Lesson Planning Form for Differentiating Instruction Education 305
Teacher Krista DeVries and Linnea Nelson Grade level and theme Thread/crossover I. Objectives !at is t!e main focus of t!is lesson" To help students understand how a overnment runs a communit! and does so "or the common ood o" that communit!# #o$ does t!is lesson tie in to %our &ig Idea $t emphasi%es how the overnment runs the communit! &! connectin and listenin to a variet! o" &usinesses/ roups in order "or the communit! to row# The &usinesses and the overnment need to wor' to ether in order to help the communit! to the &est o" their a&ilit!# !at are %our objectives for t!is lesson" ()students will &e a&le to*#+ Indicate connections to a''licable national or state standards (glces). $ndicate t!emes an! threads addressed in this lesson (e,-Geo raph!-human environment interaction+ .tudents will &e a&le to### /+ 2-C/#0#/: .tudents will &e a&le to e,plain wh! people "orm overnments# 2+ 2-C2#0#/: .tudents will &e a&le to e,plain how local overnments &alance individual ri hts with the common ood to solve local communit! pro&lems# 1+ 2-C1#0#2: .tudents will &e a&le to use e,amples to descri&e how local overnment a""ects the lives o" its citi%ens# 2+ 2-C1#0#1: .tudents will &e a&le to identi"! services commonl! provided &! local overnments (e# # police3 "ire departments3 schools3 li&raries3 etc#+ 4+ 2-C4#0#/: .tudents will &e a&le to identi"! wa!s citi%ens participate in communit! decisions# 5+ 2-C4#0#2: .tudents will &e a&le to distin uish &etween personal and civic responsi&ilities and e,plain wh! the! are important in communit! li"e# 6+ 2-7/#0#2: .tudents will &e a&le to descri&e the natural3 human3 and capital resources needed "or production o" a ood or service in a communit!# 8+ 2-7/#0#4: .tudents will &e a&le to use e,amples to show that people cannot produce ever!thin the! want (speciali%ation+ and depend on trade with others to meet their wants# 9+ :;ath $nte ration: N#;<#02#/0: .tudents will &e a&le to add "luentl! two num&ers throu h 99 7tc# 2nd Grade: Port Huron Civics
II. &efore %ou start Prere*uisite +no$ledge and - <eadin s+ills. !at are %ou assuming - Communication and discussion s'ills - Countin mone! t!e% +no$ or !ave alread% done.
,ssessment (formative and summative)
- $nvolvement o" activit! - =nderstandin and per"ormance o" role in simulation - >inal <u&ric - overnment - &usiness - Common Good -e% vocabular% for t!is lesson - communit!
.aterials/$!at materials (boo+s0 !andouts0 etc) do %ou need for t!is lesson and do %ou !ave t!em"
- Paper - Pencil - white&oard - white&oard mar'ers - >a'e mone!
- .tudents will all &e in di""erent roups ta'in on di""erent roles O''ortunities for differentiation
III. 1!e Plan 1ime Parts
1!e descri'tion of (scri't for) t!e lesson0 $!erein %ou describe teac!er activities and student activities .otivation - Teacher will ma'e the su estion o" ma'in recess ten minutes shorter so that (s+he has more time to teach (O'ening2 - Teacher will as' students to ta'e a vote Introduction2 - Tall! mar' votes on the &oard Engagement) - Teacher e,plains to class that (s+he in the &oss o" the classroom so her/his vote counts "or "ive votes - Teacher e,plains that it is 'ind o" li'e that with the overnment3 &ut students still et the overall sa! &ecause the! 'now what?s ood "or them and their communit! (Common Good+ Develo'ment - .plit students into "our separate roups - 7ach roup will &e assi ned a di""erent title: overnment3 &usinesses3 churches3 and re ular citi%ens# - The teacher will e,plain to all o" the students that the! are tr!in to et mone! either "or their homes3 their &usiness3 or their church3 &ut the! need to as' the overnment to ive them mone!# - The roups will have to present their re@uest to the overnment who will then have a vote &ased on what is ood "or the communit!3 not necessaril! what the! want - $" it passes the vote o" the overnment3 then the whole class ets to ma'e a vote on the su estion as well - The students will &e iven the mone! the! need "or that i" it passes - This process will continue until the teacher sees "it 3losure - The class will discuss what the! li'ed/disli'ed a&out the simulation - The! will tal' a&out how it was important "or the overnment to ta'e control - The! will discuss how some thin s were important "or communit!3 and some were not - Teacher will re ulate conversation and prompt @uestions as needed
