Lesson Name::- Changing Times
1. Curricular Goals:
To help students
understand how changes over time impact people, places, and environments.
To develop an
awareness of historical changes in their local environment and community.
To foster critical
thinking and observational skills by examining past and present scenarios.
2.
Competencies/Skills:
Observation Skills:
Noticing changes in the environment and society over time.
Analytical Thinking:
Comparing past and present and predicting future changes.
Communication Skills:
Discussing and presenting observations.
Collaboration:
Working in groups to explore and present findings.
Creativity: Engaging
in activities that require innovative thinking about the environment.
3. Targeted Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able
to identify and describe changes that have occurred in their community over
time.
Students will be able
to explain how these changes have affected people and the environment.
Students will develop
the ability to think critically about how changes in the past influence the
present and future.
4. Play-based Activity:
"Timeline of
Changes": Students will create a timeline of their local area, marking
significant changes (e.g., construction of new buildings, changes in
transportation, etc.). This will be a group activity where each group will
focus on a different aspect (e.g., infrastructure, social practices, etc.).
5. Experiential Learning Activity:
"Field Visit to
a Historical Site": Students will visit a local historical site (or view
images/videos if a visit isn’t feasible) and observe the changes in the site’s
structure, use, and surrounding environment. They will interview older
community members or family members to gather firsthand accounts of how the
site and its use have changed over time.
6. Art/Sport Integrated Activities:
Art Integration:
Students will draw or paint pictures showing their community in the past and
present. They can use these illustrations to create a comparison chart.
Sport Integration:
Organize a relay race where each stage represents a different time period, with
challenges based on historical events or changes (e.g., carrying water as it
was done before pipelines).
7. Learning Tools/TLM to be Used:
Visual aids: Pictures
of the local community from different time periods.
Timeline charts and
materials for creating them.
Interview
questionnaires.
Art supplies for
drawings.
Videos or images of
historical sites.
8. Gist of the Lesson:
The lesson "Changing Times" aims to help students
understand how their environment and society have evolved over time. By
comparing the past and present, they will learn about the factors driving
change and how these changes impact their lives and surroundings.
9. Teaching directed, Teacher guided,
and Student-led Activities:
Teacher-directed:
Introduction of the concept of change over time with examples. Explaining the
impact of changes on people’s lives.
Teacher guided:
Guiding students through the timeline activity, providing resources, and
facilitating group discussions.
Student-led: Students
create and present their timelines, lead discussions on their findings, and
conduct interviews.
10. Pedagogical Procedure &
Resources Required:
1. Introduction (10 minutes):
Begin with a discussion on what change means
and examples of changes they have noticed in their environment.
Show images of the community from different
time periods.
2. Main Activity (30 minutes):
Divide the class into groups for the timeline
activity.
Guide them in researching, interviewing, and
creating their timelines.
Groups present their findings.
3. Conclusion (10 minutes):
Recap the key changes discussed and how they
have impacted the community.
Please encourage students to think about how
their community might change.
Resources Required:
Old photographs, art supplies, timeline
charts, interview questionnaires, and access to a historical site (physical or
virtual).
11. In Lesson Formative Assessment:
Observe students'
participation in group activities.
Check the accuracy
and creativity of their timelines.
Monitor the
discussions to assess understanding of the concept of change.
12. Post Lesson Assessment:
A short quiz on key
concepts (e.g., What changes have you observed in our community? How do you
think these changes have affected people?).
Evaluation of
timeline projects based on accuracy, creativity, and understanding of the
concept.
13. Assessment Strategies:
Continuous
Observation: During group activities and presentations.
Peer Assessment:
Students can assess each other’s timelines and give feedback.
Self-Assessment:
Students will reflect on their learning and write a short paragraph on what
they learned about change.
14. Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary
Activities:
History: Explore how
historical events have influenced changes in the community.
Geography: Study how
physical changes in the environment (e.g., construction, deforestation) impact
society.
Social Science:
Discuss social changes (e.g., population growth, changes in occupation).
15. Reinforcement/Practice Plan:
Homework: Students
will write a short essay on a change they observed in their family (e.g.,
lifestyle, technology) and how it has affected them.
Class Discussion:
Review the essays in the next class and discuss the different changes students
observe.
16. SelfAssessment by the Teacher
after Execution of the Lesson:
-Reflect on the
effectiveness of the lesson in achieving the learning outcomes.
- Assess student engagement and participation.
- Identify areas for improvement (e.g., did the students
find the activities engaging and educational? -Were the resources adequate?).
-Plan for adjustments
in future lessons based on the feedback and observations.