Outcomes From Alberta Program of Studies

Lesson
Title
Social studies:
Citizenship/Community/Coopera
tion
Date
Dec. 8 2015
Group
Grade 1
Time
Durat
ion
35min
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
General Outcome
Learning Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of
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how identity and self-esteem are
es:
enhanced by their sense of belonging in their world and how active
members in a community contribute
To the well-being, growth and vitality of their groups and
communities.
Specific
Learning 1.1.4 determine what makes their communities thrive by
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exploring and reflecting upon the
es:
following questions for inquiry:
In what ways do people cooperate in order to live together
peacefully?
How do groups make decisions?
In what ways do people help one another at home, at school and
in groups to ensure the
Vitality of their community?
How do our actions and decisions contribute to the well-being of
groups and communities?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
SWBAT: Identify how groups make decisions
ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
What are they saying?
In order to move on I students needs to be identifying

how actions and decisions impact the wellbeing of a
1
community.
How might we adopt ideas of first nations and apply

them in our own communities?
How can we show respect within our community?

With responses such as Cooperation, kindness,
respect, team work, working together, helping one
another etc.
Ask students this guiding question and look for hands
up and shout outs,
How can teamwork/ cooperation help to sustain the
vitality of a community?
Key Questions:
How do communities make decisions?
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
The Alberta Program of Studies
Note books/ paper
Many Voices Social Studies Teachers
Pens/markers etc. (writing
resource (Pearson)
utensils)
Poster paper
Markers
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Expectations
for Learning
and Behavior
Check to see
all electronics are working
all materials are available
Print off all materials
Ensure you bring the book!
Introduction
**Teacher Action: the teacher will explain the
following expectations for behavior to students
and reinforce accordingly throughout the lesson.
Time
1
The expectation for entering the classroom/

gymnasium is that everyone is respectful; this
2
establishes safety and helps to create a positive

learning environment.
During all activities students will
Raise their hands
Use their indoor voices
Be respectful/ kind
Share materials
Students expectations
To listen to instruction
Everyone will participate
Safety- no running around (unless in gym)
Advance
Organizer/Age
nda
Learning
Activity #1
Write this on the board explain that we will

be talking about
Read Dont laugh at me and discuss the
following terms and how they apply to the
story
Community
Cooperation
Decision making
Activity.
Body
Teacher Actions:
Open minions video begin at 9 seconds
Discuss how we have been talking about
what community is
Ask students to explain it
Explain it further and continue to explain
that groups of people who live together
dont always get along
Ask if they have argued with a sibling
because each of them wanted something
different
Ask them to watch this clip closely and
deside what the minions are fighting over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sPVha3R-hsA.
Students need to take away that groups of
people often have different ideas about what
is important
Time
3
Guiding questions: Many people have

different ideas about what is important, but
how can we decide as a group?
Listen for answers like Rock paper scissors
or flip a coin
How can we make decisions in a fair way?
Explain that some of their strategies might
work for small groups or just for friends but,
how might a whole community of people
decide what to do?
What could the minions have decided to do
in order to keep the banana? Share?
Student Actions:
Listen to instruction
Watch video
Watch for depictions decision making, and
fight resulting from lack of
Answer questions
Raise hands
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
What are students saying? How are they
answering these questions?
Try to facilitate 5 minutes of discussion,
depending on answers and how much they are
getting.
Ask about ideas the students have about how
they can contribute to their community, be
cooperative etc.
Answers should reflect thought, (ex of
acceptable answer: Be kind, help others etc.
Learning
Activity #2
The purpose of this activity is to explain

to students how larger groups of people
making decisions.
Teacher actions:
Have students move into table groups
Have students decide at their table groups
4
which animal is cuter a baby kitten or a

baby puppy
Ask each table to answer as a group
Guiding question: How can we make this
decision?
Does the whole table agree completely?
How did we decide?
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Sponge activity
Student Actions:
Have students move into table groups
Groups will be formed based on table groups
already in place
Groups must decide which animal is cuter
baby kittens or baby puppies
Groups will have to describe how they came
to the decision (hopefully one or more
tables wont be able to decide)
They will be required to think of how they
might decide as a group
Acceptable answers: Rock paper scissors,
flip coin etc.
Students might understand voting (this is
the answer I want)
Formative:
What are students saying?
Read Why we recycle, this could be used as a
Segway for Thursdays lesson
Reflections:

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OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

What are they saying?

In order to move on I students needs to be identifying

How might we adopt ideas of first nations and apply

How can we show respect within our community?

How do communities make decisions?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

The expectation for entering the classroom/

establishes safety and helps to create a positive

Write this on the board explain that we will

Guiding questions: Many people have

The purpose of this activity is to explain

which animal is cuter a baby kitten or a

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