University of Scranton

Education Department
Lesson Plan Format
Student teacher Chris Wasnetsky School ___________________________________
Co-operatin teacher ________________________________________________Date! "#"$#%$
Lesson plan title! &istorical 'nformation on (imelines )%* min+, Class! &istory -rade! "
./0ective! Students 1ill /e a/le to locate events on a timeline /ased on the order the events occur+
State standard met! 2+%+"+3! 4ead and interpret information on simple timelines+
Se5uence of activities 6otes7 directions7 5uestions7 and procedures E8amples7 illustrations7
and resources
9ein /y askin the class
to raise their hand if they
have ever seen a timeline
/efore )sho1 a picture of
timeline to /e handed out
later,+
3s a class activity7
construct a timeline on the
/oard 1ith student input+
E8plain to students that
1hat is on the /oard is an
e8ample of a timeline+
&and out the timeline 1ith
Students 1ill /e a/le to locate events
on a timeline /ased on the order the
events occur+
)optional, 'f a student raises his#her
hand7 ask the student to descri/e
1hat he#she thinks a timeline is+
)optional, 'f no student kno1s7 e8plain
that a timeline is :a list of thins that
happened in the order that they
happened+; )(his happened /efore
this7 etc+, E8plain that :the tick marks
sho1 1here on the timeline the thin
is+;
&and out /lank timelines+
3sk students 1hat they do in the
mornin to et ready for school7
startin 1ith 1hen they 1ake up )first
part on timeline is Wake Up,+ Students
can all ans1er and participation is
encouraed+ 'deas to help them if they
et stuck! Wake Up7 Eat7 (ake Sho1er7
-et Dressed7 9rush (eeth7 -et on
9us7 etc< ave them fill in the /lank
timeline+
:3 list of thins that happened in the
order that they happened+; -o over
the events aain 1ith the class in
order+
3sk the students 1hich thin
&andouts of a
timeline 1ith a small
amount of data
points )$-*,+
&andouts of t1o
/lank timelines to /e
filled in+
pictures on it to the class+
For home1ork have
students list 1hat they do
/efore they o to /ed on
the other /lank timeline+
happened first and last+ (hen ask 1hat
thins happened /efore the )middle
thin,+
&ave them use the handouts and the
outline they filled out as a reference to
1ork off of+
Post-lesson notes or reflections!
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