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Lesson Plan FormTech for Teaching

Goal: The student will improve his/her saying the pledge and signing it, then learning the star spangle
banner.
Date, Time, Subject, Class Description: LS Social Science, February 12, 9:30-10:50,
singing/signing pledge
Basic Skills High School
7 Students, 2 Girls and 5 Boys
In this class, there is one student is in a wheelchair and doesnt talk and two with behavior
disorders. One of the students with BD has problems with outbursts while the other has trouble
starting a fight with the other BD student. One student has autism.
State the Objective and the
GLE or Missouri Learning
Standards (Common Core)
and National Music
Standard
Assessment of Learning:
How will you check that
the student meets the
objective of the lesson?
Be specific.

The students will use hand gestures to sign the pledge as it is said and to
understand the star spangled banner.
GLE: Music-PP-1.A, PP-1.B, PP-1.E;
National Standard: NS-1, NS-6, NS-9

Materials needed for the

lesson:

Flag, star spangled banner song, smart board to listen to song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKp29Luryc

Motivation/Introduction:
How are you going to
encourage the student to
participate?
What are you assuming the
student already knows?
Specifically, what does the
student need to already
know in order to
understand the new
material?
Teaching Procedure
Explain what you are going
to do.
What questions you will

Teacher will start class with talking about why we do sign language and
why we need to know the star spangled banner.

1. Checking for Understanding- Students will take turns leading the

pledge and signing it with the class.
2. Guided Practice- The class will play Pledge bingo and ask them
what different words mean or ask them the sign of it as they play
bingo.
3. Independent Practice- Class with practice signing the pledge and
listen to the star spangled banner at home as homework.
4. Transfer and Application- Beginning of next class have students do
sign language pledge with no words just signing it with you.

Students will have to have knowledge of how to say the pledge of

allegiance. I will then transition into the signs of each word by
explaining, what each word means as I sign it. Then I will transition into
the song were going to practice and let them listen to it before we try to
sing it. I will break it into different parts and learn each part before
moving on.
Students will demonstrate their own understanding of body movement and
syllables.
1. After students say the pledge teacher will talk about signing and
why we will learn to sign the pledge.

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Closure: How are you

going to end the lesson?

We will go through the signs as a class. The teacher will sign all of
the pledge while the students watch. .
Listen to the star spangled banner on the smart board.
After the song is listened to, play song again but stop at different
times and talk about the song and learn those words.
Once children learn one section of the song move onto the next. It
goes when teaching the pledge in sign language.
The teacher will encourage student participation in singing the
beginning and ending chorus.
Before moving on to the next portion of the lesson, each student
will show they know the song.
Divide the class into two groups and let them practice the song and
signs with each other.
When students have finished with groups after 15 minutes go over
songs and signs again with group.

Review with student participation

Take turns letting children come to the front of the class with you and say
the pledge in sign language then say the star spangled banner. Let students
know the signs picture and video watched today will be on teacher
website.

Reflection on Teaching (Complete after you have taught the lesson.)

What were the strengths of Teaching the signs and song in sections
this lesson?
Complete this: If I were to
do this lesson again?
While teaching this lesson, Not every student learns at the same rate.
I learned
Results of the assessments: Identified that students need to practice with groups and individuals
more. Seem to learn it better.
Notes for next activity:

Start next class by showing students the sign and song then break up into
groups sooner.

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References
Denisegagne50. (2010 Sep 27). Star Spangled Banner lyrics vocals and beautiful photos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKp29Luryc.
Blue Feather Ltd. (2011). American Flag Etiquette. Retrieved from http://flagetiquette.us/.