Lesson Plan

Grade/Subject: Grade 1 Health Unit: Relationship Choices/ Intro to Ms. Thorlakson Lesson Duration: 60 min.
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES
General Learning Outcomes: Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate
responsibility, respect, and caring in order to establish and maintain healthy interactions.
Specific Learning Outcomes:
R-1.6 examine how personal behaviour and attitudes can influence the feelings and actions of others;
e.g., inviting others to join

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
TSW tell Ms. Thorlakson something special about them that is important to who they are by writing a sentence.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations: teacher observation, discussion with
students, sentence writing, pair-share.
Written/Performance Assessments:

Key Questions: Why are introductions and handshakes

important?
What are some things about ourselves that make us who we
are?

Written sentences (writing journal)

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Resource #1: learnalberta.ca
Resource #2: A-Go Kids Rock video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC3GZuGlr0Y
Resource #3: Smart Kids 101 video How to Introduce Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0uhAswUE3w8

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

* The Composer Is Dead Lemony Snicket
* Powerpoint about Ms. Thorlakson (photos)
* Writing Journals

PROCEDURE
Introduction (5 min.):
Hook/Attention Grabber: A-Go Kids Rock! video on introductions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC3GZuGlr0Y
Expectations for Learning and Behaviour: Just a reminder for everyone, when Ms. Thorlakson is talking, are we
talking? Okay, and when Ms. Thorlakson is teaching us something, are we paying attention? Okay, and when we hear
the chimes, do we continue to talk?
Advance Organizer/Agenda: Learn about introductions, Practice introductions, Talk about something important about
ourselves, Learn some important things about Ms. Thorlakson, Write introduction sentences for Ms. Thorlakson,
Share with a partner and present.
Transition to Body: Pull up the lesson on the smartboard.

Body (50 min.):

Learning Activity #1: What is an introduction?
Introductions are really important because it is the first point of meeting someone. A good introduction gives you a
chance to make friends with someone new.
4 parts to introducing yourself!
The 4 Ss
Smile it is important that we smile when we are meeting someone new, it tells them that we are glad to meet them
and are paying attention to what they are saying.
Say Tell them your name Hello, my name is Ms. Thorlakson
Shake Shake their hand, this shows that you are happy to meet them.
Say Tell them that you enjoyed meeting them So great to meet you, ______
Demonstrate to the class with one of the students.
Lets remember what the four steps of meeting someone, lets say them together: Smile, Say, Shake, Say
Before we get started, who can remind me what we do when we hear the chimes?
Okay, now we will all practice our introductions. I will go around the classroom to meet each one of you, while I am
doing this, you can practice with the other people at your table, and GO!
Go around to each student and we will practice our introductions.

Learning Activity #2: Something important about yourself

Something else that we can do when we first meet someone is to tell them something important about ourselves!
Some things that this might include are: What sports we like to play, what music we listen to, what our favourite book
to read is, what we like to do with our families, but there are many more things that you can tell someone about
yourself.
You will all have a chance to tell Ms. Thorlakson something important about you, so we dont have to worry about that
right now, but she will tell you some important things about herself!
Slideshow and discussion
Now, as I showed you, two very important things to me are music and books. Would we like to read a story about
music that I really like?
Good! Lets all go over to the carpet!
Once over at the carpet, clearly discuss story time expectations with the students.
Now, we all sit with our legs crossed and hands to ourselves when we are reading a story.
When Ms. Thorlakson is reading a story, who is the only voice we should hear?
Thank you! So lets hear the story.
Read The Composer Is Dead
Learning Activity #3: Sentence about yourself
Okay, so lets all go back to our seats. Could the assistant pass out pencils to each table?
As they are getting the supplies, hand out their writing journals.
When we are writing, what will our writing look like? I want neat printing please, finger spaces between words,
capital I, maybe a period at the end?
Write stem on board for students Something about me is / Something I want Ms. Thorlakson to know about me
is
So I would like everyone to finish this sentence in your writing journals, I want to know something that is important
to who you are.
Can someone please tell me what I want?
Now can someone tell me where our sound level should be?
Great! We have 10 minutes (go and put it on the clock), Go!
As students are doing this, walk around and check on how their sentences are coming along.

Closure (5 min)
Consolidation/Assessment of Learning: If class is close to being done, have some volunteers show the work that they
did to the class. If there is extra time, do a pair-share activity and have the students present their partner to the class.
Feedback From Students:
Feedback To Students:
Transition To Next Lesson:

Self Reflection:
What went well?
What could be improved?