Unit Plan: CommunityLesson Plan for ThursdayGrade: 2ndSocial Studies Strand: History

Submitted By: Deborah Thompson

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

Lesson Plan for Thursday Strand: History submitted by: Deborah Thompson

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan : This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn how to identify ways in which people cooperate to achieve a common goal of recycling. This lesson will be completed using a strategy from Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies textbook, Strategy10 (p.70-76).

C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 2nd grade Time to Complete this Lesson: Approximately 50 minutes Groupings: Whole group discussion, small group for discussion, independent work

for assessment

D. Materials: pencil

paper examples of recyclable items

E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards

H2.2.1 Identify ways in which people cooperate to achieve a common goal.

o Student-Friendly Standards I can identify ways people cooperate to achieve a common goal.

F. Vocabulary cooperate – to work or act together for a common purpose achieve – to succeed in doing something recycle- to treat materials that have been thrown away in order to use them again

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Lesson Plan for Thursday Strand: History submitted by: Deborah Thompson

goal- something wanted or worked for

G. Procedure: (numbered steps)1. Review the different locations in the community that recycle

2. Explain the concept of recycling

3. Call students’ attention to the different ways a community can recycle

4. Identify & discuss the benefits of recycling.o Have students create a two separate list of things to recycle at home and at

schoolo list requirements

o 3 different types of recyclable items

H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

I will review each student’s list of recyclables to ensure that they are able to identify ways in which people cooperate to achieve a common goal of recycling.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will check each list and make sure that there are 3 different types of recyclables listed.

I. Closure: Brief discussion about concept and importance of recycling and the different types

of recyclables.

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