Alief ISD
Social Studies Lesson Plans
Kindergarten Unit 1
Classroom Jobs
Date: _______________
Time Allotted: One Day
Desired Results: (Unit
Generalizations)
Assessment:
Jobs in classrooms and at
schools help people get things
done.
Objective/TEKS:
 I can list ways that teachers and principals help others in
classrooms and schools by meeting their needs. 6A
 I can list jobs people at schools have. 7A
 I can explain why jobs are important in classrooms and
in schools. 7B
 I can vote in class to make fair choices. 10C
 I can recognize different kinds of technology, like
computers and TV’s that help people do their jobs in
schools. 13A, 13B
 I can use the words such as over, under, near, far, left,
and right to describe locations in the school community
where people do their job. 4A,B
Anticipatory Set: (Universal Generalization) (Hook) Jobs help us meet our needs.
Topics/Concepts:
Ask students, “What are some jobs that you are responsible for at home?” and/or
“What are some jobs that people do every day such as your mom, dad or people in
your community?” “What is the reason for each of those jobs?”
Allow students plenty of time to turn and talk throughout the discussion. Have students
share ideas with the whole group to build a collective understanding of the purpose of
jobs.
Jobs
Jobs
Needs
Decisions
Voting
Community
Instructional Input: (Line)
Read a book about jobs.
“People Working” Harcourt
Community Helpers From A to Z by Bobbie Kalman
Community Helpers by Little Folk Visuals
Relate jobs from the book to classroom jobs.
Guided Practice: (Line)
Create a classroom list of jobs we have in the classroom. Teacher records responses on
a chart. Students will turn and talk throughout lesson to share ideas.
Independent Practice: (Sinker)
Students will illustrate and label their favorite classroom job.
Modifications/Extensions:
Provide additional assistance as needed for students who are unable to label their
illustrated job. The teacher will check for understanding and write a description on the
back of the child’s paper if needed.
Closure:
Review vocabulary and jobs related to the lesson.
The students will share with a partner about what they learned about classroom jobs.
Kindergarten Unit 1
How will you
check for
understanding?
* The teacher
describes classroom
jobs and the students
will identify the job
title.
* Partner shareTeacher listens and
assesses
understanding.
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