8/15 First Day of School Introductions:

➔ South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards

◆ n/a introductory
➔ Essential Question
◆ What do I need to know and do to be successful in Ms. Pond’s class?
➔ I Can Statements
◆ I can remember and carry out Ms. Pond’s expectations and procedures
➔ Instructional Strategies and Student Activities
◆ Review class expectations and procedures via direct instruction and Slideshow
◆ Students will participate in a group discussion on the three major expectations
Ms. Pond has in place
● Responsibility, respect, and a growth mindset
◆ The teacher will read “The Day You Begin” by Jaqueline Woodson
◆ Students will engage in a class discussion on “The Day You Begin” and the
differences within our world and classroom.
● The teacher will connect this to the read aloud to Social Studies and how
we should be receptive to different perspectives
◆ Students will complete an “all about me” inventory asking various questions
about their goals, learning preferences, and class expectations
➔ Homework
◆ Review syllabus

8/16 What’s on Your Hoodie?

➔ South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards
◆ n/a introductory
➔ Essential Question
◆ What do I need to know and do to be successful in Ms. Pond’s class?
◆ What do I want Ms. Pond to know about me to better teach me?
➔ I Can Statements
◆ I can remember and carry out Ms. Pond’s expectations and procedures
◆ I can design a hoodie that reflects my personality and interests
➔ Instructional Strategies and Student Activities
◆ The teacher will engage students in a call and response related to the three
expectations of class: responsibility, respect, and a growth mindset
◆ Students will engage in a “Kahoot” reviewing the expectations and procedures
that were reviewed on the first day
● The teacher will read each question aloud and review correlating
procedures Ms. Pond has in place
◆ Students will clear their desk and the teacher will pass each student a paper.
◆ Students will design a hoodie that captivated their personality and interests.
● Prompts include: favorite subject, favorite color, favorite sports, birthday,
dream job, etc.
◆ Students will independently design and draw their hoodie and share their designs
with peers
◆ The teacher will monitor the room and frequently check in with students on their
progress/ideas
➔ Homework
◆ Review syllabus
8/17 What’s on Your Hoodie continued & Notebook Set Up
➔ South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards
◆ n/a
◆ pre-unit/introductory unit
➔ Essential Question
◆ What are the different features of a map?
◆ How do I read a map?
➔ I Can Statements
◆ I properly read and analyze a map
◆ I can identify different features on a map
➔ Instructional Strategies and Student Activities
◆ The teacher will engage students in a call and response related to the three
expectations of class: responsibility, respect, and a growth mindset
◆ Students will be verbally questioned on expectations and procedures
● Students will be asked to physically demonstrate different classroom
procedures
◆ Students will clear their desk and the teacher will pass each student a folder.
◆ Students will be introduced to their interactive notebook. The teacher will review
expectations for the notebooks and model to students how to set theirs up
● Where to title their notebook
● How to set up pages for notes
● How to take notes
◆ Students will complete their Hoodie designs from the previous day. Students will
turn hoodie assignments into the basket when complete and then meet for a
student/teacher conference.
➔ Homework
◆ n/a
8/18 Pre Assessment and Vocabulary
➔ South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards
◆ n/a
◆ pre-unit/introductory unit
➔ Essential Question
◆ What do I already know about map and geography skills?
➔ I Can Statements
◆ I can show my prior knowledge about geography and map skills on a
preassessment
◆ I can define key terms for our geography unit
➔ Instructional Strategies and Student Activities
◆ Students will complete a bellringer in their notebooks
● What are Ms. Pond’s Expectations and what do they look like?
◆ The teacher will engage students in a call and response related to the three
expectations of class: responsibility, respect, and a growth mindset
◆ Students will be verbally questioned on expectations and procedures
● Students will be asked to physically demonstrate different classroom
procedures
◆ Students will complete a pre assessment on “PreUnit” skills that will be learned in
the upcoming week
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The teacher will monitor the room as well as Chromebook Usage during
the pre-assessment.
◆ As students complete their pre-assessment, they will be directed to complete
vocabulary for the pre-unit and write vocabulary words & definitions in the
glossary of their interactive notebook.
● physical and political systems
● climate and vegetation zones
● natural resources
● population patterns
● migration
● ethnic/ cultural/social
● economic
● political
➔ Homework
◆ Review vocabulary

8/19 Map features & Types of Maps

➔ South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards
◆ n/a
◆ pre-unit/introductory unit
➔ Essential Question
◆ What are the different features of a map?
◆ How do I read a map?
➔ I Can Statements
◆ I properly read and analyze a map
◆ I can identify different features on a map
➔ Instructional Strategies and Student Activities
◆ Students will complete a bellringer in their notebooks
● What are Ms. Pond’s Expectations and what do they look like?
◆ The teacher will engage students in a call and response related to the three
expectations of class: responsibility, respect, and a growth mindset
◆ Students will be verbally questioned on expectations and procedures
● Students will be asked to physically demonstrate different classroom
procedures
◆ The teacher will then engage in direct instruction relating to map features. The
teacher will model note taking examples as she walks students through the
content.
◆ The teacher will frequently pace the room to ensure students are on task.
Students should be taking notes. The teacher will incorporate questioning in her
direct instruction.
➔ Homework
◆ Review map features. Find something in your home that relates to one of the
map features we learned about