If you are searching for micro-teaching lesson plans for Social Science / Social Study, then you are at the very right place. In this post, you will learn how to make a social science lesson plan for the skill of probing questions in micro-teaching. I will provide sample probing questions for social science in this post.
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Social Science Micro-Teaching Lesson Plan For Probing Questioning Skill
The skill of probing questions is one of the major skills of micro-teaching practiced in the teacher training institution or B.Ed. Colleges. To practice micro-teaching you will need to make a micro lesson plan for that skill. So, in this post, we will discuss how to make a social science micro lesson plan for the skill of probing questions.
Before making a lesson plan on any skill of micro-teaching you have to know its components and how to use these components on the given skill. This is very important and hard. Your questions should match the respective components of probing questions skills.
In This micro lesson plan for the skill of probing questions in social science, we will learn to use the components of this skill in proper questions. The topic for this social science / Social study micro lesson plan is “Flood” which is taken from the class 8 textbook.
We have already published a post on the probing questions skill and its components on our website. You can have a look for a better understanding.
Micro Lesson Plan of Social Science for Probing Questions Skill
To make this micro plan we will use follow few simple steps. These are, writing identification of data, introduction to the topic, development of the topic, and finally the conclusion of the topic. (For a better view of this social science micro plan, please view the attached PDF of this lesson plan.)
Identification of Data:
| Subject: Social Science Topic: Flood Class: VIII | Student Teacher: …… Time: 7 minutes Date: …… |
| Steps | Teacher’s Activities | Pupil’s Activities | Components of the skill |
| I N T R O D U C T I O N | The teacher will welcome the pupils and ask the following questions: (After every question the teacher will pause for a little while and he/she will direct pupils at random to give answers. He/she will give clues if necessary.) | The pupils are expected to answer correctly as follows: | All the components of fluency in questioning |
| Steps | Teacher’s Activities | Pupil’s Activities | Components of the skill |
| D E V E L O P M E N T D E V E L O P M E N T | 1. How flood stands as a barrier to the economic development of a country? (pupil’s name) 2. Alright, What type of destroys is generally seen in society because of floods? (The teacher will provide this question as a clue or hints which help the pupil to respond.) 3. (The teacher deal with an incomplete response) name other destroys. 4. When the flood destroys crops the production of crops will be high or low? (ask other pupils) 5. If the farmers cannot produce crops how they will affect them? 6. Tell me one state of India which gets an effect on agriculture due to floods? 7. Is there any other bad effect on society due to the flood? 8. What steps will you suggest preventing society from the flood? | No response Loss of life, damaged roads Destroys crops, houses Low They cannot sell their crops in the market and cannot earn money. Assam Disease, animal death. Embankment, plantation, build houses above the flood level. | Prompting Seeking further information Redirecting Refocusing Seeking further information Seeking further information Question aimed at critical awareness. |
| Steps | Teacher’s Activities | Pupil’s Activities | Components of the skill |
| C O N C L U S I O N | The teacher will appreciate the responses of the pupils and encourage them for their future progress. After explaining the importance of the lesson in brief he/she comes out of the classroom. | The pupils listen attentively. |
This is just a sample lesson plan to learn how to make a social study lesson plan for probing skills. From this, you will be able to make as many lesson plans on this skill on any topic.
Social Science Micro Lesson Plan PDF For B.Ed. Micro-Teaching
The above format of the lesson plan may not work properly on mobile devices. So, I have attached the PDF version of the above micro plan for the skill of probing questions in social science.
Social-Science-Probing-QuestionsYou can also see the image of this lesson plan for better understanding. Just understand these probing questions examples and try to make your own.
Please note that the format of this lesson plan may vary depending upon the institution you are studying at. But the basic way of making a lesson plan for probing questions skill whether it is for social science or social study, English is same. Before your final submission please verify the format of this lesson plan. If you are studying in B.Ed. colleges that are under Dibrugarh University, this lesson plan should be perfect for you.