ECH 302 Wk 5 – Signature Assignment: Lesson Plan With Accommodations and Modifications

Good lesson planning is an essential component of the teaching and learning process. A prepared teacher sets themself up for a successful instructional experience, and they also set their students up for a successful learning experience. Preparing lesson plans that promote learning for all students is critical, and it is a skill you will continue to work on throughout your career. This assignment provides an opportunity to practice lesson planning based on a typical classroom scenario.

Imagine this scenario: You’re a teacher in a regular education early childhood classroom that has 15 students. Of those students:

• 1 student has a learning disability.
• 1 student has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder( ADHD).
• 1 student has ADHD without hyperactivity.
• 1 student is an English learner.
• 1 student is a gifted learner.

Choose 1 content area to focus on for this assignment, such as math, science, social studies, or reading/language arts.

Using the scenario and your chosen focus area, develop a lesson plan for an early childhood age/grade level (preschool–Grade 3) that includes the following components:

• Standards and learning objective(s):
• Select state standard(s) relevant to your identified grade level and content area, and use them to develop learning objective(s) for the lesson.
• Provide lesson objectives that are specific, measurable, and observable, and align to the standards.
• Provides suggestions for modifying the lesson objective(s) to meet the needs of the diverse learners in the scenario.
• Lesson’s central focus: Based on the standard(s) and lesson objective(s), describe the:
• Lesson’s purpose
• How the skills developed apply to the students’ experiences
• Materials:
• Identify the materials and instructional resources, such as technology, handouts, guest speakers, etc., needed for the teacher and students.
• Describe how the materials support and enhance the lesson.
• Classroom arrangement and grouping:
• Describe the classroom arrangement and grouping strategies you will use during this lesson.
• Include how this design creates a positive learning environment and how it supports the diverse learners identified in the scenario.
• Instructional approach: Provide a detailed lesson outline that includes:
• Methods for setting the stage for learning:
• How will you gain the students’ interest and activate prior knowledge?
• How will you introduce the lesson standards and objectives in a student-friendly manner?
• What vocabulary is essential to this lesson?
• Lesson delivery and guided practice:
• What innovative teaching strategies will you implement to model the lesson’s skills and concepts?
• How will you check for student understanding during the lesson?
• How will you integrate technology, where appropriate, to make the lesson more engaging?
• Accommodations and modifications:
• How will you modify the content, process, and product to meet their needs?
• What accommodations will you have in place to ensure that each diverse learner can learn the material?
• Closure: How will you finish the lesson in a way that actively involves students in summarizing and reviewing the major concepts and learning experiences?
• Independent practice: What types of practice activities will you provide for students, including the diverse learners described in the scenario, to complete outside of class time?
• Assessment:
• Create a summative assessment that aligns to the standard(s) and lesson objective(s).
• Include suggestions for assessment modifications that meet the needs of the scenario’s diverse learners.

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.