LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

KNOW, SO, SHOWVISION-SETTING:

Name: Nicole DeFilippo

Topic/Title: Social Studies/ Rules and laws

Grade Level: 1

1a. STANDARD: NJ Common Core Standards

1b. ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
NJ State Standard 6.1.4.A.1: Rules and laws are developed
Students will understand that rules are created to protect the rights
to protect peoples rights and the security and welfare of
of people and help solve problems.
society.
2b. TEACHER CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (necessary prior knowledge)
2a. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TW need to know the difference between rules and laws.
Students will be able to evaluate what makes a good rule.
3. ASSESSMENT
Completed activities and questioning
4. ADAPTATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS (During CL I and II, indicate which individual children need adaptation or accommodation.)
-Some students will draw rules/laws on the star instead of writing.

METHODS: GO

PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE

TEACHERS ROLE
WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING?
Questions to Ask
1 STARTER/ANTICIPATORY SET (5 min.)
-TW have students complete a class KWL chart.
-SW answer and ask questions about rules and laws.
-TW ask students what they already know and what they want to know about rules and
laws.
-TW record answers on chart paper.
2. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIAL
(Guided Instruction/Procedure/Exploration) (10 min.)
-TW read Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann.
-TW ask students to review the rules that were in the story and
brainstorm some rules for our class.
TW record students responses on the StarBoard.
3. GUIDED PRACTICE/EXPLORATION/ACTIVITY (10 min.)
-Teacher and students will make a "Who's Following the Rules" minibook.
----TSW need to match pictures to rules as well as if they are following
them or not

4. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (15 min.)

-TW have students complete a rules/laws fact sort with their family.
-TW ask students to write 1 rule and 1 law they came up with on star badges.
-TW have students place the badges around an image of Officer Buckle and Gloria.

-SW review the rules that were in the

story and will brainstorm some rules for
our class.

MATERIALS
Chart paper

Officer
Buckle and
Gloria by
Peggy
Rathmann

-SW answer questions in order to complete "Who's

Following the Rules" mini-book.

Mini book

-SW complete a fact sort.

-SW write 1 rule and 1 law on star badges.

Rules/laws fact
sort
Badges

5. CLOSING (5 min.)
-TW ask students what they learned about rules and laws.
-TW complete the last part of the KWL chart on the chart paper.
-TW write the classroom rules that the class created.

-SW state facts they learned about rules and laws.

-SW come up with classroom rules.

Chart paper