WVSU LESSON PLAN FORMAT (Updated 1/13) Teacher Candidate Debbie Snedegar Date April 25, 2014 School

Poca Elementary School Grade/Subject 3rd Grade Unit Topic Stranded Lesson Topic Geography Lesson in the South Pacific Lesson 1, Lesson 2, or Lesson 3? Lesson 1 INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES 1. Students will be able to identify geography such as oceans and continents on a map with 100% accuracy. 2. Students will learn vocabulary/names related to lesson. 3. Students will review directions on a map (north, south, east and west). WV CSOS

RLA.O.3.1.2 Next Generation

identify and understand appropriate reading vocabulary

SS.3.G.7 recognize, define and illustrate world geographic features on a map

NATIONAL STANDARDS NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective. Understand how to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context. Understand how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface. MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Overall Time 50 Minutes Time Frame 5 minute intro 20 minute lesson 15 minute guided activity 5 minute review 5 minute assessment STRATEGIES Teacher/Student Discussion, Teacher guided instruction working with maps. Graphic organizer with key words in lesson. Brainpop jr video on Continents and Oceans.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS Students will work in groups labeling maps of oceans and continents. PROCEDURES: Introduction Have a discussion with the class about how many oceans and continents they believe are on our planet. Below is the information from BrainPopJr in case internet not working. Lesson: The world is a big place! Help children develop a better understanding of geography and learn
about the world around them. In this movie, children will learn about Earths continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Children will learn a few key details about each continent, including their location on a map. They will also explore our planets five oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. Most people agree that there are five main oceans in the world. The Arctic Ocean is in the far north, and the Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of the North and South Americas, while the Atlantic Ocean is to the east. The Indian Ocean is bordered by Africa, Asia, and Australia. Remind children that there are other smaller bodies of water, such as the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Look at a map together and point out other bodies of water. Are any bodies of water near your school visible on the map? Find North America on a map. Remind children that North America includes the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. It also includes Central America, which is the long, narrow part of the continent that connects to South America. The Rocky Mountains also covers parts of the United States and Canada they stretch over 3,000 miles from the southern part of British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States. What are some other noteworthy landmarks in North America? Discuss with children and look at their location on a map. Remind children that the Equator is an imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth. Most of South America lies in the southern hemisphere, the area below the Equator. The Amazon rainforest is in South America and it is the largest rainforest in the world. You may want to screen the Rainforests movie as an extension, and highlight differences between North and South American climates and rainforests. South America is also home to the longest mountain range in the world, the Andes Mountains. This mountain range is over 4,000 miles long and extends across seven countries. Show a map of Africa and point out that parts of Africa lie in the northern hemisphere and other parts lie in the southern hemisphere. The largest desert in the world is the Sahara Desert and it is in Africa. This desert covers nearly 3,700,000 square miles and is almost as large as the entire United States. Africa is also home to the longest river in the world, the Nile River. Help children understand that people have been relying on the river for thousands of years, not only for drinking water but for food and transport.. Many children are familiar with animals such as giraffes, elephants, zebras, lions, cheetahs, and hippos. These are animals that are native to Africa and in some cases the only places where they are found in the wild. There are about fifty countries in Europe, but twenty-seven of them have come together to form the European Union to share resources and exchange in commerce more easily. The Alps are a mountain range that stretches across parts of Europe Asia is the worlds largest continent and the most populated. About 60% of the worlds population lives in

Asia. The worlds tallest mountain, Mount Everest, is in Asia, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Mount Everest is nearly 30,000 feet high. Asia is also home to the lowest place on Earth, the Dead Sea, which is a salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of waterover 8 times saltier than the oceansand is about 1,385 feet (422 meters) below sea level. Australia is the smallest continent. Help children understand that Australia is not only a continent, but also a country! Australia is entirely in the southern hemisphere, which is why people call it the land down under. Australia is also home to rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef, which is the largest reef system in the world. Antarctica is the southernmost continent and it is where the South Pole is located. Help children understand that the continent is cold and windy and frozen in ice all year long even in the summer. Although it is not hot like the Sahara, Antarctica is still considered a desert because its maximum rainfall is approximately eight inches along the coasts, with even less inland. There are no permanent residents in Antarctica, but scientists do visit there for research. Understanding about the different continents and oceans helps children build a better understanding about the world around them. Introduce them to places and cultures beyond their everyday experiences, and teach them their role as responsible global citizens.

PROCEDURES: Body & Transitions Go over Vocabulary and make a graphic organizer for Continents/Oceans. Show the class a map of the world and point out where oceans are and where each continent is. Vocabulary Words: Continent, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, Indian Ocean Direction, North, South, East, West

PROCEDURES: Student/Teacher discussion about if we know anything about each continent. ASSESSMENT: Walk around the classroom making sure students are putting vocabulary words under correct section on graphic organizer. ASSESSMENT: Formative. Ask questions throughout the lesson. When pointing to a map ask students what Continent or Ocean it is. ASSESSMENT: Summative. After lesson will give blank worksheet to students to turn in for a social studies grade.

MATERIALS Smart Board, Computer, Worksheet Students label Continents & Oceans, Movie Continents and Oceans, Paper for graphic organizer EXTENDED ACTIVITIES If Student Finishes EarlyWorksheet available for word search

If Lesson Finishes EarlyStudents will play a game to assess knowledge of lesson If Technology Fails POST-TEACHING Reflections The lesson went well. I believe the graphic organizers may have been easier if worked on at the same pace. Post-assessment scores were higher with every student than pre-assessment scores. Data Based Decision Making ??