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This lesson plan template outlines a lesson on teaching 4th grade students about identifying the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction texts. The lesson will have students read a book called "Balloons Over Broadway" and complete a graphic organizer to practice identifying the main idea and details. The teacher will use a "Main Idea Pizza" anchor chart and modeling to demonstrate finding the main idea. Students will complete an exit ticket assessment at the end of the lesson to check their comprehension. The goal is for students to understand how to summarize nonfiction texts by discerning the most important point and supporting information.

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w6 - Main Idea Is Like A Pizza

This lesson plan template outlines a lesson on teaching 4th grade students about identifying the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction texts. The lesson will have students read a book called "Balloons Over Broadway" and complete a graphic organizer to practice identifying the main idea and details. The teacher will use a "Main Idea Pizza" anchor chart and modeling to demonstrate finding the main idea. Students will complete an exit ticket assessment at the end of the lesson to check their comprehension. The goal is for students to understand how to summarize nonfiction texts by discerning the most important point and supporting information.

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Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Maggie Karlov Date: 2/18/19

Title of Lesson: Main Idea is like a Pizza Cooperating Teacher: Lauren Muller

Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
Language Arts: Main Idea
Student Population
- Two classes of 24

Learning Objectives
- Students will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts by summarizing and
identifying the main idea and supporting details.

Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills (SOL)


ELA. 4.6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. (SOL 4.6)
ELA 4.6.7 Summarize a nonfiction reading selection, using supporting details.
- Identify the main idea and supporting details within a selection.
Materials/Resources
- Main Idea Pizza anchor chart
- White Board
- Dry Erase Marker
- Balloons Over Broadway book
- Pizza Graphic Organizer
- Pencils
- Balloons Over Broadway exit ticket

Safety
N/A

Time
(min.) Process Components
2 min. *Anticipatory Set
- The teacher will review Main Idea with students.
- The teacher will open up by asking a student to share what they know about the main
idea.
- The teacher will introduce the “I Can” statement with students and begin the lesson.
1 min. *State the Objectives (grade-level terms)
- The students will demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
- The students will understand the main idea and supporting details of a nonfiction text.

McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
30 *Instructional Input or Procedure
min. - The teacher will walk students through the Main Idea anchor chart.
- The teacher will describe the relationship between the main idea and supporting details
by providing examples and tools to find them.
- The teacher will tell students they will be practicing finding the main idea and supporting
details by reading a nonfiction book called “Balloons over Broadway”.
- The teacher will read “Balloons over Broadway with students and pause at important
moments to talk about key details.
- The teacher will review the main idea and supporting details of the book “Balloons Over
Broadway” with the students.
- The teacher will introduce the graphic organizer to the students.
- The teacher will give the students 5 minutes to complete graphic organizer.
- The teacher will have students share their responses.
- The teacher will administrate a brief 5-minute exit ticket.
- The teacher will close lesson by repeating “I Can” statement.

N/A *Modeling
- The teacher will model examples of the Main Idea and supporting details.
- The teacher will read “Balloons Over Broadway” with students, pausing to discuss
important details.
- The teacher will guide students through discussion.
- The teacher will walk students through graphic organizer before allowing them to begin.

5 min. *Check for Understanding


- The teacher will monitor students as they complete their graphic organizers.
- The teacher will check their graphic organizers and return them to the students.
- The teacher will administrate and collect an exit ticket.
*Guided Practice
- The teacher will guide students through main idea and supporting details at the beginning
of the lesson by proving examples.
- The teacher will guide the students through the reading by initiating discussion.
- The teacher will guide students through graphic organizer.

5 min. *Independent Practice


- The students will complete graphic organizer independently.

5 min. Assessment
- The students will complete an exit ticket.

*Closure
- The teacher will ask students if they have any remaining questions about Main Idea and
respond to them.
- The teacher will repeat “I Can” statement with students.

Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).


- The teacher will give verbal prompts to students at a lower level during discussion.
- The teacher will walk around the classroom, helping students that need it while they complete
McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
graphic organizer.
-The teacher will use visual and verbal tools for learning.

Classroom Management Issues (optional)


- The teacher will briefly remind students to be respectful of one-another and pay attention to the
lesson.
- The teacher will remind student to raise their hands for discussion.
Lesson Critique. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the objective(s)? What part
of the lesson would you change? Why?

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

Intern Signature Cooperating Teacher Signature Date

McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015

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