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Standards
1. PDE SAS Standards Civics/Government:
5.3.3 GRADE 3 How the Government Works
i. 5.3.3.F: Explain how an action may be just or unjust.
ii. 5.3.3.G: Identify individual interests and explain ways to
influence others.
Lesson Objectives
1. Students will actively participate in small groups to create an art
project illustrating main components of Nelson Mandelas life.
2. The students will separate intro small groups and research Nelson
Mandela.
3. The students will develop skills and information on the United Nations,
ambassadors and Nelson Mandela based on research, participation,
listening and reading.
4. The students will present their final project to the class and discuss
why they chose the events of Nelson Mandelas life that they did.
Teaching Procedures
1. Anticipatory Set/Introduction
I will start by having the students think back to the lesson we
have been working on this past week. I will have a couple of
students remind the class what the focus has been. I will then
state that we will use this information obtained for our following
activity. Boys and girls, there are many influential people in this
world that acted like real-life superheroes. Nelson Mandela is
like one of these superheroes. We are going to learn more about
him and his work as an ambassador and how he worked with the
United Nations. We will then become artists and create an
activity to hang outside in the halls!
2. Lesson Input
The majority of this lesson will be a short PowerPoint
presentation with some time for full-class discussion.
With the whole class, go through the PowerPoint
presentation. Discuss Nelson Mandela and freedom in South
Africa (and how the two intertwine). Throughout the
discussion, have students take notes to reinforce their
understanding of the materials.
Spend time answering questions that any students might
have regarding the lesson.
Allow time for independent research, monitored by the
teacher and using age-appropriate websites and further notetaking for the students to expand their understanding and
knowledge on Nelson Mandela.
3. Guided Practice
Formative Assessment The teacher will constantly walk
around and observe the students while they are doing their
independent research. The teacher will take notes on the
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v. Laptops
vi. Encyclopedias and/or other books on Nelson Mandela
b. References
i. Houghton Mifflin. (2005). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
ii. Nelson Mandela - EnchantedLearning.com. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 31, 2015, from
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/africa/southafri
ca/mandela/
iii. http://www.timeforkids.com/news/nelson-mandela-19182013/97361
iv. http://www.ducksters.com/biography/nelson_mandela.php
B. Teacher Resources for Lesson Design:
a. Materials and References
i. Houghton Mifflin, teacher edition textbook
1. Houghton Mifflin. (2005). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
ii. Nelson Mandelas Speech to the United Nations
1. Speeches. (n.d.). Retrieved March 31, 2015, from
http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=4306
iii. Scholastic Teacher website
1. Biography of Nelson Mandela | Scholastic.com.
(n.d.). Retrieved March 31, 2015, from
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/biograph
y-nelson-mandela
C. Evaluation of Teacher Resources Used for Lesson Planning Design:
Resource Title
or Website
Address
Biography of
Nelson
Mandela
Nelson
Mandelas
Influence:
Significant
Influence (SI)
or Minor
Influence (MI)
in informing
your thinking,
decisions
about the
lesson plan
SI
MI
3+
Characteristics
:
Suggesting
that the source
is a quality
resource,
reliable
material
Accessibility:
Access for
teachers or
others
Overall Rating:
Suggestions
for current,
future use of
resource
Scholastic is a
known
website,
provides a ton
of information
on all subjects,
and provides
additional
resources.
Provides clear
cut
Easily
Accessible
I would
suggest to use
this website for
current and
future use.
Extremely
helpful and
clear.
Easily
Accessible, not
This is a good
website for
Speech
information,
.org is usually
reliable,
information
stated is
relevant and
the website
has a lot of
knowledge on
Nelson
Mandela.
very appealing
Nelson
Mandelas
speech. Other
than that, I
would not use
it.