Daily Lesson Plan (Template)

Name: Kimberly Pendry

Date: August 23, 2016

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Good Citizenship

Grade: K

Length of Lesson: 40 Minutes

Introduction (Essential Question): What makes a good citizen?

Standard:
Civics Kindergarten
Cluster:
Identify that good citizenship includes individual responsibility.
Demonstrate that a good citizen takes turns, shares, cooperates, and respects others.
Objective:
SS.K.C.1 develop an understanding of citizenship and patriotism through a variety of
experiences (e.g., appropriate behavior, sharing, taking turns, volunteering, being
honest and demonstrating responsibility for materials and personal belongings).
Specific Objective:
Students will be able to draw a picture of themselves showing good citizenship. They will
receive a 100% if completed or attempted.
Method(s):
Students will learn through direct instruction, whole group activity, modeling, and drawing.
Materials:
Chart Paper
Markers & Pencils
Paper
Flip Chart, page 9

Direct Instruction:
The teacher will begin the lesson by introducing the lesson vocabulary words: citizen, recycle, and cooperate.
Also, the teacher will model each lesson vocabulary word.
Citizen Someone who is respectful, responsible, safe, and fun to be with.
Recycle To use something that has already be used, to make new things.
o Paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, etc.
Cooperate Two or more people working together to do something.
o Picking up trash, solving a problem.
Next, the teacher will explain what it means to be a good citizen, and how you can be a good citizen.
Helps others, kind, listen when others talk, etc.
Guided Practice:
Students will sit on the carpet.
The teacher will ask the students to supply answers of what a good citizen is, and write them on chart
paper. ***Example below***

Differentiation:
Tier 1: The student will be able to model what a good citizen looks like and/or acts. The teacher will supply
different actions (picking up toys, holding the door for someone, sharing, etc.), and the student will select an
action and model it.
Tier 2: The student will be able to draw a picture of them showing good citizenship. Then, they will show the
class their drawing, and describe how they are showing good citizenship.
Tier 3: The student will be able to draw two separate pictures of them showing good citizenship. Then, they
will select one picture, show the class their drawing, and describe how they are showing good citizenship.

Lesson Closure:
The teacher will project page 9, and explain how the children in the pictures are being good citizens. For
example: taking part in a parade, sharing, cleaning up a mess, and feeding the fish.

Independent Practice:
The students will draw a picture, with a pencil, of themselves showing good citizenship.
Assessment:
Students will receive a mastery level of this objective by completing a drawing of themselves showing good
citizenship.
Lesson Reflection:
How I would teach this lesson differently next time.
1. When discussing what recycling means, I can bring a recycling bin to show them what it actually looks like.
This would be a good prop and/or helps the visual learners have a better understanding.
2. As a lesson closure, I can have all the students model what a good citizen looks like, how to recycle, and
what cooperation looks like. By them modeling the actions, it will help them to remember it better.
3. During the whole group activity, instead of me writing what a good citizen is, I can have the students come to
the flip chart and draw little pictures on what a good citizen is.