Lesson Plan

Name: Julie Haggar                                                                                                   Date:  4-29-05                                                                                     Activity Name:  Safety with Officer Buckle and Gloria                                       Subject Area: reading, writing,  music, & art                                   Grade Level: kindergarten to first grade                                                                                                                                                                                   Materials: the book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, cardboard, poster board, or paper stars, black markers, scissors if the stars are not already cut out, crayons, a police officer and the Safety song

Rationale:      Reading: Indicator 1: Students are able to apply various reading strategies to comprehend & interpret text.  Connect personal experiences to information found in the text, make predictions about & retell a familiar story, and ask & answer questions about the text

            Writing: Indicator 3: Students are able to use appropriate mechanics, usage, & conventions of language.  Use spaces between words & write using left to right, top to bottom progression.

            Music: Standard 1: Performing~ students will use the performance of music as a means for creative expression & communication

           Art: Standard 1: understand that art tells stories, express moods, & conveys ideas

Objectives:  For the students to be able to learn safety tips.  Learn a song and decorate a star with an idea of their own.  They will be able to answer questions about the book and guest speaker

Procedure:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Multiple Intelligences:  Verbal/Linguistic~ storytelling and speaker                                                                                                                   Visual/Spatial~ art activities                                                                                                                                                                                        Musical/Rhythmic~ singing                                                                                                                                                                                                 Interpersonal~ guest speaker                                                                                                                                                                                           Introduction: I will start off by teaching the song to the class and having them sing it.

Teaching Strategies:  I will start off by reading the book to the class.  Then I will have the guest speaker come in and talk to the class.  I will then have the kids ask questions and answer questions.

           Closure:  I would end the lesson by having the students come up with a safety tip and write it on a star and then they can decorate their star.  Then the students can share their safety tip with the class.  We would then hang the stars on the wall.

Assessment:  I would assess the students through the question and answer time with the police officer.  Questions such as not getting into a strangers car, opening the door for strangers, etc.  I would watch to make sure they participated in the song.  Also through the safety tip that they came up with.

Well, since my parents left me                                                                                                                                                                                                  Left me home alone                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I practice all my safety rules                                                                                                                                                                                                             Until they get back home

Chorus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I practice safety, baby                                                                                                                                                                                                                       I practice safety.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               I practice safety all the time                                                                        

Well, if someone comes a'knockin                                                                                                                                                                                           A'knockin at my door                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I'll be locked safe inside my home                                                                                                                                                                                               So don't come 'round no more

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If someone rings my number                                                                                                                                                                                                         Calls me on the phone                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I won't give information out                                                                                                                                                                                                          Because I'm home alone

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Well, if I smell something burning                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fire or maybe smoke                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I quickly dial 9-1-1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Then stop, and drop, and roll

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When I surf on my computer                                                                                                                                                                                                        And someone wants to chat                                                                                                                                                                                                             If I'm not sure who it is                                                                                                                                                                                                            Then I'll have none of that

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