LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Practicum Fall 2020 St.

Georges
LESSON PLAN
Grade:5/6 social studies Lesson Title: local government organization. Lesson Duration: 10:45-
11:55.

Overview of lesson. Write a clear and concise overview that indicates the following: What the lesson is, the purpose/goal of
the lesson what students will do/learn and how the lesson will conclude.
This lesson serves as a continuation of the unit of study on local government, which falls under the grade six social studies
curriculum. Students will continue developing their understanding of local governments through school boards. Students
will understand the role of school boards and who the school board trustees are. Students will watch an interview with the
superintendent of grasslands schools and learn the roles.
Alberta Program of Study: Goals and Objectives. Carefully select GLO and SLO that pertain to your lesson. Choose
selectively and think carefully about what is achievable for students to learn by the end of the lesson
GLO /GLE SLO/SLE What role is played by school boards (i.e., public,
separate, Francophone) within local communities?
6.1.4 analyze the structure and functions of local
governments in Alberta by exploring and reflecting
upon the following questions and issues:

Learning Objectives. Translate the SLO's into learning objectives. Using Stem, directing verb and what is to be learned
language. Use Blooms Taxonomy directing words
Students will understand how school boards are structured. 
students will explore different types of schools.
Students will demonstrate and understand the roles of school boards.
Lesson Guiding Questions: Use Bloom's Taxonomy, directing verbs in the areas of: apply, analysis contrast, express,
appreciate. Be clear on what type of knowledge/skill/attitudes that students are develop and expecting them to do. This
informs the types of questions you develop. Guiding questions must support this and provoke student thinking and help them
understand what they are learning, why they are learning, what they have learned, what they still need to learn etc..
How is the school board organized?
What are the different departments?
How is school boards elected?

Annotated Learning Resources List These must be relevant and age appropriate and from a reliable source. If it is on
online resource provide an active link. If it a book, cite the book and author. Provide 1-2 sentences (annotated) to indicate
what the resource is and how it support your lesson/ student learning? *you may have more or less than three resources. It
depends on your lesson.
Resource #1: Voices in democracy: action and participation. J. Craig Harding, Alan Sears.

Material and Equipment: List: Art supplies, manipulatives, smartboard, online white board etc…What you will use AND,
therefore what you will organize ahead of time prior to your lesson
Chromebooks, smart board, google drawings, textbook.
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Lesson Procedures
Introduction (5__min.): Description of Hook/Attention Grabber; Expectations for Learning and Behavior;
Transition to Body. Indicate the timing for each section. This can be written in point form
Today we will be continuing with the local Government unit.
We will be learning about how school boards are organized.
The different departments.
How government is elected. (write these on the board)

Body (1hr__min.): This is the largest part of your lesson. Write clearly and concisely. Writing must be descriptive and
clearly organized. Specify activities and transitions in lesson. Indicate timing of each section. Identify teaching
strategies, include any questions that you will use, organization of class etc. How and when are you using formative
assessment in your lesson? Indicate differentiation within the body of your lesson.
Steps and Procedures: Lessons are divided into portions. Lesson body Formative Assessments Type/Name:
there should be a least two activities and one transition. You may have
Where Assessment Occurs:
3 activities and 2 transitions. An activity can be reading - transition -
partner dialogue (as an example). * Style of writing is descriptive and Observational: Teacher observes if the class is
concise. (NOT POINT FORM) As Well you are not narrating, rather participating and on task.
you are describing the activity, the learning, critical information to
carry out the lesson. Any questions you have developed to use during
the learning, to facilitate discussion for instance are to be written Google drawing teacher check in: students will
directly into the lesson description. share the google drawing they made with me.
Activity #1: What is a school board? [direct] (30) This should show if they understood the task
and if anything needs to be re taught. This
Play interview from Scott Brandt what the school board does. 5 mins occurs in the middle of the lesson. The task is
Scott is coming in on the 15th so the kids can ask more questions to about how our local government is organized.
him. Google form exit ticket- questions on what they
Pause the video and get the students to write down the information on learned and if they have any questions. This
their google slides. The slides will be used as review. ensures every student is on track and if
anything needs to be addressed next class.
Get out chrome books
Definition page: superintendent: responsible for running the school in a
jurisdiction.
Differentiation: Indicate in brief sentence areas
Trustee: a person who serves on the school board.
of differentiation.
Go to grasslands website explore who the trustees are.
No differentiation needed. Mrs. Chapple will work
Who are the trustees? What are trustees what do they do? Look in the with Henry to assist with the computer.
textbook look online.
How are trustees elected?
How often is an election?
What services does the school board provide.
Look at the Calgary board of education budget. Where does the money

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come from? The trustees decide what to do with the money. The
trustees are elected by the citizens. They must be nominated and win a
majority vote. The trustees hire the superintendent.
Transition: Eyes up here. Open your chrome book to the slide
show for social studies.
Activity #2: choice of schools? [direct and student led.] 30 mins
Go to page 122- 123 write down on a slide all the different types of
schools (public, separate, francophone, Charter, Frist nation) which one
do you guys go to.
Complete the google form exit ticket that is in your google classroom.
This is to check understanding and ensure there are no questions that
need to be addressed.
If we have time work on your google drawing if you are not finished.
Transition: chrome books away.
Consolidating ( ) mins In this part of your planning you are providing time for ensuring that students learned and
understood what was intended in the lesson. If they haven't you will need to revisit your lesson plan or re-teach (if
necessary). Here you could provide an exit slip or walk through a guided whole group and/or small group
discussion. This part of the lesson can act also as a transition from lesson body into cleanup and getting ready for the
next class. Don't forget to time this and to indicate very clearly how you will facilitate consolidation and closure.
Provide clear steps and indicate process. To consolidate, clean up and get students ready for transition can take up to 10
depending on the lesson
Clean up ( 5 ) mins
Chrome books away head outside for recess.
Reflection (after the lesson respond to these questions in brief. It is important that this reflective process is done after each
lesson. These become points of extended reflection and conversation in post conference with TA and UC
How the students responded to the lesson as planned and taught: students were very engaged and interested in the video
with Scott Brandt. They learned a lot and it showed in the exit ticket google form they completed.
Specific strengths of the lesson plan and delivery: I had a video with the actual superintendent so the kids could see a
face.
Specific weaknesses in the lesson plan and delivery: make sure kids are on task. Promote deeper thinking: compare and
contrast.
What must be addressed to improve this plan? Deeper thinking compares and contrast roles of government and different
roles as well as different governments.
How I have grown from this teaching experience: I really enjoy teaching social studies. Scott is an amazing
superintendent who puts student learning at the top of his priority list, and it shows. The lesson went so much better because
of his contributions to student learning.
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