USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

Sena______________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
4th
Studies

Name: ___________Selena
Group
Size:18

Date of Lesson: 03-24-16

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

SS.4.A.4.1: Explain the effects of technological advances on Florida

SS.4.A.6.3: Describe the contributions of significant individuals to Florida
SS.4.E.1.1: Identify entrepreneurs from various social and ethnic backgrounds who have
influenced Florida and local economy.

EQ: Why do societies change?

Students will be able to understand how societies change.
Students will be able to understand and explain the effects of technological advances on
Florida.
Students will be able to understand the contributions of significant individuals to Florida:
Henry Plant, Henry Flagler, Julia Tuttle, immigrants.
Students will be able to identify entrepreneurs who influenced Florida.
Students will engage in collaborative discussion.

Formative:
-Discussion
-Check-in questions
-observations
Summative:

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

Sena______________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
4th
Studies
will you use to document
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

Name: ___________Selena
Group
Size:18

Date of Lesson: 03-24-16

Completed questions from choice board

Time

10mi
n

Lesson Implementation
Who is
Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
or
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).
Teacher/St
udent

Review with students: What do you know already about railroads?

Today we are going to be reading about how these railroads covered
the entire state and who helped made this happen.
Read Henry Planter paragraph out loud.
Have student read first paragraphs of Henry Flagler Ask the class
what an entrepreneur is and how Henry Flagler was one (use
randomizer app to call on student)
Have student read the 2nd and 3rd paragraph of Henry Flagler
section.

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

Sena______________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
4th
Studies
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?

Name: ___________Selena
Group
Size:18

Date of Lesson: 03-24-16

Read last two paragraphs of Henry Flagler section. Refer to the

map on page 137 to show how far Key West is and where Flagler
built the railroad.
Students
10mi
n
5 min

Read Page 138. What are some of the contributions immigrants

made to Florida? (use randomizer to pick student)

Students
Introduce the Choice Board to the students. Instead of giving you
all the same set of questions to answer, I created a Choice Board
where you get to pick the questions you want to answer. The only
rule is you have pick at least two questions from the board
Students will work in table groups until its time for specials.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

Differentiationbased on
the needs of your students
how will you take
individual and group

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
This lesson connects to the interests of my students because they are learning about the
contributors that helped influence Florida to where it is today. Tampa was even
mentioned in the text, so this is definitely relevant to them because they are learning
about where they actually live.
Differentiation is taking place in this lesson because my CT and I will be facilitating while
students are in group work, and if students are struggling we will be able to give them
the support and additional teaching the student needs. Also, the choice board allows the
students to pick the types of questions they want to answer. So if the student is

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template

Sena______________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Social
4th
Studies

Name: ___________Selena
Group
Size:18

Date of Lesson: 03-24-16

learning differences into

account.

struggling, understands the content fairly well, or completely is mastered in the topic,
they can pick a questions that best suits their needs. The choice board has all types of
questions varying from hard to easy.

Relevant Psychological
Theories and research
taken in consideration
when planning this lesson

I considered Vygotskys Zone of Proximal Development theory when planning this lesson.
By having differentiation within the table groups, the higher level students can help the
students that are struggling and ultimately help them reach a zone of optimal learning. In
this zone, students have the opportunities to develop new skills and foster critical
thinking, reaching new level of potential developmen t (Bohlin, Durwin, & Reese-

Weber, 2012)..
Bohlin, L., Durwin, C. C., & Reese-Weber, M. (2012). Edpsych: Modules (2nd ed.).
New York: McGraw-Hill.