Day 5 Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan #5Grade: 1Social Studies Strand: CivicsSubmitted By: Sandra Montgomery

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

Lesson Plan #5 – Civics submitted by: Sandra Montgomery

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan : This lesson is a visitation field trip where fire fighters and a police officer comes into the

classroom/school to present what they do to help out in the community and following rules are important.

C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 1 grade Time to Complete this Lesson: 50 – 60 minutes Groupings: partial group

D. Materials: No materials, unless the visitors asks for things to be provided.

Teacher PreparationCall the fire station and police station and set up a day for these two people to come at the same

time. Notify them that there will be two groups 25 minutes each to present. If they need anything that the teacher can provide have them notify me ahead so teacher can get the necessary materials. See if the firefighter and the police officer can bring their vehicles.

It would be nice if one parent came in to help. The class will be separated into two groups, and the parent volunteer can be with one group as the teacher is with the other.

E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards

C13.1.1 Identify and follow classroom and school rules that guide behavior and resolve conflicts

H3.1.3 Identify and describe occupations in the community that help people, i.e., police officers, fire fighters, and nurses.

o Student-Friendly Standards C13.1.1 I can follow the rules that have been given to me after learning about the

importance of rules and laws. H3.1.3 I can know who can help me if needed by these community helpers.

F. Vocabulary none

G. Procedure: 1. TW go over what she expects of the class while they have visitors.

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Lesson Plan #5 – Civics submitted by: Sandra Montgomery

2. SW show respect to the firefighter and the police officer who will be presenting.3. TW group the students into two groups. One group will go with the firefighter area and the

other group to the police officer area. After 25 minutes, the groups will change places.4. TW and SW express their gratitude to these fine people for taking the time to come into the

class.

Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

During LA, students will write in their writing journals, what it means to be part of a community, who are a part of the community, and how we can show respect to members of the community, to others in the classroom, and our neighbors. The journals will be the assessment.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Hopefully, they will follow the rules of the classroom, they will show respect for their

classmates, even if they don’t like what the other classmates did, and to show respect by cleaning up after themselves whether it is in the classroom or out on the grounds.

H. Closure: Be writing in their writing journal of their experiences they learned this week and

how they can be part of the community.

I. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach?

All parts of this lesson will be easy to teach. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?

Making sure the students are being respectful to the guests and that they are following instructions.

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?There will be a summative assessment.

4. What can you do for students who don’t grasp the concepts?I don’t think that the students will have a hard time understanding this concept. They are applying what they have learned and how they can show respect to others.

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?I can’t think of anything that I would change in the lesson.

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?I didn’t really have trouble with writing this plan.

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