EDEL453 Spring2013 WilliamHall Unit 2 Civics DAY 7

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Social Studies Lesson Plan

EDEL 453- Spring 2013 Submitted by: Alyce Mack & William Hall Page 1 of 5

The three branches of the government

Submitted By: Alyce Mack & William Hall

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science

Nevada State CollegeSpring 2013Instructor: Karen Powell
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B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

This lesson plan is designed for 4th

grade students to learn about the three

branches of the government.

C. Student Population:

Grade Level: 4th grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole group discussions, group activity and assessment.

D. Materials:

Three Branches handout and worksheet Journals Large sheet of butcher paper Pencils/crayons/construction paper/glue/scissors

E. Objectives:

Nevada Social Studies StandardC14.4.5- Identify the three branches of the state government.

Student Friendly StandardC14.4.5- I can identify and describe the three branches of the government.

F. Procedure:

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Explain- That the lesson will be about the three branches of the government andtheir functions.

Call students attention to the handout and the worksheet. Identify & discuss the three branches and what they do. Introduce vocabulary that will come up during the reading.2. As a class read the handout that describes the three branches and their functions.

Stop along the way to pose an answer questions about key concepts.


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3. Students should take notes and record five interesting facts about the different

branches.

4. Ask questions as an ongoing check for understanding. Ask these questions:

What are the three branches of the government? What does the legislative branch do? What does the judicial branch do? What does the legislative branch do? Where is the headquarters of the three branches located.

5. After the reading we will read over the fill in the blank worksheet and answer

the questions as a group.

6. The class will then divide into three groups and each group will take a sheet of

butcher paper and will create a visual learning tool on an assigned branch of thegovernment that they will then present to the rest of the class.

9. Closure: Discuss the differences between the three branches and what each

branch does.

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G. Assessment:

What wi ll I use to measure student understanding?

I will use the students journal entries and their presentations on the butcher paper tomeasure understanding.

Explai n how you wi ll know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Restate

the objective and explain how your assessment piece measur es student understanding.

Students must be able to identify the three different branches of the government and theirjournal entries will reflect that

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H. Reflection:

1. Which part of the lesson do you th ink wi ll be the easiest for you to teach?I think the easiest part of this to teach will be that there are three different branches.

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2. Which part wil l be most chall enging for you to teach?

I think the most difficult will be to teach the different responsibilities because there is a

lot of overlap in some areas.


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3. How wi ll you fol low up or extend this lesson?

To extend this lesson I could break the branches down even more and, for example, and

teach about the role of courts in the judicial branch.

4. What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?

For the students that dont understand I will rely heavily on peer tutoring to explain it andfor those who still struggle I will work with them one on one and review.

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5. Which part of the lesson, i f any, do you th ink might need to change?

I cant really think of anything at this point that I would change.

6. When you were writ ing thi s lesson plan, what was the most dif fi cult part?

For this lesson the hardest part was choosing the activity to use because there were somany good ones that hit on the many different learning styles.

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Resources:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htm

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/2.htm
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/2.htmhttp://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/2.htmhttp://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/2.htm


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