Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Family Life – Then and Now
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 1 - 2A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare daily family life from the past with the present.
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Lesson Plan
This lesson contains a link to an external video. Please watch the video prior to presenting this lesson to ensure that the content is appropriate for your students.
Tuning In
- Students watch and listen to the 1950 Family Date, Dinner in a 1950’s Home video on YouTube. After watching, ask the students:
- What were some of the every day activities the family did when they got home from school?
- Were there any activities from the video that are a part of your family life?
- Ask the students to share aspects of their daily family lives with the class and record their responses on the board.
Teacher Instruction
- Encourage the students to reflect back on the video. Ask the students:
- How is family life in the 1950s the same as family life today?
- How is family life in the 1950s different from family life today?
- As a class, use the Compare and Contrast – Venn Diagram Template to compare daily family life from the 1950s with the present.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide each student with a copy of the template used in the whole class activity. Ask the students to chose one element of family life e.g. leisure time. Allow the students to use the Venn diagram to compare how this element of family life was experienced in the 1950s with how it is experienced in the present day.
Wrapping Up
- When the students have finished their Venn diagrams, encourage volunteers to share their ideas with the class.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage more capable students to assist others and share their ideas during group work and class discussions.
Supporting Students
- Encourage less confident students to participate in group work and class discussions at a level at which they feel comfortable.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
National Curriculum Curriculum alignment
- Key Stage 1 (KS1)
Key Stage 1 (KS1) covers students in Year 1 and Year 2.
- History
Pupils should develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. They should know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences bet...
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