Lesson Plan: Be The Boss

Great Thinker's Challenge:

Get to know a person who is in charge, or a “boss” in your school or community. Interview this person, explore what helps them make important decisions, and develop strategies for making your own.

Learning Objectives:

• (Literacy) Formulate and answer questions on a theme or topic.

• (Literacy) Summarize information in an article, following a particular writing convention.

• (Social-Emotional Learning) Discuss leadership, and what it means to be a leader.

• (Social Studies) Analyze the impact of leadership on the way people live and think within a community.

• (Drama) Plan and act dialogue in a scene with two characters.

Materials/Preparation:

• Be the Boss! worksheet

• Short story or video about leadership

• Paper and pen

Grade Range: 2-5

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