LESSON PLAN
Unit
topic or theme: Social Studies/ Geography
Grade:
Third Grade
Lesson
Topic or Theme: States of New England
Lesson Objectives:
-
Students
will be able to name all six
states in New England.
-
Students will be able to match the
state capital
with its corresponding state.
-
Students will be able to match the
listed fact
with the corresponding state.
Instructional
Technique: An online quiz and a worksheet
to fill out followed by group grading and discussion.
Instructional
Materials: Website on New England and a
worksheet to fill out.
Theoretical
Perspective: These students live in New
England and should learn more about where they live.
Procedure:
A.
Introductory Activity: The teacher will
show the
students a map of New England and ask them about their prior
knowledge of New
England. After a class discussion about their prior knowledge
the teacher will
give them the educational website to explore New England. The
website includes
a fact list about all six states.
B.
Step-by-step: Students can choose to
work in
pairs or work alone, but each student must fill out his or her
own worksheet.
As they take the online quiz they will record their answers on
the worksheet. The
students must use the website to answer the few bonus questions
at the end.
C.
Closure: The teacher will collect every
one’s
papers and pass them out randomly. The students will grade their
classmate’s
papers as we go over the answers as a class.
D.
Adaptations for different learners:
Students can
work in pairs, but they still must fill out their own worksheet.
The teacher
will walk around the room and help with questions.
E.
No Homework!
Evaluation:
A.
- Students
will be able to name all six
states in New England.
-
Students will be able to match the
state capital
with its corresponding state.
-
Students will be able to match the
listed fact
with the corresponding state.
We will document successful
completion of these objectives by collecting the worksheet given
to the
students, and grade it.
B. Our
concerns would involve the students
having trouble with navigating the given website.