Grade 4 Health Lesson Plans
LESSON 1: Women Make A Difference
Time Frame:
Two 40-minute periods
Specific Curriculum Outcome:
Students will be expected to:
- Identify examples of positive role models and explain their importance.
Lesson Objective:
To identify positive role models using the Let’s Teach About Women website and to use this information to identify positive role models in their personal lives.
Skills and Processes:
In this lesson students will
- Locate information using the Let’s Teach About Women website
- Use a matrix to organize information
- Use a variety of media to communicate ideas and information
- Draw conclusions
- Contribute to group learning activities
Overview:
Students will use discussion, research, and writing skills to identify female role models. This activity will lead students to identify female role models in their personal lives.
Activity 1
Students will engage in a class discussion using the following questions as a suggested guide:
- What do you think a role model is?
- Give examples of positive and negative role models.
- What influence do you think role models have on your life?
Activity 2
Teachers will divide their class into small groups and have the students research the Let’s Teach About Women website to find examples of positive role models. A matrix is provided for students to record their information.
Activity 3
Teachers will instruct students to transfer the information from the matrix onto strips of coloured cardboard and post onto the bulletin board.
LESSON 2: Women Make A Difference (con’t)
Activity 4
Teachers will instruct students to read about each role model and to decide which one he/she would like to model. Students can then write a journal entry explaining their choice.
Activity 5
Teachers will invite students to participate in the construction of a class mobile featuring females who are strong role models in their lives. They will give reasons for their choices.
Assessment Ideas:
Teachers can evaluate students on their ability to:
- Organize information effectively
- Contribute to class discussion
- Work effectively in a group
Extension:
Teachers could instruct students to interview a female role model in their personal lives.