Free 5th Grade Staying Committed Lesson Plan

Topic: Staying committed

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to define what it means to be committed and loyal.
• Students will be able to identify the consequences of being not committed and loyal.

Materials

• Whiteboard and markers
• Handouts with examples of committed and loyal actions and behaviors

Warm-up

• Ask students what comes to mind when they hear the word 'commitment'.
• Write their answers on the whiteboard.
• Ask students what comes to mind when they hear the word 'loyalty'.
• Write their answers on the whiteboard.
• Ask students if they can think of any examples of people who are committed or loyal.
• Write their examples on the whiteboard.
• Ask students if they can think of any examples of people who are not committed or loyal.
• Write their examples on the whiteboard.

Direct Instruction

• Explain to students that commitment and loyalty are important qualities to have in life.
• Discuss the importance of being committed to a task or goal and being loyal to people and organizations we care about.
• Discuss the consequences of not being committed or loyal, such as not achieving our goals or hurting the people we care about.

Guided Practice:

• Divide students into pairs or small groups.
• Give each group a set of scenarios describing situations where a person is considering giving up on a goal or being unfaithful to a loved one.
• Have students discuss the reasons why the person is considering giving up and the consequences of doing so.
• Have students come up with ways the person could stay committed to their goal or loyal to their loved one.

Independent Practice:

• Have students work on a project-based assignment where they have to come up with their own goal or commitment and plan how to stay committed to it.
• Encourage students to think about the steps they can take to stay committed, and the consequences if they are not.
• Provide support and assistance as needed.

Closure:

• Have students share their project-based assignments with the class.
• Discuss the importance of staying committed and loyal and the consequences if not.

Assessment:

• Observe students during independent practice to assess their understanding of the concept.
• Collect and review their project-based assignments for evidence of staying committed and loyal.