1. KIRA DILLON
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Teaching the months of the year to a 1 grade class, Special ed, 10 boys, 7 girls, 70% white 20%
African-American and 10% Hispanic. 7 students in the class have mild to severe ADHD
(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Analyze Learners
There are seventeen students that are in 1st grade. Out of the seventeen students, there are 10
boys and 7 girls. 70% of the students are white, 20% are African-American, and 10% are
Hispanic. 7 out of the 17 students have mild to severe ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder).
State objectives
The seventeen students in first grade will 90% accurately arrange the months of the year in
correct order from January to December. The students will 90% accurately arrange the months of
the year when asked to create a calendar of their own (from memory) at the end of the lesson.
Students will do this through practicing with song, diagrams, pictures, and group activities.
Select instructional methods, media, and materials
-Month of the year song/video on a computer (with headphones): to help students arrange the
months of the year in correct order from January to February.
-Construction paper/scissors/markers/glue: so students can make a calendar of their own.
-17 pre-made white/blank calendars with 12 separately colored nametags of each month: students
can decorate each month with that month’s holiday/theme.
-Pictures of the different seasons and real life pictures from each month: pictures of the 4 seasons
so students can correspond real life picturesof the months to the different seasons.
Utilize media and materials
The first day students will be introduced to the months of the year through a month of the year
song provided by the teacher. The second day, students will decorate an already-made calendar
of their own with each month’s corresponding holiday/theme. The third day is game day.
Everyone in the class must participate in a game where the class must get in correct order by the
month of their birthdays. The fourth day students will match pictures from each month of the
year to one of the four seasons. The fifth and final day students will be asked to create a calendar
of their own using construction paper, scissors, and markers (from memory). The months must
be in correct order from January to December.

2. Require learner participation
-The first day students will get introduced to the months of the year byindividuallylearning a
month of the year song on a computer that goes along with a video. The month of the year song
helps students organize the months of the year in correct order from January to December. The
song/video will be pre-set on the computer each student is using.
-The second day will start by singing the month of the year song from the previous day. This day
the students are provided with a pre-made calendar of their own that is white/blank. Each student
must put each month’s nametag in the correct order while the month of the year song is sang
slowly. Then student can decorate each month with that month’s holiday/theme. Afterwards,
each student must talk about how they celebrate a holiday. Students can use this calendar at
home to practice.
-The third day will start again by singing the month of the year song. The activity this day is a
game. The students must get into a line going around the room according to the order of their
birthdays. Anytime the students leave for recess, lunch, bathroom breaks, etc. traveling must be
in this line.
-The fourth day again starts with the month of the year song. This day the students get into small
groups and are matching real life pictures from the different months to the 4 seasons of the year.
Each picture is titled “January”, “February”, “March”, etc. and must be put into correct order
with its season. An answer key is providedhalfway through the class period and they can look at
it to help them solve the task. By the end of the class, each group’s final picture must look like
the answer key.
-The fifth day again starts with the month of the year song. This day the students are evaluated
on what they know by asking them to cut & paste the title of each month in order on a calendar
they create with construction paper, scissors, and glue. The only requirement is that the months
be in correct order from January to December.
Evaluate and revise
Students will be assessed at the end of the lesson by asking them to create a calendar of their
own from memory by cutting and pasting the title of each month to their calendar they make.
The only requirement is that the months must be in correct order from January to December.