SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas

DETAILS
Ashleigh Williams
Social Studies (U.S. History)
2nd Grade
Introduction to unit lesson; 30-45 minutes
An inventor creates a new object or way to complete a
task
Inventions improve our lives every day.

Essential
Questions

What is an inventor?
Why are inventions important?

PA/Common
Core/Standards

PA Early Childhood Standards

7.4. B. Identify how places and regions are impacted by
people
8.3. A. Identify contributions of individuals and groups
to United States history
CC.1.2.2.B
Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of
key details in a text.

Objective

Bloom's
Taxonomy

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)

Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

ISTE Standards
for Students

After reading the book Oh, the Things They Invented!

students will be able to give 5 examples of inventors
and inventions from the book as a group.
After reading the book, students will be able to give at
least 5 examples of inventions not mentioned in the
book as a group.
As a class, students will be able to fill out the first row
in the Amazing Inventors worksheet with 100%
accuracy
In small groups, students will be able to scan the QR
code with the iPad and match the inventor to the
correct row on the Amazing Inventors worksheet with
100% accuracy
In small groups, students will complete at least 80% of
the Amazing Inventors worksheet using the iPads
No summative assessment.
Formative assessments (informal):
- Teacher checks students prior knowledge
- Teacher checks to see if students worksheets are
complete and accurate, no grade is given

Collaborate with Others

Demonstrate ability to work effectively and
respectfully with diverse teams

CK

Framework for
21st Century
Learning

Accommodation
s, Modifications

Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in

making necessary compromises to accomplish a
common goal

Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and

value the individual contributions made by each team
member

Teacher will frequently visit group that has student with

ADHD to make sure they are on task
Student with a physical disability that prevents them
from holding up the iPad to use the QR reader will be
put in a group with other students willing to assist them

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

CK
Activating Prior Knowledge
What is an inventor?
What makes something an invention?
After reading the book, What are some inventions that
were not in the book?
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Does anyone know what an inventor is? Someone
that comes up with a new object or way of doing
something.
Okay class, the other day I had this great idea. It is a
small light that you can carry around with you. It runs on
batteries, so if youre outside or if the lights go out you
can still see. I am going to call it the To-Go Light
because you can take it with you anywhere you go. Am I
the inventor of this? No, because it is not a new idea,
it is a flashlight.
No we are going to read a book about some famous
inventors and their inventions.
Big Idea Statement
An inventor creates a new object or way to complete a
task
Inventions improve our lives every day.
Essential Questions Statement
What is an inventor?
Why are inventions important?
Objective Statement
Today we are going to learn about some famous

inventors, what they invented, and what year they

invented it.
Transition
Teacher will read the book using the Elmo, students are
sitting at their desk.
To complete the worksheet, students will be put into
small groups and sit at the tables with their groups
Key Vocabulary
Inventor, invention, original idea
Lesson
PreAssessment of Students
Procedure
Do the students know what an inventor is?
Can the students name any inventions?
Modeling of the Concept
Reading the book, Oh, the Things They Invented!
Guiding the Practice
After reading the book, the will ask students for
examples of inventions that they know of
Then, the teacher will lead the class in completing the
first row of the Amazing Inventors worksheet
Teacher will demonstrate using the iPad to scan the QR
code for Alexander Graham Bell
Then, teacher will show the students that they match
the photo on the website to the one on the worksheet
The teacher will fill out the other columns in the row for
Alexander Graham Bell
Providing the Independent Practice
The teacher will put students in small groups (3-4) and
let them walk around the room to scan the different QR
In the small groups, students will use the iPads and QR
reader to match the inventors to their correct row on the
worksheet, and fill out the rest of the worksheet
Transition
Once all groups have finished at least 6 our of the
remaining 8 rows the students will return to their seats
Reading
Oh, the Things They Invented! by Bonnie Worth
Materials
ELMO
Technology
Dry erase board
Equipment
Dry erase markers
Supplies
Amazing Inventors worksheet
iPad
QR codes for each inventor, given to students in a
packet
Webpage for each inventor
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
No formal evaluation for this level
Learning/Master

y of the
Informal Evaluation
Concept
The teacher will listen to the students as they give

Closure

Teacher
Self-reflection

examples of inventors
The teacher will walk around and observe each group as
they complete the worksheet
Summary & Review of the Learning
Once the students have all returned to their desks, the
teacher will go over the worksheet to make sure that
students have the correct answers
What is an inventor?
Why are inventions important?
The teacher will explain that throughout the unit the
students will learn more about each of the inventors
from their sheet
Homework/Assignments
Students will make a list of at least 3 inventions they use
every day for homework