Grade 4 Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan: My School

Lesson Overview

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In this lesson plan we combine skills and standards that young students need to pass in Social Studies, Economics, and general life skills that will equip them with understanding the structure and function of communities around them.

We use schools as a way to demostrate the different roles, expecations, differences and similarities of communities and their members.

In this lesson, we will explore the schools in first-person from students around the world, from Mongolia to Syria and beyond.

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Lesson Objectives and Curriculum Alignment

United Kingdom

• Curriculum Area: PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education)
• Alignment: Enhances understanding of the school as a community, promoting respect and cooperation among students.

United States

• Curriculum Area: Social Studies, ELA (English Language Arts)
• Alignment: Encourages exploration of different cultures and communities, including the school community, through reading and social studies activities.

Canada

• Curriculum Area: Social Studies, Health and Life Skills
• Alignment: Focuses on the role of the individual in contributing to a healthy and vibrant school community.

New Zealand

• Curriculum Area: Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences
• Alignment: Promotes well-being and community engagement within the school setting.

Australia

• Curriculum Area: Health and Physical Education, Civics and Citizenship
• Alignment: Supports students in becoming active and informed members of the school community.

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If you are looking for lessons with similar objectives have a look here: 

- Games in Our Lives: Grade 4
- Rhythm and Music: Grade 3
- Homes Around the World: Grade 1
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Introductory Activities

Let's warm up with a little exercise on school roles. Our school community is made up of soooo many different people! 

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Match the following roles to their mission! 
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Teacher

Lunch Staff

Principal

PE Teacher

Janitor

Librarian

School Bus driver

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• plays fun games and teaches us about sports.
• drives students to school.
• serves lunch in the cafeteria.
• keeps the school clean and safe.
• manages the library and helps students find books.
• leads the school and makes sure everything runs smoothly.
• teaches lessons and helps students learn.

Make this lesson interactive and take your students around the world with the Touchable Earth app.

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Children Around the World

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Every Touchable Earth lesson includes original videos from communities around the world, with kids sharing one piece of their life! 

We are first going to visit Samantha in South Africa, who is going to introduce us to her school Principal.
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The virtual school trip continues to Syria where Kwala has invited us to attend her Maths class.

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Yoel and his friends in the Marshall Islands also wanted to say hello and show you around their school!

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Lastly, we need to say hello to Georgina in North Macedonia who wants to introduce us to her class

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Activities
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Each Touchable Earth lesson comes with interactive activities that you can use in or outside the classroom.

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We've just explored schools around the world! Think about your own school for a moment.  Based on the videos we watched, what surprised you the most about a school tradition or activity that's different from your own school?


if you enjoyed this lesson plan, keep exploring Touchable Earth for Social Studies and Cross-curricular lesson plans to take your students around the world.