Lesson Planning Form for Differentiating Instruction Education 305

Teacher
Grade level and theme

Annaliese Vander Baan and Lauren Newhuis

2nd grade

Thread/crossover

History

I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson?
The lesson will be focused on the history of recycling and how recycling was done in the past.
How does this lesson tie in to your Big Idea
This lesson ties into the Big Idea of our unit plan because it focuses on the crucial history of recycling. Knowing the history of
recycling will help the students better understand why we are doing things the way we are today. It will help them learn about how
recycling has been a process that has developed over many years. The GLCES content expectations focuses on 2nd grade and The
local community.
What are your objectives for this lesson? (Students will be able to.) Indicate connections to applicable national or state
standards (glces). Indicate themes from any threads addressed in this lesson (ex-Geography-human environment interaction)
1) Students will be able to compare and contrast their own experiences with recycling with the experiences of generations before
them. They will be able to describe ways people learn about the past. (KH2.0.4)
2) The students will use historical thinking to understand the past in the local community (KH2.0.3)
3) The students will develop a sense of time and chronology using events from their lives for setting a foundation for understanding
the past. They will be able to show this chronology through a timeline. (KH2.0.3)
Etc.

II. Before you start

Prerequisite knowledge and skills.
What are you assuming they know
or have already done.

Formative:
-Students will be observed and questioned throughout the lesson
-Students will create a timeline to help represent their understanding of the history of recycling
-Piggerya massive farm of pigs
-Disposalthe action of throwing away or getting rid of something
-Recyclingconvert into reusable materials

Assessment
(formative and summative)
Key vocabulary for this lesson
(include key concepts from
individual threads ex- economicsopportunity cost etc)
Materials-what materials (books,
handouts, etc) do you need for this
lesson and do you have them?

Opportunities for differentiation

III. The Plan

Time
Parts
Motivation
(Opening/
Introduction/
Engagement)

Development

Students know what recycling is from their own experiences and the past lessons we have had.
Everything has a history to it and to fully learn about something, one needs to know the history
of it.

-Construction paper
-Pencils
-Pictures printed out
-Glue
-Timeline story that I am reading
-Students can write their information on the timeline, use pictures given, or draw their own
pictures.
-Students can follow along with the reading by visually seeing it on handout or can follow
along through listening.

The description of (script for) the lesson, wherein you describe teacher activities and student
activities
-Ask students if they remember what recycling means?
-Engage students in an everyday story about recyclingevery morning I have a bowl of cereal. When
the cereal is gone and the box is empty, I always place the box into the recycling bin.

Ask students if they have any examples from their lives about recycling?

Closure

Describe the importance of history. Explain that everything in life has a history, even recycling.
Pull out the history story and take out the poster-board, pictures and pencils.
Read the story to the students, stopping at the key points on the timeline.
Students can do the same thing with their construction paper, pencil, or pictures.
Every time we stop at a main point on the timeline, students can choose which picture they want
to put on their timeline to best describe the situation that was read to them.
I will continue reading the story and pausing for students to put down their pictures or draw their
image to help them remember the event vividly.
At the end of the story, students can have time to add in any images/words they want to help
them further their knowledge on the history of recycling.

-Take a moment with the students after giving them time to work alone, to share their ideas and learning
about the recycling history
-Ask what new things the students learned?
(students raise their hands and share with the group)
-Ask students, overall why is it important to learn about the history of recycling?