Thematic Topic:

Social Studies - Geography - Landforms

Time frame Five days

Essential
Question
How are landforms essential to people and animals?
Standards CCSS.SS.G.1.3 – Locate major landforms and bodies of water on a map or other representation.
CCSS.SS.G.2.3 – Compare how people modify and adapt to the environment and culture in our community to other places.
(state and
ELP.S5.level 3.3-5 – Writing: Compare/contrast different aspects of communities or regions depicted in pictures or maps (e.g.,
national)
location, people, places, resources.)
Objectives and Content Objectives Language Objectives Vocabulary
Vocabulary •Lake
Students will be able to identify the terms Students will be able to write a short
continents, landforms, river, lake, glacier, •Continents
essay about how landforms are •Glacier
mountain, plains, desert, and canyons. essential to people and animals using •Landforms
detail and facts they learned in the unit. •Mountain
Students will be able to locate the focused
landforms and continents on a map and •River
•Desert
through pictures.
•Plains
•Canyon

People, Places, People Places Events

& Events People from Asia, Africa,
North America, Antarctica, North America Asia Not applicable.
South America, Europe, and Antarctica Africa
Australia South America Europe
Australia and Oceania

Assessments Diagnostic Formative Summative

Graphic organizer
PowerPoint
Giant Post-it group activity
Interactive notebook
Worksheets The assessment will consist of 10 matching
Picture of landforms questions, 7 fill in the blank (map), and a short
quiz answer based off the essential question.
geography booklet
Lesson Plan Overview
Course Name: ________________
Social Studies Class Period: ___________
1

Week of: ___________________

April 19, 2021 Name: ________________
Ivana Cortez

Instructional Unit Essential Question:

Activities: M T W Th F
Lecture/discussion Text Text Text Text Text Monday:
Demo/modeling Text Text Text Text

Simulation What are the 7 continents?

Group work Te
xt

Oral presentation Text Tuesday

Guided practice Text Text
What are some different types of landforms
Lab in the 7 continents?
Reading Study Guides/ Text

Workbooks
Media Center Text Text Wednesday:
Materials:
Graphic Organizer Text Text Text
What people and animals live in these
Paper/Markers Text Text
landforms?
Text-Book Text Text Text Thursday:
Smart Board
Evaluation: What type of foods are found in these
landforms?
Written response
Oral response Text Text

Quiz Text Text Text Friday

Test Text

Special considerations: How are landforms essential to people and

Preferential Seating Copy of notes if needed animals?
Tutoring Sessions Study guides if needed
Daily agenda
Extended time on tests if needed
Resources Needed:

My resources are in the lesson plans.