Lesson Plan #1

Grade: 2nd Social Studies Strand: Communities

Submitted By: Deborah Thompson

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

Lesson Plan #1 - Communities

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

submitted by: Deborah Thompson

This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn about the certain activities that occur in a community, as well as what activates their classmates do in the community. This lesson will be completed using Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p.36-39). C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 2 grade Time to Complete this Lesson: Approximately 50 minutes Groupings: Whole group discussion, partners for discussion, independent work for assessment

D. Materials: List of questions written on the board for whole group discussion. Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p.36-39).

E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards G6.2.2 - Describe neighborhoods and communities as places where people live, work, and play. o Student-Friendly Standards G6.2.2 - I can explain neighborhoods and communities as places where people live, work, and play.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Lesson Plan #1 - Communities

F. Vocabulary activity something that you spend time doing

submitted by: Deborah Thompson

community a place where groups of people live neighborhood a part of a city of town community center a place where people go to meet other people and do things

G. Procedure: 1. Review Get Set to Read on TE 36 Explain the list of questions students will asking each other. Call students attention to the neighborhood activities on pg. 37 Identify & discuss some activities that occur in different neighborhoods. Introduce vocabulary (activity, community, neighborhood, community center )

2. As a class have the students take turns reading p. 36-39 3. Share with the class what are some activities in your community Examples to write on the board and share with class (mailing letters at Post Office, having a picnic in the park, going to the Public Library to read a new book) 4. Ask the questions from the margins in TE, to prepare students for independent practice. (TE 36) What is a neighborhood? (TE 37) What are some things you see on the neighborhood map on page 37? (TE 38) What is a community? (TE 38) How many neighborhoods are named on the map of Tampa community on page 38? H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will have the students write down their answers to list of questions on the board. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Students must correctly describe neighborhoods and communities as places where people live, work, and play I. Closure: Brief discussion about ways to improve a neighborhood.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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