¶ … Teacher's Name: John Dillon Grade:

2nd Grade

Session:

English

Lesson content:

Spelling

Skills (Focus Areas)

Excellent

Good

Acceptable

Not observed

Lesson Introduction

Uses engaging and motivating introduction

States learning objectives to the students

Reviews content presented in previous classes

Teaching

Clearly explains all key concepts with simple examples

Models skills and strategies to be used by students

Uses various teaching strategies

Asks various questions that engage in critical thinking

Asks questions to check comprehension

Gives appropriate feedback on students answers and activities x

Responds to students' questions x

Explains instructions clearly and briefly x

Presents accurate and up-to-date content x

Relates lesson content to students' lives x

Relates content to other subjects

Uses recent technology and resources x

Varies activities to match different students' levels x

14. Demonstrates enthusiasm for the class and the subject x

15. Enriches class through variety in activity types x

Classroom management

1. Provides a supportive learning environment (classroom, materials, seating arrangement)

x

2. Shows ability to manage class and maintain discipline

x

3. Uses right...

Provides feedback to individual students and to class x
5. Uses class time effectively to cover various lesson parts

Assessment

1. Assesses student achievement according to lesson objectives and standards x

2. Varies assessment tools (short tests, self-assessment, peer-evaluation)

x

Lesson Format

The teacher had the following spelling word list for words with a short sound:

Ran, grab, sat, as, bats, flat, last, man, band, plan, grandma.

They had each student write each word twice. Make a list and then cut it up to make a word scramble game. The object is to unscramble the words.

Lesson Plan Breakdown

Spelling List 1

Words with the short a sound

1. has

2. ran

3. grab

4. sat

5. as

6. bats

7. flat

8. last

9. man

10. band

11. plan

12 grandma

Scrabble Game

Spelling List 1

Unscramble the spelling words

1. anm

2. talf

3. sa

4. argb

5. nar

6. dbna

7. npla

8. aadrmng

9. stla

10. atbs

11. tas

12. sha

Observation

Comments

Points of Strength:

The premier strength with the teacher's lesson plan and class presentation of it was its simplicity and the use of a scrabble game as…