Taking an existing smartboard lesson plan on the Three Branches of Government and making it more UDL friendly.

1. Smartboard Lesson
Trent White

2. Original Lesson Plan/Target Students
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=8
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Target Students: Grades 4-5 Social Studies

3. Adaptations
I would first use more images of the White House, Capitol Building, and Supreme
Court for visual learners
I think that it would be helpful to use Google Maps too as a way to provide both visual
images but also a spatial representation of the three branches of government to help
Spatial Learners

4. Adaptations
The Smartboard lesson currently has a lot of things for students to click on but it
seems to be more text about each branch for audio and musical learners I’d like to use
some videos or even songs to explain the branches instead of always having them read

5. Adaptations
I would add in interactive games with that can be played on the Smartboard, this
would benefit interpersonal learners as well as engaged kinesthetic learners who need
movement to learn.
These would be relay games where students would run up to the board and drag each
power or check and balance to the correct branch of government. Students would be
able to collaborate allowing other students to help ESL students and students with
disabilities to still participate should they need assistance

6. Adaptations
For Gifted Students they can do independent research on how the checks and balances
have changed (I.E. War Powers Act disputes) or write about aspects of government
that could use additional checks and balances (I.E. how Congress can raise it’s own
salary)
For Students with Special Needs I would set attainable goals for each student making
sure that they get the most important information from the lesson. I would provide
assistive technology so blind or deaf students could at least be described or read a close
caption of the pictures and videos that I’m showing. I’d make sure too to provide
technology or assistance to take notes as well
For ESL students we would use images and videos which will add visuals so they don’t
have to rely solely on spoken English to learn. I will also utilize group work in our
games throughout which helps ESL students to learn through the actions of their

7. How Does Lesson Plan Utilize UDL
I feel I did a good job of planning this lesson to adapt to the various different multiple
intelligences and learning modalities that will exist in my classroom. I address
interpersonal, linguistic, kinesthetic, spatial, and musical learners.
I also have specific adaptations for the different types of students I might have like
who are blind, deaf, have a mental or physical disability, are an ESL learner, or a gifted
learner.

8. Sources
http://www.sinsofcommission.com/California-Coast/tag/nollan-v-california-coastal-
commission/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
http://www.history.com/topics/white-house
http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/supporting-esl-students-mainstream-classroom/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOS7RGpvNVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bf3CwYCxXw