UbD Lesson PlanUbD Lesson Plan
Rebecca GustafsonRebecca Gustafson
12-5-0812-5-08
Updated 06-10-09Updated 06-10-09
Big IdeaBig Idea
Family Life… Family Life…
Past and PresentPast and Present
Essential QuestionsEssential Questions
1. What difficulties did settlers have?1. What difficulties did settlers have?
2. How are the lives of Pilgrims and American 2. How are the lives of Pilgrims and American Indian families different/same than our Indian families different/same than our families today. families today.
3 What do you think the Pilgrims and the 3 What do you think the Pilgrims and the Indians talked about during their first Indians talked about during their first celebration harvest?celebration harvest?
Enduring UnderstandingsEnduring Understandings
Settlers encountered many difficulties when Settlers encountered many difficulties when they came to America.they came to America.
The life of Pilgrims &American Indians were The life of Pilgrims &American Indians were very different than today.very different than today.
The Pilgrims first harvest celebration is why The Pilgrims first harvest celebration is why we celebrate Thanksgiving today.we celebrate Thanksgiving today.
Comparing lives …Comparing lives …
Classroom MuseumClassroom Museum
Evidence of learningEvidence of learning
Students will each bring in something that they Students will each bring in something that they think is “old” from home. They will take think is “old” from home. They will take pictures of their product and/or of each other. pictures of their product and/or of each other.
Then they will write what it is, what it is used Then they will write what it is, what it is used for and how time has changed the need of it. for and how time has changed the need of it.
They will recite and record in GarageBand and They will recite and record in GarageBand and a small group will help me make a podcast. I a small group will help me make a podcast. I will publish on our site. will publish on our site.
Evidences of LearningEvidences of Learning
Independent WorkIndependent Work
On going chart here On going chart here students add pictures of students add pictures of things they have drawn things they have drawn form the past or present.form the past or present.
Evidences of learningEvidences of learning
Students will work in three groups to write a Students will work in three groups to write a short essay about food, shelter, and clothing of short essay about food, shelter, and clothing of the Wapanoag, Pilgrims, and families today.the Wapanoag, Pilgrims, and families today.
Each student will write and record in Each student will write and record in GarageBand two sentences on their topic. GarageBand two sentences on their topic.
Each unit I will choose a small group to help Each unit I will choose a small group to help me create a podcast and publish on our class me create a podcast and publish on our class website.website.
Evidence cont… 1Evidence cont… 1stst Grade Grade Thanksgiving dinnerThanksgiving dinner
Evidence cont.. Evidence cont..
Formal assessment … Formal assessment … worksheets and written worksheets and written testtest
Informal assessments … Informal assessments … Thumbs up/down Thumbs up/down
Pair sharePair share
Post it quizPost it quiz
State Standards State Standards http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/
Grades K-4 HistoryGrades K-4 History Standard 1. Standard 1. Understands family life now and in the past, and family lifUnderstands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long agoe in various places long ago
Level I [Grade: K-2]Level I [Grade: K-2] 3.3.Knows the cultural similarities and differences in clothes, Knows the cultural similarities and differences in clothes, homes, food, communication, technology, and cultural tradhomes, food, communication, technology, and cultural traditions between families now and in the pastitions between families now and in the past