Independent Practice: Forms of Government Name: Stephanie Winslow
Unit Overview
Goal: Students will understand through these lessons that they have choice and those choices are important.
DAY #1 DAY #2 DAY #3 DAY #4
Objective The students will share feelings and Through discussion and Students will identify how -Through our mock debate and
motivations of characters, sharing observation, students will be able government officials are elected. election, students will understand basic
how it impacts other characters and to accurately explain what functions of government elections
(voting).
parts of the story, and create conditions and needs are vital to
-Through our review from our previous
personal connections. the growth of a plant
lesson, students will have a better
understanding of different terms within
the election process.
Standards IAS; 3.RL.2.3 IAS: 3.LS.2 NCSS: PAG; IAS: 3.2.3 NCSS: PAG ;IAS: 3.2.3
Materials -Auggie & Me and We’re All -3 plants from room -Guess What? Google slides link -Matching game
Wonders by R.J. Palacio -terms and pictures to put on board https://docs.google.com/present -Student computers and iPads
-Disability video -poster board ation/d/1arVoBiT1__57vpmEiZOL -Magnetic words
-Bookmarks -magnets BPTXi98xGWHlypNU9flxElw/edit? -Copy of script
-Stars -markers usp=sharing -Questions copy
-Hearts -35-40 minutes -Standing desk
-Vocabulary list
-We’re All Wonders cards -Chairs
-Names of each student
-List of gov’t officials -“I Voted” stickers
-40-45 minutes -Student White boards -Magnets
-TV -2 poster boards
-Computer -Kahoot! Survey
-35-40 minutes -35-40 minutes
Management Follow teacher’s management plan Follow teacher’s management plan Follow teacher’s management plan Follow teacher’s management plan
Anticipatory Watch video about individuals with Observe three class plants – note Guess What? Google slide link. What -Matching terms game
Set disabilities. How can we help differences and infer why this may do you think this is? -students split in groups
them/make them belong? be -5 decks
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=3SzazN2OrsQ
Purpose “We are going to read part of the “We are learning about the needs “We are learning about this so you “We are doing this lesson so you
book, Auggie and Me by R.J. of a plant, because just as we know not only who the people are in can continue to learn about
Palacio. I want you to listen to what choose what to put into our bodies the government, but also how they government officials, and
the characters are saying and to grow, we can choose how to rose to those positions!” understand the process of voting
thinking and how that impacts the help plants and other living things more.”
story.” by what we give them to grow.”
Lesson Input: Input: Input: Input:
Presentation -Read aloud; discussion about book -Discussion of differences between -Going over terms and positions and -Review terms individually, whole
with provided questions class plants providing examples and definitions group, then explain debate
Output: -Discussion of what a plant needs Output: Output:
-Stars to grow Student write down words which -Students split in groups
-Hearts -soil they learned and discuss w/ peer -Debate
-We’re all Wonders cards -water -Vote
-sun
-food
Output:
-Students create posters in groups
Closure or “These characters didn’t know how Students will bring poster to front Review with whole class on new -Congrats, you have all become
Conclusion to act around Auggie. Because of of room for all class to see and terminology learned voters! What was something you
this, some hurtful things were said. review four necessities for plant learned today?
I want you to always think of ways growth
you can show kindness to others.”
Formative -Stars -Poster Questions asked throughout lesson Done throughout lesson. During
Assessment -Hearts -Questions throughout lesson of -knowledge of government terms review of terms, and hearing what
what is necessary for plant growth and positions students learned
Adaptations n/a -Hardcopy of main vocabulary for -Remediation: Printed list of -Accommodations met through
students vocabulary words for students who lesson
-Poster and inferences cause for have difficulty reading from
enrichment within lesson distances
-Enrichment: Create a list of multiple
terms used that they learned
Summative n/a n/a n/a n/a
Assessment
(as needed)
