Dakota State University

College of Education
LESSON PLAN
Name: Jordan Maurice
Grade Level: _____5th ______________
School: ________Elkton _____________
Date: ___________
Time: _____
Reflection from prior lesson:
Students liked making their own forts
o Arts and crafts
Werent fully understanding the battle
What could have been
Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:
5.W.2.1. (Knowledge) Identify key conflicts with other cultures of the world 44
Dakota communities. and the effect they had on the United States physically,
economically, and socially.
Lesson Objectives:

Students understand the unevenness of the troops and experience came to the
Colonists downfall

Materials Needed:
Balls
Playground or a hill
Projector/whiteboard

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

Students love competition
Learn from one another

A. The Lesson
1. Introduction (5-10 minutes)
What happened at the battle of Bunker Hill?
How many British soldiers were there?
How many Colonial soldiers were there?
o Show the ratio
Today were going to reenact the battle of Bunker Hill
o With the ratio
Figure the ratio for the class
Class does the math
With this ratio we will split up into groups of 8
o Count every 3 for 3 groups of 8

Group 1 will go up on the playground with balls

o Why?
Class will come up with Colonists had higher ground

Group 2 and Group 3 will have balls too

o They will have more for experience and more ammo
o The balls represent bullets
Once hit you must stop and come down
Last one standing wins
We will rotate
Now can the Colonist win?
o Yes, this is just a game

2. Content Delivery (25 minutes)

Bring students outside
o Set up Group 1
o Groups 2 and 3 are down below
o Last one standing wins!
Repeat at least 3 times

3. Closure (5-10 minutes)

Bring back to class

o How many times did the British win?
o How many times did the Colonists win?
British should win most if not all
More troops
What did you learn?

B. Assessments Used
Informal
o discussions
C. Differentiated Instruction
Language
o Print out directions
Enrichment:
o Have leaders (captains of war)
Remediation:
o Students work as a team
D. Resources

E. Back Pocket Ideas

While outside split up into
o Boys vs girls
o Even vs odds

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F. Reflection

Students enjoyed the game

o Understood and didnt have any issues
After discussion students came to the realization
o Colonists could have won with more troops
o British had more training and weapons