Indiana Wesleyan University

Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

Social Studies--2018

Student: Katie Barnes School: Northwestern Elementary

IWU Supervisor: Dr. Soptelean Co-op Teacher: Mrs. Maynard
Teaching Date: Grade Level: 3

LESSON RATIONALE
This lesson plan digs deeper into the process of having the power to change our community. By the way we live our lives
and treat those around us, we are shaping the world daily.

READINESS
I. Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal: Students will be able to list three characteristics of a good citizen and how they change their community.
B. Objective: After completing various activities, students will be able to state ways citizens have the power to
change their community.
C. Standards: 3.2.5: Explain the importance of being a responsible citizen of your community, the state and the
nation. Identify people in your community and the state who exhibit the characteristics of good citizenship. (ex.
being respectful, truth worthy, practicing tolerance and working with others to solve problems.) citizen:
someone with rights and responsibilities in a particular community, city, state or country citizenship: the act of
practicing one’s rights and responsibilities as a member of a community, state or nation
** for this lesson, we will only be focusing on being a good citizen within your community
NCSS: Power, Authority, and Governance
II. Management Plan
a. Materials: matching activity, good citizen packet, pencil, sticky note
b. Time: 25-45 minutes
c. Space: Students will be seated at desks. They will be able to use room space when working on skits and
perform in the front of the class.
d. Behavior: Students will be expected to listen and follow instructions. They should be able to complete
activities independently and with others.
III. Adaptation to Individual Differences and Diverse Learners—
• I am providing visuals for those students who may struggle with making the images and connections
cognitively.
• I am providing a matching activity with multiple examples to help students come up with scenarios within
their groups.

PLAN FOR INSTRUCTION

IV. Anticipatory Set
• I will act out scenarios in front of the class (throwing books, taking extra pencils, saying please and thank you,
etc.). After each skit, ask the class if I was showing positive or negative behavior. If it was negative, ask them to
come up with a way I could change it to a positive action.

Purpose: “Over the past few weeks, we have been discussing how people have the power in our government. Today, we are
going to talk about how we ourselves have the power to influence the community around us by being a good citizen.”

V. Lesson Presentation (Input/Output)

• “Before we continue, can someone remind me what a citizen is?” Allow time for students to answer. Based on
answers, guide children to this definition, “a person who lives in a particular place.”
• “That’s right! With that definition in our minds, we can determine that we are all citizens of a common area.
Because we are citizens, we have responsibilities to our community. This can be by the way we treat those around
us, or the way we treat our community itself (our trash, etc.).”
• “First, we are going to review what we know about being a good citizen. Within your table groups, you are going to
work together and decide was is a positive action, and what is a negative action of a citizen. I will pass out a baggie
to each table. Within the baggie are different examples of actions. Read each action and then determine whether it
reflects a good citizen, or a poor citizen. When everyone is finished, we will go over the answers as a class.”
• Allow time for students to work in groups. Walk around, assist as needed. Once students are done, go over
answers. Take note of the groups who may have struggled during the activity.

VI. Check for understanding.

• “I’m going to pass out a packet. Look through the pictures on each page and circle the one that shows an act of good
citizenship. One the bottom of the page, draw a picture of another example of being a good citizenship.”
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Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Social Studies--2018
• As students are working, walk around the room – assist as needed.
• After students complete their work, allow time for three students to share their work.

VII. Review learning outcomes / Closure

• “For our last activity, I am going to split you into groups. Within your groups, come up with two short
skits – one representing a good citizen and another representing a poor citizen. You have 8 minutes to
come up with your skits, I will be around the room ready to help if you have any questions.”
• Allow time for students to work in groups, walking around room – assist as needed.
• After 8 minutes, have students perform their skits (without telling the class which one they are
performing) have someone from the class explain if the groups skit was representing a good or
poor citizen, and why.

PLAN FOR ASSESSMENT

• Assess students’ knowledge while walking around the room during work time.
• Assess students during group skit presentations.
• Assess students when asking why each skit represented a poor or good citizen.
• Sticky-note Activity
• “On each of your desks, you have a sticky note. On your sticky note, write down 3 characteristics of a good
citizen and how they have the power to change their community through their actions. Once you are done
writing, hold your sticky note up in the air and I will walk around and collect them.”
• Look over each students’ sticky note and ensure they wrote down three characteristics of a
good citizen.

REFLECTION AND POST-LESSON ANALYSIS (CAEP K-6 3.b)

1. How many students achieved the lesson objective(s)? For those who did not, why not?
2. What were my strengths and weaknesses?
3. How should I alter this lesson?
4. How would I pace it differently?
5. Were all students actively participating? If not, why not?
6. What adjustments did I make to reach varied learning styles and ability levels?
Include additional self-answer questions that specifically address unique lesson content, methodology, and assessment.
7. Was each student able to write down three characteristics of a good citizen?

Student: School:
IWU Supervisor: Co-op Teacher:
Teaching Date: _____or IDK Grade Level:
Audit Trail:

OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT Format COMPETENT OUTSTANDING

Heading Student uses the provided template for Social

Template Studies content.
Audit Trail Student includes all of the information in the
template heading.
Student includes a list of dates and methods
for communicating with cooperating teacher.
Rationale Statement of rationale for the learning
experience and environment in this lesson.
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Goals The lesson plan contains objectives that
Objectives connect goals and standards with lesson
Standards activities and assessments.
Each objective should include the
following: Conditions; Desired learning;
Observable behavior; and Accuracy (as
necessary)
NCSS:
IAS:
Management Plan A. Materials:
B. Time:
C. Space:
D. Behavior:
E. Technology: (as appropriate)
Anticipatory Set The anticipatory set is clear and direct and
focuses students’ attention on the lesson.

Purpose The statement of purpose is clearly connected

to the content of the lesson and is presented
in terms that are easily understood by
students.
Plan For Instruction
Adaptation to Instructional opportunities are provided in
Individual Differences this lesson. The opportunities are
and Diverse Learners developmentally appropriate and/or are
adapted to diverse students.
Early Finishers
Reteaching-
ELL –
Exceptional Needs-
Lesson Presentation Candidates demonstrate understandings,
for Social Studies capabilities and practices associated with
the central concepts and tools in Civics,
Economics, Geography, and /or History
within a framework of inquiry.
Lesson Presentation The candidate’s lesson demonstrates an
understanding of developmentally
appropriate practice.
The candidate’s lesson includes both
modeling and guided practice.
The lesson presentation includes relevant
activities that encourage student
participation and critical thinking.
Check for The lesson plan includes a plan and the means
Understanding to check for student understanding of the
[CFU] lesson. A provision is included to reteach all
or part of the lesson to all or part of the class.

Review Learning Lesson closure relates directly to the lesson

Outcomes and/ or purpose and/or objective.
Closure

Plan for
Competent 3
Assessment
Formal and Informal A plan for formal and informal assessment [
Assessment mainly formative]throughout the lesson is
included. The assessment strategies are
uniquely designed for the students.
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Reflection and Post- The lesson plan includes all required self-
Lesson Analysis answer questions.

SCORING
A lesson plan with elements that do to meet the A competent lesson plan earns a score of An outstanding lesson plan earns a
competent level will receive a score of 33 /40 or lower 34-37/40. score of 38/40-40/40

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