Commitment
March
Kindergarten
Commitment: a promise, agreement, or understanding you make to/with someone or
something.
Purpose: This lesson promotes commitment for self, family, neighbors, school, pets,
neighborhoods & communities. The activities enhances how students show commitment.
Materials: 25 green strips of paper, 25 red strips of paper, commitment coloring pages, one
piece of candy
Procedures:
1. The teacher will ask the students if anyone knows what commitment is.
And share the definition.
2.
The teacher should ask the students if they have any ideas of how they show
commitment, what they are committed to, etc.
Examples- promising your parents to clean your room, keeping a secret, coming to
school, a sports team, etc...
.
3.
The teachers should share an example of how they are committed right now
(club, sports team, church, band, etc…). The kids love to hear
personal stories so please plan what you are going to share.
4.
The teachers will ask for 1 student volunteer. Bring them up to the front of the room.
Tell the class you are going to tell the student a secret but he/she is not allowed to
tell anyone else until the end of class. *this secret can be anything you want, but try
to make it tempting for the student to tell (it will be harder for them to stay
committed) for instance, "I have candy for you at the end of class."
5.
The teachers will explain to everyone that the student now has a commitment not to
tell anyone the secret.
6.
The teachers will hand each student a red & green piece of paper.
7.
The teachers will tell the students that they are going to share different situations
with them and they have to decide if it shows commitment or not. A GREEN slip of
paper = committed, and a RED slip of paper = not committed. The teachers will
read a situation and each student will hold up a piece of green or red paper. Then
the entire class will discuss and decide it the situation shows commitment.
Conclusion:
1.
The teacher will ask the student with the secret come back up to the front of the
class and share the secret.
2.
The teacher will ask the class if they think he/she did a good job of keeping the
commitment of not telling the secret?
3.
The teacher will pass out the paper to color and discuss with the students how each
picture represents commitment.
4.
The teacher will ask the following questions of the students:
a. What kind of commitments do you make every day?
b. Do you have commitments to your friends? How?
c. Do you have commitments to your teachers?
d. Is breaking a promise a good example of commitment?
e. What commitments have you made recently?
f. How will you keep showing commitment?
5.
The teacher will fill out the evaluations and return to Carsillo or Richardson
Situations
Bobby is on the Pistols, a baseball team, with his friend. He does not go to any practices and only
shows up for games. Is he committed?
Susanne attends every musical (play) her brother is in without being told. Is she committed?
Laura goes to school three times a week, but no more than that. She has very low grades. Does
she show commitment towards school?
Sean agrees to follow all the rules of the school (in the classroom, halls, lunchroom, etc). Has he
committed to following the rules?
John, Rebecca, and Jane are in a group for a project. Jane and John do all the work, and Rebecca
does not help at all. Is Rebecca committed to the group?
Joey made a lunch choice of salad, but when lunch time came he decided he wanted chicken. Did
he stay committed to his choice?
Noah does all of his homework every night before dinner. The next day he turns it in. Is he
committed? What is he committed to?
Sarah told her mom she would clean her room when she finished eating. Has she committed to
something? If so, what was it?
Commitment to Keep Clean and Healthy Teeth
Commitment to Keep Clean and Healthy Air
Commitment to Taking Care of My Pets
Commitment to Schoolwork
Commitment to My Family
Lesson Plan Evaluation
Character Word___________________Grade Level_____________
Objective
Yes
Somewhat
Was the lesson easy to read and understand buy the
teachers?
Was the sequence of the lesson correct?
Were the activities easy to understand?
Were the students engaged throughout the lesson?
Did the students enjoy the activities?
Were the materials easy to use?
Were the visuals appropriate for the learners?
Were there adequate activities planned?
Was the lesson relevant to the learners?
Comments:
Please return form to Mr. Richardson or Dr. Carsillo
No