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= LESSON PLAN = created by:

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 2 Objective 1-- Describe and demonstrate appropriate social skills necessary for working in a group.
 * 1) Describe behaviors that contribute to cooperation within groups at school and in a neighborhood.
 * 2) Discuss the roles and responsibilities of being a member of a group.
 * 3) Participate in a group activity modeling appropriate group behavior.

__Student learning objective__:
Students will describe behaviors that contribute to a group, discuss the roles and responsibilities of being a member of a group, and participate in a group activity by modeling appropriate group behavior.

__Materials needed__:
Books

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
This lesson can be used for any group activity, but in this scenario it is buddy reading. Before you begin buddy reading, ask the students why we work in groups or buddies and why it is important to be able to work together. Then have a discussion with students about expectations during buddy reading.(Sitting flat on your pockets, shoulder to shoulder, both holding the book, both reading--either together or a page at a time, if your partner needs help with the words you help them). After you discuss these have a student model the desired behavior with you in front of the class. Ask for students to look for good things that they notice about the buddy reading. You may even do a bad example and ask the students what not to do.

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
Have other student model the desired behavior. You could even make a poster with a list and pictures of appropriate behavior to be placed in the classroom. Have the other students comment on good things that they notice the model group doing.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
Dismiss the students into buddies to practice their buddy reading.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Observe the way the students behave during buddy reading. You could use a checklist to mark students who understand and are following the buddy reading procedure as it was practiced.