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One Book One Philadelphia A Chance to Shine


 * Grade Kindergarten:**


 * Grade 2:**

__ Lesson Plan __ __ Teacher: __ M. P. (PWHS Student) __ School: __ Ridge Park Elementary __ Grade Level: __ Second __ Learning Issue: __ Students will be read the book //A Chance to Shine// by Allen Shamblin and Steve Seskin. __ Goal Statement: __ Students will learn about morals and the moral of this story (focusing on respect, treat others the way you want to be treated, and charity). It also promotes reading. 100% of the class should understand why the characters acted the way they did and how that affected other character’s lives. Charity is a prominent moral of this story and the students will understand why it is necessary to be charitable and how charity and respect are present in today’s world. Strategies/Steps: Data Analysis: By going through the PowerPoint and asking questions about the book, the students will get a feel for what morals are and what morals they will be focusing on for that class. (Charity, Respect, Treat others the way you want to be treated.) They will relate these ideas to their own lives by thinking of a time when they helped someone. Also, the way their classroom rules promote respect. By being separated into two groups, the students will feel separated. The “bad” group will not like being called the “bad group” and will have to change their saying to make it positive so they can join the “good group”. By asking which phrases related to which morals, I will determine if they are capable of comprehending why it is important to be respectful, charitable, and to treat others the way you want to be treated. \ Power Point:
 * 1) Read the book, //A Chance to Shine// by Allen Shamblin and Steve Seskin.
 * 2) Go through PowerPoint presentation //**( SEE BELOW),**// asking the questions on the slides about the title, setting, characters, a specific quote, and the morals.
 * 3) Ask the students questions like:
 * 4) Have you ever helped a friend when they needed help? How about Mom and Dad? What did you do? Why did you do it?
 * 5) Which characters help a friend in the story? Why did they do it? (Just because it’s right to do so? That is a //moral.//)
 * 6) **Treat people the way you want to be treated. If you were in need of a job because you needed to buy lunch at school today because your Mom didn’t give you any money, would you want someone to offer you a job? Maybe if you put some papers in the Friday folders, Mrs. Guckavan would pay you $5.00 for lunch. –That is what Joe needed at the time, he needed some money to buy food for himself because he doesn’t live with his Mom and Dad anymore.**
 * 7) What kinds of rules to you guys have here in the classroom? Why is that a rule? Is it a rule because it allows for RESPECT? (Treat others the way you want to be treated, so raise your hand so others can talk.)
 * 1) Next, I will hand each student a cut-out with a word/phrase on it. That word/phrase will either promote respect and charity or it will denounce it. On one side of the room will be the “good” words and on the other, will be the “bad” words. Students will get up and move to whichever side of the classroom they are on and read their word/phrase out loud. I will ask the class if everyone agrees with whether it is a good card or a bad card. If the student is not in the correct group, they must sit in their seat. The people who are correct will remain standing. The “bad group” must change their word/phrase to make it positive and once they’ve done so, they may join the “good group”.
 * 2) After the activity is finished and if there is time, I will ask the students how they felt being in the “bad group” and if they wanted to be in the “good group”. How did these phrases create animosity? What kinds of morals did the good phrases suggest?


 * Grade 5:**
 * Teacher: Mr. L. (PWHS Student) and Ms. D.
 * School: CES
 * Grade: 5th
 * Learning Issue: One Book, One Philadelphia
 * Goal Statement:
 * The kids will learn the value of giving and helping people. Also, the well being sharing and helping the needy. They will also learn not to judge people because they don’t know where they came from. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
 * Strategies/ Steps:
 * “Hi boys and girls, today we will be reading you a story about the values of giving and helping others. Please meet us over at the carpet.”
 * First we will do a book walk so the children can get an idea of what the book is about. Ask them questions about the book to see if they know what it could be about.
 * Then we are going to play music and walk around the room. When the music stops they high-five the person who is closest to them. We will ask them “thinking” questions like:
 * What they want to be when they grow up?
 * What goals are you going to set for yourself to achieve this profession?
 * Do you think a homeless person could ever become famous? If so, how?
 * Then we will read the book. Stopping in parts and asking questions to see if the students will know what will happen next.
 * After we are finished we will talk about how giving is important. Ask them if they remember a time when they helped a person in need. Ex: (family members, pets, homeless people, stranger, friends)
 * After reading activity:
 * The activity we are doing today is putting the kids in groups of 4. They will work as a team to describe the picture being shown. We will ask them the following questions:
 * Do you know who this person is?
 * What were they in?
 * Do you know anything about their live?
 * What kind of house do you think they live in?
 * How much money do you think they make?
 * Then we will put the picture on the board and they will try to match the description that we gave them to the person that is on the board.
 * After they answer the questions with their table, we will go through the power point again. When we ask the question they will play “take off” “touch down”. Then we will answer the questions so they can see that not everyone who is successful started off well.
 * The team at the end with the most correct will get a prize.
 * Data Analysis:
 * The children will understand what we are trying to teach them by answering questions at the end.
 * Evidence of Goal Attainment:
 * Talk to the children. Ask them questions about what they have learned today. Tell them that where you come from always doesn’t make your future. To never give up and always strive for better.


 * Grade 7:**

L. D. (PWHS Student) Mrs. Nelson Colonial Middle School __ Reading Lesson Plan  __ Goal: The students will learn how bullying effects everyone around them Objective: The reason for this lesson is so that the students will understand that when they bully people even if they don’t realize it, that they are hurting peoples feelings. Before students get into the class room, push the desks off to either side of the room and leave the middle cleared Steps: i. How it affects other. ii. Why people bully others. iii. What it says about the bully. i. Helping others helps yourself. ii. Makes you feel better about yourself. i. Everyone deserves a chance. ii. People aren’t always what they seem. iii. Treat others they way you want to be treated. a. Have you ever been called a name? For example: loser, dork, or weirdo. b.  Has someone ever cut in front of you in a line? c. Have you ever been pushed or hit? d. Have you ever felt like someone is pressuring you into doing something you don’t want to? e. Has someone judged you because of what you’re wearing? (After the students have crossed over the line and come back, say than you have been bullied.) >> >> >> >> >>
 * 1) The students will move their desks off to the sides of the room.
 * 2) Hand out copies of the book to each student.
 * 3) Have the students pop corn read throughout the book.
 * 4) When the students are done reading talk to them about the moral of the story.
 * 5) Bullying.
 * 1) Lending a helping hand.
 * 1) Respect the Difference.
 * 1) Questions: After talking about the morals of the story, have the students stand up and line up in a straight line on one side of the room. After they are lined up explain that the following activity should be done in complete silence. The students will cross over to the other side of the line if they can answer yes to the questions. After they crossed over they will come back to the other side with the rest of the students and do the same thing with each question.
 * 1) Hand out the “Ticket-Out” and have the students answer it before they leave.
 * 2) Has bullying continued to occur since Challenge Day?
 * 3) Have you seen any positive changes in your school since Challenge Day?
 * 4) What does it mean to “Be the Change”