Basic Needs Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and the follow-up story called “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.” Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Basic Needs Concepts

Clicking on this resource link leads you to the following 10 items:
A. Character Traits Addressed
B. Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed
C. Other Concepts Addressed
D. Cognitive/Instructional Objectives
E. Emotional Objectives
F. Behavioral Objectives
G. Glossary of Terms
H. Lesson Length
I. Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use
J. Links for all the Basic Needs stories and lesson plans

Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast

This lesson is on learning more about our Basic Needs. Ask your students:

A. K questions – What do you KNOW about this topic?

B. W questions – What do you WANT TO KNOW about this topic?

Section 3: Basic Needs Vocabulary terminology

Basic Needs Vocabulary for It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast

Section 4: Read two Basic Needs stories: "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.”

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast.”

B. Story Description: Conflict happens when one or more of your Basic Needs get messed with. Listen to this story about Mark and the chain reaction of actions that happened as a result of what was going wrong with him.

C. Teacher reads the follow-up story to the class called “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.”

D. Story Description: Mr. Campbell, a middle school Communication Skills teacher, teaches his class about the fact that conflict happens when our Basic Needs get messed with. He also introduces the concepts of Passive, Aggressive, and Assertive Responses to Conflict.

Section 5: Popcorn Review

A. After reading the target story, spend a minute or two conducting a quick story wrap-up called a Popcorn Review. This gives students an opportunity to share their reactions to and impressions of the story characters and events.

Section 6: Act out two scripted Basic Needs role-plays: "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast.” Visit this page to get directions and the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.

B. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.” Visit this page to get directions and the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.

Section 7: Main Idea Discussion for the story called “It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast” and Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion for the story called “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.”

A. After reading the story called “It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast,” hold a class discussion using these eight discussion questions.

Let’s Discuss Basic Needs Tale: It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast

B. There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions for Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With

Section 8: K-W-L Model discussion about It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast

To close out the lesson on learning about our Basic Needs, ask your students:

A. L questions – What have you LEARNED about this topic?

Section 9: Basic Needs writing assignment: Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With

A. There is no writing assignment for the story called “It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast.”

B. Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Communication Skills tale called “Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With.”

Basic Needs writing assignment: Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With