Lesson Plan #1

Grade: 4th Social Studies Strand: Geography

Submitted By: Neo Sequeira

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

Lesson Plan #1 - Geography

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

submitted by: Neo Sequeira

This social studies lesson is designed for 4th grade students to introduce the study of geography and why it is important. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook States and Regions (p.6-11) C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 4th Time to Complete this Lesson: 50 minutes Groupings: whole group reading and discussions

D. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 4th Grade Social Studies Book: States and Regions (p.6-11)- for each student Paper and pencils E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o F. Vocabulary geography: (noun) the study of Earth and people. region: (noun) an area that has features like mountains or glaciers. hemisphere: (noun) one half of the Earths surface. environment: (noun) the surroundings or conditions that affect living things. XXX Student-Friendly Standards

G. Procedure: 1. Refer to notes on TE 6- Get Set to Read Preview the headings throughout the lesson Discuss and ask students to describe the area in which they live (point out the features they name are part of the geography of the area). Introduce vocabulary (geography, environment, hemisphere, region)

2. As a class, read p.6-11, stopping to ask questions as indicated in the margins of the TE. 3. Students should takes notes 4. As questions listed in the margins of the TE as an ongoing check for understanding.
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Lesson Plan #1 - Geography

5. DDD H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

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Write a Letter (TE 10): Have students write a letter to someone new to our region. Ask them to describe the physical and human features of their region including: where it is located, what the climate is like, what people do for work, and what plants and animals live there. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. XXX I. Closure: Quick discussion of the three statements in the Review and Assess section of TE 11.

J. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I believe the easiest part of the lesson for me to teach is step one in the procedures. All I have to do is ask students to describe the area around them where they live and introduce the chapters vocabulary. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging will be the actual reading because students will ask questions that I must know a detailed and clear answer to. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? An extension to this lesson could be to have students make a model of the earth using clay. They would have to use different colors to show the earths features and to divide the model into four hemispheres. 4. What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? Nothing needs to be changed, but added. I would need to add a way for students to take notes on the information they are reading and we are discussing. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was the state standards. I dont know what would fit for this lesson.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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