Type of Lesson
Read-Aloud Lesson Students will be reinforcing what they have already learned about the five senses through Rain by Manya Stojic, with a discussion focusing on the difference in the five senses and the impact they have on the story and its characters.
Information about the Class
Grade Level: 27 Kindergarteners
Reading Levels: The students in this class cannot read on their own yet.
Diversity – Gender: 12 girls and 15 boys. Linguistic Diversity: From what has been observed, I believe all the students speak English besides one boy who speaks another language at home. Race/Ethnicity: 16 Caucasian, 9 African American, 1 Middle Eastern, 1 Hispanic SES: Lower/Middle class. Ability: One student is going through the evaluation process of IEP.
Background Knowledge
Student Knowledge: The students have been going over the five senses and their characteristics. This is a new topic for them as they just started learning them at the end of last week. My cooperating teacher reviews the five senses with them during Morning Meeting and also has …show more content…
They are learning about five senses the entire week I will be doing my read aloud and this book covers each sense in a colorful and depicting way. It is a well-illustrated and written picture book that corresponds with what they are learning about. In addition, the book avoids racial, ethnic, and sexual stereotyping in the text and illustrations. The writing style is rich, but not complicated for the students. The pictures support the text perfectly. They are bright and full of action like the big text on the pages. It involves different animals of the Savanna desert and their need for water. The visual elements of this book will be appealing to Kindergartners because of the bold colors, the shape of the animals, and the lines of the background that help the characters stand