The lesson plan is the professional style in which teachers write for publication. Although there is no one way to write a lesson plan, there are common elements: title, goals, materials, suggested steps, assessment, and supplemental information. Although lesson plan can be written very formulaic, they can also provide a glimpse in the classroom or style of an educator. I encourage my students and peers to write lesson plans as often as possible, the reality is that most lesson plans are not written for a large audience instead they are simple instructions that a teacher uses to remember how to repeat a lesson in the future or as a set of items to provide justification to a supervisor. Despite this, if a full-time teacher was provided the time and encouragement to write detailed lesson plans the education community and students would be the ultimate beneficiaries.
Included on these pages are lesson plans and other classroom resources that I have developed over the years for both personal use and as professional curriculum developer. All the materials are original, but in many cases the copyrights are owned by the organization. Nothing has been posted that is not a free resource and may be reproduced for educational purposes.
The Founders’ Library – National Constitution Center This lesson is designed to introduce students to the Constitution. It can be used as a one-day lesson to fulfill the Constitution Day requirement or as a means to begin a conversation about the framers of the Constitution. It has been carefully designed to highlight the three spheres of civic education as detailed by the National Constitution Center; that is, the lesson includes civic knowledge, active citizenship, and democratic deliberation.
To Sign or Not to Sign – National Constitution Center From the moment students enter the room, they will begin to examine and understand the role of the people in the Constitution.
Livable Communities: What Are They? How Do We Create Them? - Student Voices: Local Government Curriculum
