Jacob Wehr-Murphys Micro-Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F

Date: 1/9/2016

Time: 9:30-10:10 Year: 4

Learning Area: Guided reading Topic: English

Curriculum content description: (from ACARA)
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content
knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts(ACELY1692)
Students prior knowledge and experience:
(Outline what the students already know about this topic)
Students have done similar reading like this but on different topics as opposed to cause and
effect.
Students have also discussed the topic of the week with another book as a whole class.
Learning purpose: (May refer to the Elaborations of the curriculum content description
here)

Making connections between the text and students own experience and other texts

Making connections between information in print and images.

Building and using prior knowledge and vocabulary.

Finding specific literal information.

Asking and answering questions.

Learning objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students
will be able to:
(What will students know and be able to do
at the completion of the lesson specific,
concise and attainable objectives)
Complete the reader, as a group.
Complete the work sheet with and
understanding of cause and effect.

Evaluation:
(Explain how you will know that lesson
objective have been achieved / monitor
student learning)
Marking of the work sheet

Preparation and Resources:

(Detail what resources will be used and what other preparation of the learning environment
will be required)

I will need to find a clear space on the mat to sit students in a circle.
Have 6 copies of the book Bending Metal to share 1 book per 2 people.
12 worksheets for students to work on after reading the book.

Catering for diversity (detail any adjustments considerations for educational/resource

adjustments)

Over the shoulder help

Explaining the worksheet before starting it and going through some of the activities
with them.
Helping them through out the reading of words.

Timing:

Learning Experiences:
1. Introduction: (How will I engage the learners?)
Bring the group down onto the mat and hand out a book each between
two students.

Tell students to begin by looking at the front cover, then tell the students
to have chat to their reading partner about what they see and what they
think its about.

Bring their attention back and go around the circle asking them what they
discussed in their groups and what they think the book could be about?

Before reading ask them questions like,

Why do you think the lady in the cover is wearing gloves?

Why do you think she is wearing headphones?
Where do you think she is right now?
Have you ever seen anyone wear this type of out fit before?

Begin to read, going around the circle 1 page to 1 person at a time

Compliment students on their reading when they finish a page, and help
them pronounce words if they are struggling.

Question the students while reading to get them thinking about the text
they are looking at.

10 min

2. Sequence of learning experiences: (What will you do to help the

students achieve the learning objectives? What tasks and activities will
the students be involved in to help achieve the learning objectives?)
When finished reading get them to close their book and ask them what
they thought of the story, ask them if their was any particular areas that
they liked about.

20min

Ask the students if they remember reading at the start of the week with
Mr Jackson and the topic that they were focusing on this week.

Ask students what does cause and effect means, making sure to explain
what the students say to the group after they answer.

Look for examples of cause and effect in the reader demonstrate one as
an example and see if they can find their own.

Model the first questions to give them general idea of what to do.

Once you have done this walk them through the worksheet the questions
and what they have to do to in order to answer the questions for
themselves.

Answer any questions that may pop up during the lesson and sit with
them for a few minutes wile they do it then get up and check how they
other students are going to let the group have some time to work
independently.

Check regularly on you group giving them about 5-10 minutes of solid
time for them to work out the questions and then for you to regularly
check up on them.

Once that is done sit back down and ask them how far they have gotten
through and what they have found out about the book so far.

5min

3. Lesson conclusion: (How will you summarize the learning and relate it
to the lesson objectives?)
Once they have done the work sheet ask them some final questions
How they find the activity?
What was most challenging?
What did you learn from the book its self?

Recap Cause and Effect.