KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAM

Teacher Candidate: Kaley Frantz Date: 9/30/22

Cooperating Teacher: Kara Feeney Coop. Initials

Group Size: 23 Allotted Time 30 minutes Grade Level 1st grade

Subject or Topic: Community Helpers: Public Service Section

STANDARD: (PA/Common Core):

ELA Standard - AL.2.1.B1: Complete multi-step tasks with independence.

ELA Standard - AL.3.1.C1: Use materials and objects to represent new concepts.

ELA Standard - AL.4.1.A1: Relate knowledge learned from one experience to another.

I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes)

1. SWBAT identify the jobs of a Garbageman and Mailman

2. SWBAT identify recyclables versus garbage
3. SWBAT identify the steps in mailing a postcard
II. Assessment/Evaluation plan

A. Formative

Assessment: Documentation Tool: Scale:

(e.g. rating scale,
(e.g. product, quick rubric, checklist, (performance levels)
response, interview) anecdotal notes)

Students will complete Checklist Teacher will give

Scholastic News students a
checkmark to
indicate that they
completed the
Scholastic News
correctly

B. Summative

None

III. Instructional Materials (includes amount)

1. A Day with a Mail Carrier by Jan Kottke

2. Scholastic News: Who Picks Up the Trash?

IV. Subject Matter/ Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, new content)

A. Prerequisite Skills

1. Students will understand what a community helper is.

 B. Key Vocabulary

1. Garbage Man - a person employed to collect household garbage.

2. Mailman - a person who is employed to deliver and collect letters and parcels.

C. New Content

1. Identify the jobs of a Garbageman and Mailman

2. Identify recyclables versus garbage
3. Identify the steps in mailing a postcard

V. Implementation

A. Introduction –

1. “Students, today we will be learning about garbage collectors and mail carriers!”
2. Students will watch this video:
a. (207) “Sam The Garbage Man” Music Video | Songs for Kids |
TheBeatBuds - YouTube
3. Now we get to read a Scholastic News about the responsibilities of a garbage
collector.

B. Development –

1. The teacher will discuss things the garbage collector will take and things that
should be recycled and what is trash. The teacher will use the Scholastic News
“Who Picks Up the Trash?” with the students and go over the responsibilities of a
garbage collector. Go over the scholastic news with the students.
2. “Now that we learned a little about garbage collectors, let’s learn more about mail
carriers”
3. The teacher will read the book “A Day with a Mail Carrier” by Jan Kottke.
4. The teacher and the students will discuss the steps the postcard will take to get
to their houses.
a. Postcards are stamped and put in the mailbox.
b. Mailman picks them up.
c. They go to the post office and get a postmark stamp.
d. They get transferred to the mail truck to be delivered.
e. The mailman delivers them to the student’s home.
 Community Helper Location Responsibilities Tools

Principal School Leader of the Books

Teacher school Pencil and Pens
Student Helps people learn
Learns

Doctor Hospital Heal Stethoscope

Nurse Care Scrubs
Bandages
Clipboard

Public Safety: Police Station and Safety Badge

Police Officer Car Rescue Hat
Fire Fighter Fire Station and Fire Hose
Truck

Public Service: Garbage Truck Maintenance Letter

Garbage Collector Mail Truck Sort and deliver Mail bag
Mail Carrier Vest

C. Closure –

1. Ask students to think about one new thing they learned today and pause for a
few seconds. Ask them to turn and talk with a partner to share their answer.
Students share their answers for one minute.
2. Today we learned about Garbage collectors and Mail carriers and how they help
our community.

D. Accommodations / Differentiation -

1. IEP accommodations will be followed for students who have them.

VI. Reflective Response

 A. Report of Students’ Performance in Terms of States Objectives (Reflection on students
performance written after lesson is taught, includes remediation for students who failed to meet acceptable
level of achievement)

B. Personal Reflection(Question written before lesson is taught.)(Reflective answers to

questions recorded after lesson is taught.)

VII. Resources (APA Format)

Scholastic News “Who Picks Up the Trash?”

“A Day with a Mail Carrier” By Jan Kottke