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Lesson Plan Grade 2
Monday    No School - Labor Day                                                                            
Tuesday       Welcome & Rules:  Students will understand the class rules and rewards system for positive behavior.                                                                       TPR (Total Physical Response) Activity:  Where is Thumbkin?  My goal is for students to begin participating using hand motions while hearing music.  This exercise stresses skills on greetings and farewells.                                                                                                      Writing Activity:  Students will be asked to respond to the following journal prompt:  What are your three favorite things to build and how do you use your hands to build them (play dough, blocks, legos, etc)?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Susan seemed to really enjoy the TPR activity today.  Although she wouldn't talk, she participated and wrote the answers to any questions that I asked.  In her writing, she said that she likes to build books, baskets, and paper.  She was able to show me what these items are made out of.
Wednesday 

TPR Activity:  Around the Room -Students will play a game that involves moving around the room and locating objects.  They will listen for clues and locate objects based on what is heard.                                                                                                                                 Read Aloud:  The Chimp that Went to School - Students will listen to a read aloud.  They will be asked questions about characters, objects in pictures, and what is taking place.                                                

Writing Activity:  Students will respond to the following based on the read aloud:  Who was the main character what happened to him in this story?

 Susan enjoyed the TPR activity.  When reading the read aloud, I asked Susan who she thought the main character would be.  I showed her the cover and described a main character's role.  
Thursday   TPR Activity:  All Around the School (p. 56) - Students and I will walk around the school building.  I will say names of rooms and places, or show students on note cards.  They will locate the places around the building.                                                                                        Writing Activity:  Students will learn about characteristics of caves and mountains.  Students will read the directions once and I will read after she does.  They will read and respond to the following in a journal:  Would you rather explore a cave or climb a mountain?  Explain.                                                                       Susan did an awesome job locating places around the school (office, library, gym, etc.).  I read The Cave to her asking questions about vocabulary and predicting what would happen.  In her writing, she said she'd rather explore a cave and find newspaper, a key, and shark's teeth.      
Friday        TPR Activity:  Hi My Name is Joe!  This activity involves using large motor skills and following directions.                                                                          Game:  Hang Man:  Using a board game, Students and I will make words together.  I will teach them how to play the game of Hang Man and they will have to come up with a word and also guess the word that I will choose. Instead of the TPR activity chosen originally, Susan was asked to put the days of the week in order.  She knew how to do this very well.  Then I asked her to put the days of the week where they belonged underneath where it said 'Today is', 'yesterday was', and 'tomorrow will be.'
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