Lessons & Units :: Character 1st Grade Unit

Lesson 3: Looks, Actions, and Feelings

Lesson Plan

David Goes To School | BR

David Goes To School
Learning Goal
Identify and describe a character’s physical appearance, actions, and feelings.
Duration
Approximately 50 minutes
Necessary Materials
Provided: Direct Teaching/ Guided Practice Example Chart, Independent Practice Worksheet
Not Provided: David Goes to School by David Shannon, chart paper, markers

  • Teacher Modeling

    will identify and describe David’s physical appearance, actions, and feelings. (Example Chart is provided). I will read pages 1-10 in David Goes to School by David Shannon, stopping to chart David’s physical traits, actions, and feelings from the story after page 2. For example, On page 4, I see that David has a wide smile. He is dancing around the classroom, and he feels silly. I will add these notes to my chart in each column.

  • Think Check

    Ask: "How did I find David's physical appearance, actions, and feelings in the story?" Students should respond that you looked at the pictures and read the text to describe how David looks, acts, and feels.

  • Guided Practice

    will continue to read David Goes to School by David Shannon, stopping to chart David’s physical traits, actions, and feelings from the story. (Example Chart is provided). We will stop reading on page 22.

  • Independent Practice

    will listen to the end of David Goes to School, and draw a picture from one of the final scenes in the book (from pages 23-29). You will write a sentence describing David’s appearance, actions, and feelings. (Independent Practice Worksheet is provided.)

Build Student Vocabulary tardy

Tier 2 Word: tardy
Contextualize the word as it is used in the story When David came in late, his teacher said, “David, you’re tardy!”
Explain the meaning student-friendly definition) Tardy means late. When someone is tardy, that means he or she is not on time. When David’s teacher called him tardy, she meant he was late to arrive at school.
Students repeat the word Say the word tardy with me: tardy.
Teacher gives examples of the word in other contexts When students are tardy coming to school, they need to stop by the office for a late pass. Since I was tardy arriving at the movies, I missed the previews.
Students provide examples What are some reasons that you have been tardy? Tell us about it by saying, “Once I was tardy because ___________________.”
Students repeat the word again. What word are we talking about? tardy
Additional Vocabulary Words attention

Build Student Background Knowledge

Pause while reading page 6, when David is pulling his bubble gum out of his mouth. Explain to students that humans have been chewing bubble gum for thousands of years. Humans made bubble gum from tree bark and from the insides of rubber trees. More recently, scientists make bubble gum, instead of getting it from a tree. Then, flavors are added to the bubble gum to give it its taste.

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User Comments

I will try this lesson with my students.

Submitted by jriley5 on 10/27/15

I will try this lesson with my students.
later, I will provide feedback.

Submitted by sbrett on 5/15/15

My students LOVE this book, and this particular lesson helps to delve deeper into David's character. Thanks a lot!

Submitted by driddle2_1 on 10/23/14