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Social Studies/ DSSM rev.2019
Student: Emilee Rhoton School: Northwestern elementary
IWU Supervisor: Amanda Hanson Co-op Teacher: Kimberly Cunningham
Teaching Date:__4/3/19__ Grade Level: 2nd grade
Audit Trail:
 2/22/19 – teaching date selected
 2/27/19 – talked over a few topic ideas with Mrs. Cunningham
 3/6/19 – topic chosen
 3/8/19 – came up with activities with Mrs. Cunningham
 3/15/19 – activities finalized
 3/22/19 – lesson discussed with Mrs. Cunningham
 3/29/19 – lesson submitted

LESSON RATIONALE
Developmentally our students are starting to learn about their community and how community members can help make a
difference. Thus, we will be expanding upon our students knowledge of what a good citizen is and how they and others
can and have made a difference.

READINESS
I. Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal:
a. Students will develop a deeper understanding of chosen characters.
b. Students will gain knowledge of positive traits of a citizen.
B. Objective:
a. Students will identify positive characteristics traits of a good citizen.
b. Students will also identify the positive impacts good citizens have had on society.
C. Standards:
a. NCSS: III People, Places, & Environments: Social studies programs should include experiences that
provide for the study of people, places, and environments,
b. IAS:2.2.5 Identify people who are good citizens and describe the character traits that make them
admirable.
* citizen: someone with rights and responsibilities in a particular community, city, state or country

II. Management Plan

a. Materials:
 “Good Citizen” interactive vocab sheet
 Students notebooks
 Markers, crayons, and (or) colored pencils
 Vocabulary words anchor chart
 Word search
 Skit cards (charades)
 Voting cards

b. Time: 25-45 minutes

c. Space:
 We will start off in the “living room”
 Students will be seated in their normal seats for the remainder of the lesson.

d. Behavior:
 Keep students on task
 Continue to implement the same management plan that the students have been using all year.
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III. Adaptation to Individual Differences and Diverse Learners:
a. Learning disabilities: for students with SLD, and how have a harder time comprehending the
information, I will provide them with the definitions to the vocabulary words. In addition to having the
words listed on the board. This way students will have multiple resources.
b. Autism: Make sure the students know the order of the lesson of the lesson, give verbal warnings when
transitions are coming.
c. ADHD: For students that struggle with staying on task and focusing, I may move them to a table with up
front with myself to help keep them on task or partner them up with another student.

PLAN FOR INSTRUCTION (CAEP K-6 1.b)

IV. Anticipatory Set
 Playing charades.
 We will start out in the family room.
 I will start out by introducing the game.
 “Hey guys, so today I have a game to play I want to play with you. “
 Explain the game
 “have the special deck of cards, and once I pick a card I have to ack out what is on the card. “
 “I am going to give you guys a hint.”
 “Each card is either going to be someone doing something good or bad”
 “ you guys are going to vote if you think the action was good or bad.”
 Pass out voting cards
 “ after the person is done acting then you guys hold up the good card if you think the action was good, or the bad
card if the action was bad.”
 Pick a card and demonstrate. Have students vote
 Act put one more
 Pick a few students to act some out
 After I have acted a few cards out and the students have guessed break them up into partners and they each get to
act once.
 Students can either use a card or create their own good or bad action.
 Bring students back together.

V. Purpose: just like our game there are good actions and bad actions people can make. Today we are going to be
learning about how citizens behavior can help where they live.

VI. Lesson Presentation (Input/Output)

 Dismiss one table at a time to go get their notebooks and the vocab sheets off of the kidney table.
 After all the students are seated I will introduce each vocabulary word and their meaning.
o Responsibility
o Respect
o Equality
o Courage
o Truthfulness
 I will allow time for students to interact with the vocab words.
 After I have introduced the vocab words I will instruct students to turn to the next blank page in their notebooks.
 “you guys will be cutting on the doted lines.”
 “After you are done cutting you will glue this strip (give visual) to your paper.”
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 When you are done with that then you will write the definition under the word.”
 “all definitions are up on the board, but I will also give you a vocab list if you want one.”
 Pass out list to students who want it or may need it.
 “now I know you guys have been working really hard on your characters for the Wax museum.”
 “On the back of your paper I want you to pick one of our vocabulary words that best fits your character.”
 “I want you to draw a picture of your character and write one sentence about why your character was a good
citizen (or bad if necessary).
 Once you are done bring your notebook to either Mrs. Cunningham or myself to check.
 If students get done and are needing something to do, give them the word search.

VII. Check for understanding.

a. As students are filling out their terms I will be walking around and looking at their work
b. Answer questions if students have them
c. If I notice a student struggling, then If they don’t already have the definition list I will give them one.
d. If that is still not enough I will stop the lesson and reteach the words and give examples.
VIII. Review learning outcomes / Closure –
a. Have each student come up and show:
• The terms
• The drawing and sentence

PLAN FOR ASSESSMENT

A. Formative: filling out the interactive notebook vocab terms and formulating a sentence on how their character
demonstrated the characteristics of a good citizen.
B. Summative: Summative assessment is the student’s project/speech for their wax museum character.

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.

Student: Emilee Rhoton School: Northwestern Elementary

IWU Supervisor: Amanda Hanson Co-op Teacher: Kimberly Cunningham
Teaching Date: __4/3/19___ Grade Level: 2nd
Audit Trail:
• 2/22/19 – teaching date selected
• 2/27/19 – talked over a few topic ideas with Mrs. Cunningham
• 3/6/19 – topic chosen
• 3/8/19 – came up with activities with Mrs. Cunningham
• 3/15/19 – activities finalized
• 3/22/19 – lesson discussed with Mrs. Cunningham
• 3/29/19 – lesson submitted

OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT Format COMPETENT OUTSTANDING

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Heading Student uses the provided template for Social
Studies content.
Template Student includes all of the information in the
template heading.
Audit Trail 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.

Goals The lesson plan contains objectives that

connect goals and standards with lesson
Objectives
activities and assessments.
Standards
Each objective should include the
following: Conditions; Desired learning;
Observable behavior; and Accuracy (as
necessary)

IAS:

NCSS:

ISTE:

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.
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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
lesson. A provision is included to reteach all
[CFU] 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.

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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Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
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