Childrens Lifestyles

Submitted by: Michael Feher & Amy Branstetter EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

Childrens Lifesyles Social Studies Lesson Plan Day 1 Summary of the Lesson Plan: This is a 5th grade history lesson that will teach the students about the different lifestyles of children throughout the United States. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (p. 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61). Target Population: Fifth Grade All levels Whole group reading, individual assessment. Materials: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History. Paper, names of different regions, pencils, pens

Objectives: H3.5.1 Compare and/or contrast the daily lives of children throughout the United States, both past and
present.

H3.5.1 I can compare and contrast the daily lives of children, both now and then.

Procedure: 1. The teacher will ask the students where they are from. If a student says they are not from Nevada, he will ask them where they grew up and what it was like there. He will then ask them how where they grew up differs from here. The class will read parts of pages (48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61) and teacher will help students understand that parts of the United States differ from place to place. On a half sheet of paper, students will write 3 things they usually do every day. Students will hand in paper to teacher and keep it anonymous. Teacher will read aloud a handful of the papers and see if some of the lists are similar, and if some are different. 2. The teacher will then prompt the question do you think children that live in cities have different lifestyles than those children who live in the country. The students will get into groups and create a Venn Diagram on similarities and differences of those two categories. Each group will briefly share their Venn Diagram to the rest of the class so they can also see their ideas. 3. The teacher will then assign each group a region of the United States. The students will then research what the children do in those specific regions.
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Childrens Lifesyles Social Studies Lesson Plan Day 1 Assessment: The teacher will collect the Venn Diagrams and determine if they are fully understanding the differences among children in the United States and that children are able to identity these differences. The teacher will do informal observations during the regions role play/discussions. Reflection:
Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest part should be the Venn Diagram activity. Students should know how Venn Diagrams work by 5th grade, and there should be plenty of similarities and differences for the students to record. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most difficult part might be helping the students understand that the climate their region has plays a huge role in the lives of the children that live there. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? To extend this lesson I could have them write a story about a day in the life of a student from a state of their choosing. They would need to research what city they choose and what kind of life it would be like there. What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? For students who dont grasp the concepts I would pull them aside for additional help. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? The role playing/discussion might need to be tweaked. The shy students might not feel comfortable doing something like this. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was thinking of enough to do for the time given. I didnt want to overdo it, but I also didnt want to do too little.

In their own group, students will discuss what children do in their specific region. After all groups have time to role play/discuss, the teacher will ask each group to briefly share to the class what they did. Begin to research family background.

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Submitted by: Michael Feher

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