Name: Kara Fidelack Date: Sept 29-30Subject: Social Studies/Treaty Ed Grade: Kindergarten

Content (Topic):-all about promises (keeping promises, making promises, breaking promises)-creating classroom promises (rules) that we agree to keep

Outcomes:DRK.2 - Explore examples of promises made through actions and words, and why it is important to keep promises.

PAK.1 - Understand and respect the agreed-upon rules of the classroom, playground, and school, and recognize that rules and expectations are designed to promote a state of safety, self-regulation, peace, balance, and harmony.

TPPK4: Examine the intent of different kinds of promises.

Indicators:a. Identify situations where a promise has been made in personal stories,

recollection of books, and other narratives.b. Describe the consequences of when promises are kept and when they

are not (e.g., hurt feelings, misunderstandings).

a. Name some rules in the home and the school and identify their purposes (e.g., school rules, safety rules, scheduling rules such as recess or lunch time).

b. Differentiate between those rules and decisions made by students themselves, those made by individuals they know, and those made by someone else..

c. Explain why rules are important.d. Identify individual roles and responsibilities within the classroom and

school.e. Identify people who make rules that influence students’ lives, and

discuss the types of decisions made by self and others.f. Recognize that appropriate behaviour differs depending upon the

setting.

● Describe own beliefs related to the meaning and importance of keeping promises.

● Represent understanding of different types of promises.● Express the ways and symbols of making and keeping different types

of promises.

Key Questions:What is a promise?What does it mean when I make a promise?What happens when I don’t keep a promise?What kinds of promises do we make?How can we show we are going to keep a promise?What promises can I make to make our classroom a better place?Prerequisite Learning:

● what the word ‘promise’ means● personal experience with making promises, being given a promise by someone else, how we feel

when someone breaks a promiseAdaptive Dimension:

● democratic classroom/student choice: students will be determining which promises they, as a class, would like to commit to keeping for the year. This creates student responsibility for upholding the promises and also employs student accountability

● creation of a safe and caring classroom climate where students’ ideas matter and are valued (teacher will not create any of the promises, students will)

● talking circle - each student gets an equal opportunity to speak (culturally responsive learning)● use of SMART board/technology - different routine than students are used to (capture attention)

● use of video recording of a book: visual and audio informationPreparation:

● have the video of Nicola Davies reading her book “The Promise” ready and up on the SMART board when students come in from recess

● gather necessary materialsMaterials:

● chart paper, easel, markers● SMART board● link to Nicola Davies video reading of “The Promise”● ink pad (students can ‘sign’ the list of classroom promises by making an ink fingerprint)● talking stick/talking item

Set (5 min)● play video reading of “The Promise” story by Nicola Davies on the SMART

board for the students https://vimeo.com/73026206● students will be sitting at their table spots while they watch the video

Development (20 min)● gather students at the story corner and arrange them into a circle (this will

be used as a talking circle later in the lesson)● pose questions to the students about the story “The Promise” (for now, they

can raise their hands if they want to add to the discussion)○ What was the city like at the beginning of the story? How did it look?

How did the people act?○ What happened between the old woman and the main character?

What promise did the main character make? Why did the old woman want him to promise?

○ What would have happened if the main character didn’t keep his promise? What happened when he kept his promise?

○ How did the city look at the end? How did people act then?○ What will happen now that a new person has the bag of acorns? Do

you think that they will keep their promise?○ Why are promises important? What does it mean when we make a

promise?○ What happens when we break a promise?○ How do we show someone we will keep a promise?○ What kinds of promises have you made/has someone made to you?

Did you/they keep the promise? Why or why not? What happened?● tell students that we will be making promises to keep our classroom a safe

and happy place to be● tell students that we are sitting in a talking circle and explain the rules for

sitting in a talking circle (each of us are able to talk when we get the special talking stick; when we do not have the talking stick, we are listening to the speaker)

● pose the question “What promises would you like to make so that our classroom is a good place to be?” Let students think about this for a minute to themselves, and then start the talking stick going around the circle (students can each give a suggestion of a promise that they would like to keep)

● give a few examples of good promises that would make the classroom a safe

Student Engagement/ Classroom Management Strategies:● video book -

capture students’ attention

● talking circle - teacher can see all students clearly and all students can see the teacher well from where they are sitting

● talking stick - you have a chance to contribute when you have the talking stick; if you do not have it, your job is to listen

● Quiet Coyote

and happy place (ex. I promise to walk in the classroom, I promise to use kind words with my classmates, I promise to share with my classmates, etc.)

● tell students that we have to make promises that we will be able to keep (ex. Don’t promise to give your friends a million dollars, because you can’t possibly keep that promise!)

● write down students’ ideas on chart paper (simplify all promises into easy-to-understand language)

● after all students have had a turn to talk, go over the promises they have brainstormed and ask, after each one, if this is a promise that all of the students can keep (if yes, it can stay on the list of ‘Classroom Promises’)

Closure (5 min)● explain that now that we have made these promises, we have to keep them● get student suggestions for how we can show that we agree to keep these

promises● get all students to sign the list of classroom promises (either by writing their

name at the bottom of the sheet or stamping their finger print with ink)● agree to hang these classroom promises up where everyone can see them

***Arts Ed link/Optional Activity - have students choose one promise to illustrate (write which promise it is at the bottom of their drawing) - can hang up on the bulletin boardAssessment:-anecdotal notes of students’ responses to the discussion questions and their suggestions for promises they can keep in the classroom