2.2.5+Lesson+2

= LESSON PLAN = created by: Brittany Jaque- Eagle Valley Elementary

Standard 2
(Citizenship): Students will recognize their roles and responsibilities in the school and in the neighborhood.

Objective 2
Identify and list responsibilities in the school and in the neighborhood.

__Student learning objective__:
e. Practice and demonstrate safety in the classroom (e.g., classroom safety procedures, fair play, playground rules)

__Background:__
This is a two day lesson to use towards the beginning of the year after rules, routines and procedures have been taught and practiced. Before you plan to teach this lesson you will need to send home the parent note to ask parents to help their students choose a stuffed animal to bring for stuffed animal school. Remind them that their stuffed animals will be having a sleep over for one night so it needs to be one they can live without for a night to avoid students missing out on the experience and lots of tears. :)

__Materials needed__:
Old used pencils Old used crayons Candy wrappers Coloring pages or worksheets (you will want to prep these to look like your idea of "sloppy" work) Parent Note "Mr. Doggie" letter "Teacher" Stuffed animal Big plastic box Shared writing paper Markers Writing paper =Day 1:=

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:

 * Introduce the "Teacher" stuffed animal who will be the teacher of stuffed animal school and will be helping the first graders know what to teach their stuffed animal about so they can be a good example of 1st grade students during their sleepover at stuffed animal school.
 * Have the students bring their stuffed animal to the carpet.
 * They will be teaching their stuffed animal the rug rules at this time such as sitting criss cross applesauce, raising their hand, listening ears and watching eyes, etc. - remind them to be an example of these things as you go along because their stuffed animals are watching and learning from them.
 * Discuss each expectation one at a time and then have them "teach" their stuffed animal how to do it.
 * After each expectation has been discussed, have your "teacher" stuffed animal ask questions about these expectations while they practice them.


 * Once you have finished with the rug rules, repeat what you have done above and move on to expectations at their desk- how to sit, how to work, etc., rules of the classroom, rules on the playground, how to be a good friend and treat others, and any other procedures, rules, or expectations you want them to practice.
 * Finally, we practice the procedures for walking in the hall. I have them line up, hug their animal to show them to cross their arms, face forward, marshmallow in their mouth, etc. We then take our stuffed animals in the hallway and go for a walk and show them how to walk in the hall.
 * Once you return from your walk remind them to show their student how to come into the room and sit at their desk.
 * Tell the students they have a couple minutes to tell their stuffed animal anything else they need to know to be a good student.
 * Get out the big plastic box and inform them that this is the bus for stuffed animal school and it is time to give their stuffed animal one last hug and put them on the bus to school.
 * If some of them are feeling a little sad about leaving their stuffed animal you can talk about how they think their parents feel when they leave for school. (this will tie in tomorrow)

When the students leave for the day you will want to prep your room. Set up all of their stuffed animals to look like they have broken a rule: scribbled their work, broken materials (use the old crayons and pencils and you can break them and spread them around the room, it is kind of a stress reliever at the end of the day to just throw some crayons and pencils around :-D), sitting in a tipped chair, getting drinks when they shouldn't, drawing on the board, calling names (my "teacher" is a big doggie named Mr. Doggie and someone usually writes "Mr. Stinky Doggie Face" on the board to get the point across without using any of the students) dumping math or other materials on the floor and not cleaning them up, breaking into the teachers things and eating their candy (leave a few empty wrappers around their animal), running in the classroom (a race track with a starting and finish line of masking tape) and so on.

=Day 2:=

The students will come into the room and discover their stuffed animals did not follow the rules at stuffed animal school overnight.They almost always begin cleaning everything up as they discuss amongst themselves what has happened.

> • Explain what we did yesterday (taught our stuffed animals all the rules of how to be a perfect 1st grader so they could have a sleep over at stuffed animal school with Mr. Doggie) > • How did you feel when you came in this morning and saw that your stuffed animal did not follow the rules? > • How do you think your mom and dad or your teacher feel when you disobey them or do not follow the rules? > • What can you do in the future to show your mom and dad or your teacher that you appreciate their hard work in teaching you the rules and helping you do your best? =By:= > =__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:= I look at what they have written to their parents and I observe their comments to me about the situation to see what they have learned from the experience.
 * Gather the students at the carpet and read the letter from the "teacher" who has fled the horror!!! hehe :-D
 * Discuss what their stuffed animals did vs what they should have done.
 * Shared writing about their experience with stuffed animal school: You will be writing a paragraph as a class about our stuffed animal sleep over. These are the things I like to address in their writing:
 * Discuss what are some ways we can show respect to our parents.
 * Give each student a piece of writing paper. Have them write a letter (you may need to show them the way to date it at the top, write dear and so on) to their parents telling them about our stuffed animal sleepover. Have them write to their parents about how they felt and what they will do to follow rules and respect their parents.