30min Lesson Plan
30min Lesson Plan
30min Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Learning Expectations:
Academic:
• A1.2: “Compare their family’s structure and some of their traditions and celebrations with those
of their peers’ families” (Ontario Ministry of Education [OME], 2018, p. 78)
• A3.4: Describe some significant traditions and celebrations of their families, their peers, and their
own communities, as well as of some other communities in Canada.” (OME, 2018, p. 80)
• A2.1: “Formulate questions to guide investigations into some of the past and present traditions
and celebrations in their own family and the communities to which they belong.” (OME, 2018, p.
79)
Social (optional):
• Communicate cultures and traditions with peers in a respectful way with an open mind.
Assessment:
Assessment for learning: Diagnostic of students’ understanding of cultures and traditions (beginning).
Assessment as learning: Assess students’ communicational skills with peers on festivals and traditions.
This includes assessing students’ abilities to summarize and describe their festivals and traditions in a
clear and concise way, demonstrate active listening skills, and ask questions that are respectful.
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Accommodations and Modifications – Differentiated Instruction:
Students can make choices on which prompt questions to answer to promote inclusivity and equity.
Students can choose to draw on Google Jamboard or on a piece of paper.
Materials/Resources:
Interview parents/families on their experience of the chosen festival, and how festival traditions may have
changed over time and why.
1. I will share my own example of a festival that I celebrate with my family (Spring Festival). This
includes pictures and music.
2. Then, I will ask students to share one favourite festival and how it is celebrated.
Body (~20 minutes): (Input, Modeling, Check for Understanding, Guided Practice, Independent
Practice)
‘Creating the Dynamic Classroom, A Handbook for Teachers, Revised Edition’, Schwartz/Pollishuke, Pearson Publishing, 2011
a. Students will receive a digital document of question prompts. Each student will share the
drawing with the group and explain elements of their work. The rest of the group will
each ask 1-2 questions using question prompts.
Closure (if time allows)
Students will each share one thing that they have learnt from their peers.
Students’ homework is to
1. interview their families on how they celebrate the chosen festival when their age
2. how that is similar and/or different from what they have described
3. If different, why?
Next Class:
Compare and contrast traditions in the past and present using graphic organizers.
Resource:
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2018). Social Studies: Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography:
Grades 7 and 8. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/social-studies-history-
geography-2018.pdf
‘Creating the Dynamic Classroom, A Handbook for Teachers, Revised Edition’, Schwartz/Pollishuke, Pearson Publishing, 2011