Time: 20 minutes     LO's Targeted:# 1

The Elephant Game (The Elephant game is a well-known activity among the Deaf community and a fun way to introduce students to the Deaf culture.) 

1. Introduce the Elephant game and explain the directions of the game to the students.

• Have everyone stand up and form a circle with one person standing inside the circle. 

• The person inside the circle is going to  point at a one person in the circle.

• The person being pointed at will form an elephants trunk by having both hands in the shape of a fist on top of each other in front of their nose. 

• The students to the left and right of the elephants trunk will hold up the arm closest to the person and hold up their hand spread out to that persons ear not directly touching them. This will represent the Elephants ears. 

• The person in the middle will continue to point to anyone outside the circle and if either person doing the ears or nose makes a mistake or forgets to hold up the signs they become the pointer. 

• After being in the middle the students will step out and return to their seats.(Do this after the first person in the middle is changed to make sure they get a chance to be in the outside circle.)

• The game ends when there are only two people left from the outside circle. 

2. After the game ask the students to have a group discussion at their tables on two questions: 

• how the Elephant game is different from games normally played in hearing communities for example: Simon Says and Musical Chairs. 

• What are some games you’ve played before in class that could be played in the deaf community? 

3. After the group discussions have the students share out to the class.

4. Begin going over vocabulary words in the lesson slides to activate background knowledge and context to the inclusion activity. 

Comprehension Check Questions (CCQs)

1. How will you form your groups? 

2. How many people in each group? 

3. What do you need to do to receive full points for the role-play activity?

Time: 20 Minutes     LO's Targeted: #5

1.  Spend the next 10 minutes discussing the scenarios and student’s thoughts/feelings towards what they learned.

2. for the final 5 minutes begin to get student’s thinking of ideas that can help make everyday situations more accessible for Deaf individuals (write ideas on board)

Final Project:

1. Introduce final project to students that will be done at completion of Unit–

• • For your final project, in your groups you will create a non-profit organization that helps Deaf people in everyday situations (like in drive-throughs, restaurants, or movie theaters). You will make a poster and give a short presentation about your organization.

  • You can base your project on a topic we learn about in class, or come up with a new one on your own, the choice is yours!

1.  Choose a Focus Area: Pick one situation where Deaf people need more accessibility (like ordering at a drive-through or buying tickets at the movies).

2.  Plan Your Organization Name: 

• • • • Think of a creative name. 

      • Mission Statement: Write 1-2 sentences explaining your organization’s purpose. 

      • Services: Describe at least 3 things your organization will do to help (like training businesses, creating apps, or hosting events).

      • Goals: Write 2-3 goals you want to achieve in the first year.

3. Create Your Poster

• • • • Title: write the name of your organization

      • Create a drawing/design that shows what your non-profit does. Use images, symbols, colors etc.. to represent your focus area and the services you offer. ( think of it like an advertisement– make it eye-catching and creative!)

4. Presentation

• • • • Give a 2-3 minute presentation describing:

        • Name of organization

        • mission statement

        • services your non-profit will offer (at least 3)

        • 2-3 goals you want to achieve in the first year

5. You will be graded on the following areas:

• creativity

• • • organization

    • content