USC Aiken School of Education Lesson Plan Template

Candidate Name: Santanna M. Templeton

On my honor as a University of South Carolina Aiken student, I have completed

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Lesson Title: Nurses
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 4k
Number of Students: 20
Date: December 8, 2019
Duration: 35 mins
Standards & HPD8- Identify people who can help them in the community (police, firefighter,
Indicators: nurse).

Learning Objective: Students will be able to recognize, identify, and understand the role of a nurse with
90% accuracy.
Assessment: Pre-Assessment: Formative Assessment: Summative Assessment:
See the lesson plan After the teacher has read
guide for suggested The teacher will begin the Clive is a Nurse by Jessica There will be a summative
assessments. Attach a lesson by asking the Spanyol the teacher will assessment at the end of
copy of all rubrics, students the following: ask the student the the unit.
checklists, rating sheets, 1. What is a nurse? following question: What
and scoring guides you 2. Is a nurse a do Clive and his friends
will use. community see that a nurse does each
helper? day?

The teacher will ask the

following questions after
the school nurse is done
visiting the classroom.
1. What is the role of
a nurse?
2. How do you know
what a nurse looks
like?
3. How does a nurse
help us?
Differentiatio Accommodations will be made for all students that need them. Accommodations
n will be established in accordance to a student’s IEP, ESOL, and/or 504 plans.
Students who learn better with hands on examples will be able to understand by
being able to use tools that a nurse uses each day. Students with visual learning
abilities will learn best through watching the nurse video, as well as, seeing the
Accommodati
school nurse. Auditory learners will learn best through the teacher reading the read
ons

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 Modifications aloud, as well as, listening to then nurse. Also, auditory learners will learn best
Student Learning through the discussion about nurses.
Diversity for

Modifications will be determined once the teacher has assessed students at the end of
the week and knows if students understood the content or not.

Grouping Students: Whole Group:

- Nurse Video
- Read Aloud
Materials/Resources: Teacher Materials
Attach a copy of all - Smart Board
handouts for your - Clive is a Nurse by Jessica Spaynol
lesson. Student Materials
- N/A

Other Materials
Materials that the nurse brings to the classroom.
Educational - Smart Board (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxjS1koB6s)
Technology:

Pedagogical
Strategies: ☐ Anticipation Guide ☐ Direct instruction/lecture ☐ Mnemonic
See the lesson plan
device
guide for suggested
strategies. Attach a copy ☐ Brainstorming ☐ Demonstration ☐
of all activity sheet(s) to Drawing/artwork
your lesson plan. ☐ Graphic organizer/concept ☐ Hands-on manipulatives ☒ Movement
map
☐ Structured notetaking ☐ Small groups ☐ Music
☐ Analyze image, photo, or ☐ Inquiry stations ☒ Video
object
☐ Annotate or highlight text ☐ Gallery Walk ☐ Roleplay
☐ Guided practice ☐ Turn & Talk ☐ Game

☐ Quick Writes ☐ Think-Pair-Share ☐ Project

☐ Inquiry Learning Cycle ☒ Other: Read Aloud

School Nurse Visit

Video: The video is appropriate for this lesson because it allows students to see what
nurses do each day, in particular, a school nurse. This allows students to relate to the
video but also be able to recognize, identify, and understand the role of a school
nurse.

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 Read Aloud: The read aloud is appropriate because they get to see a boy named
Clive and his friends explore what a nurse does each day.

Movement: Students will have the opportunity for movement when the nurse
comes in and visits the classroom.

School Nurse Visit: This is appropriate for students and relates to the objective
because students get to see the school nurse explain the job that is done every day, as
well as, seeing the tools that is used in the nursing profession.

ENGAGE (5 mins)
The students will be asked to come to the carpet and sit in the semi square. The
Lesson Structure/ teacher will sit students where it is appropriate to avoid disruptions during the
Procedures: lesson. The students will be engaged by being asked the following questions:
See the lesson plan 1. What is a nurse?
guide for step-by-step 2. Is a nurse a community helper?
procedures. The teacher will call on a few students to answer these questions. After the questions
have been answered, the teacher will then play the video about a school nurse. This
Include: allows the students to see the job that a nurse does every day.
 Launching the EXPLORE (5 mins)
lesson with a strong Students will get to explore about nurses by listening to the read aloud Clive is a
opening Nurse by Jessica Spaynol. This book allows children to see the daily job a nurse does
 Opportunity for through a fun and exciting way.
students to explore After the read aloud, the teacher will ask students:
 Direct teaching 1. What do Clive and his friends see that a nurse does each day?
 Opportunity for
students to practice The teacher will call on a few students to answer the question. After the question
 Assessment has been answered and discussed with the students, the teacher will that the
embedded school nurse will be coming in to visit and explain the job to us.
throughout the EXPLAIN (20 mins)
lesson The students will be able to get a real world understanding of what nurses do
 A meaningful within our community. The school nurse will come to the classroom and visit. The
closure school nurse will come and talk to the students about the job, allowing students to
use some of the tools that nurses use.
EVALUATE (0 mins)
The teacher will be able to assess the students’ knowledge at the end of the week.
END (5 mins)
Once the school nurse is done with the students, the teacher will review what was
discussed about nurses from the video, read aloud, and the visit from the school
nurse to ensure students are able to recognize, identify, and understand the role of a
nurse. Before reviewing, the teacher will ask the following:
1. What is the role of a nurse?
2. How do you know what a nurse looks like?
3. How does a nurse help us?

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Safety Considerations: Students will be asked to keep all hands, feet, and other objects to themselves. All
objects of the community helpers that the students are allowed to use will be used
with supervision.
Follow Up: EXTEND (0 mins)
A follow up will occur once the teacher has given the summative assessment at the
end of the week.
Once the teacher has assessed each student, then the teacher can properly work with
students who did not achieve mastery, as well as, extend with the students who did
achieve mastery.
Questioning: Knowledge and Application and analysis Creation and
comprehension evaluation
1. What is a nurse? 1. What is the n/a
2. Is a nurse a role of a
community nurse?
helper? 2. How do you
3. What do Clive know what a
and his friends nurse looks
see that a nurse like?
does each day? 3. How does a
(Read Aloud) nurse help us?
Linking Theory to Social Cognitive Theory: Learning occurs in a social context through observation,
Practice: imitation, and modeling. The teacher focuses on demonstration and repetition.
See the lesson plan Students will be learning about nurses through many different ways.
guide for suggested However, students will be able to observe and imitate nurses through the
theoretical perspectives. video, read aloud, and the visit from the nurses.
The theory you select
should support the
teaching strategies and
groupings described in
your lesson plan.
Reference(s): Johnson & Johnson Nursing. “A Day in the Life- Shelia (School Nurse)” (Jun. 22,
2012). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxjS1koB6s

South Carolina Early Learning Standards. (2017, August). Retrieved November 8,

2019, from http://sc-ccccd.net/pdfs-docs/SCEarlyLearningStandards.pdf

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