Daily Lesson Plan- Day 1
Subject/Grade: 7th TX.
History
Date: Day One
TEKS:
TAKS:
Materials/ Resources
Needed:
Vocabulary:
Warm Up Activity:
Approximate time needed:
(5-15 min.)
Step by Step
Procedure:
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Topic: Getting to Know Ourselves and Texas
Guiding Question: What do you already know about Texas and what can we
learn about Texas’ geography?
7.9 (B) Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of
physical and human characteristics
7.22 (C) Transfer information from one medium to another
7.22(D) Create visual presentations of social studies information
Obj. 2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of geographic influences
on historical issues and events.
(8.11) Geography: The student understands the location and characteristics of
places and regions of the United States, past and present.
Obj. 5 The student will use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies
information.
(8.30) Social Studies Skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to
organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including
electronic technology.
Texas and Texans textbook, map pencils
seacoast, plain, basin, escarpment, aquifer, barrier island, fault plateau,
savannah, grassland, drought, erosion, peninsula, bay mountain range, latitude,
longitude
Complete “People Hunt” or What would you rather be?
(Serves as a warm up and a getting to know you activity)
1. Go over the People Hunt or other Getting to know you activity so the whole
class gets to know one another.
2. Do warm up #1 and go over or (can take a grade)
[15 min.]
3. Give Pre-Test. Following the pre-test, students work quietly at desk filling in
symbols chart (text –72-73), Coat of Arms, or Table of
Contents
[1 hour]
4. United Streaming- “Globes, Maps and Graphs” from Geography Basics
- show Latitude and Longitude only for a review
- show whole movie for a thorough review
Students complete questions if they watch the whole video.
[30 min]
5. Do ONE of these: “Reading the Position of Ships at Sea”, “Coordinates of
Texas Cities”, or “Locate Texas”.
[30 min]
Texas Geography Review Map
[1 hour]
6. Everyone complete the Geographic Dictionary Activity last- to be completed
with available time (may have to work on for several days to complete).
7. Other Options: Reviewing Geography Skills
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Daily Lesson Plan- Day 1
Activity / Product or
Worksheet Description or Title
Individual/groups
Type of Assessment
(Product, Reflections, Summaries
etc.)
grade
Warm- Up #1
individual
go over as a class or grade
Pre-Test
individual
grade test
individual / pairs
grade activity or completion grade
individual
go over as a class or grade
Latitude/Longitude review
(Locate Texas, Ships at Sea or
Coordinates of Texas Cities)
individual/ pairs
grade activity sheet or participation
grade
Texas Geography Review Map
individual
grade map or completion grade
Geographic Dictionary
individual
grade product
People hunt or What would
rather be?
Using Table of Contents,
Symbols Chart or Coat of Arms
Geography Basics Video Option
Type of Instruction
(individual, group, etc.)
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