Title of Unit: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Title of Lesson: Nurses Submitted By: Gina Bogden

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This social studies lesson is designed for first grade students to learn about the role of nurses in the community. This lesson uses the book Nurse by JoAnn Early Macken. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 1st grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: whole group reading and discussion, Venn diagram; small groups similarities and differences discussion; independent assessment C. Materials: Nurse by JoAnn Early Macken Butcher paper Markers D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards H3.1.3 Identify and describe occupations in the community that help people, i.e., police officers, fire fighters, and nurses. o Student-Friendly Standards I can identify and describe the jobs of people that help in my neighborhood. E. Procedure: 1. Teacher reads aloud Nurse by JoAnn Early Macken stopping to ask questions to check for understanding. Focus on these questions: What do nurses do? What do nurses wear? What tools do nurses use? Where do nurses work? How do nurses help the community? Do you know anyone who is a nurse? Do you think you would like to be a nurse when you grow up?

2. Students will discuss with their table group (consisting of 4 students) the similarities and differences between nurses and mail carriers.
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Title of Unit: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? Title of Lesson: Nurses Submitted By: Gina Bogden

3. Compare and Contrast - Teacher will complete a Venn diagram on butcher paper with input from each table group. F. CLOSURE: Have students discuss with their face partner one thing they learned about nurses today. G. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Students will verbally respond to these two prompts. Name one way nurses are like mail carriers. Name one way nurses and mail carriers are different. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Students must Identify and describe occupations in the community that help people, i.e., police officers, fire fighters, and nurses. By being able to tell how mail carriers and nurses are similar and different, students will demonstrate an understanding of these two occupations. H. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think reading the book and discussing it will be the easiest to teach. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the assessment will be the most challenging part of this lesson. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I could follow up this lesson by reading Nurses by Julie Murray which focuses on school nurses and have the school nurse come in as a guest speaker. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? For students who dont understand the concepts in this lesson, I will go over the Venn diagram with them again, focusing on the most obvious similarities and differences. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? The assessment might need to be changed. I wasnt sure if it was okay to do a verbal assessment. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?
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Title of Unit: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? Title of Lesson: Nurses Submitted By: Gina Bogden

The hardest part in writing this lesson plan was once again the assessment. I feel like I tend to do the same types of assessments over and over and I wanted to do something different. However, I wasnt sure if a verbal assessment was okay and/or feasible.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? Title of Lesson: Nurses Submitted By: Gina Bogden

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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