LESSON PLAN

Date: 9^th December 9, 2013

Grade Level: Grade six

Age group: 10-12 years old

Time Duration: 45 mins

Subject:  Social Studies

Topic:  Folk Culture

Objectives:  Students will be able to:

1.        View a video to identify the different folk cultures still practiced in St Lucia.

2.       Report their observations on a chosen folk culture.

3.       Show their appreciation for folk culture by producing one of the artifacts left by our ancestors.

Content:  Folk culture is the culture traditionally practiced by small rural groups living relatively in isolation from other groups.  Historically handed down through oral tradition, it demonstrates the “old ways”, over novelty and relates to a sense of community.  The various forms of folk cultures practiced in St Lucia are:  pottery, farming, fishing, chair making, folk dancing, arts, and paintings.

Materials:  clay, video, paper, pencils, markers, nylon bag,

Instructional Activities

Introduction:  Students will be asked stimulating questions to facilitate discussions.  Questions such as: When you hear the term folk culture, what comes to mind?  Do you know any forms of folk culture still being practiced in your community or other communities in St Lucia? 

Development: Students will be required to:

Step 1.  Students will view a video and will be placed in groups to discuss their understanding of the term folk culture based on their observation of the video.   Each group will share their understanding of the term with rest of the class.

Step 2.   Students will identify the various folk cultures observed in the video through prompting from teacher and record them in their books.

Step 3.  Students will dip for a form of folk culture and will present their understanding of the features of the folk culture chosen in the form of a song, drama piece, poem and dance.

Step 4.  Students will be given the material and with the help of a resource person create a coal pot.

Conclusion:  Students will review the lesson by responding to the questions from the video quiz.

Evaluation:  Pictures from the lesson along with the student’s creation will be posted on the class blog and students will comment.