Title of Unit: Civics Title of Lesson: Laws #7 Submitted By: Denise Crosby & Rachel Lowery
A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This social studies lesson is designed for 2nd grade students to learn about laws, their importance, and who helps make them. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Textbook Neighborhoods (p. 300-303) B. Target Population: Grade Level: 2nd grade Skill Level: students of all learning levels Grouping: whole group reading & discussions, independent for activities and assessment C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Textbook Neighborhoods (p. 300-303) for each child. Vocabulary & Study Guide (Unit Resources p. 89) for each child Paper and pencils D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C13.1.1 Identify and follow classroom and school rules that guide behavior and resolve conflicts.
Student-Friendly Standards I can explain what a law/rule is and why they are important.
E. Procedure: 1. Refer to notes on TE 300 Get Set to Read. Have students look at the pictures, read the titles in this lesson, & predict what they think they will learn. Introduce vocabulary (law, judge) Explain the Study Guide students will complete as we read.
2. Read p. 300-303, as a class, stopping to ask questions as indicated in the margins of the TE. 3. Students should take notes and record information on their Study Guide while we are reading. They can continue working on it when we finish reading. 4. Ask questions listed in the margins of the TE as an ongoing check for understanding. Focus on questions about citizenship and critical thinking.
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(TE 301) What are two things that laws do? What do police tell people?
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Title of Unit: Civics Title of Lesson: Laws #7 Submitted By: Denise Crosby & Rachel Lowery
(TE 301) What would happen if there were no community laws? (TE 302) What do judges know well? When people break laws, what do judges do? (TE 302) Compare & Contrast How are police & judges alike? How are they different?
5. CLOSURE: Discuss the two statements in the Review and Assess section of TE 303. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Write a journal entry (TE 303): Name a law that you think is important. Write why you think it is important. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Student must identify a law that is important to self and give reasons to explain laws importance. Writing about a law will show if the students understand if the student knows the importance of laws. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The Study Guide will be the easiest because the students are used to this format. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the most challenging part of this lesson will be helping the children understand that there have been unfair laws and that people have broken them to change them. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will extend this lesson using the Extend Lesson 3 about Rosa Parks. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? For students having difficulty understanding the concepts of this lesson, I will use the Reteach Mini Lesson described at the bottom of TE 303. WE would work together filling out the graphic organizer. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? This lesson is very well done and needs no revision or changes that I can think of. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?
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Title of Unit: Civics Title of Lesson: Laws #7 Submitted By: Denise Crosby & Rachel Lowery
As with any lesson, thinking of an authentic assessment that will measure the students understanding is a challenge.
Nevada State College
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Karen Powell- Instructor
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Title of Unit: Civics Title of Lesson: Laws #7 Submitted By: Denise Crosby & Rachel Lowery
Nevada State College
EDEL 453 - Spring 2013
Karen Powell- Instructor
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