Georgia Southwestern State University Lesson Plan edTPA Guidelines

Created by GSW School of Education

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Learning Central Focus

Lesson Plan Title: The World!

Grade Level: 1st Grade

Central Focus: The students will identify the seven continents, oceans, and the
topographical features of the Earth’s surface.

Content Standard:

SS1G3: The student will locate major topographical features of the earth’s
surface.

a. Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe,
Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.
b. Locate the major oceans: Artic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian.

Student Learning Goal(s)/ Objective(s): After guided practice, the students will be
able to identify the continents and oceans with 72% accuracy. The students will be able
to locate the different contents and oceans.

Skills/procedures The students will practice their knowledge of the major continents
and oceans with activities and games.

Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks

Launch: 5 minutes

I will begin by turning off the lights, which informs the students to stop talking and put
their heads down. Turn on lights when quiet to begin the lesson. Then I will tell the
students that we are going to continue to go over the 7 continents today and 4 oceans. I
will tell them that while I am talking or the video is on, then are expected to have open
ears and closed mouths. They will come to the carpet for them to listen to the song.
Then I will play a song for the students involving the 7 continents and 5 oceans.
Continent & Ocean song.

Instruction: 5-6 Minutes

As the students return to their seats, I will call the students up to my desk by groups
(Table 1, 2, 3) to look at the globe. On the way back to their seats, they will grab a dry
erase board and marker. We will together go over the continents and oceans on a blank
map on the Smart Board. Then I will ask them questions referring to the world map.
They will refer to the blank world map on the Smart Board. They will use their dry erase
board and markers to answer questions. When a group raises their board with the
correct answer first, they will come to the board and write in the answer on the Smart
Board.

Questions include:

How many continents and oceans are there?

What ocean is to the right of Australia?

What continents is under North America?

What continent is under Asia?

What ocean is in between Europe and North America?

Structured Practice and Application: 10 Minutes

Each student will be given their own worksheets. The first one will be used as guided
practice. The second will be used as independent practice. For guided practice, I will
allow the students to come up one at a time to fill out the blank map that they will use for
independent practice. For independent practice, they will listen to the VoiceThread to
get instructions. They will be given the worksheet, complete the worksheet, then read
after they are finished.

Closure: 15 Minutes

The students will all go to the computers to play a game to practice their knowledge on
the website: http://mrnussbaum.com/continents/
Differentiation/ Planned Support

If students are still confused or unsure about where items are on the map or simply not
understanding any locations, I will be able to pull them aside to reteach if needed. I can
pair them with a student that understands the newsletter information as well if
necessary.

Student Interactions

Students are expected to follow the classroom rules at all times. They are allowed to
interact with those in the group using an inside voice.

Materials

Smart Board, 3 Dry erase markers, 3 whiteboards, worksheets, and pencils.

Assessments.

Type of Modifications to the Evaluation Criteria

assessment assessment so that all
Description of
students could What evidence of student learning
assessment (related to the learning objectives and
(Informal or demonstrate their central focus) does the assessment
Formal) learning. provide?

Worksheet over
continents and Worksheet will be given
Students with hearing
oceans requiring to evaluate if the
impairment can sit close
Informal them to answer understand the world map
to me while giving
multiple choice and the location of
instructions.
questions and also continents and oceans.
labeling

Resources
 Assessment:
Independent Practice: / Guided Practice:
Rubric:
Point 1 2 3 4 Total
Scale Did not Mastered
Score
Master Assignment
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