Stage 3 – Learning Plan
DIFFERENTIATION (I-3) There are several ways to individualize instruction for your students
How will I scaffold and/or accelerate learning? For whom? How will I group my students?
SCAFFOLD:
ACCELERATE:
GROUP: (pre-teaching or re-teaching)
Learning Activities: (These can be attached 1 week at a time.)
WEEK OF 8/26 -8/30
Wednesday/Thursday8/2829
Tuesday 8/27
Monday 8/26
TLW:
FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL
TLW:
1: Learn classroom rules
and procedures.
2. Discuss why
geography is important
and how it is involved in
our lives.
1.
2.
3.
Introduction: Getting to Know You
Student Information Sheet
Class Rules
Materials: Student Information Sheet,
Follow Up/HW: Review Syllabus, Parent Sheet and Supplies Due on Tuesday 9/3
Objective: Syllabus/ What is Geography/Mapping Skills
Activities:
1. Warm-Up: Review Syllabus
2. Post and Discuss EQ#1: How can complex relationships amongst people and
regions be accurately represented on a map?
3. Intro to Geo PowerPoint
4. Go over TODALSIGS
Materials: Handouts
Follow Up/HW: Parent Sheet and Supplies Due on Tuesday 9/3
TLW:
Objective: Mapping Skills (Parts of a Map, Types of Maps, Map Projections)
1. Identify the different Activities: Book Room
parts of a map.
1. Warm-Up
2. Identify the different
2. Interactive Notes: Mapping Skills, TODALSIGS, Types of Maps, Activity:
types of general
3. Mapping Lab Activity (Political and Physical)
purpose and
Materials:
thematic maps.
Notebook, Handouts,
3. Identify and evaluate Follow Up/HW: Parent Sheet and Supplies Due on Tuesday 9/3
the different types of
map projections.
TLW:
Objective: Finish Map Skills
1.
Friday 8/30
Objective: Getting to Know You and Policies and Procedures
Activities:
Identify the different
types of general
purpose and
thematic maps.
2. Identify the different
types of charts and
graphs and evaluate
their uses.
3. Construct different
types of charts and
graphs.
Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. Finish up Wed/Thurs. Activities (Mapping Lab)
3. Discuss/activity on EQ#1
4. Charts and Graphs: Notes and Activity
Materials: Handouts, Notebook
Follow Up/HW: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND Parent Sheet and Supplies Due on
Tuesday 9/3
Week of: 9/2-9/6
Monday
TLW:
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
TLW:
1: Organize the
Interactive Binder.
2. Construct different
types of charts and
graphs.
Wednesday/Thursday
TLW:
1.
Describe and analyze
the Five Themes of
Geography.
TLW:
1. Create sketch maps
Friday
using TODALSIGS
Objective: RELAX
Activities:
LABOR DAY
Materials:
Follow Up/HW: Parent Sheet and Supplies Due on Tuesday 9/3
Objective: Notebook and Charts and Graphs
Activities:
1. Turn in Parent Sheet
2. Set-up Interactive Binder
3. Finish Charts and Graphs Activity
4. Revisit EQ#1 How can complex relationships amongst people and regions be
accurately represented on a map?
Materials: Handout, Textbook, Atlas
Follow Up/HW:
Objective: :Five Themes
Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. Quiz: TODALSIGS/Types of Maps/Charts and Graphs
3. Begin Five Themes of Geography:
3. Five Themes of Geography Activity
Materials: Handouts, Notebook
Follow Up/HW: Finish activities if incomplete
Objective: Five Themes: Location
Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. TODALSIGS Sketch Map Activity (due Monday)
3. Discuss/activity EQ#1: How can complex relationships amongst people and
regions be accurately represented on a map?
Materials: Notebook, Handouts, Colored Pencils/Markers
Follow Up/HW: : Finish activities if incomplete
Week of: 9/9-9/13
Wednesday/Thursday
Tuesday
Monday
TLW:
1. Define and review
ESPN concept and
approach to studying
geography.
TLW:
Explain what constitutes
a region and describe
the different types of
regions.
TLW:
4. Describe and
identify the different
regions of Africa.
Friday
TLW:
HOLIDAY
Objective: ESPN
Activities:
1. Pre-Test
2. Post and Discuss EQ 3 and 4: EQ3 Why do we divide the world into regions?
EQ4: How can ESPN systems of a region affect its citizens’ abilities to live
independently and cooperatively?
2. Review ESPN as necessary
3. Define Region
Materials:
Follow Up/HW: Study for Unit 1.1 Test, Friday, September 14th
Objective: Regions
Activities:
5. Warm-Up
6. Notes/Discussion: Regions (Physical vs. Cultural)
7. Activity: Regions of WHS
Materials: Handouts
Follow Up/HW: Study for Unit 1.1 Test, Friday, September 14th
Unit 1.1 Study Guide Due Friday, September 14th
Objective: Regions
Activities:
4. Warm-Up
5. Types of Regions (Formal, Functional, Perceptual)
6. Group Activity: Africa’s Regions
7. Discuss/activity EQ#3
8. Review for Unit 1.1 Test Tuesday 9/17
Materials:
Notebook, Handouts,
Follow Up/HW:
Objective:
Activities:
5.
Materials
HOLIDAY
Follow Up/HW: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND