Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Title: Pedestrian Safety in Our Community_ Amount of time: _60 Minutes (Possibly Run into a Second Day)__

Materials Computer
Needed
Hawaii News Now Articles

Discussion & Brainstorm Sheets

STEP 1: Students will be able to discuss their beliefs in regards to the disparity in pedestrian safety
LT/Objective resources between tourist areas and their community.

Students will be able to brainstorm four solutions to the pedestrian safety issue and create a survey
to be given school-wide.

STEP 2​: Google Question (Computer)

Bell work/
Focus
Teacher Student

-​ ​ ​Reiterate instructions regarding ​ nswer question: “​Do you Think it is safe to walk 
·​ ​ A
Google Question in Makaha, Wai'anae, or Maili? How could safety for 
(10 Minutes)
Pedestrians (people not in cars) be improved? Give 
- Answer any clarifying or follow-up
questions. TWO WAYS that safety could be improved.”

CFU (Check for Understanding)

Have students share with a partner, then share out to the whole-class.

STEP 3: Discuss disparity between pedestrian safety of tourist places and our community.
Instruction
“I do”
Teacher Student

● Define “disparity” verbally and ● Listen to teacher instruction and reference

(10 Minutes) visually on the board. disparity definition on board when necessary.

● Highlight differences of ● Follow along with articles displayed on whiteboard

pedestrian safety measures in via teacher computer and projector.
 Ko’Olina and
Makaha/Wai’anae.1

STEP 4​: Read Articles & Focus Group Set-Up

Guided Practice
“We do”
​Teacher Student

● Read 3 Pedestrian Accident ● Follow along with articles either on board or on

Articles with students for use focus group computer.
(10 Minutes)
in focus groups.
● Ensure that there is one focus group
● Transition to the focus groups, question/brainstorming packet and computer at
and discuss how it relates to each table.
the bellwork. (Table groups
already reflect the focus
groups).

STEP 5: [Focus Groups]

Independent
Practice
Discuss Essential Pedestrian Safety Question & Brainstorm Solutions

“You do”
Teacher Student

(30 Minutes)
● Circulate classroom and ● Use brainstorm/question worksheet in focus
monitor discussions. groups.

● Ask guiding questions or ● Come up with four solutions to the current

mitigate problems as they arise. pedestrian safety issue.

Closure/Exit Students will create a school-wide survey in which they ask the question of pedestrian
Slip/ Class safety in Makaha & Wai’anae, as well as offering four possible solutions and finally allow a
discussion space for the survey participant to voice any additional concerns to Cedric Gates.

(10 Minutes)

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These are immediate geographical locations that almost all of my students have been to at one time or another. I will
include additional photos of the pedestrian safety measures in order to emphasize the issues that I am addressing.