"Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad"
Sample Lesson Plan

Introduction

"Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad" is a sample lesson plan designed to stimulate your thinking as you integrate computers and other new technologies into your reading, writing and language arts curricula. Imagine that a first grade teacher named Susie Metrick selected two well-known children's classics, Frog and Toad are Friends and Frog and Toad Together, as the foundation of a curriculum unit, and designed the unit to incorporate good literacy practices such as activating prior knowledge, and developing phonemic awareness and word recognition skills. Imagine that Susie also tried to use a process-writing framework to scaffold her students' writing work in this unit. What issues might Susie have grappled with in trying to enhance such a lesson plan with technology? As you review this unit, picture her asking herself questions such as these:

• What types of technology can add an important dimension to teaching children's literature?
• How can I integrate these new tools in a logical, step-by-step fashion?
• And ultimately, how will such a unit help my students become more proficient readers and writers in the content areas?

Then reflect on your own goals in developing a technology-enhanced lesson plan.

Outline

Use the following outline to navigate to each section of the Sample Lesson Plan.

• Overview
  • Culminating Projects
  • Assessment Strategies
  • Plans for Sharing this Unit in District and Beyond
• Step 1: Activating Prior Knowledge
• Step2: Phonemic Awareness and Word Recognition Skills for Emergent, Beginning, and Transitional Readers
• Step3: Group Projects: Research Stage
• Step 4: Group Projects: Using the Computer to Enhance Process Writing
• Step 5: Group Projects: Revising and Peer Editing
• Step 6: Group Projects: Publishing

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