Subject: You and Your World: Problem Solving (WITS Program)

Grade level: Elementary (grade 1 in mind but could be adapted to various grade levels)

Lesson Co-teaching Time Classroom Teacher Resource Teacher Considerations

Approach (may include adaptations,
(can select more differentiation,
than one) accommodations, and
student-specific needs)
Beginning: <INPUT 15 mins Students will gather in the Read Courage by Bernard *Make any necessary
(Warm-up) TYPE=\One reading corner. Assist by Waber to the class. Stop to accommodations
Teach, One ensuring students are paying discuss how the little boy depending on the needs of
Support uses his WITS in the book as your students.
attention and attend to any
it comes up.
behaviours that pop up. W – walk away
I – ignore
T – talk it out
S - seek help

Inform students they will be

creating a WITS poster for
their classroom or around the
school. The poster should
include the acronym WITS
and have a picture.

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Classroom Teacher: ______________________________ Resource Teacher: ____________________________________

Middle: <INPUT 25 mins Circulate class monitoring Circulate class monitoring *Make any necessary
( activity) TYPE=\ Team and assisting as needed. and assisting as needed. accommodations
Both teacher depending on the needs of
will circulate to your students.
monitor
student during
this activity.

End: <INPUT 10 mins Have students volunteer to Have students volunteer to *Make any necessary
(Closing) TYPE=\ share their work with their share their work with their accommodations
Parallel peers in two heterogeneous peers in two heterogeneous depending on the needs of
groups. groups. your students.

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