Rochester College

Lesson Plan Template

8/27/15
Lesson Title Teacher Candidate Name Date
Today, Tomorrow, and Yesterday Kelsey Wright-Alexander 12/3/2015

Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the terms of past, present, and future. The past is
something that has already happened, the present is happening now and the future is what will
happen. They will understand these terms enough to be able to decide if a certain event happened
in the past, is happening in the present, or will happen in the future. Students will use their own
photos, plus some provided to them to understand how their lives, school events, and community
have changed, and will change over time. This will be taught using instructional lecture, class
discussions, collaborative group work, writing assignments, worksheets, a smartboard activity,
and a final timeline project.
Subject Area
Social Studies

Grade Level
First

Depth of Knowledge Verbs

Level 1: Recall- Recall what a timeline is, verbs used for talking about past, present, and future,
and what past, present and future mean.
Describe- Describe individual, community, and school changes over time.

Level 2: Categorize- Categorize whether an event happened in the past, present or future.

Level 3: Compare- Compare changes in similar ideas from past to present.

Explain how people, things, and ideas change over time.

Level 4: Connect- How you live today with how people lived in the past.
Approximate Time Needed for Lesson
2 one hour classes

Common Core Standards and/or State of Michigan GLCEs and/or HSCEs

H2 Living and Working Together in Families and Schools: Use historical thinking to understand
the past.
1 H2.0.1 Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present, and future
using family or school events.
1 H2.0.5 Use historical records and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, oral histories, and videos) to
draw possible conclusions about family or school life in the past.
1 H2.0.6 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or
communication.

ISTE: Using SmartBoard Lesson and Polleverywhere.com

1. a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex
systems and issues
3. b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize,
and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

-Students will be able to distinguish whether an event is happening, or has happened in the past,
present, or future.
-Students will be able to differentiate between the terms past, present, and future.
- Students will be able give examples of how people and families change over time.
-Students will be able to describe how they are different now than in the past.
-Students will be able to predict/imagine what they will be doing in the future.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question What does it mean for an event to happen in either the past, present, or future?
Unit Questions What is the past?

What is the present?

What is the future?

How do we learn about the past?

How is life today different than in the past?

How is the past different from the present?
Content Questions What might life be like if we didnt change as we got older?
Why is knowing about the past important?
What do you think you will do in the future?
Assessment Summary
Informal Assessment: Assess by observing students input and participation in class and group
discussions, and smartboard activity.
Formal Assessment: Assess by accurate completion of the 2 Then and Now worksheets, Past, Present
and Future Book(appropriate ideas/drawings, and correct use of writing skills), and accurate completion and
arrangement of items on timeline.
Students will also be assessed by their accuracy on the polling questions from easypolls.net

Lesson Timeline

Start of the Lesson Mid-Lesson Activities End of Lesson Activities

-Class discussion about baby
photos, and personal change.
-Presentation/Lecture of the
terms past, present, and
future.
-Group Discussion of family -My Past, Present, Future
and school changes over time. Book
-Then and Now #1 Worksheet -6 Events Sheet
-Past, Present, Future -Then and Now #2 Worksheet
Smartboard activities -Personal Timeline

-PollEverywhere.com Poll

Prerequisite Skills
Students need to know what a timeline is. (Kindergarten GLCE standard)
Students should know verb tense used for past, present, and future.
Instructional Procedures
Begin the lesson asking students to look at their baby photos, and others. Ask them how they
have changed look wise/physically since that photo was taken. Inform the students that stuff
changes over time. Discuss with the students that our looks change as we get older. After that,
ask them what else changes over time besides how we look. Encourage ideas such as learning to
drive, graduating from high school, and going to college.

Explain to the students that the past is something that has already happened, the present is
happening now and the future is what will happen. Start a discussion with the students about
what some things that they did earlier today were(past), what they are currently doing(present),
and what they will do later today(future). Remind the students of correct verb tense for talking
about past, present, and future. ex. I did, I am, I will

In groups, have the students discuss with each other how they think families, school, and
everyday life tasks change over time. Have each student write down a list of two ways families
change, two things that they think may have changed from schools in the past or will be different
in schools in the future, and two daily activities that have changed over time. After all groups have
gotten some ideas, ask for volunteers to read what they wrote.
Pass out the first then and now worksheet to each student. Fill out this worksheet as a class by
discussing what he do now in place of each activity in the then column. Have each student draw
their own picture to help them remember.

Pull up the smartboard activity, and explain the rules of each game as you progress through the
slides. Make sure that each students gets a chance to come up at least once to participate. Be
sure to discuss with the class the reasoning for why they chose a specific answer during the
activities.

Explain to the students how to enter into the polleverywhere.com poll. Instruct each student to
individually answer each question. Once all students have answered the questions, discuss the
answers as a class, and why they are the correct/incorrect choice.

After the smartboard activity is complete and all students are back in their seats, introduce the
next activity. This will be the My Past, Present, and Future book. Pass out one book to each
student, and tell them the instructions. Have them work on this individually. Once the students are
finished collect the books. Tell the students that in the next class they are going to be making
their own personal timeline. They will use their baby photo they brought in, and drawings to
illustrate the timeline. Pass out the Then and Now #2 worksheet and the 6 Events Sheet. Tell
the students these two worksheets are their homework for the night. They are to write a list of 6
important/exciting events that have happened in their lives. One of these must be their birthday.
Let the students know that they will be using this list to make their timeline. Give them a few
ideas that they could include such as the birth of a sibling, or a family vacation. They are to
complete the Then and Now #2 worksheet just as we did in class together for the first one.

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Students who struggle with finishing the writing and illustration
portions of their personal Past, Present, and Future books will be
Special Needs Student able to take them home as additional homework allowing them more
time to finish.

Students who may finish their work early and have it accurate, will
Gifted/Talented Student be able to add on to their timeline by adding more events.

Technology Hardware (Check off all equipment needed)

Camera Laser Disk VCR
Computer (s) Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera Projection System Video Conferencing Equipment
DVD Player Scanner Interactive Responders
Internet Connection Television Other: Cell Phone Optional
Technology Software (Check off all software needed)
Database/Spreadsheet Image Processing Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser Word Processing
E-mail Software Multimedia Smart notebook software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM Other

Then and Now Worksheet #1

Printed Materials
Supplies
Internet Resources
Other Resources
Then and Now Worksheet #2
Past, Present, Future Book
Timeline Template
6 Events Sheet
Printed Materials
Smartboard Activity
Crayons
Colored Pencils
polleverywhere.com