UH COE Lesson Plan Template (Direct Instruction)

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Name of Teacher Candidate Ms. Lopez
Lesson Overview
Grade Level Second Grade
Estimated Time Needed Two 60 minute class period
Identify government’s leaders and their role in a community, state, and
Lesson Description
nation.
(12.A). Name current public officials including the mayor, governor and
Content Area Standards
president.
Technology Standards
Objectives TSWBAT name public officials the mayor, governor and president.

Resources/Materials/Tools
Mayor: A government leader in a town or city.
Council: Members are community citizens who work with the mayor.
Governor: A leader of a state.
Terms/Vocabulary President: Leader of a country
Constitution: Set of rules that guide how a country, state, or other political
organization work
Cabinet: A group of people who act as advisers.
-Zoom
Technology Resources -YouTube
-Schoology
White board
Other Resources PowerPoint
Book
Lesson Procedures
A step-by-step description of the
scope and sequence of lesson
activities, with estimated time on task
noted in parentheses for each step.
In other words, completely describe
the flow of the lesson-the content to
be presented, and the strategies to
Cite specifically what resources for this activity will
This template is built on the be used. Include actual words you
be used, and describe in detail how they will be
will use and questions you will ask
traditional “Madeline students. Consider items such as:
used.
Hunter” lesson structure. Note who will be using the tool and in what ways. Note
parts of the lesson that might be
any safety considerations needed.
difficult, and how you will know
whether you can go on; how to
ensure that students completely
understand directions before
releasing them to work
independently; and what students
will do if they finish their work early.
Focus/Anticipatory Set The teacher will begin the I ( the teacher) will be incorporating the
(motivational hook) lesson by sating. “Class today Read Aloud strategy into this section of the
you will be identify the different lesson plant to engage my students and get
them interested in what we will be learning.
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government leaders we have
in our country, state and town”

The teacher will continue by

saying “ today we will be
reading, Duck for president by
Doreen Cronin

- What do you think the story

will be about?
- What do you see in the front
cover?
By incorporating this strategy I (the teacher)
- Do you know what a
hope to access their prior knowledge of
president is?
what they know about leaders in our
- Who’s your president?
country.
The teacher will then read the
I (the teacher) would use a read aloud Duck
book to the class or display a
for President by Doreen Cronin and Betsy
YouTube video of the read
Lewin.
aloud.

After the teacher reads the

story, the teacher will lead a
class discussion about the
story by asking the following

- What was the main

idea in the story?
- What three positions
was Duck elected for?

Content-input The teacher will use the Think During this section I will be modeling
(Could include content Aloud strategy while displaying content skill using a think aloud strategy
outline, presentation, a map of the united states to while using a white board to show a visual
questioning, modeling, emphasize the government representation of the United State map and
examples) leaders in each region such as point that the leader of the nation is the
Modeling: Should include a country, state and city/town. president, simultaneously I will talk about
both Tier 1 (examples) and The teacher will begin by the states and the towns and its leaders.
Tier 2 (think aloud) saying in the book Duck for
president we saw the different I (the teacher) will also use this strategy to
leaderships Duck ran for; for introduce new vocabulary and review any
example being the mayor of vocabulary the students have already
his farm, governor of his state learned.
and Ducks presidential victory.
The teacher will elaborate I (the teacher) will also use a power point to
more by comparing the show slides that students can relate a little
similarities with real live bit more when speaking about their leaders:
leaders in today’s day. mayor, and governor.
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The teacher will discuss the
meaning of a “mayor”, a mayor
is a leader of a town or city
who works with other
community leaders to make
decision, solve problems and
make sure that everyone who
lives in the city gets the
services they need. The
teacher will also explain that a
mayor has a group of
friends/member name Council
who helps to make decisions.

“Governor” is a leader of a
state, and just like the mayor
they are also in charge to
making laws and keep the
people save. All 50 states
have a governor and they all
work together to make their
state a good place to live with
good schools, jobs for grown-
ups and they make sure that
the highways, tunnels and
bridges all over the state are
save. Governors also get to
decide how to spend the
states money.

The “presidents” is the leader

of our country and has a lot of
responsibility. One of them is
to preserve and protect the
constitution. Another job that
the president is in charge of is
signings new laws, and bills
created by the congress to
ensure the protection and
rights of the citizens. This laws
and rules must be follow
throughout the country.
Furthermore the president is
also known as the commander
in chief of the United States
force army. Just like the mayor
and the governor the president
also has a group of
friends/members name the
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cabinet that help make
decisions.

The teacher will make a stop

and ask the students, do you
know where the president
live? “ yes, the president live in
the White House that is
located in Washington D.C
which is the capital of the
United States America.

Right after the teacher will

present a slide show of the
mayor of Houston, the
governor of Texas and the
president of America.

The teacher will ask the class

if you could be one of these
three leaders who would you
be and why?

Guided Practice The teacher will explain to the In the Guided practice I (the teacher) will
Include Check for students about the card sort use the card sort strategy while displaying it
Understanding Questions activity they will be doing. The through a power point for kids to categorize,
teacher will demonstrate one the roles of each leaders.
example of what the students
are supposed to do. This will allow me (the teacher) to see what
students understand or where they are
- The teacher will have struggling.
a slide in the
PowerPoint with This will also help students collaborate and
different definitions, input their thoughts as they communicate
job description, and share with the class their answers.
pictures, and
something they do as
leaders. The students
will identify the job
description by sorting
the role of the mayor,
governor and
president.
- The teacher will first
model the
expectations of the
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sort card by using one
of the example from
the read aloud Duck
the President . one
box will have the
picture of a duck, the
second box will say
“mayor” the third box
will define mayor “
“someone who is in
charge of a city”
The fourth box will
describe something
they do “running a
state is very hard work
at the end of each day
duck was covered
from head to toe in
hair spray, ink stain,
scotch tape, finger
prints..”

Then it will be the student’s

turn. The teacher will leave the
slide show up for about 3-
5min, which will allow the
students to read and sort
according. The students will
then share with the class their
answers.

Independent Practice Students are going to pretend Problem solving provides the students with
Include Check for that they are candidates either real- world connections that enhances their
Understanding Questions to be a mayor, governor or thinking skills, Therefore the teacher will
president. The student will provide Sentence stems for student to fill in
draw what they want to be and the blank according to their opinions.
explain why. The students are Students will need
also going to mention one Paper, pencil a creativity to complete the
thing they would do differently task. This activity will create interest as they
for the citizens and why they pretend, and equally help them engage and
should vote for them. practice the knowledge and skills they
learned.
The teacher will provide
sentences stem: Lastly the students will also use the chat
box, In zoom, to elect a student as the
- I want to be (mayor, class helper.
governor, president)
because, _____.
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- One thing that I would
do differently as
(mayor, governor,
president) would be
______.
- If you elect me as
(mayor, governor,
president) I will ____

After the students finish

working on their activity the
teacher will allow the student
to have an electoral vote to
choose the class helper based
on the proposition the students
made.

Lastly the teacher will answer

any question or address any
misconceptions that students
may have.
The students will conclude
with an exit ticket 3-2-1

3- new things I learned

2- two things I like about my
Closure leaders Exit Ticket
1- question I have

Students can do the exit ticket

in their notebooks, type it in
the chat, or say it aloud.
Plans for Leading a Discussion Following Guided Practice and Independent Practice
Launch Frame
In today's activity we describe the roles of a government, mayor and president.
Who can tell me one thing that is important to about their jobs?

Eliciting, Orienting Questions to ask During the Discussion

In today's lesson we were learning about the leaders of our community, state
Plan for Leading a 5-10
and country. Who can tell me, which leader it's in charge of a state? Is it the
minute Discussion Following
mayor, president or governor?
Guided Practice
Conclusion Frame
We have been learning the type of leaders that we have in our communities such
as town, state and county – in our next week activity, we are going to keep on
learning about our leaders and how they get elected and appointed to their
positions.
Plan for Leading a 5-10 Launch Frame
minute Discussion Following In this week lesson we have been learning about the leaders in our
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communities. What is something new that you have learned this week?
Eliciting Orienting Questions to ask During the Discussion
What are some responsibilities the president is in charge of as the leader of our
country?
Independent Practice Conclusion Frame
We have been learning the type of leaders that we have in our communities such
as town, state and county – in our next week activity, we are going to keep on
learning about our leaders and how they get elected and appointed to their
positions.
Plans for Differentiated Instruction/Accomodations
For special students, I will work one on one with them and give them more time.
First i would establish a connection with the read aloud and then i would have a
Special Education Students
little talk. I would ask questions like do you know who your president is? Then I
would go on to explain with pictures, dress up and act each role of each leader.
For my ELL, I would share more vocabulary and make a connection with the
English Language Learners Spanish language "president" is the same in English. I plan to include videos,
photos, and songs.
For students who have mastered the meaning and regions that each leader is in
charge of, I will ask them to write down why they think it is important to have
Gifted and Talented
leaders and what would happen if we did not have them.

Other:
Assessment

Classroom Management Plan for the Lesson

Some of the attention getters I would use would be Hocus Pocus (teacher) everybody focus (students).
This strategies will be use if the students are distracted doing something else, the purpose of those words
will be to get the attention of the students and return to the lesson.
I will also use popsicle sticks if the students are not participating in class discussions.
Lesson Resources
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