Main Body
Aligned Resources
All learning materials being used in a lesson must be clearly identified. This includes the URLs of any online resources. It is vital that each of these lesson materials and resources align with the lesson’s objective.
Aligned Resources in the CPS Lesson Plan
Include a list of all the learning materials needed for the lesson, including any instructional resources and technologies. Be descriptive enough that a substitute teacher could easily pick up the plan and teach the lesson.
CEP Student Example:
| For each student:
Poster paper Sharpie Label Icons Sentence Strips (Students draw randomly.) Exit Tickets Mini-label icons |
CPS’s Aligned Lesson Plan Section
CPS’s Aligned LOFT Evaluation Criteria and Annotations
GSC’s Aligned Lesson Plan Rubric Criteria
CPS’s Aligned Lesson Plan Rubric criteria
SEL: Social Emotional Learning –
Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success. At the Center for Educator Preparation incorporating the teaching of social/emotional skills and the aligned expectations of our students into our lessons at all instructional levels is of high priority.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h973WVZ9eAw (preschool students)
Elementary students:
CPS’s Aligned Lesson Plan Section
Systematic Introduction of Lesson
Lesson introductions clearly state the purpose of the lesson and describe the objective of the lesson in language students can understand. Students should be able to describe what they will know and be able to do by the end of the lesson. This purpose and/or objective is often written in student-friendly language for students to reference throughout the lesson.
The lesson introduction is also a chance to ‘hook’ students by appealing to their interests and sparking their prior knowledge in an engaging way. This is a great opportunity to share your enthusiasm for the lesson topic with students.
When planning an effective introduction, be sure to:
- Determine your ‘hook’ by selecting an activity that will capture your students’ attention and spark their interest in the lesson topic.
- State AND post the lesson objective for learners.
- Consider posting and sharing a lesson agenda which might be used to inform students of the lesson activities.
The introduction of your lesson should take approximately 10% of the time allotted for your lesson.
Example of CEP Student’s Lesson Introduction:
| ● Activate Prior Knowledge & hook
*Review nouns and verbs playing the paddle game
* “How should I structure my writing?” (prompt discussion) * Look at how simple sentences are structured. (share examples) * The goal/objective: to correctly label 5 sentences with four required parts for writing a simple sentence.” |
CPS’s Aligned Lesson Plan Section
CPS’s Aligned LOFT Evaluation Criteria and Annotations
CPS’s Aligned Lesson Plan Rubric Criteria
Systematic Body of Lesson
The body of the lesson often