Basic Lesson Planner

Teacher:

Ayla Settles

Course:

Date:

Thursday, April 14rd, 2016

Topic:

CD
Ages and Stages: Raising
America

Sessions:

Minutes:

90

Instructional Goal:
In order to provide an adequate environment that allows children to thrive, we must promote and educate the population on the current status of child
wellbeing in America.

Rationale:
How can we advocate a quality livelihood for children in America?
How does our environment shape us into the people we will become?
Standards:
CDCD.02 Family Conditions
CADV.01.02 e Analyze geographic, political, and global influences on human growth and development.
CADV.05.02.b Describe recurring and evolving concerns facing individuals, families, workplaces, and communities.
CADV.05.02.c Describe conditions and circumstances that create or sustain recurring and evolving concerns.
CADV.05.03.b Analyze short-term and long term consequences on self, family, culture/society, and global environment.

Performance Objectives
I can apply my understanding of ages and stages of child development on a multiple-choice exam and transition into a new unit on child wellbeing.
This means I know how to articulate my notes into my flipbook to use as an aid on an exam.

Introduction / Activity
5 min

Supplemental Information

Get prepared to take your Ages and Stages test!

All you will need is a writing utensil, a piece of paper, and your
flipbook. Your phones are off your desk in your bags. There is
matching, true false, and short answer questions. Take as much
time as you need! Once you have finished you can sit silently until
the rest of your classmates have finished.

Instruction / Guided Practice

Supplemental Information

5 min
30 min
5 min

- Teacher will roam the room during

the test to address any questions that
might arise and to promote academic
integrity.

5 min

5 min
40 min

Test announcements and explanations

Ages and Stages Test
Q.O.D: How does what surrounds us shape us? - Target points to discuss:
early experiences of life literally wire our brain cells together and shape the
architecture of our brain.
Discussion/Introduction to Raising of America
Assign two students to pass out the pretest and What are the Facts sheet to
every student.
Pre-Test: The Raising of America- what are the facts?
Begin Documentary and pass out movie guide sheet.
Read over the discussion questions before beginning the documentary. As
the documentary discusses the questions from the film guide, pause the
movie and address the answer. This will ensure that students are able to
answer the questions thoroughly without missing other information being
presented to them.

Review / Closure
3 min

Discuss with your tables what information was surprising to you from this
documentary. We will continue watching this next week.

Assessment / Independent Practice

Resources / Materials
Ages and Stages Exam- The Raising of America DVD, Computer, Projector, film guide, Pretest

Questions