Lesson Plan #1

Grade: 5th Grade Social Studies Strand: History

Submitted By: Deavon Hinebauch

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

Lesson Plan #1 - History

submitted by: Deavon Hinebauch

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This social studies lesson is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the development of Native North American civilizations. This lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (pp. 40-43) both pupil and teachers edition (TE). C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 5th grade Time to Complete this Lesson: 50 minutes Groupings: whole group reading and discussion, partner share for KWL chart, independent for assessment.

D. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 4th Grade Social Studies Book: States and Regions (p. 40-43 )- 1 for each student Smart board/white board/Poster for KWL chart Pencil and paper

E. Objectives: NV State Social Studies Standards G7.4.3 Describe differences among rural, suburban, and urban settlement in Nevada. Student-Friendly Standards I can describe the differences between rural, suburban, and urban communities in Nevada. F. Vocabulary Agriculture-Farming, or growing plants Civilization-A group of people living together that have a government, religion, and culture. Pueblo-town is the Spanish translation, but it can also mean people or nation.

G. Procedure: 1. Introduction
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Construct KWL chart with students about what makes up a civilization.

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Lesson Plan #1 - History

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Preview chapter with students looking through pictures and discussing prediction. Introduce Vocabulary terms to students and discuss examples.

2. Read Chapter 2 lesson 1 (pp. 40-43) as a class, stopping to discuss Talk about it questions in margins of TE. 3. Discuss Think aloud as whole group indicated in margin in TE p 40. H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Students will write a descriptive paragraph describing how Native North American civilizations, such as the Mound builders, were able to develop using evidence from the text. Students should include an illustration with their writing. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Student responses to discussion will help informal assessment of ongoing learning. Descriptive paragraph about Native North American civilizations will show if students understand how these civilizations were formed (formal assessment). I. Closure: Ticket out the door on post-it note asking students to describe two things they learned from the lesson that they didnt already know, and a third response asking if there is anything students are unsure about or want to still learn from the topic.

J. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think teaching students about the definition of civilization will be easier to teachKWL chart, but understanding how these civilizations formed and why will be more challenging. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think students may need assistance in using evidence from the text to justify their writing with the descriptive paragraph. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I would teach the extend lesson using the Aztec civilization painting on pp 44-45 in TE. 4. What can you do for students who do not grasp the concepts? Think aloud, I would model think aloud strategies with reading to help students comprehend the text. I could also use the KWL reteach mini-lesson located on p 43. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?
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Lesson Plan #1 - History

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Students may require more guidance with their writing if they are not grasping the information. If students were struggling with the reading then I would have them perform the study guide/homework worksheet located on p 43 in TE rather than the descriptive paragraph. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was closely relating the learning objective to the reading, as well as an assessment to display student knowledge. Linking all the concepts of the lesson closely together, as well as considering what students would have learned previously and after the lesson.

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