EDU203 – Literacy and Language
Name __________________________________
Early Childhood Literacy 5 Day Lesson Plan
Final Project Guidelines
This assignment will serve as the final project in EDU203. You will pull together what you have learned in the course and develop a 1 week (5 day) early childhood (Prek-3rd Grade) literacy lesson plan. You may use any of the assignments you created in this class. Please review the expectations for this assignment below.
STANDARDS
Review your state’s early childhood literacy standards & Common Core State Standards (K-3) —-> select one set of standards, not both
Choose one or two standards to focus your lessons
FOR EACH OF THE 5 DAYS
OBJECTIVES
What do you want the children to learn (not what do you want to teach)?
What will the children be able to do as a result of the lesson?
Align your objectives to the standards you selected
Remember, you must be able to evaluate (assessments) whether or not your students have met the objectives.
1-2 objectives is fine
MATERIALS
List all of the materials necessary for the lessons
Books and media sources must have citations (use APA for this assignment)
INTRODUCTION (also known as the Anticipatory Set)
Connect to previous knowledge
Motivate children to participate
Hands-on
Multi-sensory
PROCEDURES
Main portion of your lesson
Step-by-step instructions for what your teacher and students will do during the lesson
Be sure your procedures and objectives align
Consider classroom management (whole group, small group, centers, transitions, seating)
GUIDED or INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
How do your students apply or practice what they have just learned?
Independent work, seatwork, centers (descriptions/samples required)
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
How will you know your objectives have been met?
Reword your objectives as questions
Provide methods of assessment
Have specific, measurable goals that tie into your objectives.
Please review the provided sample lesson plan for an idea of what is expected.
Formatting
Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12
Submitted as a WORD document
Your name and course number must be placed in the top right-hand corner, along with the date of submission
Be mindful of grammar and mechanics
Books and other resources used must be cited in-text in APA format (http://www.citationmachine.net/apa)
Please save your file as, “EDU203-EarlyEdLiteracyLessonPlan” when you submit the assignment to your portfolio and to Canvas.
This assignment will be submitted on the learning management system (LMS) as well as uploaded to your digital portfolio (Folio). For more information on how to create or upload documents to your digital portfolio, please view the Folio module on the main page of the course website.
Please note that you may not submit a lesson plan that you have submitted in a prior course or that you have downloaded from the Internet. You will receive a failing grade for this assignment if this occurs. You must submit an original plan for this capstone assignment.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your course instructor.