There are various types of multicultural lesson plans. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model and the Essential Element of Instruction (EEI) are some of the common types of multicultural lesson plans used by educators. An example of a multicultural lesson plan from the SIOP model is the healthy and unhealthy foods lesson plan. The objective of the lesson is to assist students identify and differentiate healthy and unhealthy foods. The students will to a story and tell a friend if the food identified is healthy or unhealthy. These objectives are in line with academic standards because they show the main aim of the lesson, which is to help students identify healthy and unhealthy foods. The objectives support academic standards by ensuring that students attain sufficient information that will enable them to differentiate healthy and unhealthy foods in their future lives.
The assessments are aligned with objectives because they aim to determine if students understand the meaning of healthy and unhealthy foods by explaining their meaning to a friend. At the end of the lesson, it is clear that students should be able to determine if it is better to eat healthy or unhealthy foods and give their reasons. The teacher and student materials outlined in the lesson plan will support the lesson objectives. The learning experiences are relevant to the lesson objectives because they will give first hand information to students on the benefits of healthy foods. The lesson plan differentiates instruction and recommends several differentiation strategies. Students with special needs will benefit from this lesson because the teacher will use visual aids and explain complex vocabularies to them. The strategies to check for student understanding include asking students questions and giving them a story to read from which they should identify if the foods eaten by the animal are healthy or not. Other strategies could include giving students written tests to determine their understanding of the lesson.
An example of the EEI lesson plan is the Cinderella Variant Project. The objective of the lesson is to enable students identify the differences of the variant after reading the French version and another different version of the story. These objectives are in line with academic standards and they support the standards because they assist students have a broad view of the story from different perspectives. The assessments are in line with objectives and it is clear that at the end of the lesson, students should be able to respond to the Cinderella story and make a Venn diagram showing the differences of the French version of the story and another version. Group work and the individual work will support the lesson objectives by ensuring that students understand the cultural features of the two versions of the story. The learning experiences are relevant to the objectives because they will give the students a better understanding of the story. Instruction in this lesson plan is not differentiated and thus may not benefit students with special needs. The activities that support cultural groups include reading the story in different versions. The strategies to check for student understanding include brainstorming sessions and group discussions.
Below are the names of the lesson plans
The lesson plan can be accessed at http://www.cal.org/SIOP/pdfs/HealthyUnhealthyFoods.pdf
Healthy and Unhealthy Foods
SIOP Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: Cinderella Variant Project
EEI Lesson plan
Accessed at http://storytrail.com/LessonPlans/cinderb.htm
