Barrier Mini-Lesson Planning Sheet

Complete this BEFORE you teach your lesson. ​☺

To help you plan & organize your lesson, use the following template:
Lesson Topic Death, Dying, and Grief
(your barrier)
Objective/ Students will identify causes, preventions, and treatments of common barriers to
Learning Target learning.

Intro/Hook/Warmup
What will you do to get the
attention of the class &
introduce them to this
lesson? (Time: 2-5min)
Ask the class to talk with their tablemates to answer two questions: What is grief?
and what are some situations in a person’s life that could cause them to grieve?
Give the students one minute to talk and then ask if any of them want to share,
starting with the second question as it’s a little easier.

Pass out the ​note sheet​.

Go through the ​google slide​, talking about the information on each slide.

Body of Lesson
List ​activities.
Include lecture, notes,
discussion, etc. but ​not h
​ ook
or closure again.
Do not read directly from the slide, but ensure that the important information such as
the stages of grief and ways to help a friend or student who is grieving, as well as
healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing with grief.
Allow time for students to write notes during each slide.

(Time: 10-12min total.

Lecture portion should be
6-8min at most!
Make sure to schedule time for
class to copy notes or answer
questions.)

Closing
What will you do to finalize Kahoot review game with ten questions from the slides to ensure they were paying
the lesson? attention and provide time to review and process the information.
(Time: 1-5min)
 Complete this AFTER you teach your lesson. ​☺

1. How was the planning process for this lesson? What resources did you use, and how did you decide what information
to include in the lesson?

I used the packet on Schoology, and then two additional resources about the stages of grief and one about how different
grade levels typically react to grief and loss. I wanted to talk about the stages of grief and how to help people who are
grieving because it’s kind of redundant to talk about causes and statistics when it affects 100% of people in the world and
can be caused by any loss.

2. What parts of the plan worked as you anticipated? (Structure, materials, time, class reaction, etc.)

The structure went exactly as anticipated and the class responded to my hook questions well. I think I did a good job
explaining the information I had gathered and I didn’t just stand up there and read my slides. Some people were talking or
not paying attention but that’s honestly to be expected, and I will admit death and dying aren’t the most fun topics to talk
about so I’m giving people the benefit of the doubt.

3. What, if anything, didn’t work as you anticipated? (Structure, materials, time, class reaction, etc.)

I went overtime a little bit and my Kahoot didn’t work on the Promethean board so I had to put my Chromebook on a stool
at the front of the classroom which was not as effective because the Chromebook screen is tiny, but at least I was still
able to make it work somehow and get the review in so I wasn’t missing part of my lesson plan.

4. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of the lesson?

I think it was fairly successful. A few people told me I did a good job and the correct answer to all the Kahoot questions
got the highest number of answers.

5. If you could do this lesson again, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

I would try to be a bit more concise while speaking so as not to run overtime, and maybe try out the Kahoot ahead of time
so I can ensure it will work on the Promethean board.

6. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

No