Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
`Teachers: Murray & ChasseGrade/Subject:
Dates/Pace:
th
Fernald
6 SS
1/26 – 1/30
SS6G5 Physical / Political Features of North America
a. Physical & Political Features of Canada
SS6H1 Ancient Latin America / Native Americans
a. Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, & Atahualpa
b. Columbian Exchange
Prior to teaching: Europe, Mexico, Central America, South America
Monday
Essential Questions
What events led to the
collapse of the Aztec and
Incan civilization?
Unit Topic: Latin America
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
What events led to the
collapse of the Aztec and
Incan civilization?
What events led to the
collapse of the Aztec and
Incan civilization?
What was the
Columbian
Exchange?
What was the
Columbian
Exchange?
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Come in and get
materials ready for
centers.
Come in and get
materials ready for
centers.
Come in and get
materials ready for
centers.
What does the
word “exchange”
mean?
Week in Rap –
Flocabulary
Cognitive Teaching Strategies: include time for distributed practice or summarizing
(Some ideas: Lecture/Question, Read/Discuss, TIMS, Hands on Activity, Thinking Map, Pictograph, Research, Vocabulary,
Comprehension)
Map Practice – Europe
Map Practice
Map Practice – Central
America Map
Centers – Aztecs & Incas
Centers – Aztecs & Incas
Map Practice – South
America Map
Centers – Aztecs & Incas
-
Native American
Map Final Exam
Flocabulary –
Mesoamerica
Diagrams/Graphs,
Achieve 3000
Lesson
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
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Native American
Grid/Wampum Belt
Historical
Magazines
SMARTBoard
Lesson
Graphic Organizer
& Vocabulary Sort
- Aztec/Inca
Summarizer
Inca Assignment
Communicating
Across the Empire
-
-
Native American
Grid/Wampum Belt
Historical
Magazines
SMARTBoard
Lesson
Graphic Organizer
& Vocabulary Sort
- Aztec/Inca
Summarizer
Inca Assignment
Communicating
Across the Empire
-
-
Grid/Wampum Belt
Historical
Magazines
SMARTBoard
Lesson
Graphic Organizer
& Vocabulary Sort
- Aztec/Inca
Summarizer
Inca Assignment
Communicating
Across the Empire
Graphic Organizer
– Columbian
Exchange
“As I See It Diary”
Entries
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Answer KQ
Answer KQ
Answer KQ
Answer KQ
Answer KQ
Extending/Refining Activity: This is for all students. After they acquire, then take them up a notch with thinking skills/writing prompts.
(Some ideas: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Write, Classify, Analyze, Evaluate, Inductive, Deductive)
Grids
Grids
Grids
Flipbooks
Flipbooks
Flipbooks
Assignment and/or Assessment: A variety of informal, performance, constructed response, selected response
Preview Centers /
Preview Centers /
Preview Centers /
Hwk-Technology
Establish Group
Establish Group
Establish Group
Night Study Island
Expectations
Expectations
Expectations
Assignment
Aztec/Inca Summarizer
Aztec/Inca Summarizer
Aztec/Inca Summarizer
Map Test
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer
Flocabulary
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Review Questions
Grid
Grid
Grid
SMARTBoard Lesson
SMARTBoard Lesson
SMARTBoard Lesson
Wampum Belt
Wampum Belt
Wampum Belt
Historical Magazine
Questions
Historical Magazine
Questions
Historical Magazine
Questions
Mnemonic Strategies
used on maps
Mnemonic Strategies
used on maps
Mnemonic Strategies
used on maps
Economy Simulation
Economy Simulation
Economy Simulation
Historical Figures
Flipbook
Historical Figures
Flipbook
Historical Figures
Flipbook
Graphic Organizer
Summarizer / Color
Coordinated to Native
American Tribe
Graphic Organizer
Summarizer / Color
Coordinated to Native
American Tribe
Graphic Organizer
Summarizer / Color
Coordinated to Native
American Tribe
Collaborative Grouping
Collaborative Grouping
Collaborative Grouping
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning
Differentiation: (Gifted)
Accommodations: (Sped, 504, SST)
Graphic Organizer
Mnemonic
Strategies used on
maps
Economy
Simulation
Historical Figures
Flipbook
Economy
Simulation
Historical Figures
Flipbook
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Small groups (centers)
with applicable
Small groups (centers)
with applicable
Small groups (centers)
with applicable
Tests / Quizzes read
aloud
Tests / Quizzes read
aloud
Tests / Quizzes read
aloud
Assignments modified or
shortened
Assignments modified or
shortened
Assignments modified or
shortened
Extra time on
assignments
Extra time on
assignments
Extra time on
assignments
Preferential Seating
Preferential Seating
Preferential Seating
Voice Amplifier
Voice Amplifier
Voice Amplifier
Small groups
(centers) with
applicable
Small groups
(centers) with
applicable
Tests / Quizzes
read aloud
Tests / Quizzes
read aloud
Assignments
modified or
shortened
Assignments
modified or
shortened
Extra time on
assignments
Extra time on
assignments
Preferential
Seating
Preferential Seating
Voice Amplifier
Voice Amplifier