All About Robots Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan: All About Robots

Mike Labagh

Special Education

Subject:

Fountas and Pinnell Reading Series

Content Area of Reading

Topic:

Main Idea

Objectives:

·         Given vocabulary, the students will participate and practice new vocabulary words in the story by giving an example of each word in a sentence of their own.

·         Given a text, the students will complete a picture walk and make oral predictions about what may happen in the text or what the text is mainly about.

·         Given the text, the students will complete a read aloud of the text in small groups.

·         Given a printable worksheet(s), the students will know and be able to find a main idea of a short text.

·         Given a text, the students will know and be able to read it while participating in a running record assessment.

Methods:

·         Direct Instruction – Small Group

·         Modeling

·         Guided Practice

·         Application

·         Assessment

Materials:

·         Fountas and Pinnell text - All About Robots – Book 81 – Level K

·         Journals

·         Index cards

·         Wall – E DVD for movie clip

·         http://www.ehow.com/video_4767091_build-robot-out-box.html - building a robot

·         printables

·         Smart Board

·         Pens and pencils

·         Computer with internet access

Motivation:

Teacher will say, “We are going to build our own robot! First we are going to read about robots and learn about what a main idea is. Then we will participate in extension activities and when we are finished, we will build our very own robot for our classroom! I can’t wait, so let’s get started!”

Activities:

The students will participate in small group instruction of the text, All About Robots. The students will learn new vocabulary, read the text, make predictions, and learn how to find a main idea within a text by looking for details. The culminating project is the creation of our very own robot that we will make together.

Practice Activity:

After the students read the text, the teacher will introduce what a main idea is. The teacher will use the text and ask each student to turn to pages in the text to find new paragraphs (page 2 and 4, page 6, page 8, page 10 and 12). The students will use their robot graphic organizer to take notes of what the details are and what the main idea of each passage is. For students that struggle with writing, they can orally share their answers. The point is that they are learning and not struggling with the writing aspect. The teacher will guide each student throughout this aspect of the assignment and answer any questions as needed. The teacher will also let the students find the last main idea in the last passage on their own and guide as needed and review the answers with the small group when everyone has finished.  Then, the teacher will use 2 separate printables with the students to help describe how to find a main idea. There are 2 separate printables, but one printable is a bubble in multiple choice option sheet and the other is writing in the main idea. The students can choose which one to use as both printables have the same information on them. The teacher will guide the students throughout each example (3 in total). The teacher will ask the students what details they learned to help them figure out the main idea. The teacher will use the robot graphic organizer with the students to help them solve the main idea for each passage. The students will write the details of the passage on the arms and legs of the robot and write the main ideas of the texts on the chest of the robot. 

Independent Activity:

After each student has completed the practice activity, the students will return to their seats and complete the main idea printable with three more examples on their own. The teacher will monitor as needed and review this printable when he/she is ready to re-meet with this group of students.

Evaluation:

·         Completed assignments, both small and individual activity, along with index card vocabulary and high frequency word game

·         Participation

Closure:

The teacher will ask the students what the purpose of the lesson was and what each student learned. The teacher will add information not stated by the students, such as finding the main idea, using a graphic organizer, learning new vocabulary, and what robots can do. The teacher will ask the students if they feel that they learned how to find a main idea in a text and then the students and the teacher will build their own robot for the classroom.

Assessment:

·         Ongoing

·         Main idea examples

·         Running Record

·         Extension exercises in Reading, Writing, and Math

·         Participation

·         Reflection guide (attached)