Our Land, Community, Our Jobs

Lesson One: Roxaboxen

Lesson Objective:

The students will listen to the teacher read aloud and model fluent reading using the text, Roxaboxen.
The 3rd graders will each use and record information about what a community is and the reasons
people choose to live in specific communities throughout the mini-unit. The will use the text and
include at least 5 responses on the graphic organizer and include information about wants and needs.

Procedures:

1. Read aloud and discuss the book, Roxaboxen and then share Youtube video of the read aloud
including illustrations.
2. Share and model how to use a KWHL chart referencing what a community is and why people
choose communities.
3. Discuss the wants and the needs of people in a community.
4. Have the students use a Think/Pair/Share activity to talk about the pieces of information
included on their KWHL chart.
5. After sharing ideas from the Think/Pair/Share, the students will then be given 5 minutes to add
more information or questions to KWHL chart.
6. Students will also create a power point presentation showcasing the town and why people want
to love there.

Assessment Plan:

Lesson Objective Exceeding Meet Approaching Far Below

Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations
After reading the book, The student has created a created a created a
Roxaboxen, the students created a KWHL KWHL chart KWHL chart KWHL chart
will view the Youtube video chart and and included and included and included
of the book. The 3rd included at least 5 at least 5 or at least 3 or at least 2 or
graders will each create and or more pieces of pieces of pieces of fewer pieces of
utilize a KWHL chart and information or information or information or information or
record information about questions they questions they questions they questions they
what a community is and may have about a may have may have may have
the reasons people choose community and about a about a about a
to live in specific why people community community community
communities throughout the choose to live and why and why and why
mini-unit. They will use the there. people choose people choose people choose
text and include at least 5 to live there. to live there. to live there.
responses on the graphic
organizer and include
information about wants and
needs.
Develop Power Point to
showcase the town.
Lesson Objectives must have these four parts.

1. Audience – who is doing the lesson.

2. Behavior – what the student is expected to do.
3. Conditions – how will they accomplish the task – independently, as a small group, whole class.
4. Criteria – to what degree will the student be successful.