Lesson Plan #2: Collaboration

Grade: 2nd Social Studies Strand: Geography

Submitted By: Vida Reljic Partner: Jordyn Barber

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

Lesson Plan #2 Geography

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

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This social studies lesson is designed for 2nd grade students to learn about different forms of regions. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p. 92-95). C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 2nd grade Time to Complete this Lesson: approximately 50 minutes Groupings: direct instruction, discussion, independent for activity, assessment

D. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 2nd Grade Social Studies Book: Neighborhoods (TE 94 and TE 95)- for each student

(TE 94)

(TE 95)

Vocabulary words for each student (sample at the bottom of TE 92). Review/ reading maps (sample on TE 93)

(TE 92)

(TE 93)

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White board, dry-erase marker, and expo eraser

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Paper, pencils, and crayons

E. Objectives: NV State Social Studies Standards G6.2.1. Define region and provide examples of regions. I can explain what regions are and describe different forms of regions using visual examples. Student-Friendly Standards

F. Vocabulary Human region- (n) a region with lots of human characteristics, it could have lots of society involved. For example: an airport. Landform region (n) a region is which particular physical features are dominant i.e., hill, rocks, mountains. Natural regions- (n) part of the earth that was created as the world was being formed. For example: Hot Deserts Plant region- (n) an area with naturally grown plants. Region (n) area or division of the land that has common features (West, East, Southern States, Northern States, etc.). For example: We live in the West Region because Nevada is located on the west side of the United States.

G. Procedure: 1. Refer to notes on TE 92- Regions.

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Introduce the words human region, landform region, natural region, plant region, and region. Discuss landform regions using examples from TE 93. Ask students What is one landform region that your state has? Call on students to share their answers. Ask students-Which part of the United States has more mountains, eastern or western? (Answer: Western)

2. As a class identify the map on p. 93.

3. Discuss what desert plants are using examples on TE 94. 4. Discuss which states have desert plants- refer to TE 94. 5. Students should write their response to the questions located on TE 95. (TE 95) What are two kinds of plant regions? (Answer may include any two of those shown on map, p.94.) (TE 95) What region do you live in?

6. Students should use the map of page 94 to draw a picture of plants that grow naturally in their region. H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will have the students share their answers to the question located on TE 95: What region do you live in? How do you know? Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Students must Give examples of different regions we mainly discussed: landform regions and plant regions. Discuss and share at least 1 example of each region, as well as find a picture in any book in the classroom that contains a region. Also, draw a picture of the plants that grow naturally in their region. I. Closure: On a sticky note, describe 1 region we discussed. Show me the answers as you leave class. Correct answers will be traded in for a treat out of the goodie jar.

J. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think using examples to describe different regions will be the easiest to teach because I can share stories about the different regions I visited. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?

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I think the most challenging part to teach will be having the students locate different regions on a map. Some students might be confused and it will hold the entire class back from finishing the assignment. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? As an extension to the lesson, I would use Extend Lesson 4 (p.96) about Languages of Switzerland, where students learn about human regions through the example of a country with different language regions. 4. What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? For students who dont understand the concepts in this lesson, I would use the Reading Skill diagram located on TE 92. I would work together with the struggling students to complete the chart using supporting ideas from the text. I would also point to different regions as we go through the book. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I believe other regions should be covered in this lesson as well. This lesson mainly focused on landform region and plant region. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of writing this lesson plan was deciding how to help the students recognize different regions on the map shown on TE 93 and TE 94. 7. Describe your experience collaborating on this lesson plan. My partner and I had good communication while creating this lesson plan. This helped us complete the lesson plan faster. It also made us aware of the mistakes we made. For instance, if I made a typo or if something was out of place, my partner pointed out the mistakes, and vise versa.

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