DIRECT INSTRUCTION LESSON PLAN

Name: Flannery Kuhn

Lesson #: 1

Lesson Title: North Carolina State Symbols

Grade Level/Subject: 4th

NCES/CCSS Standard and
Objective (1)
Revised Blooms level of
thinking/type of knowledge
(1)
Behavioral Objective (2)

Topic: North Carolina State Symbols

Objective Rationale (1)

Prerequisite Knowledge and

Skills (1)

Key Terms and Vocabulary

(1)

4.H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolinas

state symbols.
Identifying symbols and facts about North Carolina.
Level of thinking understand
Kind of thinking explaining ideas and concepts, students will
describe, discuss, and explain different North Carolina state
symbols
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to explain and relay
historical symbols of North Carolina.
Students will independently complete a crossword puzzle of
information and symbols relating to North Carolina. This will be
completed during the independent practice.
Students must obtain an 8 out of 10 to meet the objective.
I am teaching this content so that students know facts and
information about the state that they live in. It is important to teach
them this when they are young so they can add on to their
knowledge about North Carolina, as they get older.
Students will need to know where North Carolina is located on a
map.
Students should know that each state has a flag, seal, and motto.
Students should know that each state comes with different state
symbols and they vary.
Seal, Motto, symbolism, Liberty, Plenty

Content and Strategies

Focus/Review (prepares
students for the lesson) (2)

Objective as stated for

students (helps students set
their own goals for the lesson)
(1)
Teacher Input (provides the
content to students in a
teacher-directed manner) (3)

Instructional
Strategies
Direct
instruction
thought
stimulating
questioning and
discussion

Who can give me one interesting fact that you

know about North Carolina?
Does anyone know what the state seal looks
like or the state flag?
We will be learning all about them today in just
a little bit.
Today we will learn about the historical symbols of North Carolina and
by the end of the lesson you will have your own North Carolina fact
flipbook to keep and will create your own State Seal.

In just a minute I will read Road Trip

Carolina A Ride Across the Old North State by
Missy Julian Fox which is a fun book that
follows a traveler around the state of North
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Direct
instruction
through
visualizations

Guided Practice (scaffolded

practice with the content;
helps students make sense of
the content provided in
Teacher Input) (3)

Independent Practice
(application activities to help
students use and demonstrate
what they have learned) (2)

Closure (provides a wrap-up

for the lesson) (1)

Evaluation (How will you

assess students learning so
that you can determine if they

Carolina
You will hear a lot about the state so keep your
ears open you will learn interesting facts you
didnt know!
If you have questions about the book while Im
reading you can silently raise your hand and I
will call on you.
Questions the teacher may ask while reading:
Has anyone been to the mountains in North
Carolina? Or the beach? Did you know (then
list a fact from the book)?
In this section you will need to pull up the NC
Symbols and Facts PowerPoint.
The students will each get a blank flipbook that
is premade.
Suggest to the students to bring markers or
colored pencils to the carpet or get them out at
their desk.
Now we are going to make a flipbook full of
facts and symbols of North Carolina.
I have created an example flipbook that you are
more than welcome to look at if you all want.
As we go over the PowerPoint I would like for
you to jot down some notes you find. I will
point out important notes so when youre
working on your own you can refer back to
your notes.
If time prevails, there is a Create Your Own
Seal worksheet where students create their
own state seal that represents themselves.

and story-telling

Direction
instruction
through
handouts,
lectures, and
PowerPoints.

Students will receive a North Carolina Symbols and Facts

crossword puzzle to complete during this practice.
Questions on the puzzle pertain to facts and symbols students
learned in the teacher input and guided practice.
Teacher will check understanding through observing and asking
questions throughout the lesson.

Bring the class back together for a discussion.

Allow kids time to discuss their flipbooks and share the different
symbols they used on their seals.
Ask students: What types of symbols did you draw on your seal?
What do they mean to you? Were there any facts that you found
interesting about North Carolina that you want to share with the
class?
Formative:
Observations will be made as the teacher walks around the class
and check for understanding with questioning throughout the
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met the objective of the

lesson?) (2)

Plans for Individual

Differences (differentiations
needed for students) (1)

Materials used in the lesson;

Resources used in developing
the lesson (1)

lesson.
In the teacher input, the teacher will ask questions relating to the
book.
In the guided practice students will be asked questions during the
PowerPoint and will have to collect notes in their flipbooks.
In the independent practice, students will be able to test their
knowledge
Summative
Students will complete a North Carolina Symbols and Facts
crossword puzzle that will be collected at the end of the period.
Students are to be able to get at least 8 out of 10 questions correct
on the puzzle. (If time prevails) students will create their own seal
using symbols that mean something to them. On the back of their
worksheet they will list out the symbols and why they chose to
draw them.
For students that need accommodations or modifications, the
teacher will pay more attention to their work and allow them to
work with other students if need be.
The lesson includes visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning
styles.
Visually The lesson includes PowerPoints and visuals
throughout.
Auditory The lesson includes reading a book at the beginning so
students will be listening throughout the book
Kinesthetically the lesson allows students to draw, write, and
create a flipbook.

21st Century Skills (must be

in three lessons)

NC Facts and Symbols PowerPoint

Pre made flipbooks (making them prior to teaching the lesson will
save time)
North Carolina Symbols and Facts crossword puzzle
Create Your Own Seal worksheet
Road Trip North Carolina A Ride Across the Old North State by
Missy Julian Fox
North Carolina State Symbols
https://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/symbols.htm
North Carolina Facts, Map and State Symbols
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/
Life and Career Skills Productivity and Accountability is a skill
that can be found throughout the lesson. Students need to learn
about the state they live in and its background information. This
allows them to be an accountable citizen.
Research and Information This skill can be found through the
use of the Internet and researching and finding information on the
topic.
Creativity and Innovation This skill can be found in the guided
practice section. Students will use their creativity to fill out the
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flipbook and draw images relating to North Carolinas symbols.

Global Awareness (must be in
two lessons)

Culturally Responsive
Teaching (must be in three
lessons)

The global awareness aspect addressed in the lesson is North

Carolina in the World.
It is found in the PowerPoint slide that talks about the dates on
North Carolinas state flag.
Even though the students do not know what the dates mean there
are key notes for the teacher so they can provide background
information on the dates.
Some aspects of culturally responsive teaching addressed in the
lesson are historical figures born in North Carolina and also
different regions and cultures of North Carolina.
There is a slide on the PowerPoint that touches on historical
figures that were born and grew up in North Carolina.
The book read in the beginning of the lesson has a lot of
information on the different regions of north Carolina and the
cultures that relate to that region.

Overall alignment in the lesson (2):

The behavioral objective must be aligned to the lesson objectives (NCES/CCSS).
The instructional activities must help students meet the behavioral objective and be successful on the
lesson assessment.
The lesson assessment must provide enough reliable and valid data so the teacher can determine if
each student has met the lesson objectives or not.
Add any instructional materials needed for the lesson here (worksheets, assessments, PowerPoints,
slides from SmartBoard programs, etc.) (2)

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