Nouns Lesson Pland for 2nd Grade

Chelsea Blomquist #5
Direct Teach Outline

Grade: Second
Language Arts Skill: Nouns
Objectives: The learner will identify nouns, by circling from a word bank, and use them in sentences on a worksheet with 85% accuracy.
TEKS: (17) Writing/grammar/usage. The student composes meaningful texts applying knowledge of grammar and usage. The student is expected to:
(A) use singular and plural forms of regular nouns
Purpose: Students need to be able to use and identify nouns because they are part of their everyday written and verbal speech.
Materials: index cards, worksheets, pencils, BrainPop video on nouns
Setup/Management Strategies- Create index cards for Quiz-Quiz-Trade game before class. Ask for volunteers to review proper video watching manners as well as proper listening skills(criss-cross apple sauce, hands and feet to yourself, eyes on the screen and there should be no talking. Teacher will use the attention getter that the students respond best to everyday in the classroom. ( example: Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh—Duh- Duh)
Introduction/ Anticipatory Set- Students will gather around the computer to watch a video on nouns. Tell them that the will be learning what a noun is and how they use them in every day speech. Also mention to them that they will be asked questions to check for understanding once the video has finished.
Model/Explain- 1) Give definition (person, place, thing) and examples(boy, school, paper) of a noun. 2) Write short and simple sentences on the board/overhead and identify the nouns by circling them. 3) Ask for volunteers to raise their hand identify the noun in each of the sentences. Wait for majority of the class to be raising their hand to be sure everyone is staying on track. If there are a few students not raising their hands still, offer suggestions like “remember a noun is a person, place, or a thing” or “a noun is something you can physically touch”. 4) Allow the volunteer chosen to come up to the board and circle

References: Mrs. Del Castillo, www.brainpop.com, www.kaganonline.com, Reflection I think that my direct teach lesson went pretty well. As with majority of the lessons teachers teach every day, there are always things you look back at saying “I wish I would have done this or that” and I definitely feel that way about a couple things. First of all, although the students participated in Quiz-Quiz-trade without a problem before the day of my lesson, I wish I would have had two students model then process in front of the class before letting them start. I think that if they would have had an example they would have been more comfortable with the actual setup of the cards with the noun on front and ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the back. It would have also clarified to be more careful as to which side of the card you show your partner. Some of them would start out holding the wrong side up, giving their partner the answer before the word to identify. Second, I wish I would have stayed out of the Quiz-Quiz-Trade more than I did. We had an odd number that day and I stepped in one time when a student didn’t have a partner, which led to other students wanting me to be their partner. I removed myself after a couple minutes but the damage had been done. It made students a little more anxious and off track. Because of this, I cut the activity a little shorter than I had originally planned. That being said, the students still did really well with correctly identifying nouns during the activity. On a more positive note, I think I handled the class really well in terms of keeping them on task and during transitions. They were very attentive and showed complete participation throughout the entire lesson. There were a couple times I could have used an attention getter, and I usually do with them, but I never felt it totally necessary to use it that day. The students also did really well on their worksheets. I walked around while they were doing them and only a few of them asked for my help, and that was mostly to spell words for their sentences. If I were to teach this lesson again I would take my cooperating teachers advice to reinforce table groups by pointing out good behavior by table colors. Since this lesson I have been doing that a lot more every day in the class, giving them table points to motivate others and using tables to advertise good examples. It seems like such a small and petty comment to make but the students really respond to the possibility to gain points for their table at every opportunity. This lesson also really helped transition my role in the classroom, with both my teacher and the students. I think Mrs. Del Castillo feels more comfortable asking me to lead activities more now and the students respect me and view me as more of a teacher now than a ‘helper’. It also made me feel more comfortable and capable. Since then we have had a substitute and for the portion of the day that I was in there I lead the class in all of our lessons and activities.