EDU 1010
Orientation to Education
Teaching Demonstration
Name: Rachel McFall
Date: 3/21/2014
Curriculum Title: English Language Arts Grade 2 Reading: Foundational Skills Standard 4
Utah State Standard: Reacding Skills Standard 4
Objective (s):
1.Share ideas using communication skills.
2.Apply prior knowledge and processes to construct new knowledge.
3. Recognize statement sentences.
4. Recognize exclamation sentences.
5. Recognize question statements.
6. How to use commas in speech.
7.To help improve the students oral reading fluency, this activity can be applied to any
grade appropriate reading material.
Materials:
Copy of the poem "The Fight" (pdf) by Helen H. Moore
Background for Teachers:
The Fight
by, Helen H. Moore
I have a friend.
We had a fight!
I cried myself
to sleep last night.
And when I see
my friend today,
I'll say, "I'm sorry.
Want to play?"
I hope she'll say
she's sorry, too -
I'm sure she will -
that's what friends do.
Intended Learning Outcomes: (same as objectives)
1.Share ideas using communication skills.
2.Apply prior knowledge and processes to construct new knowledge.
3. Recognize statement sentences.
4. Recognize exclamation sentences.
5. Recognize question statements.
6. How to use commas in speech.
7.To help improve the students oral reading fluency, this activity can be applied to any
grade appropriate reading material.
Instructional Procedures:
Read poem aloud twice, first time without using grammar.
Second time, with pauses and change in speech.
Go over Objective questions with class, have them answer.
Point out sentence types with class.
Have class read poem handout to themselves.
Mark where sentence punctuation is.
Write their own short poem using each one of the sentence endings and commas.
Family Connections: (take home activity)
None, sister recorded video.
Assessment Plan: (how do you plan to assess whether or not students gained the skill/concept?)
I have written it on the white board with proper visuals and demonstrations. Each student will have their own handout. I will leave examples on the white board for students to reference. Very simple, students shouldn’t have trouble, I will also be available for questions and answers.
