lesson Plan Template

Nam
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Amanda Bailey

Grad
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Date

Grade 3
April 7th 2015

Topic Socials: government

Allotted
Time

1. Rationale: Why is this lesson relevant at this time with these students?
The last socials unit I taught involved learning about different communities and how a good community is able to
provide our 3 basic needs in order to survive plus education and healthcare to grow and develop. Learning how a
community is regulated is a natural progression and students will learn about how changes come about in a
community and what essentials services we receive.

2. Provincial Learning Outcome(s): What IRP outcome(s) does this lesson develop?
C1describehowanunderstandingofpersonalroles,rights,andresponsibilitiescanaffectthewell
beingoftheschoolandcommunity
C2summarizetherolesandresponsibilitiesoflocalgovernments

Assessment
Lesson Outcome
What will students
learn?
Studentswillbeableto
explainwhoarethe
communityleadersandhow
theyareelected

Sources of Evidence
What product or action will
show what students have
learned?
Students will complete a venn
diagram comparing different
community leaders
Students will participate in a
ballot vote to experience what
it is like voting for candidates

Criteria
What will you look for in this
evidence?
Students will complete their
venn diagrams like mine
Students will write in the
right boxes
Students will not look at
others voting cards, students
will walk to the ballot box
and walk back, no drawing
on the slips.

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4. Resources, Material and Preparation: What resources, materials and preparation

are required?
Venn diagram template, grade 3 socials text book, fake ballot box and slips

5. Lesson Development
Pacing

Introduction: How will you introduce this lesson in a

manner that engages students and activates their
thinking?
3- 5 minutes

DiscussWhatagovernmentisandwhyithaschangedfromkings
andQueens

Pacing

Teaching/Learning Sequence: What steps and

activities are you going to use to help students
acquire and practice the knowledge, skills and/or
attitudes needed to meet the outcome?
25 minutes

Complete a Venn diagram that compares and

contrasts the Mayor and the chief, looking at how
they become elected and what they do
Find out who the current Mayor is and the councilors
in Nanaimo
Discuss reasons why we would vote for someone, why
would we vote for someone else a second time
Gothroughstepsofelectionprocessandholdaminivotewitha
ballotbox

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Pacing
Pacing

Closure: How will you solidify the learning that has

taken place and deepen the learning process?
After the vote have a discussion about why not
many people choose to vote even though its such a
big deal. Ask students if they will vote when they are
older

2 minutes

5. Accommodations (adaptations, extensions, other): How will you plan for students
who have learning/behaviour difficulties or require enrichment?

This lesson will most likely be finished during the next socials period which is fine because this lesson and the next are c

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