UNLV Student: Amber Laforges PSMT Name: Mario Sollecchio

Lesson Plan Name: Understanding Lesson Plan Topic: Reading

Pictures
Date: May 31, 2017 Estimated Time: 1 hour
Grade Level: First School Site: Treem

1. State Standard(s):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by
pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

2. Teaching Model(s):
Direct instruction
Independent work

3. Objective(s):
SWBAT distinguish between a photograph and an illustration
SWBAT write why photographs are important
SWBAT find other examples of photographs and illustrations

4. Materials and Resources:

ELMO
SMARTBOARD
White boards
Pencils
Handouts
Erasers
Ants mentor text

5. Instructional Procedures:
a. Motivation/Engagement: Teacher will explain the difference between
photographs and illustrations. Teacher will call on students to share where they
can find pictures and illustrations.
b. Developmental Activities:
After introducing the topic, I will begin the activity
I will read the book Ants
As I am reading, I will point out different pictures
When the reading is finished, the students will move over to the
SMARTBOARD
Next, I will use a Trophies book and show students where they can find
illustrations
I will explain the difference between the images in both texts
After explaining the images, students will be given their worksheet
First, students are required to draw an image from the Ants book on their
sheet
 Secondly, students are required to write one sentence about why
photographs are important
Lastly, students are required to take a Trophies book and find 4 examples
of photographs and what page they found them on

c. Closure:
Students will turn and talk with their shoulder partners about what they
learned

d. Extension:
Students will use other books to try and find photographs and illustrations.

6. Accommodations, Modifications, and Differentiations for Diverse Learners:

I will model all parts of the lesson. This is the first time that students are
completing this type of activity.

7. Assessment and Evaluation of Learning:

Formative: Teacher will walk around and observe what the students are
working on.

8. Homework:
There will be no homework. The objectives were met based upon the
lesson.

9. Reflection:
Strengths:
The strengths of this lesson were that the students really loved the
informational text that I had. I found the having a book with actual
pictures captured their attention more so than a book with
illustrations. In addition, the students enjoyed looking at the
difference between real photographs and drawings of images.
Concerns:
The one concern that I had was that my introduction was not as
strong as it could have been. The students struggled with
understanding the difference between photographs and
illustrations, the students knew that they were both pictures but
differentiating between the two was difficult.
Insights:
The one insight that I have is related to my concern. I need to find
a different way to introduce activities. I think that next time, I
would use an anchor chart to introduce the lesson. The students
like visuals and color. I would make an anchor chart to capture
their attention, and hopefully it would help to differentiate between
the two.