Final Lesson Plan

Teacher: Rachel Ziefle                                                         Subject: Social Studies Grade: 1’st Grade                                                                Title: African Cultural Lesson
Stage 1 - Desired Results
1.2.2: Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of many cultures.
Understandings:  Students will understand … How an average African family, in a village, lives day to day.	Essential Questions: ·        What kind of school does an African student attend? ·        How does an African travel? ·        What does an African family eat for dinner? ·        What does an African wear?
Students will know… ·        Location of the continent Africa on the globe ·        To develop a cultural understanding through provided information (pictures, props, books, and videos).	Students will be able to … Recognize the differences between an average American family and an average African family.
Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks: Students will work through various lessons (on Smart Board, story time) and in class activates (games)	Other Evidence: ·        In class assignments In class activity observation
Stage 3 - Learning Plan
Social Studies African Culture Lesson Plan After our unit on the individual, families, and communities, we will study families and communities in other countries and continents.  This will be our first week we will learn about a different culture.  Africa was chosen to be taught first because of the stark differences of culture compared to the United States.  Also Africa is being taught as a continent rather than focusing on one particular country. MONDAY Video Child’s Life in Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmH3U39mZ88 A great visual and summary of how an African village works, and daily chores. Ebook (shown on Smart Board) Beatrice’s Goat http://www.amazon.com/Beatrices-Goat-Page-McBrier/dp/0689869908/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0819FC93J6QGAYJCV5E6 Beatrice wants to go to school, but in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can attend. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor.  Then Beatrice receives a goat, Mugisa, from some people far away, which gives milk that Beatrice can sell. TUESDAY Video African boys performing a Warrior dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Dw-3vjGR8 Story Time Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa http://www.amazon.com/Wangaris-Trees-Peace-Story-Africa/dp/0152065458/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=15KM63PH1PDBFK0JEXB3 This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something—and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. Activity ·         Comparison Chart on Smart Board o   Chart with an American column and an African column, and rows labeled “food”, “home”, “school”, “clothes”, “shoes”, “toys”, and “transportation”. o   Photos of each row labels from both America and Africa. o   As a class we decide where the picture belongs, what column and row. WEDNESDAY Video African Children attending school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxe7eOkLNoStory Time Greedy Zebra http://www.amazon.com/Greedy-Zebra-African-Animal-Tales/dp/0340409126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415063102&sr=8-1&keywords=greedy+zebra Activity Comparison writing and picture Connected to yesterday’s Smart Board activity, students will draw their own comparison by writing and drawing on a folded blank paper. THURSDAY Video Safari Animals of Kenya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzxogyxL58g eBook on Smart Board African Animal Facts For Kids http://www.amazon.com/African-Animal-Facts-Kids-Kindergarten-ebook/dp/B00C0V4PPS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1415061223&sr=8-3&keywords=african+animal+book Alphabetical listing of African animals with good pictures and interesting facts on each animal. FRIDAY Video African music added into Frozen “Let it Go” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJYk1jOhzk Represents African music in context to a popular song Activity ·         African Art Project o   All the children will make African animal masks. o   The colors, shapes, and designs will be based off of the African culture we have been learning.