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TCNJ Lesson Plan

Social Studies - Pirates and Maps
9:17 - 10:03
Student Name: Amanda Mrotzek
School Name: Beverly City School
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Host Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Shockley

Guiding and/or Essential Questions:

- What day is it today?
- What sight words can you identify in our message?
- What is a map?
- How do we use maps?
- How did pirates use maps?

Pre-lesson Assignments and/or Student Prior Knowledge

- Every morning the students complete the calendar by doing all the jobs assigned to them.
The calendar captain of the day is in charge of identifying the month, day of the week and
number day in the calendar as well as circling the sight words in the message. Then the
teacher calls on other students to help with reading the message, identifying the weather
and counting what number day of Kindergarten they are on that day. These are jobs they
are comfortable with doing since we repeat them everyday.
- Share the news is another thing we do every morning where the students share their
answers to a question with partners and then to the whole group.
- The students are comfortable with the Tools of the Mind slideshow PDFs because we
have used them to build background on two other topics so far. They have also completed
a slideshow for learning about Island ecosystems on Monday and Tuesday.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.A
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns
speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.B
Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.6
Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.5
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Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional

detail.

Learning Objectives and Assessments:

Learning Objectives Assessment

Students will be able to identify what day it is
including the month, day of the week and number day.
The calendar captain will complete the calendar jobs
designated and the rest of the class will complete the
remaining ones. Teacher will aid students and prompt
them as necessary. Teacher will informally assess for
correct answers proving understanding.

Students will be able to create their own maps of the
classroom.
Students will draw a map of their classroom from a
bird’s eye view on tan construction paper. Teacher will
assess for the inclusion of key aspects of the classroom
including the smartboard, the rugs and the tables.
Teacher will also assess for neatness and correctness in
placement.

Students will be able to share one thing that they Students will participate in a closing Share the News
learned about maps through this lesson. activity where they will share with a partner and then
the whole class. Teacher will observe and listen to
responses, expanding upon answers as needed.

Materials/Resources:
- Tools of the Mind PDF - Finding Treasure slides 1-6
- Class calendar
- Large morning message paper
- Markers
- Math hundreds chart
- Stickers for chart
- Pointers
- Share the News card
- Lips and ears laminated cards
- Computer
- Projector
- Smartboard
- Tan paper (1 per student)
- Pencils
- Crayons
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Plan for set-up/ distribution/ cleanup of materials:

- The calendar, math hundreds chart, pointer, markers, message paper and pointers
are already at the front of the classroom.
- The Share the News card as well as the lips and ears are located near the square
rug on the easel.
- The Finding Treasure slides will be pulled up and the computer, projector and
smartboard will be set up prior to the lesson starting.
- The tan construction paper is available on the shelf in the back of the classroom.
The students will be able to take one by themselves. The pencils and crayons are
at each table in the caddies.

Step by Step plan:

1. Lesson Beginning:
a. Morning Meeting/ Calendar: To begin the social studies period, the calendar
captain will walk over to the calendar and charts and will complete the
corresponding jobs including circling sight words, adding the next turkey, writing
in the number on the chart and changing the day of the week card. After they are
finished, the class will help the teacher to complete the rest of the jobs from the
cloud rug including reading the message, choosing the weather and finding what
number day of kindergarten it is. Then, after morning meeting is finished, in order
to get the students moving, they will be asked to go grab a piece of tan
construction paper that they will then put at their desks before returning to their
cloud spots.
2. Activity:
a. Powerpoint slides: The teacher will pull up the Tools of the Mind Finding
Treasure slides on the smartboard. The students will sit in their cloud spots to
watch the slides and learn about maps including why they were helpful and
important to the pirates. Students will share their thoughts, opinions, connections
and questions with the group as the slides are shown.
b. Creating classroom maps: Then the teacher will introduce and model how to
make a map using something they are familiar with. The teacher will pull up an
aerial view of the school playground on google maps. Using that screen as well as
the overhead projector, the teacher will begin to draw the playground. The teacher
will ask students what they believe is important to include as she/he draws. After
including all of the key items in the map, the teacher will introduce their activity
where they will be drawing maps of the classroom. The teacher will initiate a
conversation where the students will list what furniture and details in the
classroom are important to include as well as those that are not important. Then,
the students will make their own maps of the classroom on tan construction paper.
They will use a pencil first to draw the important details in. Then, they will trace
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over it with a dark crayon if needed. After finishing, they will make sure to meet
with their writing partners to show them what they included on their map and to
make sure that they incorporated all of the key details.
3. Closure: After completing their maps, the students will walk over to the square rug to
Share the News. The teacher will ask the students “what is one thing that you learned
today about maps or about using maps?” Then the teacher will assign the students to their
partners and will hand out the lips and ears cards. The students will turn and talk to their
partner. Teacher will then refocus them and ask for 5 volunteers to share aloud their
answers to the rest of the class. Then all of the lips and ears cards will be collected and
returned to their pockets on the easel.

Key Questions
- What day is it today?
- What number day of Kindergarten is it today?
- Do you have any predictions about tools or tricks the pirates might have used to
find their treasure?
- How did pirates use maps?
- What are the important pieces in the classroom that we need to include in our
maps? What do we not need to include?
- What is one thing that you learned today about maps or about using maps?

Key Vocabulary
- Map
- Island
- Treasure
- Pirates
- Birds-eye-view

Logistics:
Timing:
- Lesson Beginning: 10 minutes
- Activity:
- Slides: 5-7 minutes
- Model: 5-7 minutes
- Map creation: 10-15 minutes
- Closure: 5 minutes
.Transitions:
- Students will be sitting in their cloud spots while reviewing the calendar
and hundreds chart. Students will walk over to the construction paper shelf
to take a tan piece of paper and will place it on their tables. They will
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return to their cloud spots to review the slides and watch the modeling.
Students will go to their table spots while drawing their classroom maps.
Then, they will go to their carpet squares for Share the News.

Classroom Management:
- Teacher will use the clip chart to reward students with proper behavior
during the lesson.
- If students are losing focus, teacher will use call and response including
“Macaroni and cheese...everybody freeze” and “Hocus pocus...everybody
focus”.
- Students who are not sitting correctly on the rug will be reminded to do a
“body check” and make sure they are sitting criss cross on their square or
cloud spot.
- If the students need a brain break and are getting antsy, we may put on a
GoNoodle or play Simon Says to get them moving around before asking
them to refocus and settle down.
- J.C. has his own behavior chart that he follows throughout the day. After
receiving three happy faces on a chart, he is granted 5 minutes to play with
plastic animals. This may happen at any time during the day. He will
return to the classroom activities after the 5 minutes are up.

Differentiation Notes:
- Students that need extra guidance will be given directions multiple times or
individually as needed.
- Scaffolding and assistance during the calendar will be given to the captain as
needed.
- Student seating arrangements were previously given according to their specific
needs.
- If students are excelling they may be used as helpers to their peers.
- J.C. may be asked to sit in chairs for his best learning experience. J.C. may be
holding a fidget to help him stay focused on the lesson.
- Students who finish their maps early will be allowed to practice writing their
numbers and letters or will read from their book boxes.