Artifact 2

READ ALOUD LESSON PLAN

Teacher’s Name:  _Destinee Grimes____________________________________

Title (or focus) of the Lesson: _Subtracting_______________________________

Grade Level(s):  _Kindergarten________________________________________  

Objective(s)

MS CCRS:  

K.CC.4           b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.         

Performance Task(s): 

 I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text               RI.K.1_________________ ________________________________________________________________________

 Materials                                                                                  

Teacher materials:  

• Book- Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin

• Construction Paper

• Pre-cut buttons

Student materials:

• Markers/Crayons

• Glue Stick 

Procedures

I.            Opener: 

• Walk into the room and say “Good morning!” to all of the students and Mrs. Weaver.

• Bring positive and bright energy into the classroom with you.

• Allow Mrs. Weaver to review a lesson with the students that she wanted to do before my Read Aloud with the class.

• Once the students are on the carpet bring the book over and ask the students if they are excited to hear about “Our friend Pete”.

• Show the students the cover of the book and ask them if they have any clue what it may be about.

• Listen to what the students say about the cover and ask them why they think that.

• Ask the students if they know what an inference is.

• Explain that an inference is a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

• Ask the students if they want to find out if any of their inferences were right.

• Open the book.

II.          Body:

• Open to the title page and ask them if they know what it is.

• If they are unaware, explain that it is the title page.

• Begin reading the story.

• Sing along during songs and allow the students to sing along with you. (Pg.4 )

• Stop on the math problems throughout the book and ask the students for the answer. (Pg. 7)

• Show excitement and express how proud you are when they get them correct.

• Allow them the opportunity to try again if they got it incorrect.

• Gently correct them and explain it if they cannot seem to figure it out.

• Pause when we get down to one button and ask the students what they think is going to happen when it pops off. (Pg.22 )

• Listen to what they say, ask them why they think that, and ask if they are ready to see what happens.

• Dramatically change to the next page and yell “He saw his belly button!”

III.        Closing:

• Ask the students what they thought of the book.

• Ask them if they would have changed anything.

• Ask them if they would change the ending or keep it how it is.

• Ask the students if they are ready to do a fun activity with Pete the cat.

• Ask them to go to their assigned seats like they do for Mrs. Weaver.

IV.         Follow-Up Activity:

• Take the small group of students that Mrs. Weaver has assigned to this activity over to the crafts table.

• Allow the students to grab their markers/crayons and glue.

• Pass out construction paper to each student.

• Explain to the students that we are going to draw Pete the Cat.

• Explain that not only are we going to draw him but we are going to number the buttons on his jacket.

• Allow the students to choose how many buttons they want to keep on their jacket (1-4).

• After the students have numbered the buttons, ask them to write down which part of the story their Pete is from, based on the amount of  buttons on his jacket. (Beginning, middle, end).