Lesson Plan Template

Complete each section using the template below. Consult the

USC Aiken Lesson Plan Guide for specific instructions for each
component. You will be assessed using the Lesson Plan Rubric.
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Candidate Name: Shauna Chassereau
Date of Lesson: Week of November 8
Duration: 45 minutes
Number of Students: 20
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 3rd Grade
Lesson Title: Alphanumeric Grids
You will be assessed on the following components:
1. Standard & Indicator Standard 1: Use maps and globes to categorize places and regions by
their human and physical conditions.

3.1.1.AG Utilize an alphanumeric grid to locate the continents and

oceans.
2. Learning Objective Given a labeled world map, students will locate points on an
alphanumeric grid with 50% accuracy
3. Assessments Pre Assessments Formative Summative
Assessments Assessments
Students will need
their Chromebooks Students will This summative
to complete a brief complete the same assessment will be
online quiz game. online quiz game as given at the end of
The teacher can they did for the pre- the unit.
access it with this assessment. The
link: Teacher can access it It will be a project in
with this link: which students will
https://quizizz.com/a have to create a
dmin/quiz/61882b99 https://quizizz.com/a poster board of the
0ac0e7001ed09259 dmin/quiz/61882b990 world map, on their
ac0e7001ed09259 maps they will be
Purpose: expected to:
Purpose: - Label the 7
This is a fun way for continents
students to I will be able to see if and 5 oceans
demonstrate their there was any growth - Include a
independent in knowledge for drawing of a
knowledge. each student. compass rose.
Their expected - Create an
objective may be alphanumeric
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 altered based on grid.
their answers. - Utilize
alphanumeric
grid to choose
at least 5
coordinates
and name
what
continent/
ocean is in
that space.
- Identify
where the
equator and
prime
meridian are
located,
utilizing their
grid.
- Label the 4
hemispheres
4. Pedagogical Strategies - Analyzing images/maps
- Direct Instruction
- Demonstration
- Guided Practice
- Hands-on Manipulatives
- Online Game
5. Diversity for Student Differentiation Accommodations Modifications
Learning
Early finisher will Lower achieving CT The objective will be
be asked to write the specified students are lowered to 25%
name of the located at the front of accuracy for CT
continent or ocean the classroom to specified (or pre-
that they believe to receive extra support assessment
be in the when needed. determined) lower
coordinates. This achieving students.
will allow them to Instead of having one
practice spelling and image on the The objective will be
writing. smartboard, each raised to 75%
student has their own accuracy for CT
This lesson map. specified (or pre-
addresses visual, assessment
auditory, and tactile Students will be determined) higher
learners. offered additional achieving students.
- Each time on questions
students has when necessary.
their own
map visual,
the teacher
verbally
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 provides
directions
and
guidance,
and students
color in the
square on
their
protected
maps.
6. Grouping Students Students are not allowed to be grouped due to Covid Precautions.
7. Lesson Structure (Step- - Launch (5-10 minutes)
by-Step Procedures) Students should have their chromebooks on their desks prior
to beginning the lesson. To launch, we will review the
continents using the following link:
https://youtu.be/rCYERpZ4Ujc. The teacher will have to
review the oceans with them directly after the video. Have
students take the pre-assessment quiz. During this, read the
questions and answers aloud.

- Direct Teaching (10 minutes)

Demonstrate how to use an alphanumeric grid. The letters
come first, and then the number. Practice finding points with
the students. For example, to find A2, look at the A column
and the 2 row. Shade that coordinate in. Practice a couple of
times utilizing the examples from the online quiz game as
well as the world map.

- Student Exploration and Practice (15-20 minutes)

On notebook paper, have students number 1-10. For each
number, give them a different alphanumeric points for them
to find using their maps. They need to write what continent or
ocean they believe to be in that point. Model this on the
SmartBoard.

- Closure (5 minutes)
Have the students take the quiz again. When finished, have
the students put their chrome books away in rows.
8. Follow Up Remediation Enrichment

Instead of using an alphanumeric grid to Students can create

locate continents and oceans, students can their own
practice locating objects. For example, alphanumeric grids
students can use grids like the one below to of the schools
locate various objects. playground, their
town, their state, etc.

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 9. Questioning Knowledge and Application and Evaluation and
comprehension analysis creation

- How many - Which - Justify your

continents continent/ answer.
are there? ocean is - What
What and located in continent
where are square _? would you
they? say is in _,
- How many why?
oceans are
there? What
and where
are they?
10. Materials/Resources and - Alphanumeric grid of labeled world map
References - Paper protectors
- Dry erase markers and wipes
- Notebook paper
- Chrome Books for Students
- Smart Board
11. Educational Technology The students will need to use their chrome books for this activity.
The Smartboard will also be required.

Use during the launch:

https://youtu.be/rCYERpZ4Ujc

Online Quiz Game:

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/61882b990ac0e7001ed09259

12. Safety Considerations Covid precautions are in place to prevent illness.

13. Linking Theory to This activity is representative of Vygotsky’s theory of scaffolding.
Practice The students have been learning about the continents and oceans, and
this adds another layer to that.

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