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Summary of the Lesson Plan:This is a second grade social studies
lesson designed to help students understand about groups and
leaders as well as rules that govern group dynamics. It will
give students the understanding of different
places and communities where people work and live. The lesson
uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
textbook Neighborhoods (p. 26-29 and p. 36 - 38).
Student Population:
Second Grade. Students at all learning levels. Whole group
reading and individual assessment.
Materials:
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods. Paper,
colored pencils, markers, crayons, pencils, highlighters. Large
Poster paper Smart Board
Objectives:
Standard:
G6.2.2 Describe neighborhoods and communities as places where
people live, work, and play. G6.2.2 I can describe neighborhoods
and communities.
Procedure:
1. The teacher will read, Wake up City by Alvin Tresself2. The
class will read pgs. 26-29 out of the book together.
The teacher will ask the class; can you be a part of more than
one group? Do all groupshave the same rules? What are some
different ways that leaders can be appointed?
The teacher will split the class into 6 groups and there they
will be assigned a group theyare a part of and be asked to
determine: what the group does, who the leader is, and what
are some rules that need to be followed in this group. The
students will make a list of rules on their poster boards and have
their group name at
the top. (They will post them on the wall)
3. The teacher will then ask what are some rules that we have in
this classroom community that youneighborhood community may not
have
The teacher will make brainstorm answers on the board.
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4. The class will read pgs. 36 38. They understand what makes a
neighborhood and a community.The teacher will ask the students to
describe their school. (types of people, location, scenery,
etc)
Each student will take a piece of paper and fold into thirds.
The teacher will make a list ofcharacteristics on the board that
the students give while the students put these
characteristics on the left side of their paper.
The students will then put characteristics of their community on
the right side. They will take a highlighter and highlight
characteristics that appear on both sides. These characteristics
will be written in the middle section and crossed out on each
side.
5. Closure: Students will share their Venn Diagrams with the
class.Assessment:
The teacher will collect the Venn Diagrams and determine if they
fully understand the differences in
communities. The teacher will also observe the different posters
on the wall and see if they are grasping
the different concepts of becoming a leader and distinguishing
rules.
Reflection:
Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for
you to teach?I think that getting them to understand about groups
will be easy for them to understand. So many
kids are involved in sports, dance, scouts, etc.
Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I think the
most challenging part will just be getting them to compare their
home communities and
their school community.
How will you follow up or extend this lesson?I will follow up
this lesson by giving specific examples of different types of
communities and showing
the differences that way.
What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?For
students who dont grasp the concepts I can use different examples
and if they still dont
understand I will pull them aside for mini lessons.
Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to
change?Im not sure if the students will really know much about
their home community since they are only in
second grade. They may not know much about the community outside
of their street.
When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most
difficult part?The most difficult part was trying to create
activities that were fun for them and also beneficial for
them as well.
