October 12, 2015

by Ann Marie Lynch

Lesson plan

Rhyming With Raffi’s Goodnight Irene

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Grade

Kindergarten

Subject

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RF.K.2.a

English Language Arts and Reading Kindergarten K.2.A.i Grade 1 1.2.A.i

English Kindergarten R.K.3.b Grade One R.1.3.a

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English Language Arts Kindergarten 2.1.D.2

English Foundation Year ACELA1439.a

English Foundation SL.VCELA168.2 Level 1 SL.VCELA204.1 SL.VCELA204.2

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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to recognize and produce rhyming words.

Introduction

(5 minutes)

Tell your students that they are going to listen to a song about where animals sleep.
Allow them to share any ideas they may have of animals and where they live.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(10 minutes)

Play "Goodnight Irene" and have the children watch the animals on the video.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(10 minutes)

Play "Goodnight Irene" and have the children watch the animals on the video.
Play it again and ask the students to try and sing along.

Guided Practice

(5 minutes)

Hand out the rhyming worksheet with the song's lyrics.
Ask the students to sing along, follow the words, and stop before the blank space.
Ask the students what the missing word is.

Independent working time

(10 minutes)

Show the students the words at the bottom of the page and tell them to cut out and glue the words in the correct spaces.

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Differentiation

Enrichment: For advanced students, print various animals and place coloring pages for the students to color. Have them each write a short sentence on their page. Support: Pair up struggling students with advanced students to work together coloring and decorating the coloring pages.

Assessment

(10 minutes)

Check that the students glued the words in the correct spaces.
Assess students' understanding based on how well they did.

Review and closing

(5 minutes)

Play the song again, and have the students sing along to it.

Lesson plan

Rhyming With Raffi’s Goodnight Irene

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Assessment

Review and closing

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Lesson plan

Rhyming With Raffi’s Goodnight Irene

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Assessment

Review and closing

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