LESSON PLAN

Lesson Plan for Interpersonal Skills



Lesson Plan for Interpersonal Skills

Introduction

An appropriate lesson plan is necessary for the students of each grade or level. This holds true especially for the class in which the students belong to diverse cultures. There should be such a lesson plan which encourages the interpersonal skills among the students to break the cultural barriers. In this paper, a lesson plan has been designed for 5th grade class with different nationalities, more specifically the Ecuador. The lesson plan designed focuses on increases the interpersonal skills of the students.

Ecuadorian culture is a mixture of influences from Spanish conqueror, the ancient traditions of pre-Columbian peoples (Guild & Garger, 1998). Ecuador's population belongs to many different ethnicities, so it is very diverse. The Castilian (Spanish) is the language of official use in the Republic of Ecuador. However, other languages and dialects are used by various ethnic groups in the country as Quichua Shimi, Awapit, Chapalachi, Tsafiqui, Paicoca, A'ingae, Huaotirio, Shuar-Chich, and Zaparo (Gorski, 2005).

Interpersonal Skills

Simply put interpersonal skills are the skills we use to interact or deal with others. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as communication skills, people skillsand/or soft skills. How we deal with others can greatly influence our professional and personal lives, improving these skills builds confidence and enhances our relationships with others (Schrock, 2002).

We all have interpersonal skills. We've been learning them, usually subconsciously, since birth. We learn how people are likely to react to what we say and do. How these actions are likely to make them, and us, feel. People with good interpersonal skills have learnt to identify which are the best ways of interacting with others in different situations. Interpersonal skills are easily developed, a little time and effort spent working and practicing your interpersonal skills will pay huge rewards in your professional and personal lives.

Interpersonal skills are those that allow you to have better communication with others. The word "inter" can be confused with "intra" means "within oneself" but is "inter" means between interpersonal means between people (the dictionary). Therefore interpersonal skills are all skills that allow us to relate better to people, then explained the different skills they exist on the same curiosities and tips on using these interpersonal skills. The most important but are almost unique empathy, emotions and sociability (Schrock, 2002).

Materials Used in the Lesson Plan

The following materials will be used in the lesson plans amongst many others:

Multimedia

Blackboard

Flash Cards

Musical Instruments

Story Books

Volunteers

Activities in the Lesson Plan

Different activities are designed for the lesson plan; some of them are listed below:

Multimedia session (cartoons, children movies etc.)

Documentary (history and culture)

Assessment

Trip to Zoo

Story Session

Learning Activities to Encourage Effective Interpersonal Skills

Following are some of the activities which will be implemented in the class to encourage the effective interpersonal skills amongst the students of different nationalities.

Activity 1: Self Assess & Family Relationships - A Look at Me - Adaptations

The students will be asked to create a timeline and biography of their lives. The students will share about their families and their daily ...