LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Name: Angelica Mastropierro Topic/Title: Save the Turkeys! Eat more Grade Level/CT:
Grade 1/ Mrs.
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VISION-SETTING: KNOW, SO, SHOW

1a. STANDARD: NJ Common Core Standards 1b. ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

RL.1.1.Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.
1.) In persuasive writing, the author must provide reasons to support
NJSLSA.SL1.Prepareforandparticipateeffectivelyinarange their opinion or claim.
ofconversationsandcollaborationswithdiversepartners,
buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyand 2.) Persuasive writing is a great way for writers to express their
persuasively. opinions and their reasoning behind their positions.

2a. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
SWBAT:
1.) Articulate their opinion of what foods should be eaten on
Thanksgiving instead of eating turkey.
2) Provide reasons to support their opinion as to why we
should eat a particular food instead of turkey on Thanksgiving.
2b. TEACHER CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (necessary prior
knowledge)
1. Obtain a copy of the book Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by
Dav Pilkey
2. Create three differentiated assessments to meet the different learning
needs of students.
3. Form three groups of students based on ability level, using the TCA
and STAR reading assessments as a guide.
4. Create an anchor chart to record students suggestions of foods that
we can eat on Thanksgiving instead of turkey.
3. ASSESSMENT
Exceeding standards group: Students will be given a recording sheet in which they must think of a different food that can be eaten on
Thanksgiving instead of turkey. The students give three reasons for why we should eat these foods instead of eating turkey. Students will
also be asked to share how they think the turkeys feel on the night before Thanksgiving.
Meeting standards group: Students will be given a recording sheet in which they must share three different foods that should be eaten
on Thanksgiving instead of turkey. The students will also be asked to share how they think the turkeys feel on the night before
Thanksgiving. The students will discuss their reasoning for why we should eat a different food instead of turkey on Thanksgiving with the
paraprofessionals and other staff members in the room.
Approaching standards group: Students will be given a recording sheet in which they must share three different foods that should be
eaten on Thanksgiving instead of turkey. The students will also be asked to share how they think the turkeys feel on the night before
Thanksgiving. The students will discuss their reasoning for why we should eat a different food instead of turkey on Thanksgiving with the
paraprofessionals and other staff members in the room.

Compounding Activity: Students will be given a picture of a turkey, and must draw a disguise on the turkey in order to save them from
being eaten on Thanksgiving.

5. ADAPTATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS (During CL I and II, indicate which individual children need adaptation or
accommodation.)
Exceeding standards group: Students will be asked to think of a food that should be eaten instead on Thanksgiving, and must provide
three reasons why we should said food instead of turkey. The emphasis is placed on the students providing reasons to support their
opinion.
Meeting standards group: Students will be asked to think of three different foods that should be eaten instead of turkey. The students in
this group will not be asked to provide their reasoning for why we should eat their suggested foods instead of turkey. The stem of the
sentence will be provided only in the first box on the worksheet, and they will be responsible to writing the stem along with their
suggestions in the other two boxes. The students will discuss their reasoning for why we should eat a different food instead of turkey on
Thanksgiving with the paraprofessionals and other staff members in the room.
Approaching standards group: Students will be asked to think of three different foods that should be eaten on Thanksgiving instead of
turkey. The students in this group will not be asked to provide their reasoning for why we should eat their suggested foods instead of
turkey. The stem of the sentence will be provided in each of the three boxes. The students will discuss their reasoning for why we should
eat a different food instead of turkey on Thanksgiving with the paraprofessionals and other staff members in the room.

PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE

TEACHERS ROLE WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING? MATERIALS
Questions to Ask
METHODS: GO 1 STARTER/ANTICIPATORY SET (5 min.)
Raise your hand if you have ever read Twas the Night Before
Christmas. Today, we are going to read Twas the Night Before Students will be responding to the No materials
Thanksgiving since we are only four days away from Thanksgiving. questions. are needed.

Give me a thumb up if you have ever wondered what the turkeys must be
thinking and feeling a few days before Thanksgiving. Raise your hand if
you can tell me what you think the turkeys must be thinking or feeling a
few days before Thanksgiving.

How would you feel if you were a turkey and Thanksgiving was only a
few days away?

2. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIAL

(Guided Instruction/Procedure/Exploration) (15 min.) -Twas the
Today, we are going to read a story about class that goes on a field trip to Students will be listening to the book Twas Night Before
a farm on the night before Thanksgiving. the Night Before Thanksgiving as it is read Thanksgiving
-Book is read. aloud. by Dav Pilkey
After book is read:
-Raise your hand if you can tell me how the students in the book saved the
turkeys?
-If you were one of the students in the book, what would you do to save
the turkeys on the farm?

3. GUIDED PRACTICE/EXPLORATION/ACTIVITY (10 min.)

So now that we have read our story, we know that the students hid the Students will be sharing their ideas of -Markers
turkeys under their shirts so they wouldnt get eaten on Thanksgiving. If different foods that we can eat on -Easel
we wanted to save the turkeys like the students in the book did, we could Thanksgiving instead of eating turkey. -Easel Paper
suggest that people eat something other than turkey on Thanksgiving.
What are some foods that we can eat instead of turkey?
-Students suggestions will be written down on an anchor chart
Why do you think we should eat__________ instead of turkey on
Thanksgiving?
-I will model writing one full sentence down on the easel.
 4. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (20 min.)
When you hear your name called, please walk your feet over to the rug so Students will be working independently at -Differentiated
you can receive your secret mission. their desks writing their ideas for foods that worksheets
-I will then give the students the directions for their particular activity. should be eaten instead of turkey on -
Now you may go back to our seat and get started on your secret mission. Thanksgiving. Compounding
Put your hands in, on the count of three, we are going to yell, save the activity
turkeys! worksheets

-This process will be repeated with the two other groups of students.

5. CLOSING (5 min.)
First graders, today we read a story about a class that visited a farm on the Students will be sharing their ideas for No materials
night before Thanksgiving, and they saved the turkeys. foods that we should eat instead of eating will be
Raise your hand if you can tell me how the children saved the turkeys. turkey on Thanksgiving. needed.

We said that we wanted to save the turkeys too, so we thought of different

foods that we should eat on Thanksgiving instead of eating turkey.
What were some of the foods that you think we should eat instead of
turkey on Thanksgiving?
REINFORCE-MENT

HOMEWORK/FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY (if appropriate).