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Lesson: Lower primary

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Learning about countries and continents. Ask the students to locate where Africa is found by
showing them the atlas or the world map.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

1. Who has ever had of Africa? The student will ….
2. Who knows where Africa is located? 1. be able to locate Africa on the world
3. Who wants to go to Africa? map.
2. Students will learn some animals that are
found in Africa.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

15 min Beginning the Lesson
Call the children to sit in the circle, greet them and ask them to greet each other. Remind them of
the class rules, like using the inside voice, cleaning up, putting up their hands in case of any
question, respecting and loving one another. I will go through what we will do in our time
together. Will ask them to sit back in their sits.
Developing the Lesson
20 min
Will start by reviewing which country they learnt last and where it is located on the world map. I
will introduce my lesson at this time. Today we will learn about Africa and with the help of the
world map I will ask if anyone knows where Africa is located. I will go ahead to show them
where Africa is located, then I will go ahead and show them some pictures of Animals found in
Africa and will show them the names of the animals.

20 min Closing the Lesson

I will provide paper and paint to the students with the animals that I previously showed
them from Africa and I will ask them to color the pictures. I will conclude by having
them get back into the circle after coloring. In the circle I will ask if they have cleaned up
where they painted from and if all other things are in order. Here I also I will point out
things they did well in Today’s class and I will demise the class.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

I will get for one on one with the students that would
1. I will ask the children to locate Africa on be struggling spelling the names of animals from
the world map. Africa, or those who can’t locate Africa on the world
map.
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2. I will show the pictures of the animals and

ask if they remember.

Resources

Evaluation and Reflection

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Glossary

Term Definition Resources

Unit Overview Main Idea and Summative Assessment copied from the unit plan in order to ●
keep the goal in mind during the writing and implementation of the lesson
plan.
Guiding these questions guide the inquiry for the lesson, leading students toward ●
Questions a rich understanding of the objectives for the lesson and ultimately, the
unit.
● Factual- knowledge or fact-based questions
● Conceptual- questions that enable exploration of big ideas that
connect facts and topics
● Debatable- questions that expose areas of ambiguity, disagreement,
or tension within the unit of study
Objectives The specific aims of the lesson. As a result of the instruction, this is ●
what the students are expected to know, understand, and be able to do.
These should align with and lead to the unit understandings, knowledge
and skills.
Time - Marks the amount of time needed for each stage of the lesson. Enables ●
effective time-management for the teacher.
Beginning the The opening or warm-up that will engage the learner, producing ●
Lesson creative tension. May include review and/or activation of prior
knowledge.
Developing the The content learned and the strategies employed towards that end ●
Lesson
Closing the A conclusion or review of what was learned, providing closure to the ●
Lesson lesson.
Formative Assessment throughout the lesson that provides feedback that can be used to ●
Assessment plan or alter instruction. Should prepare students for the summative
assessment.
Differentiation ways of modifying instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners ●

Resources any texts, materials, technology, people, places or other resources that ●
have informed the unit and learning experiences
Evaluation and Reflect on using the lesson and evaluate the lesson plan and ask the ●
Reflection following questions:
 Did my students come to understand the main idea, essential understandings?
 Do my students know what they are supposed to? Can they perform the unit
skills? Do they value what was intended?
 What was most effective? least effective?
 What changes will I make for next time?