Lesson Plan Modification

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Content3

Academic Area3

Grade Level4

Lesson Plan4

Lesson Outcomes4

Materials and Resources4

Assessment of Prior Learning4

Open-Ended Questions5

Lesson Description6

Modifications for Mild Cognitive Impaired Students7

Assessment of Lesson7

Comments8

References9

Lesson Plan Modification

Introduction

This formulation of lesson plan will help the students of primary grade in learning and recognizing antonyms of words used in English language. This lesson plan describes different ways of teaching words and opposites to typical and special students in the class. The class chosen for the lesson plan contains some students with specific needs. These students are actually suffering from a mental disability named as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI is a mental disability that may include the issues with language, thinking process, memory and judgmental abilities. It is not a severe mental malfunctioning but a slight difference occurs in the mental process of children suffering from MCI (Peterson, 2003). The teacher has modified the lesson plan in order to teach these particular students. It will help these special children in learning the antonyms commonly used in English language. This will lead to enhancing the communication and language skills of the typical and mentally disable students of the class (Peterson, 2003).

Content

Academic Area

The design of lesson plan for the academic area of English Language includes grammar and correct use of words in English. The topic of this lesson plan is to identify and learn antonyms. It will include the definition of antonyms and the proper use of antonym in a sentence.

Grade Level

The grade level for teaching this lesson is Grade two (II). This topic is part of the course contents of the subject of language Arts.

Lesson Plan

Lesson Outcomes

The purpose of the lesson is to help students in defining antonyms and use them correctly in a sentence. Both group of students including typical and special students will be able to define antonyms, identify them in a sentence, read them aloud in the class by the end of the lesson. Students will also make antonyms in pair form and represent those using pictures and diagrams. Students with mild cognitive impairment will retain the lesson in their memories for a long time.

Materials and Resources

The use of materials and resources will facilitate the students in learning, identifying and retaining the concept of antonyms and using them where it is appropriate. The materials such as visual projections contain the meaning of antonym, its definition and description. Following are some resources,

Displaying sentences that contain antonyms on visual projection or white board

Construction paper or colorful card papers with antonyms written on it

Crayons to color pictures of synonyms and antonyms

Assessment of Prior Learning

Teacher will ask the students before starting the lesson that if they have any concept or idea regarding the opposites. Typical students will answers to such questions easily, but the students with mental disability such as mild cognitive impairment will require reinforcement in order to recall the concept of opposites in their minds. This will help the teacher in creating a uniform environment in the class. It will assist in teaching the antonyms of difficult and new words to ...