Lesson Planning Template s9

Teacher Education Candidate

_Alma Eason and Taylor Jones______Date of Implemented Lesson Plan _11-1-11___

Subject: _Social Studies______Grade Level: __2nd______

Stage 1 The Desired Results Standards SS2G1 The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia’s surface. b. Locate the major rivers: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee, and Flint.

Specific Learning Objective(s) Students will be able to locate the major rivers on Georgia on a map. EQ: What are the seven major rivers of Georgia and where are they located on a map? Stage 2 Assessment Evidence Assessment Instrument (Ex. Test, Poster, Presentation, Students will place seven different colored pipe cleaners on a map to represent the Picture, etc.) different rivers.

Evaluation (Grading) Instrument (Ex. Point System, Rubric, Students will be graded using a checklist. Students should accurately locate each Checklist, etc.) of the seven rivers, and use the same color to represent each river on a map key.

Stage 3 Learning Plans Materials  Map of Georgia  Seven different color pipe cleaners

Sequence of Teacher Actions *The teacher will show a gallery walk with several pictures of the major rivers of *Attention-Getter/Motivator Georgia as the motivator. The teacher will walk through the pictures a second time and tell which picture is *Tie to Previous Learning which river. The students will be given a map of Georgia and seven different pipe cleaners to *Significant Actions to Introduce represent each of the rivers. and Guide Lesson The teacher will use the promethean board to draw the rivers of Georgia on the map.

Sequence of Student Actions The students will create a “Rivers of Georgia map”. *Explain How Students Are They will glue the pipe cleaners to the map in the location of each river. Engaged During Lesson They will be allowed to use an Atlas/map of Georgia to find the Rivers. They will use a small piece of the same color pipe cleaner to create a map key. * Explain How Students Discuss They will display their rivers of Georgia map in classroom. or Present Results of What They Did During the Lesson Teacher’s Lesson Closure/Wrap- Up/Transition As a review, the teacher will put up a map will the unlabeled rivers. The students will come up and label each of the rivers to show that they know where the rivers are located. Adaptations for Exceptional For the lower level students who need modifications, they will be given a map in Students (Anyone who requires which the rivers are already placed on the map. They will just have to locate them modifications for their needs) on an atlas and find the corresponding river on the map, and place their pipe cleaner on the line that is already there. Related Activities/Extensions (What can students do who need Since the class has already studied the regions of Georgia, students who finish more than is in the lesson? Should early can list the journey of each river, which regions they travel through and what be related to lesson.) they may see on the way. Connections to Other Disciplines ELA- writing

Candidate’s Reflection After the Lesson: Submit Lesson Plan Agenda with this Lesson Plan