General Educator: Teacher 1 Special Service Provider: Teacher 2
Co-Teaching
Lesson Plan
Subject Area:
Social Studies
Grade level:
3rd grade
Content Standard: SC 3.7. 12
Lesson Objective: Students will identify rights and responsibilities of a good citizen
Essential Questions: What does it mean to be a good citizen?
Key Vocabulary: citizen, rights, responsibilities
Pre-Assessment:
Materials:
scissors, glue, copy of activity “Count on Your Community”
Lesson
Co-teaching
Approach
Time
General Education
Teacher
Special Service
Provider
Have students name workers
they see in school, such as
teachers, and cafeteria
workers.
Record students’ responses
on the chalkboard.
(can select more
than one)
Beginning:
(may include:
Opening;
Warm Up;
Review;
Anticipatory
Set)
One Teach,
One Support
Parallel
Alternative
Station
Team
10 min
Ask students what might
happen if these workers did
not do their work
Considerations (may
include adaptations,
differentiation,
accommodation, or
student- specific needs).
Be sure to call on Jasmin
and Ashley first so they
have a chance to respond
before everyone “takes
their answer”
Allow Jamal to talk about
workers in airport (since
he’s fascinated with planes)
and allow Suzette to
broaden the topic as
appropriate (since she’s
General Educator: Teacher 1 Special Service Provider: Teacher 2
able to think much broader
conceptually than most)
Middle:
(may include:
Instruction;
Checking for
Understanding;
Independent or
Group
Practice)
One Teach,
15 min
One Support
Parallel
Alternative
Station
Team
End:
(may include:
Closing,
Assessments,
Extension of
the Lesson)
One Teach,
20 min
One Support
Parallel
Alternative
Station
Team
10 min
Write the words “rights” and
“responsibilities” on the
chalk board. Under the word
“rights”, list places such as
parks, libraries, schools, etc.
Ask students to name the
responsibilities involved in
having these places (such as
pay taxes, follow rules, etc.)
Distribute scissors, glue, and
a copy of “Count on Your
Community” to Group 1.
Instruct student to read each
sentence. Cut out each
sentence and glue it under
the correct heading (rights or
responsibilities). Students
can work in teams to help
one another as determined by
teacher.
Explain to students that
people in a community also
have rights and
responsibilities.
Divide students in 2
groups.
Pass out dictionary to every
student. Give Jasmin and
Ashley the adapted
dictionaries (with pictures).
In groups, Distribute
scissors, glue, and a copy
of “Count on Your
Community” to Group 2.
Instruct student to read
each sentence. Cut out each
sentence and glue it under
the correct heading (rights
or responsibilities).
Students can work in teams
to help one another as
determined by teacher.
Have materials ready for a
student to pick up for
his/her group.
Student volunteers will share
5 sentences that they selected
for community rights, and 5
sentences they selected for
community responsibilities.
Student volunteers will
share 5 sentences that they
selected for community
rights, and 5 sentences they
selected for community
responsibilities.
Give extended time to
Jasmin, Ashley and Jamal,
as needed.
Have “lefty” scissors and
kid-friendly scissors
available.