Leanza Dawson

Saint John’s College Junior College Lesson Plan

Subject: Social Studies Date: July 13, 2020 Duration: 35 minutes Grade: Standard 4
Unit Topic: The Constitution and Government in Belize Lesson Topic: Roles in government
Learning Outcome Number(s): 38.4 Compare and contrast the roles of the Queen, the Governor-general and the prime-
minister.
Connections/Linkages: Mathematics (Venn diagram)

Students' Previous Knowledge & Experience:

Students are able to compare roles between family members at home.
Lesson Objective:
After class discussions, activites and a writing exercise, students will be able to compare at least one role of the
Queen, Governor- general and the prime minister.
Materials and Texts: Sources of Information:
Laptop Government retrieved from: http://belizeinfocenter.org/what-
is-belize/government/
Paper
Globaledge retrieved from:
https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/belize/government
Royal retrieved from:
https://www.royal.uk/belize
National Assembly retrieved by:
https://www.nationalassembly.gov.bz/national-assembly/
Lesson Content
Prime Minister: Appoints members of the Senate, the chief policy making body in Government, appoints
Ministers of State (Junior Ministers) in each Ministry.
Governor- general: Appoint members of the senate, approve laws, prorogued or dissolved National assembly at
any time (act in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister)
Queen: Chief of State, appoints the governor-general, who, in turn, appoints the prime minister, constitutional
monarch
Skills: recall roles, Compare roles
Attitudes: Appreciate the roles of the prime minister, Queen and governor general and respect classmates.

Suggested Activities/Procedures:
Introductory Activities (3 mins.):
 Students will be asked what is their role in their homes.
Students will be asked to compare and contrast those roles in the household.
A short discussion will be held on the importance of roles.
Developmental Activities/Procedures (9 mins.):
Students will play a KWL matching game to share their opinions on the role of the prime minister, governor and
the queen.
Students will be introduced to the roles of the prime minister, governor and the queen
A short discussion will be held
Students will play a game to see how much they understand the different roles.
Culmination & Closure (3 mins.):
Students will create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the role of the prime minister, governor and the
queen.
Students will be asked to share some of their answers.
Homework (if applicable)
Create a booklet on the different roles of the queen, governor general and prime minister of Belize.

Reflection:
__In my micro teaching I love the different activities that were chosen for my students to play. I also love the way I begin

my lesson. This is because I focus on an everyday scenario when it comes to intriguing the lesson. I also focus on my

students' family because they can relate and understand better what it is meant by roles and how it is being done. The way

I interacted and my students participated was also something that I enjoyed about my video.

I must say in my teaching, my weakness was my grammar. I didn't ensure that I fully checked my power point. This

was because when I was teaching I noticed a few spelling and grammatical errors in the video. Even though I was fully

prepared to start my lesson at the beginning of the lesson I had a few grammatical errors when speaking as well due to my

nervousness. My biggest improvement that I need to work on is my tone when teaching and the way I speak. I need to

practice more english than creole.