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Students will recognize that people differ in the ways
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Primary Learning Outcomes
How do I learn best? How do my classmates learn
best?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 5
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Awareness
of the benefits of educational achievement.
Standard: Describe how academic skills can
be used in the home and community. Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in
subject areas. Identify academic skills needed in several occupational groups.
Describe relationships among ability, effort, and achievement. Implement a plan
of action for improving academic skills. Describe school tasks that are similar
to skills essential for job success. Describe how the amount of education needed
for different occupational levels varies.
5
Topic: Awareness
of the relationship between work and learning.
Standard: Identify different types of work,
both paid and unpaid. Describe the importance of preparing for occupations.
Demonstrate effective study and information-seeking habits. Demonstrate an
understanding of the importance of practice, effort, and learning. Describe how
current learning relates to work. Describe how one’s role as a student is like
that of an adult worker.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 5 min.
Tell the students that they are going to participate in an
activity that will encourage them to think about themselves and the ways they
may differ from others. Explain that everyone may differ in the way they learn
best but that no one way is better than another. Stress that there are no right
or wrong answers for this activity.
Step:
2 Duration: 20 min.
Have students complete the “What’s Your Style” survey by
ranking the activities in each category. Explain the ranking process and be sure
that the students understand how to complete the survey.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: FileName: Whats your style.doc
Description: Print and copy for
each student.
Step:
3 Duration: 10 min.
When the students have completed the activity, choose
volunteers to discuss their responses with the class.
Materials and Equipment
“What’s Your Style” sheet, Pencil or pen
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be
evaluated.
Extension
Give students experiences learning information with visual and
auditory clues. Have students decide which approach is best for their learning
style.
Remediation
Have students take the survey at the beginning and end of the
year and compare the results.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
