THE CLAFLIN IMPERATIVE PREPARING STDUENTS FOR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE IN A MULTICULTURAL, GLOBAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Claflin University School of Education - - - EDUC 450 Reflective Lesson Plan Name !illary "indall PART I: PLANNING "itle of Lesson City& Su(ur(& and Rural
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Source Su()ect *rea +s, -rade Level Curriculum Standard+s, Descri2tion and 3ac40round 5nformation

This lesson was created by Ms. Gamble, one of the team teachers in second grade at Whittaker Elementary School. owe!er, certain acti!ities throughout the lesson are original.

Social Studies $nd

$-'./ Reco0ni1e the features of ur(an& su(ur(an& and rural areas of the local re0ion.
6hat 7ill students e82erience durin0 the lesson9 6hat is the a0enda for the lesson9 6hat is the content to (e tau0ht9 *t the (e0innin0 of the lesson& students 7ill 7atch a video entitled City& Su(ur(& and Rural. 6ith my 0uidance& the class 7ill discuss the different ty2es of communities. Students 7ill read alon0 7ith me in the te8t(oo4. "hey 7ill then com2lete the inde2endent activity. Students 7ill then 2arta4e in the 0rou2 activity. "he assessment 7ill consist of students ans7erin0 :uestions ver(ally. 6hat 7ill 5 need to teach this lesson9 6hat do students need to 2artici2ate9 5 7ill need a la2to2& smart(oard& luminous lam2& 7or4sheets <City& Su(ur( and Rural= video& and Social Studies te8t(oo4 teacher edition. Students 7ill need 2encils and Social Studies te8t(oo4. 6hat 7ill students (e a(le to do at the conclusion of this lesson9 6rite measura(le o()ective+s,.

;aterials

Lesson >()ectives

?aryin0 >()ectives for 5ndividuals Needs

Students 7ill (e a(le to 4no7 ho7 to identify rural features such as farmland Students 7ill (e a(le to identify 4ey elements of communities& ur(an communities& and have some form of 2u(lic trans2ortation. Students 7ill (e a(le to define meanin0s and descri(e the critical attri(utes of ur(an& su(ur(an& and rural areas. !o7 7ill 5 vary these o()ectives for students 7ho do not understand the material9 !o7 7ill 5 vary these o()ectives for students 7ho have already mastered the conce2t9 !o7 7ill 5 vary these o()ectives for students 7ho are 2resently learnin0 En0lish9 @or students 7ho do not understand the material& 5 7ill form a small 0rou2 7hile the others are 7or4in0 to assist them 7ith the activity. 5 7ill also revie7 the information 7hile in the small 0rou2. @or students 7ho have already mastered the conce2t& 5 7ill allo7 them to 0et on the com2uter to ta4e an *ccelerated Reader test and also assist other students 7ith their 7or4. @or students 7ho are 2resently learnin0 En0lish& 5 7ill 2rovide visual aids throu0hout the lesson and 2artner them 7ith a student 7ho 7ill (e a(le to hel2 them.

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!o7 7ill 5 find out 7hat students already 4no7 a(out this to2ic9 5 7ill as4 the students :uestions related to the lesson. Auestions ', !o7 many different ty2es of communities are there9 $, 6hat are the three different ty2es of communities9 6hat 7ill 5 do to ma4e a connection (et7een students and this lesson9 Students 7ill 7atch a united streamin0 video entitled <City& Su(ur(& and Rural=. 6hat 7ill 5 say to e82lain the im2ortance of learnin0 this lesson9 5 7ill relate the lesson to the real 7orld. 5 7ill e82lain to students that there are different ty2es of communities throu0hout the country. 6hat 7ill 5 do to sho7 students 7hat is e82ected9 5 7ill state the o()ective of the lesson. 5 7ill then read and discuss 2a0es $4$% in te8t(oo4. 6hat 7ill 7e do to0ether as they learn ho7 to succeed at the ne7 tas49 5 7ill demonstrate to the students 7here to 7rite the definition of each community on a chart 2a2er. 5 7ill demonstrate and e82lain to the class the definitions that should (e 7ritten on the chart 2a2er. 6hat 7ill 5 as4 to 4no7 if students understand so far9 List :uestions. 6hat 7ill 5 do throu0hout the lesson to determine if students understand the information9 List activitiesBtechni:ues or descri(e the strate0ies that you 2lan to use. Students 7ill raise one hand if they statement is true or t7o hands if the statement is false. "rue or @alse Auestions ', *n ur(an area is a small to7n. $, *n ur(an area has forms of trans2ortation such as su(7ay& (us& and ta8i. /, * su(ur( is an area located near a city and has a smaller 2o2ulation. 4, * su(ur( area has horses. 5, * rural area is cro7ded 7ith a lot of 2eo2le and (uildin0s. C, * rural area has o2en s2ace to 0ro7 2lants and raise animals. 5 7ill monitor the students 7or4 as they are 7or4in0 inde2endently. 5 7ill also as4 them to e82lain 7hy they choose a certain ans7er. 6hat 7ill students do to internali1e the 4no7led0e9

Pre-assessment

;otivation+!oo4, Statement of Pur2ose "eacher ;odelin0 or Demonstration -uided Practice

Chec4in0 for Understandin0

5nde2endent Practice

Students 7ill choose one of the communities as their favorite. "hey 7ill dra7 a 2icture re2resentin0 the community and 7rite sentences descri(in0 the community. "hey 7ill also e82lain 7hy it is their favorite. 6hat 7ill students do to demonstrate 7hat they learned durin0 the lesson9 5f an assessment is used& attach a co2y. 5f usin0 an authentic assessment& attach a co2y of the scorin0 ru(ric. "he assessment 7ill consist of a revie7 of three ty2es of communities. Auestionin0 7ill (e used as the assessment for this lesson. Auestions $-4 7ill (e ans7ered (y individual students. "he :uestions that 7ill (e as4ed are ', 6hat are the three ty2es of communities9 $, Descri(e a city community. /, Descri(e a su(ur( community. 4, Descri(e a rural community. Students 7ill cla2 once if they (elieve the ans7er 0iven is correct Students 7ill cla2 t7ice if they (elieve the ans7er 0iven is incorrect. *t the end of the 7ee4& students 7ill have to com2lete an assessment that 7ill (e (ased on the content learned throu0hout the 7ee4. See attached end of the 7ee4 assessment.

*ssessment

!o7 7ill 5 conclude the lesson and relate it to future e82eriences9

Closure

Students 7ill (e divided into 0rou2s (ased on their favorite community. "hey 7ill then demonstrate activities that can (e found 7ithin that 2articular community in front of the class. 6hat can students do at home or in the classroom to a22ly the 4no7led0e or s4ills9 6hat 7ill you do to connect the lesson 7ith the home& community and community a0encies9

E8tension *ctivities

Students 7ill (e 0iven a 7or4sheet to com2lete. >n the 7or4sheet& students 7ill (e instructed to 0ive at least t7o e8am2les of each community. Students 7ill (e as4ed to o(serve their community 7hen they 0et home. 3ased on their o(servations& students 7ill (e a(le to identify 7hich community they live in +su(ur(& ur(an& or rural,. ParentsB0uardians of the students 7ill assist students in identifyin0 their communities. !o7 is technolo0y meanin0ful to this lesson9 !o7 do you 2lan to use im2lement student used technolo0y durin0 the lesson9 "echnolo0y is meanin0ful to this lesson (ecause it 7ill allo7 for students to vie7 2ictures of different communities as e8am2les to hel2 them 0ras2 the content. "he smart(oard 7ill (e used so that students can 7atch the video in the (e0innin0 of the class. Students 7ill also use the com2uters to 2artici2ate in educational 7e(sites related to the lesson. 6hat activities do you 2lan to im2lement to connect your lesson across the curriculum to all C content areas9 ;athematics- Students 7ill com2are the 2o2ulation of different areas. Science- Students 7ill descri(e animals that can (e found in each environment En0lish- Students 7ill 7rite sentences descri(in0 their favorite community. ;usic- Students 7ill e82lore the different sounds heard throu0hout the different communities. *rt- Students 7ill dra7 their favorite community. P.E. - Students 7ill demonstrate the ty2e of 2hysical activities that can (e found in each community.

"echnolo0y

Connections *cross the Curriculum

PART III IMPLEMENTATION

6hat 7or4ed for you durin0 the lesson9 6hat did not 7or49 6hat chan0es 7ould you ma4e 7hen you teach this lesson a0ain to ma4e it more effective9 Durin0 the lesson& the students 7ere en0a0ed and 7ere a(le to 0ras2 the content as it 7as (ein0 tau0ht. "hey read alon0 in the te8t(oo4. 5 also allo7ed the students to read aloud as a class. "he communities chart 7or4sheet 7as effective in allo7in0 students to descri(e each ty2e of community. Unfortunately& 5 7as una(le to com2lete the lesson. * fire drill too4 2lace durin0 the lesson. 3y the time 7e returned to the class& 5 7as a(le to continue teachin0 the lesson for a(out ten minutes (efore it 7as time for dismissal. "he students 7ere una(le to com2lete the inde2endent activity and the closure activity. 6hen teachin0 this lesson a0ain& there are certain chan0es 5 7ould ma4e to ma4e it more effective. 5 7ould sho7 the video at the end of the lesson so that it could act as more of a revie7. Due to time restraints& 5 7as una(le to reflect on 7hether or not the inde2endent and closure activity 7ould have (een effective.

Reflections

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2-1.3 Recognize the eat!"e# o !"$an% #!$!"$an% an& "!"a' a"ea# o the 'oca' "egion. 2-1.2 Recognize cha"acte"i#tic# o the 'oca' "egion% inc'!&ing it# geog"a(hic eat!"e# an& nat!"a' "e#o!"ce#.

P'ea#e choo#e the co""ect an#)e" o" the o''o)ing *!e#tion#. 1. Sarah lives on a very large farm in a _________ area. A. suburban B. rural C. urban 2. What would you find in an urban community? A. cows B. s yscra!ers or tall building C. farmland ". What would you not find in a suburban community? A. sho!!ing malls B. houses C. corn fields

+#e thi# ma( to an#)e" the ne,t *!e#tion.

#. Where would this community be found? A. rural area $country% B. suburban area $&ust outside a city% C. urban area $in a city% '. (atural resources are resources that comes from ___________. A. the earth B. !lastic C. humans ). *f you travel to the coastal regions of South Carolina+ the natural resource found mostly there is ____________. A. seafood B. !eaches C. !lastic ,. __________ are the highest ind of land. A. mountains B. !lains C. coasts

-. .his area of land that is closest to the ocean is the _______________. A. coast B. desert C. mountain

/. 0and that is surrounded by water on all sides is an _____________. A. island B. coast C. river 11. .he large bodies of salt water on the ma! below are A. mountains B. oceans C. deserts ________________.

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