Three Branches Lesson Plan
CENTENARY UNIVERSITY School of Education and Humanities Teacher Preparation Program Lesson Plan Template
| Name Grade the lesson is planned for: Third | Materials that will be needed/used Pencils, paper, video. |
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| Central Focus of the Content/ concepts being taught | The three branches of government and their general roles. |
| NJ Learning Standards or Next Gen Science Standards or Common Core Standards or District-based Standards ELA Anchor Standards or Standards for Mathematical Practice (if applicable) | 6.1.5.CivicsPI.6: Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of the national government. ELA Anchor Standards: Reading Informational Text, Writing, and Speaking and Listening Standards. |
| Lesson Objectives that address the Standards cited above | Students will be able to Identify the three branches of government, Recognize that they are different, Distinguish basic roles and traits of the three branches. |
| Prior Academic Knowledge | That the United States exists as a country. That there is a president who leads the country. Knowledge of citizenship. |
| How does the lesson account for students’ interests and/or cultural and community assets? | The lesson is relevant to modern day politics and conversation. students may have heard parents discussing this at home. |
| Anticipated Learning Issues (NOT classroom management) | Some students may have political opinions that could cause disruptions. Students who may read or write slower. |
| Language/Vocabulary: How will STUDENTS interact with Language/vocabulary? | Students will repeat key words after the teacher. Students may write down key words. The students will practice with the term veto. |
| What will the TEACHER do/provide to assist interaction with language/vocabulary? | Repetition of key words and phrases. Question and feedback with students during instruction. Provide students with guidance and direction when they use words incorrectly. Give students praise and recognition when they are successful. Keywords will be written on white board. Have students veto or pass supposed classroom rules. |
| Assessment: Tasks Formative and/or Summative | Formative and Informal. Student work will be graded. Informally, students will be gauged throughout discussion for mastery of content. |
| Instruction Strategies: Launch/Motivation/Anticipatory Set/ Engagement portion of the lesson | A short informative video surrounding the branches of government appropriate to the third grade. Connections to the real world. Recap of video. Discussion and examinations of roles of government. Class pretends to explore and understand veto power. |
| Instructional Core Sequence Explore Explain Elaborate | Engage - A hook into a short video on the three branches of government. The video will be paused at key points so students can answer the questions from the video, i.e, “Who is the leader of the executive branch?”. Explore - Have students discuss and ask questions as a class in response to the video. Explain - have students explain their understanding of government. Have them discuss their understanding of the structure of government. Elaborate - Tell students why the three branches are important. Explain the key terms in depth. Explain the president's power to veto or pass bills. Equate the branches to members of a family. Explain that they are separate but equal. |
| Assessment/Evaluation Structured Practice Application | Assessment - students will be expected to draw lines matching the three branches to key terms. Students will differentiate the basic roles of the three branches. |
| Closure: how do students summarize their learning? | Small group discussion to compare and share. |
| Extension Activity: How can learning be expanded? | Discussion in which students will be asked about how the three branches serve the citizens of the United States. |
| Interdisciplinary facets of this lesson | literacy, speaking, English language arts, politics, |
| Differentiation of Instruction for ALL learners (addressing Multiple Intelligences) Content Material Instruction Assessment | Closed captioning will be present on the video so students can read subtitles if they need to. |
| Modifications/Accommodations for students with Special Needs Learning Disabilities English Language Learners Gifted/Talented Apathetic/Disengaged Learners | There will be two terms for students to match to Executive from instead of three. |
| Teaching Analysis What Aspects of the lesson worked well/did not go as planned? | - |
| Based on how this lesson went, what do you need to say/do in the next lesson? | - |
| Specific Changes to be made | - |
| Research/Resources | youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwlRTYvU8o&t=53s, New Jersey standards for learning, https://remc.org/mitechkids/3rd-grade/the-three-branches-of-government/, lesson plan template. |
Name: __________________ Date: __________________
| Judiciary Executive Legislative | Congress - Judges Enforces laws Reviews laws Veto or approve laws President Introduces laws |
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