Lesson Plan

Name: Jacob Burley Grade/Subject: Grade 5 Social Studies Unit: Data Analysis
Topic: Confederation Date: Dec 6, 2016 Length of Lesson: 40 min.
General Learning Assess, critically, the changes that occurred in Canada immediately following
Outcomes Confederation by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
(P.O.S.)

Specific Leaning No Specific Outcomes addressed in this lesson

Outcomes
(P.O.S.)

Learning Students will

Objectives 1. design a storyboard for their confederation topic
2. create a video using iMovie about their confederation topic

Prep • Creation of Smart Board Lesson with multiple questions

• Creation of definitions and terms handout
• Creation of Performance Task handout and rubric
• Creation of storyboard template

Materials •Definitions and terms handout

Worksheet that they will be filling out over the next few weeks
Performance Task handout and rubric
Story Board template
Classroom iPads

Procedure Assessment Methods

Introduction 1. Introduction of assignment and what is expected
(5 min.) from the assignment.
Body of Lesson : (30 min)
Lesson (30 Main portion of lesson will be the discussions and -Check for eyes glazing
min.) understanding of how Decisions used to be made. end over, try to make sure
of lesson will be a paper ball game students are paying
Activity 1 (10 min.) attention
1. If you're standing at the back you get to vote on
the rules that effect the entire classroom. Im
going to need everyone to stand up tuck in their -Which students are
chair and head to the back of the classroom. We volunteering? Which
are going to make a government for the aren’t?
classroom. This government will If you're
standing at the back you get to vote on the rules
that effect the entire classroom. If you are -Watch as students work
sitting at your desk you don't get any say at all. on their worksheets,
Your vote does not count and your opinion does walk around, go first to
not matter. students who did not
2. Go through excursive of getting everyone to volunteer earlier. Shy or
open their envelope. Then go through process. did not understand?
If you're First Nations please come sit down at -If students are wasting
your desk. If you're Metis please come sit at time misbehaving, make
your desk. Finally now if you're a woman sure they understand
please come sit at your desk. These four guys concepts, help them
get to decide all the rules for the entire focus
classroom. Okay everyone back to their desk. -Do they have enough
Activity 2 (5 min.) Discussion over results time to complete
1. Okay so how do you guys feel about the results? activity?
2. Do you think its fair only four people in the
class get to make decisions for everyone else?
3. (let conversation more forward and there
understanding on how unfair it was in the past)
Activity 3 (15 min) Snow Ball Fight
1. Hand out 3 pieces of blank paper for each
student. You guys can write anything you want
on these pieces of paper about confederation and
you can use the handout to come up with
questions if you'd like. Once your done please
take everyone off your desk and put all your
work away.
2. Okay first thing is each team needs a name. It
can be anything you want. Second is I am the
giver of points. I can give points or take away
points anytime I want so make good choices and
smart decisions. Mr Fagervick feel free to take
or give points as you see fit as well.
Body of 1. Okay so you guys need to try to get as many paper
Lesson (30 balls in the other teams basket in 30 seconds as you
min.) ca. You will get one point of reach paper ball.
2. Now that the first round is done can i get one person
from team A to choose a paper ball from the basket.
visa versa. repeat this three times for each side
3. Second round we will throw paper again. Now when
a person pulls paper from the basket someone from
the other side has to answer of their choice.
4. Third round we will throw paper again. One person
from each team will walk in front of the row with
the basket on their head as everyone throws. Every
paper ball in the basket is worth 5 points now.
Three people from each team will pull a question
from the basket and answer it.
5. Tally points but give points so one team only ends
up losing by 1 point
6. If I can get everyone to pick up three paper balls
before they leave for recess that would be fantastic.

Closure (5 1. Okay so please hold onto that sheet as it may be  Students answering
min.) really important later. questions in class
2. Complete exit slip:
a) did you like this activity?
b) What would you like to see done differently?

Sponge Activity If lesson finishes early, they can read silently at their
desk, play on an iPad/chromebook, or any other quiet
activity.

Reflection What went well?

What can be improved?

How did students respond to making graphs?