USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

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Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)
Objectives- What are you
teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."

SS.1.C.1.2: Give examples of people who have the power and authority to make and
enforce rules and laws in the school and community.

Who has the power and authority to make and enforce rules and laws at school?

We will be reviewing a sub part of this standard, which is to talk about the people who
help us at school through rules, part take in the community, and build the community.
Thus the objective for this specific lesson is the following.
Given a written text students will be able to recognize examples of who helps us at
school with guided discussion.

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Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
questions:
Why are you teaching this
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Address the following:
What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

What Content Knowledge

is necessary for a teacher

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I am teaching this objective to make sure my students have a foundation for who
helps them in a school through jobs and rules.
This lesson fits in with the larger unit plan on school community and rules or laws.
We decided to teach it this way to be more engaging for students.
It is important to teach this content because it is what helps a school function and
the student learn.

I will be asking students questions to see their understanding as a form of

formative assessment.
The summative assessment that will be paired later with this area of learning

The content knowledge that a teacher need to teach this lesson is the purpose of

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to teach this material?
What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?

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authority in schools, who helps the students in the school, and the purpose and use of
rule and laws in the school community in general in the student perspective.
A student needs to know what is the purpose of rule and laws in the school community as
well as the important people in the school community.

How will you ensure

students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?
What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?

A misconception that a student might have in this area would be what could be
considered help in the school community. EX: might not understand that lunch personal
help get food while teacher help them learn. Both help but in different ways.
Lesson Implementation

Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)
Step-by-Step Plan

Time

Guided Release
Direct instruction
Discussion

Who is

Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use

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(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
What will you do if

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responsibl
e (Teacher
or
Students)?
Teacher
will guide
the
conversati
on that
the
students
will be
having as
a group.

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whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.

For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).
Read Aloud
Have students sit at the normal carpet area for read alouds
and carpet time instruction.
Make sure everyone can see.
Exemplify proper reading with word inflection and fluency
skills.
Modal with think- alouds and discussion during the reading,
see below.
Discussion
Before
o Who do you all thinks help us in the classroom?
During
o Who might this be?
o What support why this person helps up?
o What key details support that?
After
o Who can tell me a person that we learned about to day
from the text?
o What do they do to help us?

a student struggles with the content?

If I find that a student is struggling with this content I will offer further support through

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the discussion and think-aloud process.

What will you do if

a student masters the content quickly?

If I find that a student is mastering it quickly I will have to share their views and ideas
with the class during the discussion portion.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
This lesson will connect to the students cultural background because it involves them
reflecting on what they preserve as helping in the school paired with the support of the
social studies text.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
This lesson directly ties to the local community since we will be talking about a piece of
the community which is a part of the school.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
I will hold further small group conversations with these students during IRLA or center
time to make sure they understand this content to the best of their ability.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
If I was to have a student who needed support in this area I would offer more visuals to
go this the text and discussion.

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Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

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Aiden: I will be wearing the personal mic system that works with his hearing aid during
this lesson.

Social studies text