MINI LESSON PLAN ASSIGNMENT

Use this format as your template for completing all mini-lesson plans.

I. Identify this document: with your full name, date of lesson, host school, grade level and the subject for
which the lesson is created.

II. Activity Title: indicate the topic to be taught

III. Illinois Learning Standards: State learning or common core standards appropriate to the lesson,
subject, and grade level. Include letters and numbers of appropriate benchmarks for each standard.

IV. Learner Objective(s)/Learning Target(s): Explain what the students should know and be able to do
upon completion of the mini-lesson. Clearly identify the knowledge and skills that they will acquire.
Ensure that your students know what they will learn, why it is important to them and how it relates to
their lives or their learning? Refer to Formal Lesson Plan for specifics in writing these. Learner
Objectives/Targets must be must be specific and measurable.
They maybe stated as Learner Objectives
At the completion of this lesson students will be able to:
1. underline at the action verb is 15 sentences
2. color the parts of a cell common to all cells, when given a diagram of a cell

OR as Learning Targets for the students to self-assess at the end of the lesson
1. I can identify action verbs in 15 sentences by underlining them.
2. I can color the parts of a cell that are common to all cells, when given a diagram of a cell.
3. I can ….….

4.
V. Resources: List all resources used to create your lesson e.g., books, professional journal; specific
websites, instructional materials and programs; school personnel; etc. Cite items properly using the APA
format.

VI. Materials needed for this lesson: List materials needed for students and teacher.
Be sure they are readily available for the lesson.
Materials Needed by the Teacher Materials Needed by the students
SmartBoard Text book called…..
timer Colored pencils
VI. Teaching the Lesson/Instructional Methods: List activities you will use to deliver instruction. Include
a script of what you will say and do in a step by step procedure. You should create windows of time for
each component.
a. Engagement/Anticipatory Set/Motivation: How will you will “hook” or motivate the class? What
will you use to capture students’ attention and access their prior knowledge? State the objective
either here or in the next section. Tell students how this lesson will help them either in their lives or
in other curriculum. What will be said to introduce the activity? Include a script of what you will say
and do.
b. Content Introduction: How will you introduce and teach the concept, process, or skill to fulfill the
objective(s)/learning target(s)?
c. Explanation: List activities used to deliver instruction.
d. Elaboration: Include a script of what you will say and do in a step by step procedure.
e. Assessment/Evaluation: Check for understanding. How will you assess student learning? What
objective measures and other assessment procedures will be employed to check for student
understanding…throughout the lesson?

VII. Closure: What will be done to end the lesson or transition to the next?

VIII. Strategies for Learning and Management: What will be done to keep all students engaged and to
maintain good classroom management? Ex. Proximity, Calling on all students, etc.

IX. Reflection: Respond to the following statements about your lesson, instructional approach, and classroom
management strategies:
1) What went well?
2) What did not work the way you hoped or what limitations occurred?
3) What would you do to improve this lesson?
4) Comments from the cooperating teacher regarding your teaching performance and lesson plan
implementation.
5) Describe 1 goal for your next lesson and what you will do to attain these goals.
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ITEM & IPTS
Missing Unsatisfactory Emerging Proficient Exemplary
Does not email formal Emails university Emails university
Timeliness and Formal Lesson Does not email formal lesson
lesson plan in a timely supervisor the coop supervisor the coop
Communication 9T Plan was not plan in a timely manner as
manner as requested or teacher approved formal teacher approved formal
Prior to teaching the emailed to the requested and the lesson plan
the lesson plan has not lesson plan for “Review” lesson plan for “Review”
lesson university has not been approved by
been approved by coop at least 1 day prior to at least 2 days prior to
supervisor. coop teacher.
teacher. teaching the lesson. teaching the lesson.
No “Reviewed”, revised Emails university
No “Reviewed”, revised Emails university
No reflection, formal lesson plan with supervisor “Reviewed”,
formal lesson plan with supervisor “Reviewed”,
Timeliness and revised lesson reflection and coop revised formal lesson
reflection and coop teacher then revised formal
Communication 5I plan, or teacher comments was plan with reflection and
comments was submitted and lesson plan with
After teaching the lesson cooperating submitted OR was coop teacher comments
was submitted more than 1 reflection and coop
teacher comments submitted more than 1 with the week’s Site
day after the lesson was teacher comments 1 day
were submitted. day after the lesson was Visits Communication
taught. late.
taught. entries.
All lesson identification
items are included: full
Three or more identification Two identification items
All identification One identification item is name, date of lesson, host
items are missing or the are missing or the
items are missing missing. The school, grade level, and
Identification subject/topic to be taught subject/topic to be taught
and no activity subject/topic to be taught subject for which the
completely missing or is missing items for
title is included. is clearly stated. lesson is created. The
unclear. clarity.
subject/topic to be taught
is clearly stated.
The learning or common
core standards are
identified and appropriate
The learning or common
to the lesson, subject, and
No learning or The learning or common core standards are
The learning or common core grade level. Letters and
Illinois Learning common core core standards are identified and appropriate
standards identified do not numbers of appropriate
Standards/Common standards were identified, but some do to the lesson, subject, and
link to the lesson being benchmarks for each
Core Standards 3H included in the not link to the lesson grade level. Letters and
taught. standard are included.
plan. being taught. number of appropriate
benchmarks are missing.
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ITEM & IPTS
Missing Unsatisfactory Emerging Proficient Exemplary
Does not clearly identify the
No learner knowledge and skills students Some objectives or All objectives or targets Clearly identifies the
Learner Objective(s)/ objectives or will acquire, even after targets are listed but are are listed but some are knowledge and/or skills
Learning Target(s) 3I targets are university supervisor incomplete. incomplete. students will acquire.
identified. reviewed objectives and
recommended changes.
No learner More than one objective All learner objectives
One objective or target is
Learner Objective(s)/ objectives or None of the objectives or or target is not /learning targets are
not measurable
Learning Target(s) 3I targets are targets listed are measurable. measurable. measurable.
identified.
Lists all resources used to
create the lesson. Where
More than two resources
Resources No resources are Two resources not listed One resource is not listed necessary, the appropriate
missing and/or not cited
4M identified. and/or not cited correctly. and/or not cited correctly. author is properly cited
correctly.
within a proper
bibliography
Four or more necessary Two or three necessary One necessary material
Lists all materials needed
No materials materials needed by the materials needed by the needed by the students
by the students and the
Materials needed for this students and teachers are students and teachers are and teachers is missing or
teacher by placing these
4M, 6I lesson are missing and requested chart missing and/or requested requested chart format is
into the requested chart
identified. format is not divided into 2 chart format is not not divided into 2
format with 2 columns.
columns. divided into 2 columns. columns.
No explanation or Describes how the teacher
Briefly describes how the captures students’
Engagement/ script is provided Does not describe how the Does not describe how
teacher captures students’ attention using a detailed
Anticipatory that describes how teacher captures students’ the teacher captures
attention and includes a
Set/Motivation the teacher attention and does not use a students’ attention or explanation and a detailed
script or does not identify
5I captures students’ script with timing. does not use a script. script, including the
the timing.
attention. timing.
Using a script, in a step
by step format, with
Briefly describes how the
Does not describe how timing, describes how the
No explanation of Does not describe how the lesson will be taught
the lesson will be taught lesson will be taught:
Explanation / Content how the lesson lesson will be taught and does using minimal scripted
or does not use a script, presentation of content;
Intro or Introduction 5I will be taught is not use a script with timing. information.
with timing. explanation; and/or
included. or does not included
elaboration.
timing
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ITEM & IPTS
Missing Unsatisfactory Emerging Proficient Exemplary

Only describes measures, Describes measures,

Describes measures,
Does not describe measures, techniques, and other techniques, and other
techniques, and other
techniques, and other assessment procedures assessment procedures
No evaluation or assessment procedures
Evaluation/Assessment assessment procedures that that were used to check that were used to check
assessment is that were used to check
7K were used to check for for student understanding for student understanding
included. for student understanding
student understanding at one point in the lesson. at more than one point in
throughout the lesson and
throughout the lesson. Few, if any, details are the lesson; some specific
includes specific details.
included. details are included.

No closure is Does not describe how the Too briefly describes how Describes how the lesson Describes how the lesson
indicated. lesson will be brought to an the lesson will be brought will be brought to an end will be brought to an end
end or a transition made to to an end or a transition or a transition made to or a transition made to
Closure 5F the next activity. made to the next activity the next activity with the next activity with
and does not included general details or lacks specific details, includes
timing. timing. the timing.

Describes activities and

strategies the teacher
Briefly describes Describes activities and
used to keep all students
activities and strategies strategies the teacher
Only lists activities and engaged and to maintain
the teacher used to keep used to keep all students
strategies the teacher used to good classroom
No strategies are all students engaged and engaged and to maintain
Strategies 5I keep all students engaged and management with
identified. to maintain good good classroom
to maintain good classroom specific details, but does
classroom management, management with
management. not include any
but does not include any specific details and does
examples.
examples. include examples.

Candidate teaches the

lesson following the
Candidate teaches from Candidate teaches from lesson plan and makes
Candidate does not generally
the lesson plan but is the lesson plan and is appropriate adjustments
Lesson is not following the lesson plan or is
Teaches the lesson 5 unable to make able to make some but needed to provide for
taught. unable to make adjustments
adjustments based on not enough adjustments student needs and
based on student needs.
student needs. based on student needs. understanding during the
lesson.
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ITEM & IPTS
Missing Unsatisfactory Emerging Proficient Exemplary
Reflects with
Reflects understanding
understanding through
Reflect with minimal through discussion with
Does reflect with some discussion with
No discussion understanding through university supervisor
understanding through university supervisor and
Discussion after the occurs is provided discussion with university and/or cooperating
discussion with university cooperating teacher about
Lesson 9O after the lesson supervisor and teacher about the lesson
supervisor or cooperating the lesson by identifying
was taught. cooperating teacher about by identifying strengths,
teacher about the lesson. strengths, weaknesses,
the lesson. weaknesses, or ways to
and ways to improve
improve future lessons.
future lessons.
Addresses at least three Addresses at least four Addresses all questions
Addresses at least one
questions provided questions provided provided regarding
question provided regarding
regarding lesson, regarding lesson, lesson, instructional
None of the lesson, instructional
instructional approach, instructional approach, approach, and
components were approach, and classroom
and classroom and classroom classroom management
Reflection 5I address or no management strategies
management strategies management strategies strategies with specific
reflection was with little details and few
submitted. with a few details or with details and details and examples
examples (without specific
examples (without examples (without (without specific
names) from teaching the
specific names) from specific names) from names) from teaching
lesson.
teaching the lesson. teaching the lesson. the lesson.
Lesson plan is not fully Lesson plan is fully
Lesson plan is not fully
formatted as requested formatted as requested
None of the Lesson plan is not fully formatted as requested
and/or does not include with headings for each
formatting, formatted as requested and and/or does not include
all requested selection clearly
identification, or does not include all requested all requested
Formatting 6E identification information identified, includes times
timeline identification information identification information
or does not include times for activities and uses a
guidelines were and/or does not include times or does not include times
for activities. script.
followed. for activities. for activities.