Lesson Plan with PBS Sources

Heather Ryan
EDU 580A
Lesson Plan/ PBS sources
March 31, 2009


Lesson Plan Title:
When two vowels go walking.

Objectives:
Students will be able to tell what the two vowels rule is and be able to recognize it in words and apply it to their everyday reading strategies.

Standards:
Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
information and understanding.


Anticipatory Set:
Each student will be given a vest to wear with a specific letter placed in the front pocket of the vest. Students will then be called up to the front of the class by their letter name. Students will be arranged in an order that builds a word. (i.e. students will stand together with the letters d e a r to form the word “dear”) A discussion about wear the vowels are located and the sounds that are heard will occur to begin the lesson.


Step by Step Procedure:
1. Vest Activity (anticipatory set) (5-10 minutes)
2. Watch Between the Lions When Two Vowels Go Walking on pbskids.org/lions/videos/two vowels.html. (3 min.)
3. Watch Vowel Boot Camp (review of vowels and sounds long/short and application of two vowels go walking rule)
pbskids.org/lions/videos/vowel boot.html. (3 min.)
4. Review Rule as a whole group
5. Repeat Vest Activity for guided/ independent practice and use vowel boot camp tone and terms
(i.e. build words such as tree, say, dream, and meat some used
in the clip and others not mentioned)
6. Continue to monitor students when they are reading to see if they can identify and use the rule. (this can be done informally)


This is a great lesson that is appealing to all students and helps to meet many different learning styles such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.