Subject: Language Arts Grade: First
Standard: #7
Speaking and Listening
Key
Concept: Understanding directions helps
us follow them.
Generalization: Following spoken directions that have steps
helps us know what goes into a task.
Background: Students have been working on following
directions that have from 3-5 steps.
These activities are based on interest and allow students to show their
understanding of directions.
This
lesson is tiered in product according
to interest.
Tier
I: Students
interested in peanut butter sandwiches.
These students will be given a list of the following
instructions about how to make peanut butter sandwiches:
1.
Take
two pieces of bread out of the bread bag.
2.
Lay
the bread flat in front of you.
3.
With
a spreader, spread one teaspoon of peanut butter on one piece of bread.
4.
With
a spreader, spread one teaspoon of jam on the other piece of bread.
5.
Put
the peanut butter bread on top of the jam bread.
6.
Have
the teacher cut the sandwich in half.
Tier
II: Students interested in cheese sandwiches
These students will be given a list of the following
instructions about how to make cheese sandwiches:
1.
Take
two pieces of bread from the bread bag.
2.
Lay
the bread flat in front of you.
3.
Take
a piece of cheese from the cheese package.
4.
Unwrap
the cheese.
5.
Place
the piece of cheese on one slice of bread.
6.
Place
the other piece of bread on the cheese slice.
7.
Have
the teacher cut the sandwich in half.
Tier
III: Students interested in egg salad sandwiches
These students will be given a list of the following
instructions about how to make egg salad sandwiches:
1.
Take
two pieces of bread from the bread bag.
2.
Lay
the bread flat in front of you
3.
Take
one tablespoon of egg salad from the bowl.
4.
Spread
the egg salad evenly across the bread.
5.
Take
the second piece of bread.
6.
Put
it on the egg salad piece.
7.
Have
the teacher cut the sandwich in half.
Students
will share with each other how they made their type of sandwich, explaining the
steps they followed.
Assessment: Teacher observation, completion of the
product according to directions, and accurate portrayal of the process may be
used as the assessment. The students
will eat their products.
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