Lesson Plan For Barton
Lesson Plan For Barton
Lesson Plan For Barton
Lesson Plan
Tasha Taylor
ITL 608
National University
● School: LEPA, Hesperia Unified
School District
Objective: Students will be able to broaden their comprehension of the story in order
to design their own machine invention and what they might find out with it.
Goal: Students will practice analyzing characters, experiences, and events while
increasing their critical thinking skills.
Instructions
● Time: 90 minutes total
● Reading Activity:(15 minutes)
○ 5 students leave to another classroom
○ Start by a recap of the previous reading lesson by re-reading the book Mike Mulligan and
His Steam Shovel by popcorn reading as an entire class
○ If student needs help reading aloud, the person next to them may be their partner helper
and help them with harder words
● Class Discussion:(10 minutes)
○ Run by the teacher asking questions to the students regarding what happened, who was
involved, where it took place, when it took place, and why it happened
○ Ask if there are any questions
○ Discuss the machine in the story and how and why it was important to the main character
● Invention Poster Activity:(30 minutes)
○ Students that left get back to classroom followed by instructions to use the poster material
to create their own machine invention.
○ Students will name their invention, draw it and describe each part, write about what it is,
what it does, and how it is important.
● Presentation: (35 minutes)
○ Students will present their posters with one helper to hold their poster if they would like.
○ Students will take three questions at the end from their fellow classmates.
Lesson Differentiation
● For the first 25 minutes the five students needing more one on one time for
reading will work with an Aide in another classroom reviewing the material
and discussing what the book is about
○ Slightly extra time if needed
● During returning part to classroom the teacher will talk with the group one on
one to explain poster activity assignment
○ Use of partner if necessary
● For those that might finish early (gifted), encourage them to help those as a
positive partner
(Five Students leave and do the
following with another teacher
as an IEP)
(Five IEP students come back
Student Presentations:
Popcorn Reading: Re-read during this time) with questions
the story aloud as a class
Water
Window
Tank
How it works
How will it help
Wheels
Assessments
● Informal Assessment
○ Classroom observation by the teacher
■ Reading literacy and comprehension
■ Asking questions and discussing parts of the story
■ Vocabulary understandment
■ Presentation of the poster
● Formal Assessment
○ Book Poster- Create your own machine (Graded)
■ Graded by detail, use of vocabulary, illustration, thought
provoking material, etc
Management