Lesson Plan 2 - Fink
Lesson Plan 2 - Fink
Lesson Plan 2 - Fink
Abuse
Alcoholism
Rape
Depression
Neglect
Drugs
I will have The Family Life Cycle Scenarios worksheet on the students desks, and bell work instructions on the
board as they walk into the room. Bell work instructions: Good Morning! Get out your FACS notebooks, and your notes
from last week. Begin silently working on the worksheet at your desk. I will use this time to take roll and answer any
questions before class.
Learning activities/procedures:
doesnt have to match the family structure on the other side of the paper. At the top, you will
label the family life cycle stage, and below the picture you will write another scenario describing
the picture you made. Now, some of you will have an easier time finding pictures that work, and
since youre the first class youll probably have a better selection of pictures to choose from than
the other. However, some of you may have a hard time finding pictures to work for your specific
categories. Just do your best, and try to be creative! I was lucky enough to find two pictures that
worked perfect for my family types I chose since I didnt have twenty of you at my house fighting
me for pictures. But this is approximately how yours should look: Family Collage in the middle,
both titles at the top, and two scenarios at the bottom. Are there any questions? You will have
the rest of class today to work on these, so please make sure you take your time and make them
look nice. Be creative! Ok, Tables 1, and 3, you may go get a magazine. Tables 2 and 4, would
you distribute the glue and scissors? And tables 5 and 7, would you please get out the markers
and crayons?
Closure/Review of Content:
Ok everyone, may I have your eyes up here please. Thank you. Would anyone like to share their collage?
(*Suggest someone who did a nuclear family, blended family, etc.) (*Get an example from at least 3 students - try to get
differing family structures.) Very good! Ok, now what about the family life cycle side of the page? (*Get examples from
several students - try to get different stages of the life cycle.) Awesome job you guys! I really like what Ive seen from you
all today, good work. Ok, lets take a few minutes and clean up. The trash and scraps need to make their way to the
recycling bin, or trashcan. If there are pieces of paper on the floor, please pick those up as well. Would table 6 please pick
up the glue and scissors, table 8 would you please put the markers and crayons away, and table 9, would you please make
sure all the magazines get put back up nice and neat. Thank you! Make sure your collages get put in the tray before you
leave, and when the bell rings you make be dismissed.
Evaluation/assessment of student learning:
My evaluation of the students learning will be both formal and informal. I will use the bell ringer activity to
gauge the students recollection of information weve discussed in previous classes. I will also walk around to the
different tables to monitor and check for student understanding as they work on their collages. I will be able to tell if they
are matching the correct label to their pictures, as well as what kind of scenarios they are pairing. My formal assessment
will be the rubric each of the students will receive and turn in attached to their collage.
Modifications for exceptional learners:
Lower-achieving
I can read the Family structure slip to them aloud
I can reduce number of questions on the bell work sheet
I could have a scenario already in place for them
I could assist them in setting up the paper for their collage
Higher-achieving
I could have them make both sides of their collage coordinate (family structure matches stage of the family life
cycle)
References:
Pictures from various magazines
Liddell,L.,&Gentzler,Y.(2008).Buildinglifeskills.TinleyPark,Ill.:GoodheartWilcox.