SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan SED 224

Spring Semester 2015

Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/
anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others
as may be
required)
Formative
AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
Objective
A-B-C-D
Bloom's Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)

DETAILS
Amanda Sibik
History
1st
5/5/15
8.2.1.C: Identify holiday and cultural celebrations in a
community and why they are celebrated.

CK

Informal Evaluation
Monitor and adjust
Student participation

During a large group discussion using a KWL Chart,

each first grade student will be able to name one fact
about Christmas that he or she already knows,
formulate one question that they would like to know
about a French Christmas, and write one reflection
statement showing what they learned about a French
Christmas.

Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge
What kind of holidays do we celebrate in America?
What is culture?
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Well be taking a trip to France today to see how they
celebrate Christmas!
Explicit
Big Idea Statement
Instructions
Other countries and cultures celebrate holidays
Big Ideas
differently.
Essential Questions
Essential
How do other cultures celebrate holidays?
Questions
Key Vocabulary
Culture, France

CK

Lesson Procedure
Must include
adaptations &
accommodations
for students with
special needs
Accommodations,
Modifications

Materials
(reading,
technology,
equipment,
supplies, etc.)
Closure

Pre-Assessment of Students
Do any of you know where France is or anything about
France?
Modeling of the Concept
In the French culture, they celebrate Christmas a little
differently, or maybe the same as you!
Start to fill out the K part of KWL chart, and then have
the students help. The K stands for what we already
know about France.
Start to fill out the W of KWL. The W column stands
for what we want to know about France and their
Christmas. Have the students think in their head for one
minute before they can raise their hand.
Transition
Have the students move to the carpet in front of the
smart board: girls first and then boys.
Guiding the Practice
Show the video about a French Christmas.
Providing the Independent Practice
Start a discussion about what they learned or saw. Have
the students come up with similarities and differences to
how they celebrate if they can. Fill out the L part of the
KWL chart.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
For students who are hard of hearing, the video has
English subtitles.
White board
Erasable Marker
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IWmNlnJqPNU
Projector/smart board
Summary & Review of the Learning
What is a culture? How do the French celebrate in their
culture?