Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
2. Statement of
Objective
for Student
3. Teacher Input
Time
4. Guided Practice
5. Independent
Practice
6. Assessment
Methods of
all
objectives/skills:
7. Closure
With the chart on the board that has character traits on one
side and the moral on the other, students will turn and talk to
each other about other possible character traits that lead to
the moral of the fable. I will then choose a few traits that I
heard while walking around and talking that work well with
the fable to share with the class. I will then show a few
Aesops fables on the internet to allow students to see a few
other possibilities for what a moral or lesson could be.
From the fables we have watched, The Lion and the Mouse
and The Grasshopper and the Ant students will complete a
chart like the one we completed on the board where they
identify the characters traits and the moral of the story for
each of the fables.
Summative: completing a chart for both of the fables based on the
characters traits that lead to the moral of the story.
Formative: asking questions during the lesson what are the elements
that make up a fable? What are similar words that could take scared,
happy, mad, sad etc. to the next level and sound better? How does this
moral relate to something that has happened in your life? What could we
do to follow the moral of the story?
Now that we know what a fable is and that it involves a moral,
I want you to see if you can find a moral to the stories that
you read at home. Are they fables, or can every book have a
lesson or moral that can be interpreted in different ways?
8. Assessment
Results of
all
objectives/skills:
Targeted Students
Modifications/Accommodations: For those
that finish early, they can help those who
are having trouble coming up with morals or
character traits.
Student/Small Group
Modifications/Accommodations: For struggling
students I will talk with them one on one to ask
supporting questions to help them see what the
character said or did and how that could lead to a
certain outcome, like working hard so you can play
later.
Materials/Technology:
(Include any instructional materials (e.g., worksheets, assessments PowerPoint/Smart Board slides, etc.) needed to implement the lesson at
the end of the lesson plan.)
Computer to access Aesops fables online, paper, pencils
References:
Reflection on lesson: I think I should have chosen a fable with a more obvious moral than facing
our fears is worth the risk. Even at the third grade level, they dont take many risks that could
help them connect to the story what was really going on. I had high hopes for them that I could
help them figure it out, but it still went over their heads. The video fables were fun for them to
watch and had morals that they knew or could experience in their daily lives even in third grade.
At first they were confused as to what character traits were, but once we talked and generated a
few ideas they could come up with traits; while most were easy, like scared, or upset, one child
came up with fearless which I was particularly excited about and then encouraged them to come
up with words like that when they created their individual charts.