Daily Lesson Plan-Day 2
Subject/Grade: 7th TX.
History
Date: Day Two
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Warm Up Activity:
Approximate time needed:
(5-15 min.)
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Topic: Texas Geography and its sub-regions
Guiding Question: What are the four main geographic regions of Texas and
where are they located? How are they different from each other?
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 and / or magazines, scissors and glue
geographic region, sub-region. seacoast, plain, basin, escarpment, aquifer,
barrier island, fault plateau, savannah, grassland, drought, erosion, peninsula,
bay mountain range
Warm-up #2- go over answers together or grade (you can let them use their
book/notes from yesterday or try to see what they remember)
1. Warm – Up #2
[15 min.]
2. United Streaming- “Geography for Everyone” (17 min.) OR “Geography of
Texas” or “Lone Star Land: Geography” (must check these out from your
library if the school has them) (15 min.)
[15-17 min.]
- There is a video worksheet for “Geography for Everyone”; if you show
“Geography of Texas or Lone Star Land”, just have students watch and/or
take their own notes
3. Texas Regions Flip Map or Puzzle
[30 min]
4. Complete Sub-Region Chart (in pairs or whole class)- Use Ch. 2 in the book
to help students, p. 48-69. Choose 3 or 5 column version.
[1 hour]
5. OPTION: Using calculators and working gin pairs, complete the activity
“Are We There Yet”
[1 hour]
6. OPTION: Using poster board and pictures (magazines, hand drawn or
computer generated) have students select a region of Texas to represent and
produce an “Ad” campaign illustrating why someone should travel to their
geographic region or a collage of what you would see in that region of Texas.
[1hour]
OPTION: Create an Illustrated Diagram of the Sub-Regions of Texas (one
square for each region- half showing the landscape and the other half showing
the economic activities).
[45 min.]
7. Everyone completes the Geographic Dictionary Activity
last- to be completed with available time
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Daily Lesson Plan-Day 2
Activity / Product or
Worksheet Description or Title
Warm-Up #2
Type of Instruction
(individual, group, etc.)
individual
Geography for Everyone Video individual
questions or Geography of Texas
or Lone Star Land video
Type of Assessment
(Product, Reflections, Summaries
etc.)
Grade or go over as a class
Grade/ completion of worksheet
Texas Regions Flip Map or
Puzzle
individual
grade product
Sub-Region Chart of Texas
pairs/whole class
Completion grade
Are We There Yet?
pairs or small group work
Group participation or worksheet grade
(individual)
Advertisement poster
individual/pair/small group
Product grade
Illustrated Diagram of SubRegions
individual
Product grade
Geography Dictionary
individual
grade product
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