Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

India Artifacts

Date

December

Grade

Time
Duratio
n

50 minutes

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geographic, social,

cultural and linguistic factors affect quality of life in communities in India, Tunisia,
Ukraine and Peru.

Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

3.1.2 examine the social, cultural and linguistic characteristics that affect quality of life in
communities in other parts of the world
- How does access to public services affect the communities? (e.g., schools,
hospitals, libraries, transportation systems)? (ER, GC, PADM)
- What are the traditions, celebrations, stories and practices in the communities that
connect the people to the past and to each other (e.g., language spoken, traditions,
customs)? (CC, GC, TCC)
3.1.3 examine the geographic characteristics that shape communities in other parts of the
world
- In what ways do the people in the communities depend on, adapt to and change the
environment in which they live and work? (ER, LPP)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

1. Examine artifacts that show the identity of people in India.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Students answers to my questions in the group discussion. Making

predictions about what they think some things are.

Key Questions:

What do you think this is used for?

Why is it important?
What is the meaning behind the objects?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

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MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Artifacts

Program of study

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Attention Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and

Research on numerous India activities and traditions using the computers

and the books.
Introduction
Have artifacts sitting out on the carpet.

Time
5 minutes

My uncle travels to India all the time and I asked him if he had
anything that I could bring in. He brought me boxes of things!

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body

Talk about how these objects are really important to my uncle

and we need to be respectful with them. What does that mean?
Body

Learning Activity
#1

National Flags:

Time
40
minutes

Water Pots:
- Have you seen any pots during your research?
- The people that do not have running water in their
houses have to go to the river and get water. They will
fill up one of these pots and carry it on their head.
- How much water do you use in one day? This whole pot?
More?
- That means some women carry two or three in their
head.
- Drinking pot. To share at school. Cannot touch their lips
to it because it will spread germs.
- Have some students come up and try it
Lunch Kits:
- Students take these to schools and pack their lunch in
them.
- Each container contains something different like rice,
nan bread, curry.
- Keeps warm because it is tin and it is hot in india
Spices:
- Trading
- Smell
- One package would cost about 10 cents.
- What do you know about their food?
Language: News Paper
- What have you learned about the language so far?
- This is what it looks like.
Lakshmi: Calander
- The goddess of wealth and beauty
- Diwali honours Lakshmi
Stencils:
- Put colored sand inside
- Rangoli
- Outside the door
- For festivals.
Toys:
-

Home made.
Often sold at weddings.

Womens Clothing
- Have the sari out ask students to guess what it is? Has
your researched helped you?
- Watch a video on how to wrap it. Try to do it along with
their help.
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Bindi. What is this? Have you seen it before?
Married or spiritually in the Hindu culture
Henna stencils: for weddings

Mens Clothing: Seen Dhoti a lot this is what some men wear in
Gujarat. (the western most state).
- Airy
- White
- Sun (Black / White)
- No burn
- Tight at the bottom
Differentiation

Allows students to physically touch the objects and

make connections between their research and artifacts.
Tangible objects that students can touch, observe, and
discuss.
Closure

Consolidation of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

What did you learn today?

If someone has already answered that you cannot say that
again.

Time

5 minutes

Work on research project

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe