Context: This assignment was created for CI-3110, Social Studies in the Elementary School, Fall 2007. It was created under the advisement of Dr. Eric Gross. This lesson plan was completed with another members of my cohort.
Impact: This assignment was created as a community awareness project. This unit was created as part of an integrated unit for communities. The lesson is designed to help students understand conflict and resolution in communities. Students participated in a point-counterpoint debate. Students collaborated in a cooperative group. Students were able to brainstorm conflict-resolution ideas.
NC Social Studies Standards for third grade:
Competency Goal 1: The learner will characterize qualities of good citizenship by identifying people who made a difference in the community and other social environments.
Objectives 1.05: Suggest responsible courses of action in given situations and assess the consequences of irresponsible behavior.
Competency Goal 7: The learner will analyze the role of real and fictional heroes in shaping the culture of communities.
Objectives 7.03 Explore the role of selected fictional characters in creating new communities.
Standard 4:
Indicators 2, 3, 9, 11, and 15: These indicators were met by making students aware of the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship. This lesson also gave the learner a sense of community pride and what role each citizen plays in the community. The lesson gave students an insight of how local government works. Students learned about the basic principles of being a citizen and how vital it is to the development of responsible members of the community. This lesson also helped students develop a sense of place as to the characters of the book and what each persons role consisted of.
Context:
This assignment was created for CI-3110, Social Studies in the Elementary School, Fall 2007. It was created under the advisement of Dr. Eric Gross. This service learning project was completed during my internship at Thorton Elementary School. I worked with another third grade intern to complete this assignment.
Impact:
The assignment taught me how to gain tips and find out the rules we needed to follow to implement this project by working with the teacher, the students, and their parents. I learned the importance of having your students take part in community service and helping others in our community reach a much needed goal.
Social Studies
Goal 1: The learner will characterize qualities of good citizenship by identifying people who made a difference in the community and other social environments.
Objective 1.01: Identify and demonstrate characteristics of responsible citizenship and explain how citizen participation can impact changes within a community.
Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
Objective 2.01: Distinguish and compare economic and social roles of children and adults in the local community to selected communities around the world.
Objective 2.02: Analyze similarities and differences among families in different times and in different places.
Objective 2.03: Describe similarities and differences among communities in different times and in different places.
Alignment:
Standard 4:
Indicators 3 and 11: This indicator was met through the service project because the teacher demonstrated the connection between the individual students and their own community. This indicator was met as I taught the students in my internship about the importance of responsibility, respect, and being a good citizen. I explained to them the reasons for all citizens to help their community.
Standard 16:
Indicators 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7: This indicator was met by having the students participate in cleaning at Lowes Motor Speedway. Permission was required by administration to take this trip thus meetings and discussions were had with the Administrator, other Staff invovled and myself. During these meetings it was discussed and established how funding would be acquired to pay for the transportation of students to the race track and back home. This assignment helped the students learn to become active in their communities and to be involved in things outside of school. Not only did this project implement student involvement; it led to communication between parents and myself. This indicator was met by teaching students about others in their school district by raising money for the arts. The project involved volunteering to help the band raise money.
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