Lesson Plan Outline
Unit Topic or Theme: Theme and Reading Comprehension
Grade: 5th
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Lesson Topic or Theme: Finding theme in the story
Lesson Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the main character(s) of
the story.
Students will be able to identify the theme and find three
supporting details that contribute to the theme.
Instructional Technique: discussion (introduction), group work
(step by step), and discussion (closure)
Instructional Materials:
Kid Heroes Theme | Reading Game. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/KidHeroesTheme/play.html
Youtube video - https://youtu.be/LUngH-qQGAk
Theoretical Perspective: Theme is important to know because the
theme is the central focus of a story or a narrative.
Essentially, the theme is the intended lesson, conclusion,
message, or point of view that the author wants the reader to
know and be able to take away to use in everyday life. The theme
also connects all parts of the story such as characters, plot,
conflict, setting, and events. By us knowing the theme how to
find details that contribute to the theme, it will make us
understand the story more and be able to know the lesson that
the author is trying to make us see which we can use in everyday
life.
Procedure:
A. Introductory- In the introduction section of the lesson, I
will begin by explaining how stories have themes and a theme is
the message that the author wants you to take away from the
reading. I will then go on explaining how movies have themes as
well. I then will show a video of disney movies about theme.
https://youtu.be/LUngH-qQGAk I will have students share out
other stories they have read or movies they have watched which
give examples of themes. (10 minutes)
B. Step-by-step- For the step by step section of this lesson, I
will group students together in pairs and have them get the
computers and go to this website,
http://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/KidHeroesTheme/play.html . As
they are going to this website, I will hand out the worksheets.
Then, I will model how to do a story and pull details that
contribute to the theme which we will fill in the first example
on the worksheet. I will ask students to do the next two
examples on their own. If they finish they can do another
example. (20 minutes)
C. Closure- For the closure of the class, I will ask students to
share what details they wrote and ask them to share what are
some lessons they took away from the story. (10 minutes)
D. Adaptations for different learners-
-Have the story selection read to them.
-Have the theme words pretaught.
-Have the selections printed in large print.
-Have the children who take them longer to do only one
example
(i.e. non-native speakers, struggling readers or math
phobic learners, students with poor study skills)
Evaluation:
A. How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives?
- The teacher will assess the worksheet to see if the students
were able to pick the theme and find details that contributes to
the theme.
- The teacher will access the worksheet to see if the students
were able to identify the character(s) in the story.
Please list each of your stated objectives for the lesson. Then
demonstrate how you will document successful completion for
each.
B. Concerns or questions you have about teaching this lesson?
Problems with the internet
Not enough computers for all the students
What if the children are having a lot of trouble with theme,
what could I do next?