Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Central Focus:

Level/Subject:
Kindergarten, Economics- needs and wants
Social Studies

Essential Standard/Common Core Objective: Date submitted: 3/14

K.E.1.1 Explain how families have needs and wants. Date taught: 3/21

Daily Lesson Objective:

Students will independently sort and paste items relating to needs and wants which
will relate to their daily life. Students must receive 8/10 correct to meet the objective.

21 Century
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Academic Language Demand (Language Function and
Skills: Vocabulary):
Academic Language Demand:
Communication Identify
and collaboration Key Terms:
Need: A need is something you have to have. It is
something you cannot live without. Ex. Water, food, shelter,
clothes
Want: A want is something you would like to have. It is not
absolutely necessary, but it would be a good thing to have.
A good example is music.

Prior Knowledge:
Students should know and understand the definition of a need and want.

Activity Description of Activities and Setting

Time

1. Focus and Introduction to needs and wants. I will set a purpose of 5 min.
Review presenting the definitions prior to the students watching
a short video. Today we are going to learn about the
needs and wants that our families may come across
everyday. To get started we are going to watch a short
video. We will then go over the definitions of what a
need and want is. I will ask students what their definition
is and together we will write one on the whiteboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1z4-YiZopY

2. Statement Today we are going to look at the difference between 1 min.

of Objective needs and wants. We come across things we need and
for want everyday.
Student

3. Teacher Pre-reading Information: We are going to read a story 10

Input about a boy your age going to his grandmas house. He min.
is trying to decide what to bring, things he needs to
bring vs. things he wants to bring. Try and focus on how
you may bring similar things when you go somewhere
too.
Read aloud: The Bag Im Taking to Grandmas by
Shirley Neitzel

4. Guided I will continue the teacher input into guided practice. 5-10
Practice I will use chart paper with the class and make a T chart min.
of the Needs and Wants related to the boy going to his
grandmas house. I will also work with the students to
describe why each need/want is listed where it is.
We are going to work as a class and talk about what
the boy wanted to bring to his grandmas house. I want
you all to help me put the items he brought in the right
column.
Questions to aid discussion:
What is something you may need to bring if you
go on a trip?
Would you need to bring a lot of toys with you?
Would could you bring that is purposeful and
something you use everyday?
Examples:
Toothbrush
PJS
Clothes

5. The students will sort items (previously cut in baggies) 10

Independent from a magazine. The students will receive a T chart min.
Practice similar to the one we filled out as a class and will have
to paste the items individually into the correct
categories.

6. Formative: For the formative assessment I will walk around

Assessment checking the t charts from the baggie sort.
Methods of Summative: The students will complete an exit ticket that consists
all of them pasting the items from the magazine in the correct column.
objectives/skil Out of 10 points. The students will need to receive an 8/10 to meet
ls: the overall objective.

7. Closure Thank you for learning with me today about needs and 2 min.
wants we may come across in life. I want you to
remember the important things we need that allow us to
survive.Remember a need is something you have to
have. It is something you cannot live without. Ex. Water,
food, shelter, clothes and a want is something you
would like to have. It is not absolutely necessary, but it
would be a good thing to have. A good example is
music.
8. 19/20 reached the overall objective by completing their sort chart
Assessment with a 10/10.
Results of
all
objectives/skil
ls:

Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations: Stude

Students who struggle with the exit ticket will be able to reference to the T nt/Sm
chart we did as a class. Teacher will also assist students who are having all
difficulty separating the items by asking them questions. (What do you use Group
everyday?) Modifi
cation
s/Acc
ommo
dation
s:
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Materials/Technology:
Video
Chart Paper
The Bag Im Taking to Grandmas by Shirley Neitzel
Exit Ticket Copies
References:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/wantsandnee
ds1.htm