SIOP Lesson Plan

Second Grade: Reading

Iowa Core Objective:

RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why,
and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Topic: Who and Where

Class: 2-Reading

Content Objectives:

I will be able to understand the story.

Doing so, I will know who the
characters are, and where it is

Date:

Language Objectives:

taking place.

Key Vocabulary:

Strike
Electric
Impossible
Furious

Typewriter
Snoop

I will listen to the story Click, Clack,

Moo: Cows That Type
I will write a sentence frame using the
vocabulary words I learned.

Materials (including supplementary and

adapted):

Click Clack Moo book

Vocabulary Power Point

White Boards and Dry Erase Markers

Higher-Order Questions:
Background Knowledge about farms and animals:
Think about a time you went to the farm.
What kinds of animals did you see there?
What can you tell me about this book from looking at the title and
pictures?
Setting:
What are some clues when trying to find out where the story is taking
place?
What are some ways you can describe where a story is taking place?
Rationale: Prior to this lesson, we will have discussed about the importance of
reading and what you do need to do while you are reading (looking at the text
features).

Time:

3-5
minutes

Activities
Building Background
Links to Experience: HOTS questions will get them thinking about
past experiences and what the physical description of the farm would
include.

Links to Learning: Prompt them to think about the vocabulary

words that will be introduced in the book and which ones they
recognize.
Help
Key Vocabulary: Before the reading, the teacher will show a
presentation of the vocabulary in Click, Clack, Moo. There will be
pictures that are associated with each vocabulary word. When a word
appears, the teacher will say it, and then the students will repeat it.
Then, the students will be asked to create a definition in their own
words (group discussion). Later on, while reading the book out loud, the
students will have to touch their nose every time they hear a key
vocabulary word.
Student Activities (Check all that apply for activities throughout
lesson):
Scaffolding:
Modeling

Guided

Independent

Grouping:
Whole Class

Small Group

Partners

Independent

Writing

Listening

Independent

Processes:
Reading

Strategies:
Hands-on
10-15
minutes

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Meaningful

Links to Objectives

The teacher will introduce the book, Click Clack Moo but doing a
book walk and asking the students what they think it will be
about. The students will then go over vocabulary words by
looking at a presentation that has pictures of each word. They
will come up with their own definitions.
Before reading the book, the teacher will ask what character is
and if anyone has read a book with a setting in it. The teacher
will ask how they find the character and setting.
While reading the book, the teacher will ask questions to check
their comprehension and listening skills. The teacher will also
ask the students to touch their nose when they hear a
vocabulary word they learn previously.
After the book, the teacher will ask the students how they find
out the character and setting in the book they just read.
Teacher will go over the book and have students figure out
parts in the reading where it shows clues.
To assess the students understanding of character and setting,
the teacher will ask the students to write on their whiteboard:
5.1. Name a character in Click Clack Moo
5.2. Name a place where this book is set
(Seeing everyones answers, will help the teacher get a better
understanding of where every student is at, and where to go
from here on)

Review and Assessment (Check all that apply):

Individual

Group

Written

Oral

Review Key Vocabulary: Ask the students to fill in a sentence frame

using one of the new vocabulary words used in the book.
5-10
minutes

Review Key Content Concepts: The teacher will ask the students
questions about the setting and the characters. For each question, the
students will write out their answer on the dry erase board.