Quick Programming #6

 Teachers Help Us Grow 

Library/Information Skills Lesson Plan

Cross-curricular subject areas: English Language Arts, Art    Date: Late April-May

Grade level: Lower Elementary 

Topic: How do teachers help us grow? Teacher Appreciation discussion

Lesson Objective: The learners will listen to a read-aloud about the impact teachers have on students and be able to create an artifact to thank a teacher of choice. 

Materials needed: You would want to look for a picture book for a read-aloud about which includes to the topic of positive teachers and student relationships. A suggested title is The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. You can purchase a copy here. 

You will want to have art supplies for students can create a teacher appreciation artifact. You can include crayons, copy paper, scissors, glue, markers, glitter, yarn, and pipe cleaners. 

Instructional Procedures: Begin by asking for who their teachers are and something that they like about their teachers? You can probe by asking: 

• What have you learned from your teacher?
• What has been your favorite memory from this year/last year?
• Why are teachers important?

Then, read the prologue to the book by Jacqueline Woodson. Use this as a read-aloud session. 

Afterward, have students create a teacher appreciation artifact that expresses a positive relationship with their teacher. 

Closing: Ask students to leave their work, which can be used to create a teacher appreciation display. You can also hold on to the work to deliver to their teachers during teacher appreciation. 

Assessment: Informal assessment during read-aloud. Ensure you walk around as students are completing teacher appreciation artifacts.