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Subject: ELA/SS
Topic: Volunteering
Instructor: Eagleton
Grade Level: 4
Duration: 45 min
Description of Plan
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through
Choose no more than TWO standards per investigation of different aspects of a topic. (4.W.7)
lesson. One standard MUST be an ELA
Discuss ways an individual can contribute to a school or
standard.
community. (S3.C4.PO1)
Students will use the Internet to do research and inquiry on
Learning Objective
Choose ONE objective that leads toward volunteering, then after reading about one way to volunteer will
draw "before" and "after" pictures relating to that volunteer
mastery of the focal standard
activity and list how people help in their organization.
Must be specific, measurable, and
realistic.
Must have at least two parts: learning
and behavior
Est # of EXPLANATION
Mins
10
Est # of ELABORATION
Mins
Est # of EVALUATION
Mins
How will students demonstrate
10
Is life hard? You bet! But remember, it's not how hard it is it's
Actions or statements made by how strong you can be in the face of it. And what is the way to
get stronger?
teachers AND students that
Est # of Closure:
Mins
Various answers.
I look forward to hearing more about whether any of you end
up working with any of these organizations and how you are
working in general to make a positvie difference in the world.
Formative assessment will be on-going throughout the lesson.
Assessment Options
Formative and summative tools that will If students struggle with the before and after picture concept
they may be able to just draw one picture depicting the main
be used as pre- and/or postidea of the volunteer organization. If students struggle to list
assessments.
Alternative options for diverse learners three different ways that people help out in that organization
they may list ways that people help in various organizations.
should also be provided
Have students share in a letter to PBS the ways they are
Differentiation Options
How you will reach diverse learners by
already making a difference, either in their school, their home,
varying the:
or their community.
Content
Brainstorm volunteer activities within the community that are
not listed on the website.
Process
Have students click on the link to one of their peers' choices to
Product
learn more about other peoples' causes and interests.
Have students connect to http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/ and
21st Century Learning
Includes technology as well as the 4 Cs:
in pairs navigate a role-playing game "The Peace Corps
Challenge".
Critical Thinking
Post students' inquiries onto a class blog or class Twitter.
Creativity
If students are investigating the same volunteer organizations
Collaboration
or category they could potentially work together.
Communication
Additional Information: This lesson is adapted from one published by Macmillan McGraw-Hill in
their Reading/Language-Arts Program, Treasures, which can be retrieved from:
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/stories/story_lessonlist/41030111.html