USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social

5th
Studies
/Veterans Day

Name: Kory Wallace

Group
Date of Lesson: Nov. 3rd,
Size: Whole 2015

Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Objectives- What are you
teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Address the following:
What formative evidence
will you use to document

SS.5.A.1.1-Use primary and secondary sources to understand history.

Students will be able to explain the meaning and importance of Veterans Day.

Formative: I am going to ask the students, What do you know about Veterans Day?
Before starting the lesson to see what they know.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
5th
Studies
/Veterans Day

Name: Kory Wallace

Group
Date of Lesson: Nov. 3rd,
Size: Whole 2015

student learning during

this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
How will materials be
distributed?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?

Time
9:15
am9:45 am

Lesson Implementation
Who is
Each content area may require a different step-by-step format.
responsible
Use whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this
(Teacher or
lesson. For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
Students)?
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Teacher:
Evaluation).
Book
Veterans
Day By:
1. I will get the students attention by putting my hand in
Rebecca
the air, letting them know it is time to move on.
Rissman;
2. I will tell the students what we will be doing today (Talking
Handout
about Veterans Day)
with facts
3. I will ask the students: What do you know about
about
Veterans Day?
Veterans
4. Then we will read the book Veterans Day By: Rebecca
day; Block
Rissman
letters
5. As I am reading I will walk around and show the pictures
in the book
6. I will also ask questions about the reading such as Can
Students:
anyone name to me the branches of the military?
Pencil,
and What can you tell me about the tomb of the
makers,
Unknown Solider?
crayons,
7. After we are done reading, I will pass out the handout with
color pencils
facts about Veterans Day for them to take home and

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
5th
Studies
/Veterans Day
What model of co-teaching
are you using?

Name: Kory Wallace

Group
Date of Lesson: Nov. 3rd,
Size: Whole 2015

share with their families. (If there is enough time I will

read this handout to them.)
8. I will show them the poster I made about the Veterans in
my life
9. We will then move on to the activity.
10.Each student will receive a letter spelling (We are
thankful for our veterans)
11.They will decorate the letters using red, white and blue.
12.If the students do not finish during class, they can take
them home and finish them or finish them for bell work
the next day.
13.When all letters are turned in, they will be put on the
bulletin board outside the classroom to be seen during
the Veterans Day program.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
There are a few students in the class that are from military families. It is important for the
students to know the importance of Veterans Day and how we need to thank these
people for their service and our freedom.

Differentiationbased on
the needs of your students
how will you take
individual and group
learning differences into
account.

The book will be read aloud by the teacher, so all levels can receive the information.

Relevant Psychological
Theories and research
taken in consideration

Before planning this lesson, I did a lot of research about Veterans Day. Using websites
such as http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/ and
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-veterans-day.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
5th
Studies
/Veterans Day
when planning this lesson

Name: Kory Wallace

Group
Date of Lesson: Nov. 3rd,
Size: Whole 2015