Teacher Candidate Lesson Planning Sheet

Urban Institute of Teacher Education

Teacher Name Galiba Dzaja

Grade Level 5th
Subject Social Studies
Date 09/30/19

Part One: Lesson Focus – “The What”

Thinking Points: What am I expecting students to learn? What materials and resources am I
planning to utilize? What will I accept as evidence that my students have learned?
Content Objective: Students will know what the 13 original colonies were and be able to
What do I want my locate them on a map.
students to know and be
able to do? Students will be
able to ……

Standard: Standard 1
What is the CCSS that Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North
corresponds with this America transformed human history.
objective? Objective 1
Describe and explain the growth and development of the early
American colonies.
a. Using maps – including pre-1492 maps – and other geographic
tools, locate and analyze the routes used by the explorers.
b. Explain how advances in technology lead to an increase in
exploration (e.g. ship technology).
c. Identify explorers who came to the Americas and the nations
they represented.
d. Determine reasons for the exploration of North America (e.g.,
religious, economic, political).
e. Compare the geographic and cultural differences between the
New England, Middle, and Southern colonies (e.g., religious,
economic, political).
f. Analyze contributions of American Indian people to the colonial
settlements.
 Language Objective: Students will be listening to a presentation. Take turns speaking in
What will my students do complete sentences to peers. They will follow along and write on their
to learn and/or incomplete map while listening.
demonstrate their mastery
of the lesson by reading,
speaking, writing, or
listening?

Assessment: I will use their interactions and conversations that they have with their
What assessments will I peers as an assessment. I will also check off their maps at the end to
utilize to determine that my make sure they have followed along and understand.
students have learned and
met the objective?

Materials and Resources: Materials

What materials and  Pencil
resources will I utilize to  Map Worksheet
facilitate student learning?  Crayons
Resources

13ColoniesMapWor 13 Colonies.ppt
ksheet.pdf
 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/b
uildingthethirteencolonies/

Part Two: Lesson Implementation – “The How”

Thinking Points: How will I teach to ensure learning for all students? How will I engage my
students in the learning process? How will I check for understanding throughout the lesson?
How will I make instructional adjustments for students that are in need of additional support?
Lesson Components with Teacher Expectations: Student
Estimated Timeframe Instructional Strategies/Activities/ Expectations
Questions
Lesson Introduction: Students will watch a video from Students will be
8 minutes BRAINPOP that will introduce them to the expected to listen
How will I clearly communicate building of the 13 colonies. At the end of quietly.
the objective and purpose for the video I will ask them what they have
learning? How will I provide learned. Then I will tell them that we are
background knowledge? How about to learn more.
will I “hook” the students?
Check for Understanding: I will ask them questions at the end of the Students are
How will I know that all video and have a class discussion. expected to
students know the objective and participate in the
purpose of the lesson? class discussion and

Instructional Strategy: Teacher
Modeling – “I Do”
5 minutes
What will I say and do as I
demonstrate the demonstrated
the concept?
Check for Understanding:
How will I know that the
students have a clear
understanding of the concept?
Instructional Strategy: Guided
Practice – “We Do”
10 minutes
How will I engage my students
instructionally with the
concept?
Instructional Strategy;
Independent Practice
10 minutes
How will I provide my students
with the opportunity to engage
in independent practice? What
will the students who have
finished early do?
Check for Understanding
How will I know that the
students have a clear
understanding of the concept?
Lesson Closure
5 minutes
How will I review and clarify the
concepts taught?
Part 3: Post Lesson Analysis – “The What’s Next”
Data Analysis:
What will I do next based on
analysis of the assessment
results?
Reflection:
share what they have
learned
I will be showing the 13 colonies Students are
PowerPoint and explain to the students expected to listen
the 3 different regions and fill out one of and watch how I
the colonies and 1 region on the map that would fill out the
is shown on the PowerPoint. map.
I will ask the students to give me a thumbs Students are
up if they understand how to fill out the expected to listen
map worksheet as we go through the and use class
PowerPoint. procedures to show
they understand.
As a whole class we will fill out 2 or 3 more Students are
colonies on our map. I will engage expected to be ready
students by using a team and student if they are called on
selector to have them help me fill out randomly and
some of the colonies. listening when their
peers are talking.
Students will then be required to Students are
independently fill out their worksheets for expected to fill out
the rest of the PowerPoint. I will stop at their map worksheet
certain times during the PowerPoint and and engage in
gave them turn to partners and share what partner discussions.
they have learned or their answer to the
question asked.
I will listen to students’ discussions and Students are
glance at their map worksheets expected to have
throughout the PowerPoint to make sure their worksheets
they are on task and following along. filled out and
contribute to
discussions.
We will review what we have just learned Students are
by having a mini quiz at the end of the expected to engage
PowerPoint and also comparing pour maps in the quiz and
with those of our teammates. compare maps with
their peers.
What components of the lesson
went well? What components
will I modify?