Unit Plan: Community

Lesson Plan for Wednesday

Grade: 2nd
Social Studies Strand: History
Submitted By: Deborah Thompson


EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science
Nevada State College Spring 2014
Instructor: Karen Powell
Lesson Plan for Wednesday Strand: History submitted by: Deborah Thompson

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor page 2
B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:
This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn about the important events or
customs celebrated on holidays (Fourth of July). This lesson will be completed using Apple
Pie 4
th
of July by Janet S Wong, as a read aloud.
C. Basic Information: (3 bullet points)
Grade Level: 2 grade
Time to Complete this Lesson: Approximately 50 minutes
Groupings: Whole group discussion, independent work for assessment
D. Materials:
Apple Pie 4
th
of July by Janet S Wong
Post-its
Pencil
Paper

E. Objectives:
o NV State Social Studies Standards
H1.2.3 Tell why important events, people and/or customs are marked by
holidays.
o Student-Friendly Standards
H1.2.3 I can tell why important events, people and/or customs are
marked by holidays.
F. Vocabulary
parade a festive event in which people or vehicles pass by spectators
chow mein a Chinese dish made with noodles
event- something that happens
G. Procedure:
1. Explain to the class that they will be making text to self-connections during the read
aloud when prompted (read aloud Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S Wong
2. Call students attention to write a text to self- connection on their post-its after reading
the following pages. (p. 3, 14, 21)
3. Identify & discuss some of the traditions discussed in the story
a. Have students share some of the connections they make during the read aloud



Lesson Plan for Wednesday Strand: History submitted by: Deborah Thompson

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor page 3

4. Introduce vocabulary (parade, chow mein, event)
H. Assessment:
What will you use to measure student understanding?
I will have the students complete a ticket out the door with their answers to list of
questions on the board. (see attached)
Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.
Students must correctly tell why/what important events, people and/or customs are
marked by the holiday (Fourth of July) in the story.
I. Closure:
Brief discussion about why and what other important events, people and/or customs
are marked by holidays.

Write the following questions on the board for ticket out the door assessment
1. What event did Jennifer want to attend rather than work in the store?
2. What did Jennifer have to eat for lunch?
3. What did Jennifer and her parents do after they closed the store?