Better Community, Better Life: Teachers' Lesson Plan Competition Template
* compulsory fields – you may use as many pages as you need. Lesson plan title*:Community Culture On A Board Game Better Community – Better Life theme*: Community culture Curriculum area*: Suggested cross-curriculum links: English, History, Geography, Art and design Identity and Diversity Suggested level / age*: Lesson length*: 8 to 15 mixed age Learning objectives*: 1.The students will be able to gain deeper perceptions and appreciation of the community they are living in . 2.The students will be able to introduce the community culture through an interactive board game to friends around the world. 3.The students will be able to further reflect on what they observe in their community and uphold responsibility to make the community a better one Links to previous learning / curriculum fit: 1.Students are able to witness history of their community they have already learned in the textbooks. 2.Students are able to get a clearer picture of how environmental changes lead changes to people’s life through the development of their community. 3.Students are able to utilize their creativity in art and the use of technology. Resources*: 1.http://www.boardgamecapital.com 2.worksheet (The journal of my community) 3.Worksheet(What have I learned from BCBL ?) Starter / Introduction Timing Groupings Activity 1.Introduce the concepts of community and discuss the elements of a six hours community and the community themes they can work on.For each theme, share a video clip on youtube or a slideshow. 2.Have the students keep a journal of something they come upon in their community, which they think worth sharing. Main activities*
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Post here the Timing Groupings photo of your Four weeks (Two hours story per week)
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Activity A field trip to places that play a role in the community history so as to get to know the development of the community
Activity 1.The students come up with the rules of the board game, into which cultural elements are integrated. 2.The students design how they are going to showcase the images of the places they introduce through the board game and start their art work. Activity Plenary / Summary
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People and the CommunityChanging Community Community Culture Community Diversity Environment and CommunitySound of the Community
The story behind the photo
The things you want to share most
Journals Of My Community Date:_________
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