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Civics Day 2
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Title of Unit: Introduction to Government
Title of Lesson: President Day Submitted By: Nicci Sleeter
A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: (2 sentences)This social studies
lesson is designed for 4th grade students to learn about the
president of the usa and what a president does. This lesson uses
the two books at
the end of this lesson.
B. Target Population: (3 bullet points)
Grade Level: 4th grade
Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: XXX
C. Materials: (bullet points)
Barack Obama by Catherine Nichols
The President by Suzanne LeVert
pencil and paper
D. Objectives: (bullet points)o NV State Social Studies
Standards
C14.4.2- Name the current President of the Unites States
o Student-Friendly Standards
C14.4.2- I can say who the President of the United States
is.
E. Procedure: (numbered steps)1. Teacher will go over the
elements of the codes of conduct from yesterday with
the help of the students.
2. Teacher will ask who the president of the USA is.
3. Teacher will read pgs 38 &39 out of Barack Obama by
Catherine Nichols.
Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell-
Instructor
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7/30/2019 EDEL453 Spring2013 NicciSLEETERandrhondaDARTER Unit 2
Civics Day 2
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Title of Unit: Introduction to Government
Title of Lesson: President Day Submitted By: Nicci Sleeter
4. Teacher will read pgs 4-11, 31-40 out of The President by
Suzanne LeVert.Stopping and asking questions along the way that
goes with the quiz at theend.
5. CLOSURE: Take a minute to answer questions they have on
presidents andmake sure they know the facts about presidents and
our current president.
F. Assessment: (bullet points)
What will you use to measure student understanding?
A quiz to measure what they have learned about the president and
his duties.
Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from
thelesson.
By getting a good grade on the quiz and if not helping those
students out bygoing over the material
G. Reflection: (answers to assignment specific questions)
1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for
you toteach?
The easiest to teach will be the codes of conduct from the
previous lesson
2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?
The most challenging would be making sure they understand the
facts that I
read to them for their quiz
3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?
To follow up I would go into other presidents and see what they
know
4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the
concepts?
Take them aside and show them the passages in the books
5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to
change?
Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell-
Instructor
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