Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Madeline Keever Date: September 4&5 (Tues and Wed)

Title of Lesson: First Day Welcome Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Stacey Luck

Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
8th Grade Civics and Economics

Student Population
1A: 23 1B: 23
5A: 26 5B: 25
Learning Objectives
Building Relationships /Establishing Norms and Procedures /Getting to know you
icebreakers and activities
Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills (SOL)
N/A Building Relationships/ Get to know you
VDOE Technology Standards
N/A
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
N/A
Materials/Resources
Power Point, Paper, Pencils,

High Yield Instructional Strategies Used (Marzano, 2001)

Check if Used
Strategy Return
Identifying Similarities & Differences 45%
Summarizing & Note Taking 34%
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition 29%
Homework & Practice 28%
Nonlinguistic Representations 27%
X Cooperative Learning 23%
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback 23%
Generating & Testing Hypothesis 23%
X Questions, Cues, & Advanced Organizers 22%
DOES YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL INPUT & MODELING YIELD THE POSITIVE RETURNS
YOU WANT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
Check if Strategy Return
Used
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 95%
X Practice by Doing 75%
X Discussion 50%
Demonstration 30%
Audio Visual 20%
Reading 10%
Lecture 05%
McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
Safety (if applicable)

Time
(min.) Process Components
15 *Anticipatory Set
min. TTW project parts of class expectations specifically, materials needed, basic class
procpdures, and the B.L.U.E.S. acronym, TTW have the students review what each
stands for. TTW take role call after TS are seated. TTW go over BLUES acronym in
detail.
TTW will make introductions of adults in the room (TA and/or student teacher).
TTW show the students the room – including the Daily Learning Goal (whole class will
read it together), Today’s Agenda, Homework, Essential Questions and Curriculum info,
bulletin with calendar and student info, school supplies (TTW go over needed
materials), and where make up work can be found.

For 1A only. TTW distribute papers and go through what needs to be signed and returned.

2 min *State the Objectives (grade-level terms)

I can navigate the classroom to find needed resources or materials.
I can explain classroom procedures.

15 *Instructional Input or Procedure

Min.
TTW project and introduce the BLUES acronym by itself and discuss each briefly. TTW
transition into a discussion of Norms versus Rules. Norms are written in the
positive, they are not rules and should focus on how to make the class run smoothly
and how they will interact and treat one another.

*Modeling
TTW show the students where items in the room are located.
TTW give the students examples of norms versus rules.

10 *Check for Understanding

min. TTW do an informal Q and A on where to find information and materials. For example,
TTW ask, “What is today’s daily learning goal.” “What is the second item on our agenda?”
“What is our homework?”
*Guided Practice
N/A

McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
65min *Independent Practice
1. Creating Norms
In groups of four, TSW brainstorm ideas on paper for class norms. TSW have 5
minutes to complete this and then groups will share their norms. Groups will be
instructed to limit their lists to 5-7 norms. While groups are sharing, TTW write
down their suggestions. TTW remove any duplicate norms. Finally as a class TS
and TT will reduce the list of norms to 5.

2. Partner Interviews Introductions

TSW be assigned one partner to interview. Partners will have a list of 10 questions
to choose from. TSW be instructed to choose three questions. TSW complete the
interviews and then each partnership will come to the front of the room to
introduce their partners.
Assessment
N/A See Check for Understanding

3min. *Closure
TTW do a quick review of where items are located in the room and ask TS final questions
such as, “What is our homework today?” “What are you required to have signed and bring
back (1a only).

Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).

N/A

Classroom Management Issues (optional)

Lesson Critique. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the objective(s)? What part
of the lesson would you change? Why?

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

Intern Signature Cooperating Teacher Signature Date

McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015