Language Arts Lesson Plans
submitted by Cheryl Bennett

Lesson Plan 1:  Knowing ourselves and others through poetry.
Description:  I choose this lesson plan because I thought it encompassed many of the criteria that I like to see in lesson plans and would use in my classroom.

Criteria

 

Yes

 

No

Hands on Experience

 

 

 

Active Learning

 

 

 

 

Clear Expectations

 

 

 

 

Allows for individualized learning

 

 

 

 

Supports Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

Uses Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Higher level thinking skills

 

 

 

 

Gives student choices

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan 2:  The Alphabet game   
Description:  This lesson helps make learning spelling fun.  It encompasses hands on learning and collaborative learning.

Criteria

 

Yes

 

No

Hands on Experience

 

 

 

Active Learning

 

 

 

 

Clear Expectations

 

 

 

 

Allows for individualized learning

 

 

 

 

Supports Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

Uses Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Higher level thinking skills

 

 

 

 

Gives student choices

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan 3:  Process Analysis Pre-Writing Activity
Description:  This lesson teaches students how to organize thoughts using specific language.

Criteria

 

Yes

 

No

Hands on Experience

 

 

 

Active Learning

 

 

 

 

Clear Expectations

 

 

 

 

Allows for individualized learning

 

 

 

 

Supports Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

Uses Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Higher level thinking skills

 

 

 

 

Gives student choices

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan 4:  The Day I was Born
Description:  This lesson integrates technology into the classroom.  This can be used for many different subjects (ie. Language Arts, Math, Science, History, Geography, and Art) and lists what standards it aligns with on the lesson plan.

Criteria

 

Yes

 

No

Hands on Experience

 

 

 

Active Learning

 

 

 

 

Clear Expectations

 

 

 

 

Allows for individualized learning

 

 

 

 

Supports Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

Uses Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Higher level thinking skills

 

 

 

 

Gives student choices

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan 5:  Computer Mysteries-Lesson plan
Description:  This lesson integrates technology into the classroom as well as teaching students to understand how to write a mystery.

Criteria

 

Yes

 

No

Hands on Experience

 

 

 

Active Learning

 

 

 

 

Clear Expectations

 

 

 

 

Allows for individualized learning

 

 

 

 

Supports Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

Uses Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Higher level thinking skills

 

 

 

 

Gives student choices