SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged

(May be adapted based on instructors needs)

Pre-Planning
TOPIC DETAILS CK
Name Cindy Dunmire
Subject Social Studies
Grade Level Second Grade
Date/Duration 45 Minutes
Standards/ 5.2.3.D. Identify the importance of political leadership and public
anchors/ service in the school, community, state and nation.
competencies 5.2.3.E. Describe ways citizens can influence the decisions and
PA/Common actions of government.
Core/Standards 5.3.3.F. Explain what an election is.
(Plus any others
as may be
required)
Formal Evaluation
Formative KWL Chart
AND/OR Informal Evaluation
Summative Observation and discussion with students.
Assessment
Evidence
Objective Understand what a president does.
A-B-C-D Understand how a president gets elected.
List what we know, what we want to know, and what we
Bloom's Taxonomy learned.
Document the differences between the candidates.
Webb's Depth of
Each student will cast his or her vote.
Knowledge (DOK)
Graph the results.
Will need to review background knowledge and review
as a class. Answer questions prior to starting activity.
Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the CK
Learning Plan DETAILS
Introduction Activating Prior Knowledge
Do you know who the current president is?
Ask students if they know what the president does.
Ask why it is important to have a president.
What do they already know about voting?
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Bring students to the circle area and discuss what a
president is and what they do for us.
Read Duck for President, by Doreen Cronin
Explicit Big Idea Statement
Instructions What is a president? What do they do for us?
Big Ideas Essential Questions
What is voting?
Essential How will you decide whom you will vote for?
Questions Do you think it is important for people to vote?
Can you describe how voting will help people?
Key Vocabulary
President
Voting
Election
Candidate
Ballet
Provide pictures to match vocabulary to make
vocabulary more simple
Lesson Procedure Pre-Assessment of Students
Must include What is a president?
adaptations & Modeling of the Concept
accommodations As a class we will discuss what a president is, and how
for students with the president helps us as the people.
special needs Transition
Go Noodle Dance Video
Accommodations, Guiding the Practice
Modifications After reading the story we will have two candidates.
Farmer Brown and the Duck. We will discuss what each
candidate has to offer to us. The students will then cast
their vote on the ballot they will receive. Students will
then fold their ballot and place it in our ballot box. After
all students cast their vote we will count the votes and
find out our president for our classroom!
Have students cast their vote electronically on the
computer.
Providing the Independent Practice
Explain you want them to write what they would do if
they were president. What would you change?
Allow students to use a computer to type their answer
rather then writing by hand.
Use of ipad apps to create sentences.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
Student with hearing impaired will sit beside me while
reading the book.
Allow students to cast vote using technology.
Provide pictures to match with vocabulary words
Materials Ballots
(reading, Ballot Box
technology, KWL Chart
equipment, Pencils
supplies, etc.)
Paper
Duck for President book.
Closure Summary & Review of the Learning
Review the book and what a president is.
Review how important it is to vote.
Review what voting is.
Homework/Assignments
 None
Other(This area
is to be
determined by
instructor OR
student as
needed)
Supervising
teacher
comments and
signature

Teacher
Self-reflection
What
worked?
What would
you
change?