LESSON PLAN NUMBER ______
Teacher Education Candidate
Supervisor
Supervising Teacher
_Kristen Herrig____
___Mrs. Downing____
School __Temple Elementary _______
Block No. __2__
UWG
________________________
Date of Implemented Lesson Plan _2-28-11______
Subject: _Social Studies____________
Grade Level: ___1____
Teaching Skills Focus for This Lesson: Questioning and Responding to students
Stage 1 The Desired Results
Standards
SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who
expanded people’s
rights and freedoms in a democracy.
a. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights),
Susan B. Anthony
(women’s rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D.
Roosevelt
(New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations
and human
rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson
(Great Society and
voting rights), and César Chávez (workers’ rights).
ELA3R3 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning
from grade-level
text. The student
d. Distinguishes fact from opinion.
g. Summarizes text content.
Specific Learning Objective(s)
Students will learn about Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and her role and
why she was such and important lady in history.
Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Assessment Instrument
(Ex. Test, Poster, Presentation,
Picture, etc.)
The teacher will ask students about leadership and what it means to
be a leader. The teacher will also ask questions while reading the
biography. The students will listen to the text and respond to the
questions asked about Eleanor Roosevelt.
Evaluation (Grading)
Instrument
(Ex. Point System, Rubric,
Checklist, etc.)
The students will write a poem with a partner about Eleanor
Roosevelt’s role as a leader.
Stage 3 Learning Plans
Materials
American Heroes biography book: Eleanor Roosevelt
Sequence of Teacher Actions
*Attention-Getter/Motivator
*Tie to Previous Learning
*Significant Actions to
Introduce and Guide Lesson
Sequence of Student Actions
*Explain How Students Are
Engaged During Lesson
* Explain How Students Discuss
or Present Results of What
They Did During the Lesson
The teacher will show a quick clip about Eleanor Roosevelt. Then
the teacher will read the biography book about Mrs. Roosevelt to
the students and discuss with the students about her while reading
the biography. After finishing the biography the teacher will go
over the main events in Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and discuss what
made her a leader. The teacher will then pair the students off and
have them write a poem together about Eleanor Roosevelt and her
role as a leader. The students will be encouraged to use
adjectives, and rhyming words.
The students will talk about what a leader is. The teacher will
write down their answers on the board. Then the students will
watch the short clip about Eleanor Roosevelt. As the teacher
reads the biography the students will interact with the teacher and
answer questions that the teacher asks about Eleanor Roosevelt.
After the biography the students will answer questions about
Eleanor and how she was a leader. They will then get with their
partner and use the answers on the board to write a poem about
Eleanor Roosevelt and her role as a leader.
Teacher’s Lesson
Closure/Wrap-Up/Transition
The teacher will see if anyone wants to read their poem. The
teacher will also tell the students that they will learn more about
Eleanor Roosevelt on Wednesday and if they are not finished they
can finish their poems then. Then it is time to pack up and go to
the bus room.
Adaptations for Exceptional
Students (Anyone who requires
modifications for their needs)
Students who need extra help will be paired with a partner that is at
a normal reading and writing level.
Related Activities/Extensions
(What can students do who need
more than is in the lesson?
Should be related to lesson.)
If students get done early they can draw a picture of Eleanor Roosevelt that goes
along with their poem.
Connections to Other Disciplines
Comprehension, writing
Candidate’s Reflection After the Lesson:
Submit Lesson Plan Agenda with this Lesson Plan
1. What is a leader and what do they do?
2. Clip
3. Read the book
4. Write Poem with partner