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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC DETAILS CK
Name Kelcey Miller
Subject Social Studies
Grade Level 2nd
Date/Duration Two class periods
Big Ideas A good citizen in the community follows the laws and
helps others.
Essential How is a community defined?
Questions How is a law defined?
Why are there laws in the community?
How can I be a good citizen in the community?
How can I help someone in my community?
PA/Common Standard 5.2.2.C: Identify community projects/activities
Core/Standards that support leadership and public service.
Objective After reading Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed, all
second grade students (A) will write and draw (B) three
Bloom's ways (D) they can help someone in their community on
Taxonomy their Reading Sheet (C).

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative & Formative Assessment:
Summative Teacher checks the Reading Sheets.
Assessment Teacher uses the students responses (on post-it notes)
Evidence during the Pre-Assessment to see how much the
students know about the topic before-hand.
Teacher uses the students responses during the
Nearpod presentation to determine how much the
students have learned.
ISTE Standards Teacher shows students a YouTube video about
for Students community rules and laws. This teaches students that
YouTube can be an educational resource when used
Framework for correctly. This relates to ISTE Standard 2: Global Citizen.
21st Century During the Summary & Review of the Learning,
Learning students respond to review questions through a
Nearpod presentation. This aligns with the Learning and
Innovation Skills of the Framework for 21st Century
Learning.
Accommodation Lucy will be permitted to go to the comfort area in the
s, Modifications classroom when she is feeling stressed.
She may also visit the school counselor if necessary.
Lucy will be seated near the door so she will not
distract other students if she needs to leave and re-
enter the classroom.
Teacher will provide Lucy with a picture schedule so she
 knows what will occur during the class period.
Teacher will give her extra time to complete the
Reading Sheet.
Teacher will arrange for Lucy to complete the Nearpod
review questions at a different time since completing
them at the end of the class period may be stressful for
her.
SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
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Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for This is the second lesson in the unit plan regarding Basic CK
the Learning Economic Principles and Civic Education. The previous lesson
Plan focused on being a good citizen in the classroom. This lesson
emphasizes being a good citizen in the community. The
standard that relates to the lesson is Standard 5.2.2.C: Identify
community projects/activities that support leadership and
public service.
Introduction Activating Prior Knowledge
Teacher asks students if they remember what a rule is.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Teacher tells students that they will be learning about
laws, which are similar to rules. They will be discussing
laws in the community. They will also be discussing
other ways to be good citizens in the community.
Teacher shows students the video titled Exploring
Community Rules and Laws.
Explicit Transition
Instructions Teacher calls students up to the rug at the front of the
room to go over the Big Idea, Essential Questions,
Objective, and Key Vocabulary.
Students are called up according to their shoe color
(blue, white, black, etc.)
Big Idea Statement
Teacher tells students that a good citizen in the
community is someone who follows the laws and helps
others.
Essential Questions Statement
Teacher shares the Essential Questions for the lesson:
What is a community?
What is a law?
Why are there laws in the community?
How can I be a good citizen in the community?
How can I help someone in my community?
Objective Statement
Teacher tells students that they are going to read
Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed. After that, they
 are going to do a Reading Sheet. Their goal is to write
and draw three ways they can help someone in their
community.
Key Vocabulary
Community: a group of people living in the same place
Law: a rule created by the community
Transition
Teacher asks all the girls to return to their desks. Teacher
asks all the boys to return to their desks.
Lesson PreAssessment of Students
Procedure Teacher reminds students that they will be good citizens
in their communities when they follow the laws.
Teacher asks students what else they can do to be good
citizens in their communities.
Students write their name and answer on a post-it note.
Teacher asks for volunteers to share their ideas. Each
student sticks their post-it note on the poster.
Transition
Teacher calls students up to put their post-its on the
poster according to their birthdays (Spring, Summer,
Fall, Winter).
Modeling of the Concept
Teacher passes out the Reading Sheets and shows
students how they will complete them.
Teacher reads Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed
aloud to the students.
Guiding the Practice
Teacher pauses occasionally for students to answer the
first four questions.
After the students think about the answer to the
questions individually, teacher asks for volunteers.
Teacher shows students where to write the answer on
their Reading Sheet. Teacher also writes the answer on
the Reading Sheet that is projected on the Smart Board.
Providing the Independent Practice
Teacher gives students the chance to work on the last
portion of the Reading Sheet independently. For this
part, students think of three ways they could help
someone in their community. They write and draw their
answers.
Reading Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson
Materials Post-it notes
Technology Reading Sheets
Equipment Homework Sheets
Supplies
Smart Board
Exploring Community Rules and Laws Video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIcGIwgPg-g) (play
from beginning to 1:50)
Evaluation of Formal Evaluation
the Teacher checks the Reading Sheets.
Learning/Master Informal Evaluation
y of the Teacher uses the students responses (on post-it notes)
Concept during the Pre-Assessment to see how much the
students know about the topic before-hand.
Teacher uses the students responses during the
Nearpod presentation to determine how much the
students have learned.
Closure Summary & Review of the Learning
Teacher asks students to restate the objective.
Teacher shows a Nearpod presentation with review
questions about the lesson. Students join the
presentation and answer the questions individually. This
serves as their exit ticket.
Homework/Assignments
Teacher passes out the Homework Sheet and explains
the directions.
Teacher asks students to do something nice for someone
in their community. Students will write a sentence and
draw a picture about what they did.
Teacher informs students that the homework is due on
the following Monday.
Teacher I will know that students have learned ways they can
Self-reflection help someone in their community when they write and
draw three ways on their Reading Sheets.
If students do not master the concept, I will re-teach the
lesson.
When I re-teach it, I will use the book Rules and Laws
by Ann-Marie Kishel to supplement the instruction.