SIOP Lesson Plan
Name:
Grade Level: 2
Subject Area: Sheltered Instruction
Topic: Teaching English Learners
Content:
1. Students will write poems about themselves using the letters of their names to begin each line.
2. Learning how to write about themselves with key vocabulary words.
3. Be able to discuss poems with their peers
Vocabulary words: busy bold cool dare famous friendly grand imaginative powerful observant
Learning Outcomes:
The students will discover how to write artistically about themselves. Students will find words that begin with the letters in their name. They will create a poem, and share it with their classmates. Then they will review and reflect on their experience as a classroom.
Objectives (standards addressed):
Florida Grade 2 Reading and Language Arts Technology Standard 1 benchmark 1 – The learner’s exhibits familiarity of the alphabetic standards and utilize grade level phonic competences to recite, interpret, and write text (.Florida State Board of Education, 2007).
Materials Needed:
Word Banks
Paper
Writing Materials (pencils, crayons, or markers)
Assorted Color Flash Cards
Procedure or Method of Instruction:
This lesson will consist of a sheltered lesson approach including creating a poem about themselves. The teacher will guide the students, helping them write their names, and choose words from the word bank that describe them.
Teacher-Guided:
- Review the letters of the student’s names to make sure they have a good start.
- Review the vocabulary words and their definitions.
- Write your own name vertically down the left side of your paper
-Have students find words as a class for the letters of your name
-Ask students for words that describe you
Student-Centered:
- Break students into smaller groups.
- Assign a peer helper to help guide students as needed
- Have students help one another