The Lesson Plan

This is our rough copy of our lesson plan for approximately 15 days while we are in The Gambia. I left room so that if we fall behind that we still have a few more days to catch up (and do more fun things with the children). The children are aged 14-21 (ahh my own age), so any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated. I will have wifi sometimes in The Gambia, so feel free to put and games you know, or comment and I will see them within a few days. I will update what has or has not worked as we go, and changes that we have already made. So here is the lesson plan.. yes I think I have a tad of OCD as I needed to colour code it.. Maybe that is just the nursing student in me ; ) 

Blue: Hour 1      

Green: Hour 2

Red: Hour 3

Purple: Hour 4

**Note that Lecture should not just be a formal lecture/include class in activity

Day One:

1.0 – Introduction

-Introductions of us/program (15mins)

Get to know each other game (30mins)

Pre-quiz (15mins)

1.1 – Water Facts

-True or False with water facts –split into groups (30mins)

2.0 - Draw/Explain water cycle (30mins)

LUNCH

-Activity #1: Water Cycle Experiment/Discussion (1hr)

Discussion on first day (30mins)

-what students hope for/interests/what they likes/didn’t like

Ball thrown, if get ball must say one thing you learned today. (30mins)

Day Two:

-Get students to draw a water cycle and label it in groups. Show to class (1hr)

-Activity #3: Water Cycle Bead Game (30mins)

3.0 -What is a watershed lecture (30mins) –show picture of Senegal/Gambia watershed

LUNCH

-Activity #2: Water Cycle Rap (1hr)

-How does the water cycle relate to Gambia? (1hr)

Day Three

Activity #4: The Gambia River Watershed (1hr) – keep these for activity #5

Discuss watershed that were made/put them together (1hr)

LUNCH

-Activity #5: What is a Watershed (1hr)

4.0/4.1/4.2 – Lecture on Water Pollution/Categories/Effects – Ask what causes pollution/Trivia (1hr)

Day Four

5.0 – What is a water-borne disease?

-Activity #6: Spreading of Disease (Glitter) (20mins)

-Activity #7: Scavenger Hunt – including discussion on all of 5s topics (1hr40min)

LUNCH

Write down the 5 water-borne diseases. In groups get students to make a skit about what the disease is, the symptoms, how the got it, and treatment. (1hr)

6.0 – Ask if students know how contaminated water enters our bodies.

-Ask/explain how contaminated water enters (1hr)

Day Five

-Activity #8: Hand-washing posters (1hr)

Come up with a hand-washing song – with actions (1hr)

LUNCH

7.0 – What is water scarcity/where does drinking water come from (30mins)

Draw out how much water on earth is drinkable (30mins)

-Activity #9: Water Scarcity Experiment (30mins)

7.3 – Explain who are the main users of water.

Ask what are the primary causes of water scarcity (30mins)

Day Six

Explain main causes/how much water we need (1hr)

-Activity #10: Water Scarcity Skits (1hr)

LUNCH

8.0- Water conservation: Get class to think of ways to conserve water (30mins)

10.7 – Ask about how Gambians get water/problems seen (30mins)

Explain what all problems are (1hr) –come up with activity

Day Seven

8.1-Explain water quantity (1hr)

Groups brainstorm ways to preserve and promote good water quality (1hr)

LUNCH

8.2 – Water quality: explain (1 hr)

Water quality/quantity Jeopardy (1hr)

Day Eight

Groups brainstorm ways to preserve and promote good water quality (1hr)

Get groups to make up signs to promote and preserve good water quality – show examples (1hr)

LUNCH

-Activity #11: Water quality (30mins)

Trivia on content so far (1.5hr)

Day Nine

9.0 – Water change/scarcity/quality (1hr)

9.1 – West African Monsoon (30mins)

9.2 – Climate Change and Rainfall (30mins)

LUNCH

9.3 – Climate Change and Sea Level Rise (30mins)

Activity #12: Greenhouse in a Jar Set-up (1.5hr)

Day Ten

Activity #13: Sea level rise musical newspaper (2hr)

LUNCH

9.4 - Climate Change Effects on Agriculture/Activity #12 Conclusion (1hr)

Water Obstacle Course (1hr)

Day Eleven

10.0 – Water issues specific to The Gambia (1hr)

10.1 –Water Quality in The Gambia (1hr)

LUNCH

Gambia Water Idol (2hr)

Day Twelve:

10.2 – Gambia Drinking Water Sources (1hr)

10.3 – Cause of surface water contamination (1hr)

LUNCH

Ways to take home what you have learned so far (1hr)

True/False group Activity (1hr)

Day Thirteen

10.4 – Are you buying good quality water poll/discussion/what makes up good drinking water? (1hr)

10.4 – Lecture/discussion (1hr)

LUNCH

Water Quantity in The Gambia (1hr)

Baseball Game/Trivia Version (1hr)

Day Fourteen

10.6 Regulations Regarding Construction (1hr)

Make your own regulation poster (1hr)

LUNCH

10.7 – Storing Water in The Gambia (1hr)

Use resources around to make your own water-storing unit – see who holds the most water (1hr)

Day Fifteen

10.8 – Pathogenic Organisms (1hr)

Activity #14: Water Distribution Challenge (1hr)

LUNCH

Consequences of sharing drinking water (1hr)

Make up quotes/songs (1hr)

Hope you enjoyed : ) 

Sam xo