LESSON PLAN NUMBER 1
Teacher Education Candidate
Katie Walls and Molly Kate Strickland
Supervising Teacher
Janet Strickland
School University of West Georgia
Block No. 2
UWG Supervisor
Date of Implemented Lesson Plan February 22, 2011
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level: Third Grade
Teaching Skills Focus for This Lesson: Instructional Clarity
Stage 1 The Desired Results
Standards
Specific Learning Objective(s)
SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio,
Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America:
Appalachian, Rocky.
NCSS: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and
dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school
level for the study of People, Places, and Environments.
Learner Expectations
The study of people, places, and human-environment interactions leads
learners to create their spatial views and geographic perspectives of the
world.
Students will be able to identify the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande,
Colorado, and Hudson Rivers. Students will be able to identify the
Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains.
Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Assessment Instrument
(Ex. Test, Poster, Presentation,
Picture, etc.)
The student will be given a map and have to locate the rivers listed in the
standard; Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson, as well as
locate the mountain ranges; Appalachian and Rocky.
Evaluation (Grading) Instrument
(Ex. Point System, Rubric,
Checklist, etc.)
It will be graded by participation. Every student must follow along and
participate during the assignment to receive an A.
Stage 3 Learning Plans
Materials
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A picture of a map
Twizzlers (or any candy to represent rivers)
Hershey kisses (or any candy to represent mountains)
Artifact bag
Sequence of Teacher Actions
*Attention-Getter/Motivator
*Tie to Previous Learning
The attention-getter/motivator will be the teacher saying, “If you can hear
me, clap two times.”
The teacher will review the major rivers and mountain ranges in America;
Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson- mountains;
Appalachian, and Rocky. The teacher will discuss with the students their
prior knowledge and ways to remember where each mountain and river are
located.
*Significant Actions to Introduce
and Guide Lesson
The teacher will then show a map to the students and have different
students come up and pin point where the mountains and rivers are. The
teacher will then read a book to the students. The teacher will have the
students get into groups of 2 or 3 and pass out 1 blank map, 5 twizzlers,
and 2 Hershey kisses to each group. The teacher will explain to the
students that they will place the 5 twizzlers where the major rivers are and
the two Hershey’s kisses where the two mountain ranges are. The teacher
will go over the artifact bag with the students at the end of the activity.
Sequence of Student Actions
*Explain How Students Are
Engaged During Lesson
The students will listen to the teacher as she gives the agenda for the day.
The students will then listen attentively to the teacher as she reads a book.
The students will get in groups of two or three. Each group will get 1 map,
5 twizzlers, and 2 Hershey’s kisses. The students will use the 5 twizzlers
to locate where the five major rivers are and the two Hershey’s kisses to
locate the two mountain ranges. After the students have identified where
each major river and mountain range are located, they will explain to the
teacher why they put the twizzler or Hershey’s kiss at that location.
* Explain How Students Discuss
or Present Results of What
They Did During the Lesson
The students will discuss with their partner(s) where to put the five
twizzlers and two Hershey’s kiss. The students will show the teacher
where they placed their candy as the teacher walks by to check their work.
Teacher’s Lesson Closure/WrapUp/Transition
To close the lesson, the teacher will go over the learning objective with the
students. The students will discuss the locations of the rivers and mountain
ranges as well as share their results with the class.
Adaptations for Exceptional
Students (Anyone who requires
modifications for their needs)
Related Activities/Extensions
(What can students do who need
more than is in the lesson? Should
be related to lesson.)
Students who need modifications for their needs will set up a time
after class to work individually with the teacher.
Connections to Other Disciplines
Language Arts is incorporated in this lesson because the teacher is
reading a book to the students.
There will be blank maps for students who finish early. They can locate
the different oceans, prime meridian, and the equator.
Candidate’s Reflection After the Lesson:
Submit Lesson Plan Agenda with this Lesson Plan
Lesson Agenda
GPS and NCSS Standards:
SS3G1. The student will locate major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado,
Hudson.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.
NCSS: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and
provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of People, Places, and Environments.
Essential Question: On a map of the United States, where are the
Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson Rivers located?
Where are the Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains located?
1. Read book
2. Go over the five rivers and two mountain ranges
3. Twizzler and Hershey’s Kisses Activity
4. Discuss results of the activity
5. Artifact Bag
6. Go over any questions???
Book Set
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Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe By: Vera Williams
When I was Young in the Mountains By: Cynthia Rylant
Tatties River Journey By: Shirley Rousseau Murphy
What are Rivers? By: Mari Schuh
Buster Climbs the Walls By: Marc Brown
The Mississippi: America’s Mighty River By: Robin Johnson
The Appalachian (Great Mountain Ranges of the World) By: Charles Maynard
The Mystery of the Rocky Mountains By: Carole Marsh