FCS Lesson Plan

Name: Julia Brandt

Date 11/10/2014

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: Mary Beth Ohlms

Organization: Fontbonne University

Grade/Age Level: Adults

Length of Lesson: 45 min.

Title of Lesson: Encouraging Mindfulness with Meditation (Micro teaching #3)

1. Goal(s)
12.2.2 Analyze the impact of social, economic, and technological forces on individual growth and development.
14.1 Analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness practices across the lifespan.
14.1.1 Explain physical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual components of individual and family wellness.
14.1.2 Analyze the effects of psychological, cultural, and social influences on food choices and other nutrition practices.
2. Prior Knowledge
Prior knowledge will be assessed by:
Upon entering the classroom, the students will be asked to write one word that they associate with meditation on the board.
Beginning the class with by asking the class to brainstorm in small groups about the possible benefits (~2-3) of meditation on the
body. Each group will then be asked to present their ideas in front of the class.
Ideas will be written on the board as a list to be compared to after the lesson.
3. Learner Outcomes: In the
space below, enter your outcomes
(two or more) that attend to the
following:

Prior to the start of the lesson,

each student will write one
word on the board that they
associate with meditation
(cognitive)
Prior to the lesson, all
students will be able
brainstorm 2-3 possible
benefits of meditation on the
body (cognitive).
Prior to the breathing activity,
all students will walk to and

4. Assessment of Learner
Outcomes: In the space below,
describe your assessment
procedures that attend to the
following:
Ask the students to write one
word on the board that they
associate with meditation.
Ask the class to divide up into
small groups (2-3 people) and
come up with 2-3 possible
benefits of meditation.
Open discussion on the board
about what the students feel
meditation can benefit.
Ask students to create a
running comparative list of the

5. Procedures: In the space

below, describe what you, the
teacher, will do to ensure student
learning:

I will pull up the Dr. Oz. video

and webpage for apps prior to
lesson.
I will write Meditation and
Possible benefits of
meditation on the body on the
board prior to students
entering the classroom.
I will then ask each student to
write one word they associate
with meditation on the board
around the Meditation word

6. Questions: In the space

below, identify questions that you
can ask that will reflect and
promote the stated outcomes:
What word do you associate
with meditation (Knowledge)
What is your opinion of
meditative benefits?
(Evaluation)
What is your opinion of the
app you explored?
(Evaluation)
Would you use the app you
explored?
Identify the benefits you felt
during/after the meditation
activity.

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: Julia Brandt

Date 11/10/2014

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: Mary Beth Ohlms

Organization: Fontbonne University

Grade/Age Level: Adults

Length of Lesson: 45 min.

Title of Lesson: Encouraging Mindfulness with Meditation (Micro teaching #3)

from the board writing their

brainstorming ideas on the
board as a list. (psychomotor)
During the meditation activity,
all students will imitate the
positioning and meditative
practice presented within the
video (psychomotor).
Following the meditation
video, all students will
highlight which benefits listed
both by the class and within
the video they felt while
practicing meditation
(affective).

benefits of meditation based

upon their perceived ideas
generated on the board, and
those presented within the
video.
Play first half of Dr. Oz. video
up to smart phone app
discussion.
Provide the students with a list
of smart phone apps
available, and ask students to
choose one app listed or find
an app available on their
smart phones that encourage
meditation practice.
Ask students to present a
quick overview of the app they
researched to the class.
Play second half of the Dr. Oz.
video and begin meditation
activity with the students.
Ask students to highlight on
their running list of benefits
which benefits they felt
during/after the meditation
activity just completed.
Provide students with
assignment guidelines for
meditation paper.

I will then instruct students to

divide into small groups and
brainstorm possible benefits of
meditation.
I will then ask each group to
write their benefits discussed
on the board in a list format
under the benefits section of
the board.
After discussion, I will turn on
the Dr. Oz. video
Once the first half of the video
has ended, I will present the
list of smartphone apps to the
class.
I will then instruct the students
to explore meditation apps on
their smartphones for about 5
minutes.
I will then ask each student to
give a brief overview of the
app they explored.
I will play the second half of
the video.
I will instruct the class to
highlight the benefits they felt
during/after the meditation
activity on their lists created.
I will then hand out the
meditation paper guidelines.

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: Julia Brandt

Date 11/10/2014

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: Mary Beth Ohlms

Organization: Fontbonne University

Grade/Age Level: Adults

Length of Lesson: 45 min.

Title of Lesson: Encouraging Mindfulness with Meditation (Micro teaching #3)

Lesson Materials: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=104bB8xSgh8

Webpage: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/top-meditation-iphone-android-apps