Day 1

Name: Pam Davis Date:

August 22, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Little House On The Prairie

Grade: 5th grade

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Day 1

Introduction (Essential Question):

What role did children play in their families lives in frontier life?
How did families survive and get the things they needed to survive
during pioneer days? How do our lives differ from that of children
during pioneer days?

Standard (s): Social Studies

Goal(s): By the end of the lesson, students will understand and be

able to identify, discuss and compare and contrast the life and times
of families during pioneer days.

Specific Objective(s): S.S.5.E.3 critique the economic reasons for

immigration and migration throughout the United States during
specific times in history and relate the information to the present
(e.g., Great Migration, Ellis Island, etc.).

Method(s):

Discussion about Little House On The Prairie

Discuss pioneer days/life
Watch first 30 minutes of Little House On
The Prairie movie

Materials: (including technology, internet sites)

TV with dvd player, Little House on the Prairie movie, paper, pencils.

Direct Instruction:

The teacher will begin at the front of the room and ask the students
if they have ever heard of the Little House on the Prairie tv show,
movie, or books.

Teacher will then discuss pioneer life and how hard life use to be for
them.

Teacher will then tell the class that they are going to watch the
Little House on the Prairie movie for the next 4 days and they will
be required to make notes as to what they have watched each day
and they will have to compare/contrast a paper at the end of the
week. They will be required to compare their lives to that of
pioneer children and write a two-page paper comparing such.

The teacher will then play the movie for 20-30 minutes and then
have the class spend the rest of the 45-minute class period

Guided Practice:

After the video:

We will discuss the part of the movie that we just watched.

Differentiation:

For students who need additional assistance, I will allow them to

work together in groups of 2 or 3 and discuss their notes from the
movie.

For students who are beyond grade level, I will have them do
research on their own as to what foods and crops that pioneer
families grew and how they stored their food to keep it from
spoiling and they will share their findings with the rest of the class
to be able to put in their papers.

** Lesson Closure:

By closure of todays lesson, students will have watched

approximately the first 20-25 minutes of the movie Little House on
the Prairie and they will have been able to make notes on what they
have watched and discussed about the movie.

Independent Practice:

After the first 20-25 minutes of the movie, students will be able to
recall and make notes as to what they have watched and also will be
able to begin to compare/contrast a little of their lives with that of
Laura Ingalls.

Assessment: Evaluation of Lesson (objectives met?)

By the end of day 1, all students will have been able to recall
information and were able to make notes as to what they watched
as well as they were all able to compare/contrast certain aspects of
their lives with that of Lauras.

**Lesson Reflection:

This lesson went very well and the students loved discussing it
aloud. They could not imagine not having electricity or running
water. I look forward to the rest of the lesson.

**Remember to have closure when ending a lesson, review what the

objective(s) were for the lesson, key points of the lesson, etc.

**Lesson Reflection: Discuss your lesson, what went well, what you
might do differently next time if you taught the lesson again.
 Daily Lesson Plan 2

Name: Pam Davis Date:

September 27, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Little House On The Prairie

Grade: 5th grade

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Day 2

Introduction (Essential Question):

What role did children play in their families lives in frontier life?
How did families survive and get the things they needed to survive
during pioneer days? How do our lives differ from that of children
during pioneer days?

Standard (s): Social Studies

Goal(s): By the end of the lesson, students will understand and be

able to identify, discuss and compare and contrast the life and times
of families during pioneer days.

Specific Objective(s): S.S.5.E.3 critique the economic reasons for

immigration and migration throughout the United States during
specific times in history and relate the information to the present
(e.g., Great Migration, Ellis Island, etc.).

Method(s):

Discussion about Little House On The Prairie

Discuss pioneer days/life
Watch second 30 minutes of Little House On
The Prairie movie

Materials: (including technology, internet sites)

TV with dvd player, Little House on the Prairie movie, paper, pencils.

Direct Instruction:

The teacher will begin at the front of the room and have the
students take out their notes from yesterday.

The teacher will now have a class discussion as to what we watched

yesterday and briefly discuss what they were able to compare and
contrast to their lives with that of Laura and her family.

Teacher will then tell the class that they are going to watch another
30 minutes of the movie.

Teacher will instruct them to again pay attention and take notes to
compare and contrast or just vital information that they feel they
can use for their paper.

The teacher will then play the movie for 30 minutes and then have
the class spend the rest of the 45-minute class period making notes.

Guided Practice:

After the video:

We will discuss the part of the movie that we just watched.

Differentiation:
For students who need additional assistance, I will allow them to
work together in groups of 2 or 3 and discuss their notes from the
movie.

For students who are beyond grade level, I will have them continue
their research on their own as to what foods and crops that pioneer
families grew and how they stored their food to keep it from
spoiling and they will share their findings with the rest of the class
to be able to put in their papers.

** Lesson Closure:

By closure of todays lesson, students will have watched a second

part of the movie, approximately 30 minutes of the movie Little
House on the Prairie and they will have been able to take notes on
what they have watched and discussed about the movie.

Independent Practice:

After the 30 minutes of the movie, students will be able to recall

and make notes as to what they have watched and also will be able
to begin to compare/contrast a little of their lives with that of Laura
Ingalls.

Assessment: Evaluation of Lesson (objectives met?)

By the end of day 2, all students will have been able to recall
information and were able to take notes as to what they watched as
well as they were all able to compare/contrast certain aspects of
their lives with that of Lauras and her family.

**Lesson Reflection:

This lesson went very well and the students loved discussing it
aloud.

**Remember to have closure when ending a lesson, review what the

objective(s) were for the lesson, key points of the lesson, etc.
**Lesson Reflection: Discuss your lesson, what went well, what you
might do differently next time if you taught the lesson again.

Daily Lesson Plan 3

Name: Pam Davis Date:

October 3, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Little House On The Prairie

Grade: 5th grade

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Day 3
Introduction (Essential Question):

What role did children play in their families lives in frontier life?
How did families survive and get the things they needed to survive
during pioneer days? How do our lives differ from that of children
during pioneer days?

Standard (s): Social Studies

Goal(s): By the end of the lesson, students will understand and be

able to identify, discuss and compare and contrast the life and times
of families during pioneer days.

Specific Objective(s): S.S.5.E.3 critique the economic reasons for

immigration and migration throughout the United States during
specific times in history and relate the information to the present
(e.g., Great Migration, Ellis Island, etc.).

Method(s):

Discussion about Little House On The Prairie

Discuss pioneer days/life
Watch third 30 minutes of Little House On
The Prairie movie

Materials: (including technology, internet sites)

TV with dvd player, Little House on the Prairie movie, paper, pencils.

Direct Instruction:

The teacher will begin at the front of the room and have the
students take out their notes from the past two days.

The teacher will now have a class discussion as to what we watched

the past two days and briefly discuss what they were able to
compare and contrast to their lives with that of Laura and her
family.

Teacher will then tell the class that they are going to watch another
30 minutes of the movie.

Teacher will instruct them to again pay attention and take notes to
compare and contrast or just vital information that they feel they
can use for their paper.
The teacher will then play the movie for 30 minutes and then have
the class spend the rest of the 45-minute class period making notes.

Guided Practice:

After the video:

We will discuss the part of the movie that we just watched.

Differentiation:

For students who need additional assistance, I will allow them to

work together in groups of 2 or 3 and discuss their notes from the
movie.

For students who are beyond grade level, I will have them continue
their research on their own as to what foods and crops that pioneer
families grew and how they stored their food to keep it from
spoiling and they will share their findings with the rest of the class
to be able to put in their papers.

** Lesson Closure:

By closure of todays lesson, students will have watched a third

part of the movie, approximately 30 minutes of Little House on the
Prairie and they will have been able to take notes on what they have
watched and discussed about the movie.

Independent Practice:

After the 30 minutes of the movie, students will be able to recall

and make notes as to what they have watched and also will be able
to begin to compare/contrast a little of their lives with that of Laura
Ingalls.

Assessment: Evaluation of Lesson (objectives met?)

By the end of day 3, all students will have been able to recall
information and were able to take notes as to what they watched as
well as they were all able to compare/contrast certain aspects of
their lives with that of Lauras and her family.
**Lesson Reflection:

This lesson went very well and the students loved discussing it
aloud.

**Remember to have closure when ending a lesson, review what the

objective(s) were for the lesson, key points of the lesson, etc.

**Lesson Reflection: Discuss your lesson, what went well, what you
might do differently next time if you taught the lesson again.
 Daily Lesson Plan 4

Name: Pam Davis Date:

October 3, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Little House On The Prairie

Grade: 5th grade

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Day 4

Introduction (Essential Question):

What role did children play in their families lives in frontier life?
How did families survive and get the things they needed to survive
during pioneer days? How do our lives differ from that of children
during pioneer days?

Standard (s): Social Studies

Goal(s): By the end of the lesson, students will understand and be

able to identify, discuss and compare and contrast the life and times
of families during pioneer days.

Specific Objective(s): S.S.5.E.3 critique the economic reasons for

immigration and migration throughout the United States during
specific times in history and relate the information to the present
(e.g., Great Migration, Ellis Island, etc.).

Method(s):

Discussion about Little House On The Prairie

Discuss pioneer days/life
Watch fourth and last 30 minutes of Little
House On The Prairie movie
Materials: (including technology, internet sites)

TV with dvd player, Little House on the Prairie movie, paper, pencils.

Direct Instruction:

The teacher will begin at the front of the room and have the
students take out their notes from the past three days.

The teacher will now have a class discussion as to what we watched

the past three days and briefly discuss what they were able to
compare and contrast to their lives with that of Laura and her
family.

Teacher will then tell the class that they are going to watch the last
30 minutes of the movie.

Teacher will instruct them to again pay attention and take notes to
compare and contrast or just vital information that they feel they
can use for their paper.

The teacher will then play the last 30 minutes of the movie and then
have the class spend the rest of the 45-minute class period making
notes.

Guided Practice:

After the video:

We will discuss the last part of the movie that we just watched.

Differentiation:

For students who need additional assistance, I will allow them to

work together in groups of 2 or 3 and discuss their notes from the
movie.

For students who are beyond grade level, I will have them to discuss
their general findings of what they found aloud with the class and I
will then give their information to the rest of the class.

** Lesson Closure:
By closure of todays lesson, students will have watched the fourth
and last part of the movie, Little House on the Prairie and they will
have been able to take notes on what they have watched and
discussed about the movie.

Independent Practice:

After the last 30 minutes of the movie, students will be able to

recall and make notes as to what they have watched and also will be
able to compare/contrast a little of their lives with that of Laura
Ingalls. They are to review the notes I have given them about the
information that the students obtained about their crops and
storing them so that they can review them to be able to use them in
their paper tomorrow.

Assessment: Evaluation of Lesson (objectives met?)

By the end of day 4, all students will have been able to recall
information and were able to take notes as to what they watched as
well as they were all able to compare/contrast certain aspects of
their lives with that of Lauras and her family.

**Lesson Reflection:

This lesson went very well and the students loved discussing it
aloud.

**Remember to have closure when ending a lesson, review what the

objective(s) were for the lesson, key points of the lesson, etc.

**Lesson Reflection: Discuss your lesson, what went well, what you
might do differently next time if you taught the lesson again.
 Daily Lesson Plan 5

Name: Pam Davis Date:

October 4, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Little House On The Prairie

Grade: 5th grade

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Day 5

Introduction (Essential Question):

What role did children play in their families lives in frontier life?
How did families survive and get the things they needed to survive
during pioneer days? How do our lives differ from that of children
during pioneer days?

Standard (s): Social Studies

Goal(s): By the end of the lesson, students will understand and be

able to identify, discuss and compare and contrast the life and times
of families during pioneer days.

Specific Objective(s): S.S.5.E.3 critique the economic reasons for

immigration and migration throughout the United States during
specific times in history and relate the information to the present
(e.g., Great Migration, Ellis Island, etc.).

Method(s):

Discussion about Little House On The Prairie

Discuss pioneer days/life
Watch fourth and last 30 minutes of Little
House On The Prairie movie

Materials: (including technology, internet sites)

TV with dvd player, Little House on the Prairie movie, paper, pencils.

Direct Instruction:

The teacher will begin at the front of the room and have the
students take out their notes from the past four days.

The teacher will now have a class discussion as to what we watched

the past four days and briefly discuss what they were able to
compare and contrast to their lives with that of Laura and her
family.

Teacher will instruct students to take out all of their notes from the
past four days as well as the information that was collected on their
food, crops and how they were stored.

Guided Practice:

We will have a group discussion as to some of the things we have

learned over the past four days about pioneer life.

We will review our notes and begin brainstorming as to how we are

going to begin our papers.

Differentiation:
For students who need additional assistance, I will allow them to
work together in groups of 2 or 3 and discuss their notes from the
movie.

For students who are beyond grade level, I will allow them to do a
two page paper instead of a one page paper.

** Lesson Closure:

By closure of todays lesson, and close of this unit, students will

have watched the Little House on the Prairie movie and they will
have been able to review their notes and compose a one page paper
to compare and contrast their lives with that of Laura and her
family.

Independent Practice:

Students will now write a one page paper to compare and contrast
their lives with that of Laura and her family.

Assessment: Evaluation of Lesson (objectives met?)

By the end of day 5, all students will have been able to use their
notes and compose a one page paper comparing and contrasting
their lives with that of Laura and her family.

**Lesson Reflection:

This lesson went very well and the students loved discussing it
aloud.

**Remember to have closure when ending a lesson, review what the

objective(s) were for the lesson, key points of the lesson, etc.

**Lesson Reflection: Discuss your lesson, what went well, what you
might do differently next time if you taught the lesson again.