Lesson Plan: Remembrance Day

Teacher: Kaitlin Basler Date: November 10th, 2010

Activity: Remembrance Day (Little Poppy) Grade: Pre-Kindergarten

Activity Purpose:
 Engage students in quick discussion about Remembrance Day (specifically focusing on
poppies) and colour poppy picture.
Learning’s/Outcomes:
 Students will practice their listening skills
 Students will experiment with their creativity as they produce their own Poppy.

Cross Curricula Competencies:

 Developing Thinking: Building on what they already know, engaged in creative thinking.
 Developing Social Responsibility: How we contribute to the group, awareness of our gifts
and also challenges we might face but coming to terms with learning from that.
Equipment:
 Aloian, M. (2010). Celebration in My World. Remembrance Day. St. Catherines, ON.
Canada: Crabtree Publishing Company.
 Little Poppy Poem (author unknown)
 Remembrance Day hand out
 White paper
 Crayons/pencil crayons
Advanced Preparation:
 Collect Remembrance Day book
 Create handout for students to work on (poppy sheet)
 Gather white paper for students who finish early to create own picture about feelings.

Assessment:
 Observations:
 Were the students able to complete picture?
 Did students pay attention to instruction?
 Did students participate in discussion?
 Did students understand concept of Remembrance Day (poppy) (could explain reasoning
of why designed poppy the way they did)?
Adaptive Dimension:
 Showing students an example creation will give many of the students a clearer picture of
what you are looking for.
 Check for understanding by having students repeat back the directions for a task.
 Some students may need assistance. Make sure to walk around and assist students having
questions or difficulty.
 For students that finish quickly, have a white piece of paper ready for them to create their
own picture while other classmates finish.
 Procedure: Student Engagement/Classroom
 SET: Management Strategies
 Have students gather together on floor  Remind students that if they have any
in reading area. questions they can put their hand up
 Tell students that we are going to do an and I will call upon them.
activity on Remembrance Day which  Remind students that if they have any
happens tomorrow. Ask students if they questions or comments to wait until the
have heard of it before and what they end of the story unless I ask them
know. Tell students we are going to specifically.
focus on one aspect of this special day
and that is a poppy. What is a poppy?
Explain.
 Introduce story “Remembrance Day”
and read it to students (Page 10 focus
on poppy). (Ask questions as you go  Remind students that only those quiet
through story and discuss aspects of with their hands up nicely will be
what they see). chose.
 At end of story ask students to describe
a poppy.
 DEVELOPMENT:
 Tell students that now we are going to
read a “Little Poppy Poem”.
 Place poppy poem on the board and get
students to repeat about me.
 Tell students that we are now going to
colour our own poppy picture based on
what we learned about them.  Check for understanding by having
 Show the students the sheet and explain students repeat back the directions.
what you want them to do. (Show
example).
Students who are sitting quietly will be
 Hand out pictures for students to take to
given their picture to begin.
sheets to start colouring.
 If some students get done quickly they
can be given a white piece of paper and
are able to draw their own picture until
 Ask students to quietly go to their seats
all classmates have finished.
and begin.
 CLOSURE
 Ask students “What did we learn
today?”
 Students can volunteer to show and
share their poppy.
 Little Poppy
Little poppy
For you and me.
Little poppy
Keep us safe and free.
 Little poppy as red as can be,
Shows that I remember,
Those who cared for me.

Little Poppy

Little
For you and me.

Little
keep us
Safe and free.

Little ,
As red as can be,
Shows that I remember,
Those who cared for me.