TOPIC

Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions
PA/Common
Core/Standards
Objective

DETAILS
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Michaela Bonnett
Geography
Third Grade
3/27/2016
There are 50 different states in the US and they all have
their own capital.
Which capitol belongs to which state?

Standard Area - 7.1: Basic Geographic Literacy

Individually, students will be able to match capitols to

their states 10/10 times.

Because this activity is to be done over time, students

will complete an end-of-unit test to see what they have
learned.

Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
ISTE Standards
for Students
Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications

Framework for 21st Century Learning:

Content Knowledge and 21st Century Themes: Students
will begin to understand geography, and that is just one
theme under this part.
Life and Career Skills: Students are required to use
responsibility, by doing this activity by themselves.
Emotional/behavioral Disorder:
A space will be provided for this student to conduct this
game while be comfortable, with minimum distractions,
and with access to leave the classroom when needed.

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template
Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-byStep Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan

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Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

Activating Prior Knowledge

Teacher will go through the states that they have
already learned, which are the states that are on the
game cards. The teacher will go through these states
by showing the students where they are on the map.
This might help jog their memory.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Students will be prompted to figure out what we are
going to go over that day in class. Asking questions will
prompt them. (What does every state have? Etc.)
Big Idea Statement
Every state has their capitol.
Essential Questions Statement
Which capitol belongs to which state?
Objective Statement
Individually, students will be able to match capitols to
their states 10/10 times.
Transition
Students will be able to move any where in the room to
complete this activity: on the floor or at their desks.
Key Vocabulary
Capitol
State
PreAssessment of Students
When activating their prior knowledge and doing the
anticipatory set I will make sure to see which student
are engaged and which students are not. This will give
me a basic understanding on who may know this
content and who may not. I have to keep in mind that
some student do not like to be engaged or speak up in
front of the class.
Modeling of the Concept
I will show them step-by-step on what I expect of them.
Students will each receive 20 different cards. Each card
has its match, which makes 10 matches. Students are
to play a matching/memory game by:
1. Flip over two cards over at a time.
2. If it is a match the student will set them aside.
3. If the cards are not a match the student will flip
them back over and keep trying.
When the students are done they are to show the
teacher to see if they go the matches correct.
Guiding the Practice

The teacher will walk around the room making sure that
everyone is on task and to see if there is any help
needed.
Providing the Independent Practice
This game is to be played independently with no help.
Transition
Students will be able to move any where in the room to
complete this activity: on the floor or at their desks.
10 Cards with State on them
10 Cards with capitols on them

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies
Evaluation of
Informal Evaluation
the
When students are done with their matches they will
Learning/Master
bring them to the teacher. If they are correct they can
y of the
move on. If they are not the teacher will tell them how
Concept
many matches are incorrect and they will have to do it
again, until they match them correctly. If the student is
struggling to get them right, the teacher will tell them
which ones they got wrong.
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
When everyone is done the students will all move to
the floor. The teacher, with the help of the students, will
show them state goes with which capitol.
Teacher
I feel that this game will be a nice break for the other
Self-reflection
activities I have previously done for my unit plan.