Unit Planner: Civics: community helpers and rules we

have to follow
Submitted By: Sandra Montgomery
EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER: Civics: Community helpers

Summary of Lesson Plan

Submitted By: Sandra Montgomery

NV State Social Studies Objectives

Notes

NV State Social Studies Standards C13.1.1 Identify and follow classroom and school rules that guide behavior and resolve conflicts. This lesson will do two things. First it will introduce the key vocabulary and what those terms mean. Lastly, is to read through text with those terms in them. We will reading Houghton Mifflin Social Studies; School and Family Unit 1 Core lesson 3 pg. 44-47 C13.1.2 Identify an individuals rights within the classroom. C13.1.3 Participate in class decision-making, i.e., individual responsibilities in the classroom and school. Student-Friendly Standards C13.1.1 I can know the classroom rules and follow them. C13.1.2 I can know what I can do in the classroom. C13.1.3 I can do what is asked of me. This lesson will compare and contrast between student and parents/guardians. The students will be able to see what they have in common and what is different about each other.
NV State Social Studies Standards

Materials: Per student: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies; School & Family Unit 1, Core Lesson 3 pg. 44 47 Paper per student Pencil per student

MONDAY

Materials:

H3.1.2 Compare and/or contrast Compare and contrast map per their daily lives with those of their student. parents or guardians.
Student-Friendly Standards H3.1.2 I can tell what is the same and what is different between what you as students do and what your parents or guardians do?

Writing paper per student

TUESDAY
EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

UNIT PLANNER: Civics: Community helpers

Summary of Lesson Plan

Submitted By: Sandra Montgomery

NV State Social Studies Objectives

Notes

WEDNESDAY

This lesson will be about people who work in our community. From Doctors, police officers, nurses, firefighters, even our military men.

NV State Social Studies Standards H3.1.3 Identify and describe occupations in the community that help people, i.e., police officers, fire fighters, and nurses. Student-Friendly Standards

Materials Pictures of community helpers Information on the community helpers you choose to use.

H3.1.3 I can know what people do for work in the community that help people. For example: police officers, fire fighters, and nurses. This lesson is about how students can be part of the community now and to do community service. They will be doing it at the school, by cleaning up the school grounds.
NV State Social Studies Standards

Materials: Garbage bag per group Gloves per student.

H3.1.4 Demonstrate respect for each other and people in the neighborhood.
C16.1.1 Name their school. Student-Friendly Standards

THURSDAY

H3.1.4 I can show respect to each other and those in the neighborhood.
C16.1.1 I can name what school I go to.

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

UNIT PLANNER: Civics: Community helpers

Summary of Lesson Plan

Submitted By: Sandra Montgomery

NV State Social Studies Objectives

Notes

This lesson is a visitation field trip where fire fighters and a police officer comes into the classroom/school to present what they do to help out in the community and following rules are important.

NV State Social Studies Standards

C13.1.1 Identify and follow classroom and school rules that guide behavior and resolve conflicts

FRIDAY

H3.1.3 Identify and describe occupations in the community that help people, i.e., police officers, See if they can bring a fire truck fire fighters, and nurses. and/or police car.
Student-Friendly Standards

Making arrangements with the fire department and police department to come to the school and spend 25 minutes per group discussing what they do for the community and the importance of following rules, no matter who gives them.

C13.1.1 I can follow the rules that have been given to me after learning about the importance of rules and laws. H3.1.3 I can know who can help me if needed by these community helpers.

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor