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English lesson plan · 1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 30 minutes

Key details

Reading Comprehension

CCSS RL.1.1CCSS RI.1.1England: Y1 Reading (comprehension)England: Y2 Reading

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Key details.

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Who, where and what happened?

Leads to: What is it mostly about?; Order of events; Finding and retrieving information

Materials: A short text or extract (one copy each), Highlighters, Question cards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 4 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Who, where and what happened?). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Lia went to the beach. She dug in the sand and found a shell. What did Lia find? (a ball / a hat / a crab / a shell) → a shellPrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.
  2. The wind blew Tom's hat into a tree. Tom began to cry. How did Tom feel? (silly / happy / sad / sleepy) → sadPrompt: What does the character say and do?
  3. At the farm, Jo fed the goats and the hens. Where is Jo? (at the farm / at school / at the beach / at the zoo) → at the farmPrompt: What does the character say and do?

Hook · 3 min

  • Read the first lines of a short text aloud and ask what students predict will happen and why.
  • Share the objective: Key details. Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 7 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Penguins are birds, but they cannot fly. They use their wings to swim. What do penguins use their wings for?
  • Step 1: The answer is stated directly in the text.
  • Step 2: So the answer is: to swim
  • Answer: to swim
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 6 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. Owls sleep in the day. At night they wake up and hunt for mice. When do owls hunt? (at night / after lunch / in the morning / in the day) → at nightPrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.
  2. A camel can walk for days in the hot desert. It stores fat in its hump. What does a camel store in its hump? (food bags / fat / water / sand) → fatPrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.

You do: independent practice · 7 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 3 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. The fire truck is red. It has a long ladder and a hose for water. What does the fire truck have? (a bell tower / a long ladder / wings / a sail) → a long ladderPrompt: Find the part of the text that talks about this.

Watch out for

  • Answering from memory or opinion instead of evidence in the text.
  • Copying a long quote without explaining what it shows.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Who, where and what happened?.
  • Use concrete materials: a short text or extract (one copy each).
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Move on to: What is it mostly about?; Order of events; Finding and retrieving information.
  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

Homework and more practice

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-1.

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Our Class Garden

Our class has a garden. It is next to the playground. In spring, we dig the soil. We plant beans, peas and sunflowers. Mr Okafor shows us how deep to make the holes. Every day, two children water the plants. Today it was my turn with Ben. We filled the watering can to the top. The sunflowers grow very fast. Now they are taller than Mr Okafor! The bees like them too. We see lots of bees on the big yellow flowers. In the summer, we will pick the beans and peas. The cook at school will make them into soup, and we will eat it for lunch. I can't wait!

  1. Question 1

    Read "Our Class Garden". Where is the class garden?

    • A. at Mr Okafor's house
    • B. next to the playground
    • C. on the roof
    • D. in the park

The Lost Mitten

It was a cold day. Rosa went out to play in the snow. She had a red hat and two red mittens. Rosa made a big snowman. She gave him a carrot nose. Then she looked at her hands. One mitten was gone! Rosa looked by the tree. She looked by the gate. No mitten. Then her dog, Pip, ran up to her. He had something red in his mouth. It was the mitten! "Good dog, Pip!" said Rosa. She gave him a big hug. Then Rosa and Pip went inside. Mom made hot cocoa. Rosa put her wet mittens by the fire to dry. Pip lay down next to them. He did not want to lose them again!

  1. Question 2

    Read "The Lost Mitten". What color were Rosa's mittens?

    • A. blue
    • B. white
    • C. red
    • D. green

  1. Question 3

    Dev lost his tooth at school. He put it under his pillow that night. Where did Dev put his tooth?

    • A. on the table
    • B. in a cup
    • C. under his pillow
    • D. in his bag

From Egg to Frog

A frog starts life as a tiny egg in a pond. The eggs stick together in a soft, wobbly clump. A small tadpole hatches from each egg. A tadpole has a long tail. It swims in the water and breathes with gills, just like a fish. The tadpole eats and grows. Soon it grows back legs. Then it grows front legs. Its tail gets shorter and shorter. At last, the tail is gone. Now it is a frog! The frog can hop on land and swim in the pond. It breathes air with its lungs. It catches flies with its long, sticky tongue. One day, the frog may lay eggs of its own. Then the life cycle starts all over again.

  1. Question 4

    Read "From Egg to Frog". Where does a frog start life?

    • A. as an egg in a pond
    • B. in a nest in a tree
    • C. as a tadpole on land
    • D. under a rock

Our Class Garden

Our class has a garden. It is next to the playground. In spring, we dig the soil. We plant beans, peas and sunflowers. Mr Okafor shows us how deep to make the holes. Every day, two children water the plants. Today it was my turn with Ben. We filled the watering can to the top. The sunflowers grow very fast. Now they are taller than Mr Okafor! The bees like them too. We see lots of bees on the big yellow flowers. In the summer, we will pick the beans and peas. The cook at school will make them into soup, and we will eat it for lunch. I can't wait!

  1. Question 5

    Read "Our Class Garden". How many children water the plants each day?

    • A. one
    • B. two
    • C. three
    • D. the whole class

  2. Question 6

    Read "Our Class Garden". Who shows the children how deep to dig?

    • A. Mr Okafor
    • B. a farmer
    • C. the narrator
    • D. Ben

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Answer key: Key details

  1. 1. B. next to the playground

  2. 2. C. red

  3. 3. C. under his pillow

  4. 4. A. as an egg in a pond

  5. 5. B. two

  6. 6. A. Mr Okafor