LESSON PLAN NUMBER 1

Teacher Education Candidate Supervising Teacher UWG Supervisor

Katie Walls and Molly Kate Strickland Janet Strickland

School University of West Georgia Date of Implemented Lesson Plan February 22, 2011

Block No. 2 Subject: Social Studies Grade Level: Third Grade

Teaching Skills Focus for This Lesson: Instructional Clarity
Stage 1 The Desired Results
Standards / SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.
NCSS: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of People, Places, and Environments.
Learner Expectations
The study of people, places, and human-environment interactions leads learners to create their spatial views and geographic perspectives of the world.
Specific Learning Objective(s) / Students will be able to identify the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson Rivers. Students will be able to identify the Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains.
Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Assessment Instrument
(Ex. Test, Poster, Presentation, Picture, etc.) / The student will be given a map and have to locate the rivers listed in the standard; Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson, as well as locate the mountain ranges; Appalachian and Rocky.
Evaluation (Grading) Instrument
(Ex. Point System, Rubric, Checklist, etc.) / It will be graded by participation. Every student must follow along and participate during the assignment to receive an A.
Stage 3 Learning Plans
Materials / ·  A picture of a map
·  Twizzlers (or any candy to represent rivers)
·  Hershey kisses (or any candy to represent mountains)
·  Artifact bag
Sequence of Teacher Actions
*Attention-Getter/Motivator
*Tie to Previous Learning
*Significant Actions to Introduce and Guide Lesson / The attention-getter/motivator will be the teacher saying, “If you can hear me, clap two times.”
The teacher will review the major rivers and mountain ranges in America; Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson- mountains; Appalachian, and Rocky. The teacher will discuss with the students their prior knowledge and ways to remember where each mountain and river are located.
The teacher will then show a map to the students and have different students come up and pin point where the mountains and rivers are. The teacher will then read a book to the students. The teacher will have the students get into groups of 2 or 3 and pass out 1 blank map, 5 twizzlers, and 2 Hershey kisses to each group. The teacher will explain to the students that they will place the 5 twizzlers where the major rivers are and the two Hershey’s kisses where the two mountain ranges are. The teacher will go over the artifact bag with the students at the end of the activity.
Sequence of Student Actions
*Explain How Students Are Engaged During Lesson
* Explain How Students Discuss or Present Results of What They Did During the Lesson / The students will listen to the teacher as she gives the agenda for the day. The students will then listen attentively to the teacher as she reads a book. The students will get in groups of two or three. Each group will get 1 map, 5 twizzlers, and 2 Hershey’s kisses. The students will use the 5 twizzlers to locate where the five major rivers are and the two Hershey’s kisses to locate the two mountain ranges. After the students have identified where each major river and mountain range are located, they will explain to the teacher why they put the twizzler or Hershey’s kiss at that location.
The students will discuss with their partner(s) where to put the five twizzlers and two Hershey’s kiss. The students will show the teacher where they placed their candy as the teacher walks by to check their work.
Teacher’s Lesson Closure/Wrap-Up/Transition / To close the lesson, the teacher will go over the learning objective with the students. The students will discuss the locations of the rivers and mountain ranges as well as share their results with the class.
Adaptations for Exceptional Students (Anyone who requires modifications for their needs) / Students who need modifications for their needs will set up a time after class to work individually with the teacher.
Related Activities/Extensions
(What can students do who need more than is in the lesson? Should be related to lesson.) / There will be blank maps for students who finish early. They can locate the different oceans, prime meridian, and the equator.
Connections to Other Disciplines / Language Arts is incorporated in this lesson because the teacher is reading a book to the students.

Candidate’s Reflection After the Lesson:

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Lesson Agenda

GPS and NCSS Standards:

SS3G1. The student will locate major topographical features.

a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.

b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.

NCSS: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of People, Places, and Environments.

Essential Question: On a map of the United States, where are the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson Rivers located? Where are the Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains located?

1. Read book

2. Go over the five rivers and two mountain ranges

3. Twizzler and Hershey’s Kisses Activity

4. Discuss results of the activity

5. Artifact Bag

6. Go over any questions???

Book Set

1.  Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe By: Vera Williams

2.  When I was Young in the Mountains By: Cynthia Rylant

3.  Tatties River Journey By: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

4.  What are Rivers? By: Mari Schuh

5.  Buster Climbs the Walls By: Marc Brown

6.  The Mississippi: America’s Mighty River By: Robin Johnson

7.  The Appalachian (Great Mountain Ranges of the World) By: Charles Maynard

8.  The Mystery of the Rocky Mountains By: Carole Marsh