Restorative Teaching Practices - Gamification Lesson Plan 2
Lesson Plan: Gamification & Restorative Teaching Practices
Overview
The provided resource contains two lesson plans and supplementary materials focused on teaching Restorative Practices to students in grades 4-6 based on the Alberta K to 12 Instruction Supports. The lesson plans and additional materials were created by Erynn Ginther and Reid Contreras Woelfle.
Lesson Plan #1: Using Restorative Practices to Build Conflict Resolution Skills
The following resources are provided for the first lesson:
- Google Slides Template: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u74Qmy6wtXHzZSaUX_AoOW0jFKfAxp6D6yC3fI0Iupo/edit?usp=sharing
- Google Form: https://forms.gle/Lht7mpaf4FxPVAmp6
The following resources will be required to properly execute the first lesson:
- Epson Board
- Large Sheets of Paper
- Drawing/Writing Utensils
- Dice
- Player Pieces
- Blank Paper Cards
Description of Lesson Plan 1:
Provided are two lesson plans focused on teaching Restorative Practices based on the Alberta K to 12 Instructional Supports, to students in grades 4-6. This first lesson is focused on implementing gamification to teach conflict resolution strategies with the use of a board game activity. In the process of creating their games students will have opportunities to consolidate all the new information, and as they play their games they will also have plenty of opportunities to retrieve the new information. Students will also be tasked with ranking the conflict resolution strategies to a specific criteria and justifying their decisions.
Lesson Plan Objectives:
- Students will be able to identify which conflict resolution strategies are most effective in a given scenario.
- Students will be able to rank order a list of strategies against a criteria.
Lesson Plan #2: Reducing Social Barriers to Learning with Restorative Practices
The following resources are provided for the second lesson:
- Google Slides Template: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HAqiZUc0--6l6ghFemrPTxXZQEPlpldTUUDGSJ3yT6I/edit?usp=sharing
- Padlet: https://padlet.com/ginthere/2vkjkrxmgubx60n9
- Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/62285d2b121fd8001dbc1551/restorative-practices-to-reduce-social-barriers-to-learning
The following resources will be required to properly execute the second lesson:
- Paper
- Staplers
- Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Tokens
Description of Lesson Plan 2:
The second lesson focuses on teaching students how resorative practices can reduce social barriers towards learning with the use of a paper chain activity. To start, students will be asked to contribute towards a Padlet where they will collectively draft a list of barriers that they think would impede learning. Next, the students will begin the paper chain activity. The first objective of the paper chain activity will be providing students with the opportunity to personally experience or witness barriers that prevent them from achieving a certain goal. After the activity, based on the students findings during the activity, they will brainstorm ways to bypass barriers when trying to achieve goals for future projects.
Lesson Plan Objectives:
- Students will be able to identify social barriers to learning.
- Students will be able to explain restorative practices to reduce the impact of social barriers on learning