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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas

DETAILS
Madison Mackewicz
Social Studies
4

Essential
Questions

PA/Common
Core/Standards

At the end of this lesson the fourth grade students will

understand what it means to be thankful. They will
understand what others are thankful compared to what
they are thankful for.

What are you thankful for?

Why are you thankful for that?

8.3.3 B. Identify and describe historical

documents, artifacts, and places critical to United
States history.
8.3.4.B. Locate historical documents, artifacts,
and places critical to United States history.
8.3.3A. Identify and describe the social, political,
cultural, and economic contributions of
individuals and groups in United States history.
8.3.4.A. Differentiate common characteristics of
the social, political, cultural and economic groups
in United States history.

Objective

Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

ISTE Standards
for Students

The students will reflect on what they are thankful for,

and visually present it by creating a placemat to use on
their Thanksgiving table.

Formative- I will make sure each child

understand that they can do about this
assignment anyways as long as they follow the
rubric.
Summative- The children will have their
placemats see what each student is thankful for
and a reminder to be thankful for what you have.

Creativity and Innovation- the students will create their

own place mate to place on their table for Thanksgiving
dinner.

CK

Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications

Tell what they are thankful for.

Safety scissors will be available

Lines and outlines on paper will be drawn thickly so all
students can see them
Modeling of the project will be done

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

CK

Begin the class by reading the book The Bernstein Bears

gives Thanks. By: Michael Bernstein, Jan Bernstein. Have
the children come to the carpet to sit into a circle and
listen and the teacher reads out loud.
Big Idea Statement
At the end of this lesson the fourth grade students will
understand what it means to be thankful. They will understand
what others are thankful compared to what they are thankful
for.

Essential Questions Statement

What are you thankful for and why?
Objective Statement
While working individually all the fourth grade students will be
able to design and create a Thanksgiving placemat. The
students will be able to complete this with 100% accuracy.

Transition
Walking to carpet to listen to story then walking back to
their desk. They will then write down what they are
thankful for.
1. I will instruct students to write a list of things they are
thankful for.
2. I will give them my four things that I am thankful for.
(Family, Friends, Dogs, Happiness.)
3. Once the list is written, the students will be handed a
sheet of construction paper with the outlines of four
different shapes of leaves on it.
4. The students will cut out the leaves, and choose four
things they are thankful for to copy down onto the
leaves.

5. Once the leaves are finished, the students will be given

three more sheets of construction paper; one large
sheet, and two with lines on it to cut into strips.
6. Students will be instructed to fold the long sheet in half,
and cut from the fold to one inch away from the edge.
The teacher will model this so there are few errors.
7. Students will cut the other sheets of paper into strips
along the drawn lines.
8. Students will weave the strips of paper into the large
sheet of paper, creating a placemat
9. Once all strips are woven in, the students will glue the
four leaves with what they are thankful for on them.
10.
The students can add decorations to the placemat
with the different things that we have in our arts and
craft box.
11.
The students will place their placemats on a sheet
of butcher paper in the back of the room to dry
12.
Once all students have finished, I will lead a
discussion with the students to talk about what they are
thankful for.
13.
The students if they wish then will share what they
are thankful in front of the classroom.
14.
I then will have placemats laminated so the
students may use them on their Thanksgiving table.
Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies

Evaluation of
the
Learning/Master
y of the
Concept
Closure

Pencil
Paper
Construction paper with leaves
Construction paper with lines
Large construction paper with various colors
Glue
Scissors
Butcher paper
Glitter
Stickers
Paint

Completion of project
Active participation in discussion
How well the student follows directions
Placemat complete
Ask students to share their placemats in front of
the class at the end.
Summary & Review of the Learning
At the end I will go over the things I am thankful for in
my life. I will explain that everyones answers are correct
and that every body can be thankful for different things.

Teacher
Self-reflection