Mini Lessons

Link to Reading Lesson #1 Lesson Plan:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1qSp_dpvVxgc-v4gsANaFrZWimQQ8qLhdSzfbySvkTpk

Link to Reading Lesson #2 Lesson Plan:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=12Ui1lRi6Js25oFZsK-re_k3JseuXhcg6ERIUmtO3Vv8

Reflection(s):
I conducted both of my lessons with two students. Overall, it went well. The idea of treating the identification of sight words (and in the second lesson, phonemes) as a type of "scavenger hunt" was a great motivator. The students seemed eager to locate the words or sounds I prompted or asked for. The texts that were used were appropriate in the sense that students knew most of the words but also were able to expand their word recognition as well as vocabulary (the word "ill" was foreign to them as meaning "sick") with a few select words. Upon the completion of the lesson, both students were able to successfully identify all of the sight words present in the stories as well locate or produce the prompted sounds at the end of the second lesson. Prior to the reading, students mixed up the words "in" and "on"- but were successful in using these words upon completion of the lesson.  As expected, there were minor instances in which the students got off track- as one student complimented the other's "Justin Beiber earrings" and wished to proceed talking about said earrings. As discussed in my lesson plan, I reminded the students of the task at hand and they quickly returned to our reading. In regards to applying their knowledge to the future, the students were eager and said they could use the word "on" in their writing and even new words they didn't know how to read such as hill, and even eager to use a new word for "sick" in the form of "ill." Overall, the lessons were both successful and beneficial to the students!