Lesson Plan

Grade/Subject: Art Grade 2/3 

Unit: Growth Mindset- Health  
Lesson: Mood March Continued 
Duration: 30 mins
Date: March 8th 
 
 
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
 Students will learn how to
deal with different moods 

LEARNING RESOURCES 

Resource #1:  Theo’s Mood

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

MATERIALS/ EQUIPMENT/ SET UP

 Social stories template 

 Poster paper
 Markers 

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 
 
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):

Learning Activity #1:  15 mins What are the students doing?
Direct Instruction Can Do Activity   
  -Listening to instructions and looking at me
 Read book “Theo’s Mood” -Mimicking the steps I am demonstrating for the
 Go over different moods in the book  art project
-Asking questions if unsure on something
Differentiation 
 -        Ensure R and G understand instructions fully- check-in Sponge Activity: 
with them 
  -Students can work on one of the following
Learning Activity #2: 15 minutes  activities if they finish early:
1. Reading
Direct Instruction: Class Discussion  2. Doodling 
 
 Students will listen to a brief discussion on what
moods are okay to feel (ALL)
 Students will discuss how it is okay to feel sad/
mad/anxious / stressed/ upset/ grumpy
 Students will participate in a social story activity on
how to deal with harder moods/ emotions
 Students will view a social story created by me as an
example, and talk about it 
 Students will then create their own scoial story
comic showing how they deal with difficult moods/
emotions

Assessment/Differentiation: 
 
-        Ensure R and G understand instructions fully- check-
in with them 

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:
-        Why did you choose this mood?
-        Do you enjoy this project? If yes, why? If not, why?
-        What else would you like to learn about having a growth mindset? 
-        Did the breakdown of steps make sense to you?
-        Is there anything you are struggling with?
 
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