Five-Lesson Unit Designed for Social Studies and Arts Students

Unit Plan Template
Unit Title: Individual, Social, Political, and Cultural Development together with Global Connections and Exchange
Grade 1

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Title of Lesson and Brief Summary
Create a title for each lesson and 1-2 sentences summarizing the lesson, identifying the central focus based on the content and skills you are teaching.

Individual development.
Summary
This lesson will focus on nurturing the learners social development cultural interactions towards development of their identity.

Social development
Summary
This lesson will teach learners about developing a social identity that people will identify them with.

Political development
Summary
The lesson will explain the importance of politics and political development to the society

Cultural development
Summary
This lesson will focus on enhancing the learners’ cultural interactions and develop their identity

Global Connections and Exchange
Summary
The lesson will focus on explaining the importance of individual, social, political, and cultural development towards global connections and exchange

National/State Learning Standards
List specific grade-level social studies and arts standards that are the focus of the lesson being presented. The same standards can be used for multiple days.

Identify ways that students can take informed action to assist address issues and problems at school and/or in the society.
Arts
Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings.

Identify ways that students can take informed action to assist address issues and problems at school and/or in the society.
Arts
Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings.

Identify ways that students can take informed action to assist address issues and problems at school and/or in the society.
Arts
Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings.

Identify ways that students can take informed action to assist address issues and problems at school and/or in the society.
Arts
Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings.

Identify ways that students can take informed action to assist address issues and problems at school and/or in the society.
Arts
Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings.

Specific Learning Target(s)/Objectives Create at least one specific learning objective that is aligned to both selected standards.

To be able to understand oneself in relation to your environment

To be able to understand your social environment and how to relate to it

To be able to understand the role of politics to our existence.

To understand your culture and how to relate to others

To understand how our existence affects others.

Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology
List all resources, materials, equipment, and technology you and the students will use in the unit, including collaborative technology.

Pictures/photographs about individuals and characteristics that define people

Posters and charts about the social environment and special characteristics of the society.

Audio and visual records on ideas that shape the politics of a society and how such ideas influence them.

Pictures/photographs and audio-visuals of members from different societies and features that define their cultures

Pictures/photographs on how different people interact with each other in relation to their society and the politics that govern such interactions.

Multiple Means of Representation
Explain major concepts from social studies that will be included to promote elementary students’ abilities to make informed decisions as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world.

Listening and speaking, which would help the learners realize how to better communicate their issues

Observing, which will h...