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Lesson Plan #1
Grade: 1 Social Studies Strand: Geography
Submitted By: Jana Cantos

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

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B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

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This is a 1st grade social studies lesson about the shape of the earth and its continent and oceans. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook School and Family (p. 74-77) C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 1st grade Time to Complete this Lesson: Approximately 50 minutes Groupings: Whole group for reading and discussions, individual for activity and assessments

D. Materials: Vocabulary, graphic organizer, & Study Guide (Unit Resources pgs. 18 & 19) for each student (sample at the bottom of TE 74 & 77) Houghton Mifflin 3rd Grade Social Studies Book: School and Family (p. 74-77)- for each student Paper and pencils

E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o G5.1.1 Differentiate between and identify water and land on a map and globe and use the terms ocean and continent. I can explain the difference between water and land on a map and globe by using the words ocean and continent.

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F. Vocabulary

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continent one of the seven largest landmasses on Earth. ocean a large body of salty water.

G. Procedure: 1. Start with Get Set to Read in TE page 74. Students look at first picture in lesson, teacher asks, what do you think this lesson is about? Explain the chart that students will be filling in during reading. Show students globe and ask them to describe the shape and to name globe. Introduce vocabulary continent & ocean.

2. Class reads pages 74-77 together, pausing to answer question in TE margin talk about it. 3. Students record in the chart while reading. 4. Teacher will gage understanding by asking questions in the talk about it section in TE page 77. H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will use the review/asses section in TE page 77 to measure student understanding. What are the names of the seven continents? What are the names of the four oceans? Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know if the students understand the concepts from the lesson by their answers to the questions during discussions while reading and their answers the review/asses section. I. Closure: Review the names of the oceans and continents using the graphic organizer 1 shown in TE page 77. What is a continent? How many continents does earth have? What continent de we live on?

J. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think the easiest part of the lesson to teach will be using the chart while reading. We have used charts in the past while reading.
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Lesson Plan #1 - Geography

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2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the most challenging part of the lesson to teach will be the names of the oceans and continents. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will follow up or extend this lesson by having the students make their own map using paper plates to name the four oceans and seven continents. 4. What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? For students who dont grasp the concepts of the lesson we will put a continent map on the smart board and label each ocean and continent as a class. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I dont think I would change any part of the lesson. This lesson is simple and does a good job explaining the oceans and continents. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of writing this lesson plan for me was the format it is written in as I am used to using the NSC format.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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