Lesson Title

Social Studies: Community & Environment

Date

Dec. 10 2015

Group

Grade 1

Time
Duratio
n

35min

General
Learning
Outcomes:

Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General Outcome
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how identity and selfesteem are
enhanced by their sense of belonging in their world and how active members in a
community contribute
To the well-being, growth and vitality of their groups and communities.
1.1.4 determine what makes their communities thrive by exploring and reflecting
upon the
following questions for inquiry:
In what ways do people cooperate in order to live together peacefully?
How do groups make decisions?
In what ways do people help one another at home, at school and in groups to
ensure the
Vitality of their community?
How do our actions and decisions contribute to the well-being of groups and
communities?
How does caring for the natural environment contribute to the wellbeing of
our community? (C, LPP)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify how caring for the natural environment contributes to the well-being of our community
Describe ways in which community members can show care for their natural environment

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Students will be required to make a poster spreading awareness about our
earth and how to clean it up
Key Questions:

How can we care for our environment?

Why is it important to care for our natural environment?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

1

 The Alberta Program of Studies

Prior to lesson

Expectations for
Learning and
Behavior

Note books/ paper

Pens/markers etc. (writing utensils)
Poster paper
Markers

PROCEDURE
Check to see
All electronics are working
All materials are available
Print off all materials
Introduction
**Teacher Action: the teacher will explain the following
expectations for behavior to students and reinforce accordingly
throughout the lesson.

Time

The expectation for entering the gymnasium is that everyone is

respectful; this establishes safety and helps to create a positive
learning environment.
During all activities students will
Raise their hands
Use their indoor voices
Be respectful/ kind
Share materials

Students expectations
To listen to instruction
Everyone will participate
Safety- no running around
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Learning Activity #1

Write this on the board explain that we will be talking

about
Review of what we have been going over the last few
classes
Explain that we will be talking about how groups make
decisions together, how communities maintain their
natural environments and why that is important
Activity.
Body
Teacher Actions:
Open slides
Open video
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15174ef449d9
056e?projector=1

Time
5

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Describe the importance of keeping our community

clean
Describe shared responsibility of those actions

Student Actions:
Watch slides, video
Watch for depictions of cooperation, ideals of
community
Watch for how first nations respected environment.
Listen to narration
Raise hands
Observation, verbal.
Ask guiding questions such as:
How can we show that care about our environment
What are some things we might be able to do in
order to help keep are community a clean and safe
place?
Listen to how students answer these questions.
Look for answers such as recycle, turn off the taps, pick up our
trash etc.
If nothing play the video and then talk about it.

Learning Activity #2

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In this activity students will design a poster that raises
awareness about the environment and what needs to be done in
order to show we care about our community.

They may refer to blueberry way, or the recycling video for

examples as to how they might raise awareness, reduce, reuse
and recycle)
Teacher actions:
Explain that students will be required to create a poster
that spreads awareness about keeping their natural
environment clean.
This poster needs to explain how we can improve our
environment and what we can do specifically (recycle
etc.)
Discuss guiding and key questions during the activity
Guiding questions How can we reduce reuse and recycle?
What happens if we dont?

Student actions
Design a poster that would increase awareness and
encourage others to clean up and recycle
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Consolidation of
learning

Observation
What are they displaying?
Students should be, depicting ideas about how they and their
classmates can spread awareness about our environment, and
how we can maintain/ improve it

In closing discuss aspects of their own life they can reduce

like turning off the lights, reducing water and paper usage.
2
Putting paper in the recycling instead of the garbage.

Sponge activity

Read: Why should I recycle

Reflections: