This document outlines an elementary social studies lesson plan on communities. The lesson includes a BrainPop Jr. video on communities, an article about what communities are, a graphic organizer comparing classroom and hometown rules, a SmartExchange activity sorting signs, a Kahoot! quiz, a PearDeck activity to improve students' communities, and a mini student reflection. The lesson utilizes various online tools to engage students and assess their understanding of communities in an organized and interactive way.

1. Tech Module #3
ED566: Elementary Social Studies
Prof. David Bass
Summer 2020
By: Cassandra Urban

2. Today’s Agenda
● BrainPop Jr. Video
● Article about what a community is
● Graphic Organizer
● SmartExchange Lesson
● Kahoot!
● PearDeck
● Mini-Reflection
(Click each bullet to bring you
to the exact slide!)

3. VideoBrainPop Jr. Video on Community
Click the
picture to
watch!

4. Read The Article About Community
CLICK ME TO
READ!!!

5. Let’s Take a Look...
Made with Google Draw
This Venn Diagram shows you
the different rules in our
classroom vs. your hometown
community.
The middle of those two
circles contain rules that are
the SAME between both
communities.

6. SmartExchange Lesson on SIGNS
Let's think about
signs in our town.
Do you remember
them?
Click the picture of
the sign to practice
sorting which sign is
what.

7. Kahoot!
Let’s test your
community
brain! Click my
bitmoji to get
started!

8. It’s time to think…
How can you make your home
community a better place?
Examples: pick trash up, wear a seatbelt, volunteer
PearDeck

9. Mini-Reflection
Google Slides is a great resource to share new digital technologies by linking websites
through photos, diagrams and text boxes. The different tools through linking lets you
explore the Internet in a safe way that the teacher can for the most part control. It
allows for curiosity and critical examination by letting you incorporate things like
Kahoot! Or Google Forms to assess students and test their knowledge.
Using Google slides’ benefits include organization of materials, having the opportunity to
make things look “pretty’ and engaging for students, and having a spot to combine an
entire lesson for students to always go back to.
Some disadvantages is that some students might not have wifi or access to a computer.
Another would be that it takes some time getting used to! Young children need to
explore Slides or else it will be overwhelming for an adult to help them every time they
need to do something.

10. Resources Used
BrainPop Jr.
Kids Britannica
Google Draw
PearDeck
SmartExchange
Kahoot!

11. Contact Information
Cassandra Urban
cassandra.urban@quinnipiac.edu
203 - 814 - 6433