Lesson Plan

Grade/Subject: Art Grade 2/3 

Unit: Growth Mindset- Health  
Lesson: Kindness
Duration: 30 mins
Date: February 15th 
 
 
SPECIFIC OUTCOMES FROM LEARNING OBJECTIVES Formative & Summative
ALBERTA PROGRAM OF   ASSESSMENTS 
STUDIES   
 

 Students will practice Observations

Identify and demonstrate positive displaying a growth mindset  Rubric 
behaviours that show respect for self and  Students will practice Check-ins
others positive self talk 
 Students will learn how to
respect themselves and
others

LEARNING RESOURCES 

Resource #1:  You Hold Me Up

Resource #2: https://twitter.com/zearned/status/958022330164408322 
Resource #3: https://www.mindsetkit.org/static/files/YCLA_LessonPlan_v10.pdf 

MATERIALS/ EQUIPMENT/ SET UP

 You Hold Me Up book

 Kindness writing sheets 

PROCEDURE

Introduction ( 3 min.):
Attention Grabber:
 
-       Class discussion 
 
Assessment of Prior Knowledge:
 
 Students have learned briefly about growth mindset in health class
 Students have discussed “positive self-talk”
 Students understand goal setting 
 Students are celebrating “kindness week”
 
Expectations for Learning and Behavior:
 
-Students will raise their hand before speaking or asking questions
-Students will listen and not talk while others are speaking
-Students will listen intently to instructions and follow them 
-Students will participate fully in the lesson
-Students will cooperate well with others
 
Transition to Body:
 
 “Hands on top, that means stop” to get students attention
 ALL students will come to the front to sit down 

Body (30 mins):

  What are the students doing?
Learning Activity #1: 15 minutes   
-Listening to instructions and looking at me
Direct Instruction: Class Discussion  -Mimicking the steps I am demonstrating for the
  art project
 Students will listen to a brief discussion on kindness -Asking questions if unsure on something
 Students will listen to the book “You Hold Me Up” 
 Sponge Activity: 

Assessment/Differentiation:  -Students can work on one of the following

  activities if they finish early:
-        Ensure R and G understand instructions fully- check- 1. Reading
in with them  2. Doodling 
 
Learning Activity #2:  15 mins
Direct Instruction Kindness Writing Activity

 Students will complete a kindness writing activity

that asks them to write about and draw a time they
were kind
 Students can colour once finished 
 Students need to write in full sentences with proper
punctuation 
 
 
Differentiation 
 -        Ensure R and G understand instructions fully- check-in
with them 
-     Mr L can help and scribe for G and R
-    Ensure S understands- Mr L can also help with writing 
-    E- focused- strategies? 
 
Transition to Closure
-        Provide students with the signal to stop what they are
doing and listen to the next instructions 
-        Let students know it is time to clean up
 Closure (5 min.):  

Consolidation/Assessment of Learning:
 
-        Observations
-        Check-ins
-        Rubric 
 
Feedback From Students:
 
Frequent check-ins with students, ask:
-        How are you kind in everyday life?
-     When was a time you were kind?
-     How can someone be kind?
-    What is kindness?
 
Feedback To Students:
 
From the observations and check-ins, tell the students:
-        What they are doing well on
-        How they could improve their project
-        What I find interesting about their project
-        Useful tips to assist them