2.3.1+Lesson+4

= LESSON PLAN = created by: North Point Elementary

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 2: Citizenship Objective 3: Name school ... symbols, landmarks, and documents. Indicator a: Identify school symbols and landmarks (i.e., mascot, songs, events).

__Student learning objective__:
Students will identify school symbols and landmarks, including the school mascot, song, school colors, etc.

__Materials needed__:
//David Goes to School// by David Shannon.

__Procedures:__
Intro: Read //David Goes to School.// Talk about vocabulary within book, like "vandalism".

Sing the school song with the students. Discuss the language used in the song and how it applies to the school's atmosphere and their role as students.

Take students on a tour of the school. Identify the following:


 * School Name (on outside of building)
 * School Mascot (if there isn't an actual mascot in the school, have the students name what it is)
 * Any other school symbols (e.g. at North Point, there is a Big and Little Dipper in the front entrance to the school).
 * School dedication plaque
 * Pictures of faculty or student body in school entrance
 * Examples throughout school of school color

Back in class, discuss different school rules. In small groups, have student role play rules, like "walking your bike", "not littering", "reporting vandalism", "putting things away", "service to others", "walking in the hallways" and any other ideas that the students have. Have the students act out this rule while the other students guess what they're doing.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Observation of students during school tour and role playing.