DTCC Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Name: Miss. Courtney Grade: Kindergarten

Date of Lesson: 11/08/2023 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Civics in Delaware

Approximate
Time of Lesson: 9:30 am 30-45 minutes
Length of Lesson:

Part 1: Expectations for Student Outcomes

Standards:
Civics Anchor Standard Four K-3a:
What CCSS, NextGen,
DE SS Standards, ISTE
Standards, or DLM
standards are you Students will demonstrate the skills necessary for participating in a group, including defining an objective, dividing
utilizing across the responsibilities, and working cooperatively.
lesson?

Measurable
Objectives:

State in observable and Kindergarten students will articulate an example of being a responsible citizen verbally with 90% accuracy.
measurable terms that
can be linked directly to
the assessments

I Can EQ: What do good citizens do?

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Statement/Essential
Question:
I can: I can explain at least one thing that a good citizen does.
State in student friendly
language.

Part 2: Instruction Preparation

Class Context: This class consists of 23 kindergarten students. Two of the students are learning English, and they both demonstrate solid
conversational English skills but often require support for academic language. Two students have an IEP, and one has a 504
plan. There is one paraprofessional present for the small group portion of this lesson.
What is your learner
population?

Rationale:

This lesson is being taught to show them how to act or behave appropriately and how to be a good citizen as they are growing up. This is
related to what they have learned because having access to the community and tying that in with an assignment, it will benefit them in
Why are you teaching
this? How does it knowing why those that pick up or clean up are good citizens. It also relates to the State of Delaware by using the parks in the state and it
connect to what you’ve is where they live.
taught before and will
teach in the future?

- Citizen: member of the community or the state

Vocabulary:
- Responsibility: organizing your time well and helping others around you

- Cooperative: an ability to balance someone's needs with someone else

What vocabulary will be
used in this lesson that
supports students’
understanding? Why is This vocabulary ties in with this lesson because it breaks down what a good citizen is all about. These are big words for kindergarteners
this vocabulary and having to tell them what they mean in simple definitions will not only help them understand, but also me as the conductor of this
important? lesson.

Researched-Based - Using Pictures: using pictures of a cluttered park and ask them what a good citizen would do
Strategies:
- Think-Aloud: allow them to discuss what they think a good citizen is and what a citizen is

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What research-based
strategies are you - Visualization: have the students visualize the good citizens picking up the trash and what exactly a citizen is
implementing that
positively impact
student learning?

Materials/Resources:

APA References:

Team, L. B., About the Author: Citizenship- Being A Good Citizen

References &
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Citizenship-
Resources: Lifespan Blog Team The Lifespan Blog Team is working to
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provide you with timely and pertinent information that will
help keep you and your family happy and healthy., & Author:,
What are the references A. the. (2023, January 24). What it means to be a good citizen
and resources you and how to teach children. Lifespan.
utilized in creating this https://www.lifespan.org/lifespan-living/what-it-means-be-
lesson?
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Part 3: Core Instruction

Activating & 1. It will start by asking the small group what do they think a good citizen is
Engagement
Strategies: 2. They will respond and then they will be given exactly what a good citizen is

3. Then I will show them photos of a park and ask them what they think a good citizen would do in this scenario

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How will you hook your
students?

Instructional Steps/Procedures

Grouping

● Whole Group
Materials &
Instructional Sequence & Activities ● Small Group (Above,
Resources
On, Below)

● Independent Practice

Time Needed:

1. After the park visuals, they will then be instructed to get their pencil cases with glue

2. The good and bad citizen sheet will be handed to them

Worksheet
3. Discuss what they will do for this assignment https://www.teacherspa
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4. They will then be handed the sentences and be asked to get their glue sticks out Citizenship-Being-a- Small Group (mixture of all)
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5. Then they will read through the sentences with the instructor
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6. After talking about them they will then be instructed to glue those sentences on with what they
pencil, glue stick
think they belong under

Time Needed: Independent Practice

1. Individually call them to the table after the lesson and ask them what a characteristic is of a good

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 citizen

2. As we hope they answer correctly, that will be checked off as their grade for this lesson

3. If they answer incorrectly, it is okay. Explain to them what the characteristic is they chose and
then bring to their awareness what a good citizen is and have them try again.

Accommodations:

For students with IEP, the accommodations will be altered to their needs or goals. For those that are struggling elsewhere, their goals or
How will you needs will be altered as well. The way this will change is by explaining to the typical general educated students one way and pull aside
differentiate your lesson anybody that needs more instruction.
for all learners? Include
specific IEP goals if
appropriate.

Closure:

The lesson will be tied together by taking each student within the group and having them tell me individually what the good citizen is or a
How will you tie the characteristic of a good citizen. This will be their accounted grade as a formative assignment grade.
lesson together? What
are your next steps?

Assessments:

Assessment Name Assessment Type

Description of how you As the students are gluing down the sentences beneath the columns labeled “Good Citizen” and “Bad Citizen” I
will evaluate student will look over each student's sheet and speak to them in individual conversations of why they chose the sentence X Formative

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 achievement of the for whichever column they placed it in. I will then allow them to ask questions and get their answers the right way
lesson objectives. by prompting them. This assignment will be a formative grade since it is a worksheet. Summative

After the lesson is finished, I will then pull them independently and ask them what is a good citizen. They should X Formative
then tell me a characteristic of a good citizen and if they do not we will then talk about what the lesson was about
Summative
and then have them try again. This will be a formative grade for their engagement to the lesson will show through
this assessment.

Attach any materials

used as assessments.

Part 4: Post Lesson

Reflection:

As an educator, it is
important to reflect on After this lesson about being a good citizen, I decided to reflect on what occurred. Everything went a little rough because it showed that a
your practices. What went lot of my students I was teaching really didn’t pay attention to me instructing what was going on. It made me a little upset but I took this
well in this lesson? What as a learning curve for my future career. Otherwise everything went well. The ways I could improve would be maybe breaking it down
didn’t work? How could individually but the only thing I worry about is the timing in the day. It is complicated to instruct such a detailed lesson for a group of
you improve the lesson if students that the majority do not listen to. Next time I will make sure I have everyone's attention and make sure they understand the
you taught it again? purpose of the lesson.
Each response should be
well-developed.

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