Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Teacher: Michael Chandler
Standard(s)
Subject/Class: 4th Social Studies
Week Of: August 17-21
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
SS4G1
The student will be
able to locate
important physical
and man-made
features in the
United States
SS4G1
The student will be
able to locate
important physical
and man-made
features in the
United States
SS4G1
The student will be
able to locate
important physical
and man-made
features in the
United States
SS4G1
The student will be
able to locate
important physical
and man-made
features in the
United States
SS4G1
The student will be
able to locate
important physical
and man-made
features in the
United States
Locate and define
maps and the unique Atlantic Coastal
landforms in
Plains and The
specific regions
Great Plains on
Physical Map of
U.S.
Locate and define
The Great Basin,
The Continental
Divide, and Death
Valley.
Identify and locate
the major rivers in
the United States.
OLC: Watch a short OLC: Click Link
clip on United
about The Great
States Physical
Plains
Geography
OLC: Watch a short Ask students to list
clip on Death Valley the types of bodies
of water they know.
Essential Question/ Locate and describe Discuss Physical
Learning Goal
the relative location
of the geographic
regions of North
America
Activating Strategy: How many states
Lesson Opener,
Warm-up, Hook
are on the map?
Have students
Google United
States Map and
identify North
America as the
continent in which
we live.
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Teaching
Strategies:
Procedures,
Technology,
Performance Tasks
Discuss the location
of their state in
relation to that of
the other states in
their region.
Review
Map Legend
Important Physical Physical Features
Features of the
of the United
United States Slide States PowerPoint
Presentation
Utilize Graphic
Provide Students
Organizer from
with Geography
Wednesday
Graphic Organizer
Discuss and locate:
to be used while
studying landforms
 The Great
Basin
Define plains and
 The
provide specific
Continental
examples
Divide
Discuss and locate:
 Death Valley
 The Atlantic
Coastal
Plains
 The Great
Plains
Define tributary
Review how
Open Ended
physical features are
Question:
Summarize what
made by nature.
you discovered from
your research.
Have student
highlight landforms
on their Physical
Map
Have student
highlight landforms
from today on their
Physical Map
Have student use
IPAD to search for
rivers near where
they live.
Informal assessment
of students’
knowledge about
United States
Informal assessment
of students’
knowledge about
physical features of
Informal
assessment-Why is
Death Valley so
harsh?
Have student write
down something
they know about the
rivers we’ve
Use States in this
Region Graphic
Organizer to divide
states into
appropriate region
Pebble Go:
Research to learn
more about North
America on Maps.
Review
Compass Rose
myON: Ways to
Find Your Way:
Types of Maps
Pebble Go:
Physical Maps
Discuss Globe
features as it relates
to physical
landforms.
Have student list
examples of
landforms.
Have students
divide States into
regions based on
color map
Summarizing
Strategies:
Closing Activity
Assessment/
Evaluation
Have students
answer questions
given provided map
study
myON: Rivers
Discuss and locate
The Mississippi
River and The St.
Lawrence River
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Regions
Materials Needed
IPADs, Pebble Go
the United States
IPADS, myON,
Globe
IPAD, Geography
Graphic Organizer,
Physical Map sheet
discussed.
IPAD, Geography
Graphic Organizer,
Physical Map sheet
IPAD
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Daily Lesson Plan Template
Day & Date:
Standard:
Essential Question:
Learning Goal:
Activating Strategy: Lesson
Opener: (_______ min.)
Teaching Strategies:
Different
Procedures/Technology/Perfo
rmance Tasks: (_______
min.)
Summarizing Strategy:
Closing Activity:
(_______ min.)
Assessment/Evaluation:
(_______ min.)
Materials Needed:
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)