History of the Telephone

3
rd
Grade: Social Studies
April 10, 2014
Brittney Guyer
I. Instructional Objectives:
Social Studies: After the lesson on the history of the telephone, the students will create a
visual timeline with 80% accuracy. (Standard SS.3.16)
Introduction
A. Label the Learning: Today boys and girls, we will learn about the history of the
telephone
B. Relate to Students Frame of Reference: Raise your hand if you currently have a cell
phone.
C. Relate to Prior and Future Learning: Yesterday, we learned about how electricity was
invented, and tomorrow we are going to learn about how the airplane was invented.
D. Involve Every Student: The students will participate in the game Telephone.
II. Instruction:
A. This is a New Learning.
B. Skill: After the lesson on the history of the telephone, the students will create a visual
timeline with 80% accuracy.
o Relevance and Importance: The skill is creating a timeline which is a lifelong
skill because you always need to be able to place things in the correct order.
o Examples and Non-Examples: Examples would be correct responses, and
non-examples would be incorrect responses.
o Provide Participation in Learning the Skill: The students will participate in
class discussion.
o Appropriate Practice: The students will successfully create a visual timeline.
o Apply Skill: The students will create their own phones using paper cups and
string.
III. Monitor: I will walk around the classroom making sure everyone understands the directions
and help those who need it.
IV. Teaching Strategies:
o Students will form a line and play the game Telephone.
o The students will share how they think people communicated before the telephone.
(Student-Centered Response)
o The teacher will show a video on the history of the telephone and tell students more in-
depth information about the telephones history. (Teacher- Centered Lecture)
o The students will create a visual timeline of telephones throughout the years. (Student-
Centered Chart and Discussion)
o The teacher will show the students how to create their own telephone. (Teacher-Centered
Presentation).
INTASC Standards:
1. Teacher Centered Presentation (INTASC Principle 6,7,8)
2. Student Centered Response (INTASC Principle 1,6)
3. Teacher Centered Lecture (INTASC Principle 1,2,6,7,9)
4. Student Centered Chart and Discussion (INTASC Principle 4,5)

V. Description of Organization of Student Learning: During the lesson, students will be sitting
in their desks facing the smart board. Then, they will all form a line at the front of the
classroom. After, they will go back to their seats.
VI. Adaption to Diverse Students: Brittany has ADD. She will sit at the front of the class and
have a peer buddy. Also, she will pass out the handouts to the class.
VII. Lesson Evaluations:
o Students will be asked to tell what they learned in class that day as an example of informal
assessment.
o Students will receive an exit ticket that they must complete before leaving the classroom.
o Students will successfully create their own telephones.

VIII. Conclusion: Can someone tell me what we talked about today in class?
IX. Student Practice/Review: Students will receive and identify vocabulary words from the
word wall.
X. Media and Materials Used:
o Smart Board: Used to show class video and presentation.
o Word Wall: Shows the vocabulary words found in the lesson.
o Cups, string, and paper clips are used to create the telephone.
XI. Option: If extra practice is needed, students could create a timeline of any of the inventions
the class has learned over the past week.
XII. Reflection: After teaching the lesson, I will write in a journal how the lesson went and what
areas could be improved.