Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 Curriculum Overview Lesson

Subject/Gra
de
Unit
Lesson

Grade 4

Teacher

Fur Trade
Introduction

Miss Beazer

Time

9:45-10:15

Date

March 10, 2015

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
4.3.1.5 appreciate the influence of the natural environment and resources on the growth
and
development of Alberta
4.2.1.3 recognize the presence and influence of diverse Aboriginal peoples as inherent to
Albertas
culture and identity
4.3.3.2 In what ways have Aboriginal peoples and communities changed over time?
4.2.1.5 recognize British institutions and peoples as integral parts of Albertas heritage
4.s.3.3 use historical maps to make meaning of historical events and issues

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Products/Performances:

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

http://education.alberta.ca/media/456082/sockto3.pdf

MATERIALS AND
EQUIPMENT
BLM 11
Jigsaw
Exit slip

PROCEDURE
Introduction
Attention
Grabber

Assessment of
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Age
nda
Transition to
Body

I Want you to imagine a trip that you would like to

take in your life, but you have no maps, no signs, no
roads and you dont know what type of weather you will
encounter. How are you going to get there? How are you
going to pack? Pause for some answers.
Canada was once a place with no maps and the
only means of travel was based upon landmarks.
Explorers were sent out to map the area and find new
ways across the Country. David Thompson is one of
many explorers who contributed to the maps of Canada.
They should be able to make a connection because of
our need for maps today the need Canada had for
Exploreres.
I expect them to make connections between European
explorers and the contribution First Nations gave to
mapping a country.
BLM 11 and Jigsaw Handouts
We are going to read a small portion about David
Thompson. Use your Inquiry questions to take note of

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time&
Material

9:45

9:50

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questions you may have during the read. (BLM 11)

Read Pages 192-193
Post the Inquiry questions on the Board, Have a
couple share.
Body
Learning
Activity #1

Have students answer a set of inquiry questions that will

be passed around in partners. The questions will be in a
Jigsaw pattern. 5 groups. 5 Minutes for their question.
Then number themselves 1-5 and go to the table that
matches their number. (use numbered popsicle sticks if
necessary)
1. What did David Thompson record in his notes?
(details about locations, the environment, the
people he met)
2. What adventures and challenges might David
Thompson have had while exploring Canada?
(hazards with rivers, mountains, canyons, hear,
cold, and snow, animals, communicating inn
different languages, finding food, unfamiliar areas)
3. How did the First Nation people help early
explorers and map makers? (were guides, told
them about lakes, rivers, mountains, in the
unknown areas and taught them languages)
4. Why might early maps of Canada be different from
maps today? (Much of what is now Canada had
yet to be explored; Mapmakers often recorded
information that had been told to them after being
passed on through many people. Mapmakers
sometimes had to guess about what might be
there based on the geography of other locations.)
5. How might the maps and journals of early
explorers and settlers, help us understand the
history of Alberta? (information about people,
places, events, ideas, heritage)

Assessments/
Differentiation:

They should be able to recognize the role Europeans and First

Nations played in the development of Canada

Learning
Activity #2

Exit Slip

Time

9:53
5 minutes
10 Minutes
in their
group

Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation

Closure
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To Students
Transition To Next

Time

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

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Lesson
Reflections
What went well? What changes
would you make in your planning?
What have you learned to improve
upon future instruction?

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe