Social Advocacy Lesson Reflection
This lesson was a fourth-grade lesson centered around social advocacy, taught in a small group at Agnes B. Hennessey Elementary School. For our last lesson in our social studies interdisciplinary unit, students were challenged to think about how their actions can impact their community around them. We did this by analyzing primary source photos, learning about cause and effect, and creating our own script for a reader's theatre. This lesson was written and planned collaboratively, as well as peer-reviewed and teacher-reviewed. We remained professional throughout this experience as we got to know each student and their learning needs. We learned how to respond to challenging behaviors, and definitely gained experience with planning lessons with appropriate accommodations that fit our group. To adapt our instruction to meet the needs of the kids, we incorporated strategies such as anchor charts, visuals, graphic organizers, movement breaks, s...
