Kindergarten Retell a Story lesson



Kindergarten Read Aloud LessonChoose a picture book appropriate for a kindergartener and prepare a lesson plan using the required lesson plan format.(see below)The lesson should take 30-35 minutes. Create a lesson plan for your Kindergarten lesson using the example below. Practice reading your book and look for things you would discuss with a young child.Before beginning the lesson introduce yourself to your child and help him/her feel comfortable working with you; explain what you will be doing.Do a picture walk through the book discussing any observations the child may have. Read the story in an interactive way. Prepare questions to ask throughout the story.After reading ask the child to retell you the story (either with or without the pictures). You may need to ask questions to prompt the retelling.Have the child draw a picture about the story and ask them to dictate a sentence which you will write at the bottom for them. Please keep the picture to share in class. Ask the child to write their name on the picture.You will need: hard copy of your lesson plan and your book (drawing paper and crayons will be supplied in the classroom)Upon completion on the kindergarten lesson reflect on what you learned from this experience. Use the following questions to guide you in reflecting. Put this at the end of your lesson plan and turn both lesson plan and reflection in via email to sszczepa@nmu.edu date to be determined in class. In the subject line of the email put Kindergarten lesson. Your notes from this lesson will be used in your first grade reflection which is a graded assignment. What indicated to you that the children were engaged/disengaged with the story? What did you do that engaged them? What might you have done differently if they seemed less engaged?Describe the level of detail the children used when retelling the story and what that told you about them as learners and readers. Use your textbook to predict each child’s level of reading and how they interacted with the text. What did the drawing tell you about the children’s developmental level and literacy level? Conclude with a summary of what you learned about yourself as a teacher, this could include your strengths and what you want to work on. Lesson Plan for Read AloudGrade LevelKindergartenTime Required30 minutesMaterials Long, Melinda. (2003). How I Became a Pirate. Florida: HarcourtBooks.Pirate hatsCrayons/PencilDrawing paper (possibly writing paper)Michigan Common Core Standards 2. With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.Lesson Specific ObjectivesThe student will be able to …Identify what the main character takes specific actions across the storySequence the events of the story in a retellingDemonstrate comprehension of the story through a drawing and sentence about a favorite part of the story.Anticipatory SetI have a book today that I just love to read. It’s about pirates! Have you ever met a pirate? Do you know what pirates looks like?Raise your hand if you have ever met a pirate. (Of course no one has met a pirate, but let a few tell a story or tell you no)Raise your hand if you know what a pirate looks like. (Call on a few children to see what characteristics make a pirate)Before Reading (do not spend too much time here)Look at the cover of the book. What do you notice? (get students’ ideas on why there is a parrot and a child on the cover)Read the title/author/illustrator (ask if children know what each does; explain if they do not)Quickly introduce information on title page.Do a short picture walk through the first few pages of the book to elicit student predictions and questions about the story. What is in the background? Why does Jeremy look scared?Who did he just meet? Why are they dressed like that?What are they doing? Do pirates play soccer?What’s happening on this page?During ReadingBegin reading and do not stop for further discussion on the pages previewed unless the text clarifies some of the predictions. Continue asking children to provide a few details on what they see on each page.What do you think Jeremy’s parents would think? Would your parents like that?Did you know they were so friendly? Are pirates good parents?What do you think will happen next?After ReadingRespondingDid the pirates in the story look like the pirates you told me about before the book?What did you wonder about during the story?What was your favorite part of the story (tell a buddy)?Exploring Let’s see if we can retell the story now (can either have different children contribute parts and record them on a chart paper or the board OR with small group can simply discuss it. If students cannot retell accurately, use the pictures to help them. Be sure they capture the way the correct sequence of events Jeremy experienced with the pirates.Extending We’re going to draw a picture of your favorite part of the story now. Close your eyes and think for a minute about what part you want to draw and how that picture might look – who will be in the picture? Where will they be? What will they be doing?After your picture is done, you will write a sentence telling what is happening in your picture. If you need help with the sentence, I will help you.Have students share their pictures and sentences when they are done.Closure I’m going to put this book, How I Became a Pirate, in our reading corner for independent reading time. Are there other books we have read that we might put with this book?AssessmentI will look at each student’s drawing and sentence to be sure they drew and described a part of the story accurately. I will also listen to the retelling to assess their abilities to sequence the plot of the story and understand character actions.Adaptations for Diverse and/or Special NeedsChildren who have difficulty hearing or listening will be placed near the teacher where they can see clearly and hear better. I will make eye contact with them frequently.Reflections (to be done after lesson)Make notes about today’s lesson to guide future lessons and to note any specific student needs. Use the questions from the directions above for your reflection and attach it to the bottom on your lesson plan. Questions to answer after teaching the lesson two timesWhat do you notice about kindergarteners? (words describing)Did you change the lesson in any way from the first teaching? If yes, how?What did you learn about yourself as a teacher of young children? ................
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