2ndGradeTimeLineLesson

Author:JakePhelps
Datecreated:11/05/201510:22AMPSTDatemodified:12/10/20163:59PMPST

LESSONOVERVIEW
Subject(s)

SocialStudies

Topic/unitofStudy&time
allotment

Timeperiods

Grade/Level

Grade2

Objective

Studentswillhaveanideaofwhatlifeeventshavealargeimpactontheirlivesandthelivesofothers.

Summary

Studentswillcreateavisualtimelineoftheirownlifechoosingeventsthattheyfindsignificanttothemandordering
themchronologically.

IMPLEMENTATION
LearningContext

Forthiscurrentunitstudentshavebeenlearningabouttimeandhowthingshavechangedovertime.
Forthefirstlessoninthisunitstudentsgotoldphotographsfromtheirfamilyaswellasartifactsandlearnedaboutthe
historyoftheirfamily.Afterlearningthisstudentsbroughthephotographsandartifactsthattheyhavecollectedintothe
classroomtoteachotherstudentsabouttheirfamilyhistory.
Thepreviouslessonstudentsinterviewedtheirgrandparentstoaskhowthingsweredifferentwhentheywerethe
student'sage.Theyalsointerviewedtheirparentstolearnhowthingshavechangedfromtheirgrandparent'stimein
elementaryschooltotheirparent'sandagaintotheirowntimeinelementaryschool.
Thisisthelastlessoninthisunitandwillconcludestudentslearningofthe2ndgradestandard2.1where"Students
differentiatebetweenthingsthathappenedlongagoandthingsthathappenedyesterday."

TeachingStrategies

Individualorsmallgroups(dependingonstudent'sabilityorneed)
ELL:
Directionsforthisassignmentwillbewrittenontheboardastheyarepresentedorallybytheteacher.Aswellas
directions,possibleeventstochoosefromwillbewrittenontheboardtogiveELLstudentsastartingpointfortheir
timeline.IfastudentspeakingthesamelanguageasthosestudentsatahighCELDTlevelareintheclassroomtheywill
beaskedtowritethewordinthestudent'snativelanguagetoprovidehelptothosestudentswhomaynotknowwhat
thateventisinEnglish.
ELLstudentsatalowerCELDTlevel(1or2)willbepairedwithstudentsatahigherCELDTlevel(4or5)asneeded.
SNS:
Studentswillbegiventheoptiontohaveatimelineworksheetinsteadofhavingtocreatetheirownfromscratch.This
willbedonetobothhelpwithstudentswhotakelongerorhavedifficultywithfinemotorskills.
Theteacherwillwalkaroundtheclassroomtoprovidehelptothesestudentsasneededortogivethemideasofwhat
eventstouse.Theywillalsoaskpromptingquestionssuchas"Whendidyoufirst..."or"Whywasthiseventimportant
toyou?"tohelpthemcompletetheirtimeline.
GATE:
GATEstudentswillbegiventwooptionstochoosefromtoaddtothisactivitytokeepthemfromgetting"bored"or
restless
Theywillbeaskedtowriteafewsentencespereventaboutwhytheyfeelitwassignificanttothem
Theywillbeaskedtowalkaroundtheclassroomwhentheyaredoneandhelpthestudentswhoaren'tdoneyet
oraremaybestrugglingwiththeassignment.

TimeAllotment

1classperiods.20Mins.perclass.

SampleStudentProducts
Author'sComments&
Reflections

PROCEDURE
AnticipatorySet

Theteacherwillpresentstudentswiththeirowntimelineoftheirlife.Theywilldiscussimportanteventsintheirlifeand
theeffectsthattheyhavehadonthem.

Modeling

1.Theteacherwillpresentstudentswiththeirownexampleofatimelinewithsignificanteventsoftheirlife.
2.Theteacherwillpresenttheinstructionstostudents:
1.Brainstorm(3to5)importanteventsinyourlife.
2.Createatimelinewiththematerialsprovidedofyourimportantevents.

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3.Astheteacherpresentstheinstructionstostudentstheywillwritethemontheboard.
GuidedPractice

Theteacherwillgoovereacheventoftheirowntimelineexplainingabitofwhatitwasandwhyitwasimportantto
them.

IndependentPractice

Studentswillbeaskedtocompletetheirtimelinesontheirown(unlesstheyareanELLorSNSstudentandhavebeen
putintoagroup).

Closure

Attheendofthelessonstudentswillbeaskedtopresenttheirtimelineandchooseoneeventontheirtimelinetoshare
totheclassandtellwhytheyfeelitwasimportanttothem.

FollowUp

Afterstudentspresenttheirtimelinestotheclasstheteacherwilltalkabouttimelinesandwhyitisimportanttoknow
theorderofevents.

MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials

Markers,coloredpencils,crayonsfordrawing
Constructionpaper/printerpaper
Pencil/penforwritingdowntheireventsanddates

Resources

STANDARDS&ASSESSMENT
Standards

CACaliforniaK12AcademicContentStandards
Subject:History&SocialScience
Grade:GradeTwo
Area:PeopleWhoMakeaDifferenceStudentsingradetwoexplorethelivesofactualpeoplewhomakeadifferencein
theireverydaylivesandlearnthestoriesofextraordinarypeoplefromhistorywhoseachievementshavetouchedthem,
directlyorindirectly.Thestudyofcontemporarypeoplewhosupplygoodsandservicesaidsinunderstandingthe
complexinterdependenceinourfreemarketsystem.
SubStrand2.1:Studentsdifferentiatebetweenthingsthathappenedlongagoandthingsthathappenedyesterday.
Standard3:Placeimportanteventsintheirlivesintheorderinwhichtheyoccurred(e.g.,onatimelineor
storyboard).

AssessmentPlan

Theteacherwillassessstudentsperformancebasedonhowmanyeventstheyhaveontheirtimelineandiftheyhave
enough.Theywillalsobeassessedontheirunderstandingoftheorderinwhichthingshappened.

Assessment/Rubrics

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