DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST AUGUSTINE
SOCIAL STUDIES
LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: Mrs Mahaila Edwards- Horsham

SCHOOL: Success Laventille Secondary School DATE:

FORM: 1 B No. in class: 29 students No. of period: 1 Duration: 40 mins

UNIT PLAN: BUILDING OUR NATION

TOPIC OF LESSON: The Electoral Process

PRE – KNOWLEDGE: Students have viewed a video on the voting process. Students would

have an idea about the voting process from media advertisements

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. Describe the order of the electoral process (Cognitive)-Understanding

2. Reproduce the process of correctly placing an X on ballot paper next to the candidate

of their choice (Psychomotor)-Patterning

3. Display the type of behaviour expected in a polling station on elections day (Affective)

– Internalizes value

SET INDUCTION – Time allotted (2 mins)

Classroom will be set up like a polling station. Teacher will announce the opening of the polls

for elections
SECTION 1 – Time allotted 30 mins
Teaching points:
All the aspects of the electoral process would be visible including the: electoral
list, the polling agents, the poll clerk, the deputy presiding officer, a police officer,
the ballot box, ballot paper, electoral ink, red and green lines, voting booth

Teaching strategy Student Activity: Resources:

Teacher led discussion

Teacher will explain to
students the process of
voting on elections day.
Teacher would ask
questions: - Does anyone
know how to vote?
Have you ever seen the
voting process shown on
television?
Students will engage in Voter’s list, ballot box, red
discussion about voting and green lines,
process on election day identification cards, ballot
paper, ballot box, voting
Students are going to elect a booth, desks, chairs, signs,
class representative from
three pre-selected nominees

Group Activity

Teacher will then assignSome students will be

students to particular
assigned specific roles as
electoral post and the other
electoral officers and the
students would be voters.
remaining students would be
voters.
The classroom would be Each student who was
arranged for the voting assigned a post will assume
process their duty as the electoral
officer.
 DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST AUGUSTINE
SOCIAL STUDIES
LESSON PLAN
TEACHER: Mrs Mahaila Edwards- Horsham

SCHOOL: Success Laventille Secondary School DATE:

FORM: 1 B No. in class: 29 students No. of period: 1 Duration: 40 mins

UNIT PLAN: BUILDING OUR NATION

TOPIC OF LESSON: National Pride

PRE – KNOWLEDGE: Students would have some idea of their national symbols from their

primary school education and also, they would have seen pictures of the symbols at government

offices.

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. Identify the symbols of nationhood (Cognitive) – Remembering

2. Appreciate the significance of the national emblems- (Affective) – Valuing

3. Interpret the colours of the National Flag (Cognitive) - Applying

SET INDUCTION – Time allotted (2 mins)

Play a clip of Machel Montano’s song (I love my country). Have a short discussion on the

meaning of the song.

SECTION 1 – Time allotted 30 mins
Teaching points:
Symbols of Nationhood- National Flag, National Anthem, National Pledge, National Birds,
National Flower, National watchwords, Coat of Arms, National Instrument

Teaching strategy Student Activity: Resources:

Group work

Teacher puts students into Students will be asked to Pictures

groups of (3) and gives them name and describe the Bristol board
a picture to discuss. They symbol they receive. Markers
will identify the name of the Laptop
symbol they see in the Speakers
picture and describe it.

Teacher led discussion

Teacher will write the name Students will then write the Notebooks, pens,
of symbols on the board information in their note
books
Teacher will elicit definitions
from the groups

Group work
Teacher would give students Students will be engaged in Glue, scissors, markers,
a sheet of Bristol board and an activity where they will pictures, Bristol board sheets
they will create a chart with design a chart with the
their national symbol. pictures of their national
symbols,
Teacher would give clear Students would have to
instructions on how to create include a heading, a border
the chart; - chart must have a and a label of each symbol.
heading, a border and
pictures must have a label
identifying it