SocialStudiesLesson/UnitPlanTemplate(precursortoTeacherWorkSample(TWS)inInternshipII)

Teacher(s)Name:AmyBates
ThematicUnitTheme/Title/GradeLevel:People,Places,andEnvironments/ExplorersofFlorida/4thGrade
Weeblyaddress:http:/ucfgr4explorersoffloridasp17t.weebly.com/
DailyLessonPlanDay/Title:Thursday/SettlinginSt.AugustinewithPedroMenendezdeAviles
LearningGoal:
ThestudentswillbeabletoidentifytheeffectsofSpanishruleinFloridaandidentifythe
Learning explorerswhocametoFloridaandthemotivationsfortheirexpeditions.
Goals/Objective LearningObjectives:
s 1. ThestudentwillusetechnologytostatethreefactstheylearnedaboutPedroMenendez
deAvilesfromthereadaloud.
2. Thestudentwillidentify the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest permanent
settlement in the United States.
3. The student will identify how the Spanish rule of St. Augustine effected Florida.
4. Thestudentwillcreateamodelofahistoricalsitefromclay.

NCSSThemes NCSStheme(s):
FloridaStandards Culture
Time,continuity,andchange
(FS)
People,places,andenvironments
NextGeneration Power,authority,andgovernance
SunshineState Globalconnections
Standards(NGSSS) FloridaStandard(s):
LAFS.4.RI.1.3Explainevents,procedures,ideas,orconceptsinahistorical,scientific,
ortechnicaltext,includingwhathappenedandwhy,basedonspecificinformationin
thetext.
NextGenerationSunshineStateStandards:
SS.4.A.3.1 Identify explorers who came to Florida and the motivations for their
expeditions.
SS.4.A.3.3 Identify the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest permanent European
settlement in the United States
SS.4.A.3.6 Identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida
VA.4.S.1.3 Create artworks that integrate ideas from culture or history.
SSC.35.CS-CS.3.1 Manipulate and publish multimedia artifacts using digital tools
(local and online).

Assessment UnitPreAssessment:
Thepreassessmentwillbedonewithpaperandpencilandwillbeadministeredtwoweekspriortothe
beginningofthisunit.Itwillbeusedtodeterminewhatthestudentsknowandneedtolearn.
UnitPostAssessment:
ThepostassessmentwillbeaQRScavengerHuntwiththesamequestionsasthepreassessment.This
assessmentwillbeadministeredonthatFridaytoinformtheteacherwhatthestudentslearnedanddid
notlearn.
OngoingFormative(progressmonitoring/daily)Assessment:
Journals:Thestudentswilljournaldailyintheirexplorerjournalssotheteachercanmonitor
howmuchtheyareabsorbing.Thejournalsareevaluatedusingtherubricfromthewebquest,found
athttp://zunal.com/evaluation.php?w=23015.
Blabberize:ThestudentswillcreateaBlabberizeofPedroMenendezdeAvilesthatincludesthreefacts
thattheylearnedabouthimandaboutSt.Augustineduringthedirectteach.
Scale:Thestudentswillusethemapsthattheycreateinthemapcenteronthefirstdayoftheunitasa
wayofdisplayingwheretheyevaluatethemselves.Thescaleisasfollows:
1. IhaventleftSpainyet.Idontunderstandthis,evenwithhelp.(Studentsplacepointerfingers
onSpainontheirmaps.)
2. ImonmywaytotheNewWorld.Iunderstandsomeofthematerial,butIstillneedsomehelp.
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(Studentsplacetheirpointerfingersonthedottedlineintheocean,betweenSpainandtheir
ship.)
3. ImthecaptainofmyownshiptotheNewWorld.Ihavemasteredthecontent.(Studentsplace
theirpointerfingersontheirship.)
4. ImleadinganexpeditionintheNewWorld.Icanteachmyfriendsaboutthecontent.
(StudentsplacetheirpointerfingersonFlorida.)
(UDL8.4Increasemasteryorientedfeedback)

Designfor AnticipatorySet:(2minutes)
1. Duringtransitionalperiod,playTheyreDiscoverinAmericahttps://safeshare.tv/submit?
Instruction
url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXWY50mH5awQtosignalthe
beginningofsocialstudies.
DirectTeach:(10minutes)
1. Gatherstudentsinthefrontoftheclassroomforaclassmeeting(UDL8.3Fostercollaboration
andcommunity)andaskstudentswhattheyrememberfromthepreviousdayslessonabout
HernandoDeSoto(ESOL4.Linklessontopictostudentspriorknowledge,ESOL13.Use
preview/reviewactivities,UDL3.1Activateorsupplybackgroundknowledge).Askwhathe
didandwhereheexplored.Tossaballtothestudentwhoseturnitistospeak(ESOL6.
Continuallymonitorstudentscomprehension)
2. RemindstudentsthatHernandoDeSoto,aswellasJuanPonceDeLeon,wassentbythe
SpanishmonarchytoclaimlandandresourcesforSpain(UDL3.2.Highlightpatterns,critical
features,bigideas,andrelationships).
3. ExplaintothestudentsthattodaytheywillbelearningaboutathirdSpanishconquistador
namedPedroMenendezdeAviles,whocametoFloridatostartacolony.
4. DisplaytheebookHistoryofSt.AugustineFlorida:WhimsicallyIllustratedHistoryofNorth
America'sOldestCitybyJesseW.Love,illustratedbyTerryK.Kent.Introducethebookby
readingthetitle,authorsname,andillustratorsname,andshowingthecovertothestudents.
5. Readaloudfromlocation81105oftheebook(ESOL28.Providebiographiesofsignificant
menandwomenfromdifferentcountries).
a. Displaytheebookthroughthesmartboardorprojectorsothatstudentsmay
followalong(UDL1.2Offeralternativesforauditoryinformation)
2. Dividethestudentsintofourequalgroupsforcenters.Explainthatlikeeverypreviousdayof
thisunit,theywillberotatingthroughfourdifferentcenters.
3. Verballyexplainwhatisexpectedofthestudentsateachofthefourcenters,(UDL8.1
Heightensalienceofgoalsandobjectives)andthatwhentheyhearthebell,theyshouldrotate
tothenextcenter.
4. Dismissthestudentstocenters(UDL7.1Optimizeindividualchoiceandautonomy).
5. Duringcenters,goaroundtheclassroomtomonitorstudents(UDL6.4Enhancecapacityfor
monitoringprogress).
CentersOne:Blabberize(12minutes)
1. Beforethecentertakesplace,downloadapictureofPedroMenendezdeAvilesandplaceitina
folderwherethestudentscaneasilylocateit.
2. Theteachershoulddividetheclassintofourequalgroupsatthebeginningofthecenters
rotationandinstructonegrouptogotothecomputersoriPadstation.Thereshouldbetwo
studentstoeveryonedevice.(ESOL32.Usestudentpairsforteamlearning,especiallyfor
reports,experimentsandprojects).
3. Explainthattoday,thestudentswillbemakingaBlabberizeonblabberize.comwheretheyare
actingPedroMenendezdeAviles,thefirstSpanishgovernorofFloridaandtheFounderofSt.
Augustine(UDL4.2Optimizeaccesstotoolsandassistivetechnologies,UDL5.1Usemultiple
mediaforcommunication).
4. InstructthestudentstoworktogethertowriteascriptfortheirBlabberize,andthatthescript
shouldincludethreefactsthattheylearnedaboutPedroMenendezdeAvilesduringthedirect
teachportionofthelesson.Eachstudentshouldwritehis/herowncopyofthescript(ESOL44.
Focusonthinkingskills;predict,categorize,classify,observeandreport(oralwritten
pictorial),sequence,summarize).
5. ReferthestudentpairstotheirrotationchartofwhoseturnitistorecordtheBlabberizeand
instructthemthatthatstudentwillbespeakingasPedroMenendezdeAviles.
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6. Whenthestudentsarefinished,havethemsavetheirBlabberizeinthestudentworkfolderor
emailittotheteacherforassessment.Alsoinstructthemtoplacetheirscriptsintheirtreasure
chest.
CenterTwo:VoyagersJournal(12minutes)
1. Theteachershoulddividetheclassintofourequalgroupsatthebeginningofthecenters
rotationandinstructonegrouptogototheVoyagersJournalcenter.
2. Instructstudentstoretrievetheirvoyagersjournalsfromtheirtreasurechests.
3. Oncethestudentshavetheirjournals,explainthattheywillbedocumentingtheweatherand
waterconditions,astheyhaveduringpreviousdays.However,onthisday,theyshouldwrite
abouttheconditionsasiftheywerePedroMenendezdeAvilestellingacaptainwhoisaboutto
sailoutofSt.Augustine.
4. Instructthestudentstowriteadailyjournalincludingatleastthreethingsaboutlifeinthetown
ofSt.Augustineoraboutbeingthegovernor,asiftheyarePedroMenendezdeAviles
explainingittothekingandqueenofSpain(ESOL11.Placelanguageinmeaningfulcontext,
ESOL12.Teachtotwoobjectives,languageandcontent,ESOL44.Focusonthinkingskills;
predict,categorize,classify,observeandreport(oralwrittenpictorial),sequence,summarize,
ESOL48.Usegroupassignments,portfolios,learningjournalsandnonprintoptionsas
alternativeassessment).
5. Oncethestudentshavefinished,tellthemtoputtheirjournalsbackintotheirtreasurechests.
CenterThree:CastillodeSanMarcosVirtualTour(12minutes)
1. Theteachershoulddividetheclassintofourequalgroupsatthebeginningofthecenters
rotationandinstructonegrouptogotothesmartboardorprojector.
2. Oncethestudentsarepresent,openthePowerPointofthevirtualtourfoundat
https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm(ESOL8.Usedirect
instruction:Modeling,explaining,scaffolding,namethestrategyandshowhowtouseit,ESOL
36.Asknumerousquestionswhichrequirehigherlevelthinkingresponses).
3. PresentthePowerPoint,askingdiscussionquestionsbasedontheinformationfoundinthe
slides(ESOL6.Continuallymonitorstudentscomprehension).
CenterFour:BuildtheCastillodeSanMarcos(12minutes)
1. Theteachershoulddividetheclassintofourequalgroupsatthebeginningofthecenters
rotationandinstructonegrouptogototheBuildtheCastillodeSanMarcoscenter.
2. Explaintothestudentsthattheywillbeworkingtogethertomakeoneofthefourcornersofthe
CastillodeSanMarcosoutofclay,andthatafterallofthegroupshavehadthechancetomake
theircorner,allfourpartswillbeputtogethertomakeacompletemodeloftheCastillodeSan
Marcos(ESOL2.Promotecooperation(smallgroups),ESOL46.Usediscoverylearning
activities(handsonactivities).
3. ShowthestudentstheinstructionsheetandthepicturesoftheCastillodeSanMarcos.Readthe
instructionthattheirwallsshouldbeoneinchthickandtwoinchestallinordertobejoinedto
theothergroupswalls.
4. Whenthestudentsaredone,instructthemtoplacetheirmodelinasafeplaceofteacher
choosing,andnottotouchanyoftheothergroupsmodels.
5. Afterallgroupshavecreatedtheirportions,instructtheclasstogatherinfrontoftheclassroom
andwatchastheteacherjoinsalloftheportionstogethertoformacompletedmodelofthe
CastillodeSanMarcos.
Homework:
1. IfstudentsdonotfinishtheVoyagersJournalCenter,havethemtaketheirjournalshomeand
completethemashomework.
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MaterialsandresourcesneededforDirectTeach:
Smallballformorningmeeting
Resources/Materials HistoryofSt.AugustineFlorida:WhimsicallyIllustratedHistoryofNorthAmerica'sOldest
CitybyJesseW.Love,illustratedbyTerryK.Kent(ebook)
Ereaderdeviceorcomputerwithereadersoftware
MaterialsandresourcesneededfortheBlabberizecenter:
InternetenabledcomputeroriPadforeachstudentpair
Microphoneorheadsetforeachstudentpair(webcam/camerawillworkifdevicehasone)
1downloadedpictureofPedroMenendezdeAviles
www.blabberize.com
1instructionsheet
Notebookpaper
Pencils
MaterialsandresourcesneededfortheVoyagersJournalcenter:
Studentsvoyagerjournals
Pencils
1instructionsheet
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=23015
MaterialsandresourcesneededforCastillodeSanMarcoVirtualTourcenter:
Computerwithinternetaccess
MicrosoftPowerPoint
VirtualtourPowerPointretrivedfrom
https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm
Smartboardorprojector
MaterialsandresourcesneededforBuildtheCastillodeSanMarcoscenter:
4instructionsheets,oneforeachquadrantofthebuilding
Clay
Ruler