Republic of the Philippines

CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE

F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines

College of Education

Lesson Plan in Teaching Social Studies in Intermediate Grades

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the discussion the students are expected to:
1. Analyze the Developmental milestones during young preschoolers to early
years;
2. Develop thinking skills; and,
3. Create a possible approach to the cognitive, emotional and social
characteristics of a child.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Getting Ready to Teach Developmental Considerations
References: Robles-Melendez, Wilma & Beck, Vesna. (2000). Teaching Social
Studies in Early Education, page 44-70.
Materials: Laptop, projector, printed pictures, envelope, roulette, box, manila
paper
Skills/Values: Development, readiness, growth and character awareness

III. PROCEDURES
A. Routinary Activity
1. Prayer
The discussant will flash the prayer on the screen.
(Lord, help us to focus our hearts and minds now on what we are about
to learn. Inspire us by your Holy spirit as we listen and write. Guide us
by your eternal light as we discover more about the topic. We ask this in
the name of Jesus, Amen.)
2. Greeting the Class
The discussant will greet the class and ask them how they are and the
students will respond to it.

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3. Checking the Attendance
The discussant will ask the Block Secretary to check and inspect the
absentee/s in the class.
4. Drill
The discussant will spin the roulette of names, whoever stops will take a
piece of paper from the box that contains unfamiliar words. Whatever
unfamiliar word the student gets, he/she will explain it based on his/her
knowledge. Then, the discussant will read the meaning of the particular
word on the discussion paper.
The unfamiliar words and its meaning are the following:
• Cognizant – knowledgeable of something especially through
personal experience; mindful
• Developmental milestones – Also called “Developmental
indicators” are a set of behavioral or functional skills thresholds
that map the course of your child’s development. These behaviors
are categorized into five domains – physical and motor, social and
emotional, cognitive, adaptive and communication and language.
• Assimilation – The state or condition of being assimilated, or of
being absorbed into something. The process of adopting the
language and culture of a dominant social group or nation, or the
state of being socially integrated into the culture of the dominant
group in a society.
• Equilibration – The process of finding equilibrium or balance – is
Piaget’s explanation for how learning grows. Individuals try to
balance their present understandings with new events or data
they encounter that conflict with what they know, while attempting
to maintain stability.
• Multiple intelligence – A theory describing the different ways
students learn and acquire information. It ranges from the use of
words, numbers, pictures and music, to the importance of social
interactions, introspection, physical movement and being in tune
with nature.
• Intuitive thought/thinking – Means going with one’s first instinct
and reaching decisions quickly based on automatic cognitive
processes.
• Animism – The concept that all elements of the material world all
people, animals, objects, geographic features, and natural
phenomena possess a spirit that connects them to each other.
• Inquisitiveness – The quality of wanting to discover as much as
you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people.

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• Egocentricity – Ability to differentiate between the child’s
perspective and that of others and also the condition of thinking
only about yourself and what is good for you.
• Dexterity – The ability to perform a difficult action quickly and
skillfully with the hands.
• Conventional language – Is commonly agreed upon vocabulary,
idioms, and phrases used in ordinary speech without including
exclusionary language. It is the accepted mode of conversation
used by the average person in everyday situation.
• Aptitude – A component of a competence to do a certain kind of
work at a certain level.
• Cognitive development – Means the development of the ability to
think and reason.
• Developmentally Appropriate Teaching – NAEYC defines it as
methods that promote each child’s optimal development and
learning through a strengths-based, play-based approach to
joyful, engaged learning
5. Review
The discussant will ask the students about the lesson last meeting, what
are their learnings from the previous discussion. Moreover, a short
summary about the last topic will be given by the discussant.
6. Motivation
The class will be divided into five groups. Each group will have a picture
puzzle that they need to put together. After completing the puzzle, an
envelope containing jumbled words will be given and they should form
the correct word. They are given 5-7 minutes to complete the game.
Words: Experiences, Development, Language, Cognitive, Play

7. Presentation
● Based on the picture puzzles and words you all solve, what do you think
will be our lesson for today?

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B. Lesson Proper
1.Discussion
• Planning Social Studies Experiences for Young Children
• Knowledge about the Child – The Essence of Developmentally
Appropriate Teaching Practices
✓ Learning about the Developmental Process: Valuable Sources
✓ Sharing Ideas with Colleagues and Other Education
Professionals
• Key Developmental Milestones of Preschool- Primary Age Children
✓ Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Teaching Children
with Special Needs
• Young Preschoolers: Working with Three-Years-Old
✓ Cognitive and Language Development
✓ Cognitive and Language Characteristics of Three-Year-Olds
• Other Views about Cognitive Development
✓ Fostering Cognitive Development: Gardner’s Theory of
Multiple Intelligence
✓ Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory
• Older Preschoolers: Working with Four-and-Five-Year-Olds
✓ Cognitive and Language Characteristics of Four-and-Five-Year-
Olds
✓ Implications for Social Studies Teaching: Key Cognitive Traits of
Four-and-Five-Year-Olds
• Primary Age Children: Working with Six to Eight Year Olds
✓ Cognitive and Language Characteristics
• Social and Emotional Development during the Early Years
✓ Play: A Means to Positive Social and Emotional Development
✓ Connecting Development and Social Studies Teaching
2.Generalization
What are the advantages and benefits of knowing the Developmental
Considerations and milestones of Preschool to primary age children to you as
a future elementary teacher?
3.Application
As a future educator, what do you think would likely happen if you handled a
lot of children and you are not knowledgeable and well informed about the
characteristics, and developmental milestones of different early ages? How will
you prevent that from happening?
4.Evaluation
Directions: Read the question properly and write your answer in a sheet of
paper.

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1) In key developmental milestones of preschool-primary age children
there are 3 different groups, where the ages four to five belong?
Answer: older preschoolers
2) What is the age of the youngest members of the preschool group?
Answer: three-year-olds
3) It develops a great variety of new skills and activities that lead to a
sense of effectiveness.
Answer: self-development
4) In this development, neighborhood and school are now the main
source of human relationships.
Answer: social development
5) In planning for children with special needs there are 3 specific
developmental needs, give at least one.
Answer/s: physical needs, cognitive needs, visual needs
6) What is the topic of our group discussion?
Answer: getting ready to teach developmental considerations
7) It is the child’s own way of developing and learning and an excellent
vehicle for development across developmental domains.
Answer: Play
8) It is the ability to coordinate body movements and to manipulate
objects and tools.
Answer: bodily kinesthetic intelligence
9) Give one Piaget’s stages of cognitive development.
Answer: sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operations, concrete
operational
10) It is the ability to use language to communicate, express and share
one’s ideas.
Answer: verbal, linguistics intelligence

5.Assignment
Make an essay about how beneficial it is to be aware of the Developmental
milestones and how it will help you in your chosen career.

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Bless Ann B. Villaflores

Danica P. Ojas
Alaiza A. Moya
Jane Marinel Q. Ajero
Edrian V. Del Castillo
Janice A. Paway
Rio V. Caldit
Ma. Lourdes M. Maigue

JHONNA D. ALCANTARA
Instructor

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