Unit Planner: Places & Regions

Submitted By: Rebecca Call

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER: Places & Regions

Summary of Lesson Plan
This social studies lesson is constructed for 2nd grade students to be able to locate visual representations of global address: community, state, country, continent, and the world. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p.66-69).

Submitted By: Rebecca Call

NV State Social Studies Objectives

Notes

MONDAY

G6.2.7 - Locate his/her city and state on a map. G6.2.6 - Show that different locations have different addresses.

Print 25 Reading Skill pages p.16 Print 25 Vocab/Study Guide pages p.17

This social studies lesson is constructed for 2nd grade students to learn about landforms and bodies of water. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p.74-79).

TUESDAY

G8.2.3 - Identify how people shape the physical environment.

Print 25 Reading Skill pages p.19 Print 25 Vocab/Study Guide pages p.20

This social studies lesson is constructed for 2nd grade students to learn about weather and climate and the difference between the two. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p.84-87).

WEDNESDAY

G8.2.1 - Tell how the physical environment affects community activity, i.e., recreation, water usage.

Print 25 Reading Skill pages p.22 Print 25 Vocab/Study Guide pages p.23

This social studies lesson is designed for 2nd grade students to learn about where different artifacts are from in G6.2.5 - Provide examples of the world and how they can be used. geographical uses of machines, tools This lesson uses Strategy 1: Teaching, and technologies, i.e., surveying tools, Observation, Questioning, and map navigation programs. Inference from the textbook Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies (p. 3-9).

THURSDAY

Make 25 copies of the data sheets. Bring enough artifacts for 25 students to share one together.

This social studies lesson is designed for 2nd grade students to learn how to construct a simple map of their community. This lesson uses Strategy 7: Developing Map Skills from the textbook Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies (p. 48-54).

FRIDAY

Bring markers, colored pencils, and G5.2.3A - Construct a simple big sheets of white construction paper map of the community. for 25 students.

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor