Cian Ramsundar

Student #3474170

Lesson Plan
Class:

Standard Two (3)

Number in class:

Teacher:

Mrs Cian Ramsundar

Subject:

Social Studies

Topic:

Our Ancestors

Date:

Objectives:
At the end of this learning experience students would be able to

Recognise the contributions of our East Indian ancestors to our

society
Including food, religion, dress, music, dance, craft, language

Set Induction:
Students are given a brief history lesson about the first arrival of East Indians
from India in the year 1845 using picture cut outs of India, Trinidad and the
sea. The teacher describes their struggles on the boat and the reason they
came to Trinidad. The struggles include a cramped ship, hardly any food,
water, place to sleep etc. They came to work on the Sugar Cane Estate
(cutting cane) which at the time was a rich industry.

Learning Activity
Students are read a story about the first arrival of the Indians in 1845 using
pictures which illustrate:

How they came

What they did
Where they lived
What they brought
What impact they have made to society

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Students work in two separate groups then use two different graphic
organisers to make notes about what they learnt from the pictures and the
story of the East Indians.

Group 1

Use the graphic organiser to illustrate

Who Came?
Where did they come from?
When did they arrive?
What was the name of the ship they arrived on?
Why did they come?
How do you think they felt when they came?

Group 2
by the East

Use a graphic organiser to illustrate the contributions made

Indians to society today

Assessment
ICT presentation in which students would record their answers on a
worksheet

Materials and Resources

Cut out of India and Trinidad

Prepared Power point Assessment
Laptop
Television
Graphic Organisers
Pencils
Coloured pencils
Story with big pictures about the first arrival of the East Indians in 1845

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Rubric:

LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE
Distinguished
4
Student displays
accurate
knowledge of the
history of Indian
Arrival Day and
the contributions
the East Indians
have made to
society.

Proficient
3
Student displays
good
understanding
of history of
Indian Arrival
Day and the
contributions
the East Indians
have made to
society.

Basic
2
Student
displays partial
knowledge
history of
Indian Arrival
Day and the
contributions
the East
Indians have
made to
society.

Unsatisfactory
1
Student displays
little or no
knowledge of the
history of Indian
Arrival Day and
the contributions
the East Indians
have made to
society.

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GRAPHIC ORGANISER
GROUP 1

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East
Indian
Arrival to
Trinidad

GRAPHIC ORGANISER
GROUP 2
5

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Contributions
made by the
East Indians

WORKSHEET
Lets look at the Power Point Presentation and record our responses below

Circle the correct response

6

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1.

2.

3.

4.

Write an answer on the lines provided

5.

____________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________________
8. Fruit_______________________________Vegetable__________________________

Underline True if the statement is True and False if the statement is False
9.

TRUE

FALSE

10.

TRUE

FALSE

11.

TRUE

FALSE

12.

TRUE

FALSE

Extension of lesson

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Students create a scrapbook of pictures of different aspects brought to

Trinidad and Tobago by the East Indians and make presentations to the
class. Each child may choose a different topic.
Eg.

Food Music Instrument Clothing

etc.

Rubric to be used for assessment

Level of Performance
Student

Elijah
Shane
Eileen
Arjoon
Priya
Shiva

Unsatisfact Basic

Proficient

Distinguish

ory
1

ed
4