Teacher: Nick.

Sawyers
School: Rocky

Grade Level: 9th 12th

Date: 11/1/14
Content Area: FACS Title: Sibling Rivalry

Lesson: #2
Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson:

CADV.01.02 Analyze conditions that influence human growth and development.

CADV.05.02 Analyze recurring and evolving family, workplace and community

concerns.

RELA.01.02 Analyze personal needs and characteristics and their effects on interpersonal
relationships.

Understandings:

Relationships with siblings are an important aspect of family relationships across the
family life cycle.

Personal needs and characteristics can have a positive/negative impact on interpersonal

relationships.

Sibling relationships last a lifetime and are vital to every aspect of health.

Students will discuss how birth order affects personality development.

Inquiry Questions:

What are some typical things brothers and sister have problems with or argue about?

How can sibling relationship be a positive part of a family?

How can ones birth order effect their psychological tendencies?

Evidence Outcomes:
Student will be able to: SWBAT
I can:

Analyze why siblings argue and ways to resolve conflict.

Identify why sibling rivalry is positive.

Determine how birth order may effect individuals psychologically.

Planned Lesson Activities

Name and Purpose of Lesson
Sibling Rivalry

Approx. Time
45 mins

Materials

Markers
Butcher paper (or something for the students to draw on)
Sibling Rivalry PowerPoint
Smartboard

Anticipatory Set
Have students get into groups of the same birth order position. If some groups are too large
have them divide up into small groups. Give them the following instructions: Each member of
the group needs to think of an adjective that describes you as a person. You will then share
these will the rest of your group. If the majority of the group agrees that characteristic fits them
as well then you write it on your butcher paper. Continue to do this until you have a list of
characteristics that are common in your group. After your group is done present to the rest of
the class. What made you choose those characteristics?

Teaching presentation
1. Have students draw a picture of their family. After drawing the picture, have students list the qualities,
traits, etc. that they feel they have because of their place in the family. After group is done have them
share. (15 mins)
2. Sibling Rivalry PowerPoint (20 mins)
3. After the Sibling Rivalry PowerPoint is finished, have the student quietly think to themselves about
what the main topics of the PowerPoint were. Have the students pair up with a partner to discuss their
own thoughts and hear what their partners thoughts are. Have both students share their thoughts with
the class. (10 mins)

Closure
Think-pair-share on the main points from the Sibling Rivalry PowerPoint slide and how they are
similar in their own life.

Assessment

Students presentations to the rest of the class.

Poll assessments during the PowerPoint
Think-pair-share activity