My assignment was to create a multicultural lesson plan that I could use in my classroom. I needed to develop a lesson plan that presents a topic from multiple perspectives. As I was developing my lesson, the most important thing that I wanted my students to learn was to accept others. My lesson plan was geared towards 1st-2nd graders, but could be used as a beginning of the school year activity for all grade levels. One of the most important core values is respect. As I was writing the activity, I based my lesson plan on teaching my students how to respect each other. I was able to implement my lesson plan after I developed it. I was very impressed how my students have grown as a "family" this school year, because they learned about each other and made connections. I felt that my lesson plan was successful. After I created the lesson plan, I felt that I grew as an educator professionally. I learned how to write a lesson plan while keeping a variety of aspects (gender, race, age, geography, class, language, and religion) in mind. I feel that I have grown professionally to better educate my students. I think it is important for each educator to analyzing lesson plans to reflect on the varying needs and cultural differences of each student!
My Lesson Plan:
Subject: Language Arts/ Social Studies
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Grade level: 1st-2nd Grade
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Title of lesson: All about Me
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Research
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Where did you find background knowledge for
this lesson? List websites, if used.
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Respect Diversity Song
Tips for Teaching Prejudice Elementary Teachers
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Rationale
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Why is this lesson important for students?
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To provide tools to allow students to build relationships
based on respect, equality, and diversity.
To begin the school year, building relationships with
classmates and embracing their differences.
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Focus Questions
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What do you want your students to learn from
this lesson?
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How can we show respect for the unique qualities of
others? How can we celebrate diversity
in our classroom?
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Learner Outcomes & Standards
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What will your students be able to do as a
result of this lesson? Label them as knowledge, skills, or dispositions.
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Which standards are targeted with this lesson?
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Students will be able to demonstrate positive
relationships between themselves and others.
Students will show respect for others.
Students will learn
NDSS.2.7. Students identify a representative variety of
roles that individuals play in various groups.
NDSS.2.8. Students identify a representative variety of
roles, rights, and responsibilities of a citizen in a community.
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Materials & Resources
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What materials, texts, etc., will you need for
this lesson?
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What technological resources (if any) will you
need?
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Respect Song-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgidfFs-j4M&safe=active
Self –portrait photo of each student
All About Me Booklet
Markers and Colors
Venn Diagrams
Computers
Projector
Speakers
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Learner Factors
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How does this lesson accommodate different
developmental levels of students:
students with LD, ADHD, hearing impairments, sight impairments, and gifted
and talented?
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What instructional strategies will you use
(cooperative learning, direct instruction, discovery learning, whole group
discussion, independent study, interdisciplinary instruction, concept
mapping, inquiry)?
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How will you group your students for
instruction (whole, small, cooperative, independent)?
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Special Needs/ ELL Accommodations:
1)
Students will be given a book with lined paper for
writing.
2)
Students will generative ideas with teacher or
partner about what to write or draw.
3)
Students will have access to computer for typing
their booklet or using Dragon Dictation to narrate their booklet.
4)
Students will have access to large print booklets.
5)
Students will be given frequent breaks to allow to
direct focus.
6)
Students will have options to make their own booklet,
instead of having teacher-made one.
Instructional Strategies:
1)
Cooperative learning- students will work with pairs
or trios.
2)
Direct instruction- students with special needs will
be in a small group with teacher giving explicit instructions.
3)
Independent Study- students will work independently on
a portion of the lesson.
Groups:
1)
Whole group instruction will be given for the first
15 minutes of the lesson.
2)
Cooperative groups (students can choose to work in
pairs or trios during independent study)
3)
Independent groups (students can choose to work
alone)
4)
Small group (teacher will instruct small group of
students)
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Assessment Activities
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What tools will you use to determine what the
students know and are able to do during and as a result of this lesson?
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How will they share what they’ve learned?
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Teacher will use a rubric to grade All About Me booklets,
based on writing abilities and content requirements.
Teacher will use observations during whole group
instruction to determine understanding of respect and diversity.
Teacher will observe students during hallway, recess,
lunch, cooperative learning times to determine if students understand respect
and are developing this character trait.
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Reflection
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What questions will you ask yourself to
reflect on the lesson?
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What accommodations should have been made to help students
be more successful? What
accommodations could have been eliminated to provide independent instruction?
What changes would I make for the next year? What would I keep the same?
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Introductory Activities
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1)
Teacher will write the word “self” on the board.
2)
Students will brainstorm ideas about “self” as
teacher generates a list.
3)
Teacher will instruct students to take out their
self-portraits. While looking at their
self-portraits, students will write or draw unique traits about
themselves. For example, students can
draw a basketball to show they like sports.
Students will bring in a self-portrait. (Students with special needs
will be allowed access to magazines, computers, ect. to help with compile
their list of traits.)
4)
Allowing 10-15 minutes for students to work, teacher
will pull the students back together to have sharing time. Students can share 1 trait that they are
proud of and classmates can ask questions or make positive remarks.
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Developmental Activities
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1)
Teacher will have the students keep out their
self-portrait and list of traits.
Teacher will write diversity and respect on the board.
2)
Teacher will provide examples of diversity and then
allow students to share examples. The same process will be followed for
learning about respect.
3)
Students will
create an All About Me book. Students
will be partnered up to share their book with each other. Each partner will fill out a Venn Diagram
about how they are alike and different from their partner. The students will then share ways that
their partner is unique and what he or she learn about the other person.
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Closing Activities
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1)
Respect Song- Students will learn and sign along with
the respect song.
2)
Students will share ways that they can show respect
to others.
3)
Teacher will write ideas down on poster paper and
students will decorate the posters.
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