UNIT LESSON PLANNING GUIDES

INCLUDED:
Unit Lesson Resource Break-
Down List of resources in unit
and where they fall in the lesson
cycle
Unit suggested pacing calendar
Overview of lesson planning
sequence parts
Planning calendar and
instructions
Links to other support materials
 Russia

PREVIEW
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Part of
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Lesson Specific Lesson
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Planning

• Word Walls are great for decorating

Classroom your room with key vocabulary and
Décor visuals for each unit.

• I cans are great to use at the

beginning of each lesson to set the
Setting Goals goal for the lesson and at the end
and of the lesson to assess content
Monitoring mastery.
Progress • They also make great study guides.
If you use the scavenger hunt
included.

• Anchor charts make great

classroom decor, but are also great
Bell work as bell work.
• Student can answer question from
these charts or list key details

• Guided notes include PowerPoint and

student interactive pages to follow
along for content information to
Guided Notes complete activities.
• Print and Digital versions

• Choice board activity pages include a Activities Included:

Russia Country Cards
variety of activities to cover key Mapping Russia
Russia Regional Research
topics throughout the unit. Russia Vocabulary Activity
• Digital and Print Versions Russia Flip Book
Russia Population Charting
Russia Types of Maps
Russia Economic Troubles
Activities Russia vs. Europe
USSR
Aral Sea
Art in Russia
Chernoble
Cultural Characteristics of Russia
Five Themes of Russia
RAFT
Roots of Communism
Great Leaders of Russia

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 Russia

PREVIEW
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Part of
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Lesson Specific Lesson
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Planning

• Review activities to use throughout

the unit include:
• Game Cards to relay race
Review Games
• Picture Puzzles to review key
and Activities vocabulary
• Puzzle Matching in print and
DIGITAL

• Wheel of Knowledge concept review

activities

Vocabulary &
Concept
Projects

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 Russia

PREVIEW
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

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Planning
• Just the Essentials key content
with print and digital graphic
organizers
Study Guide • Great for study guides
• Also includes online digital graphic
organizers

• Test
COMING SOON
Assessments • Map Quiz
• Vocabulary Quiz

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 Russia

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

SUGGESTED PACING

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Physical Cultural
History of
Geography of Geography of
Russia
Russia Russia

DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10

Religion,
Education, Modern
Healthcare, Russia
Arts

DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15

Review/ Review/ Review/

Project Project Project Assessment

The topics above are from the Guided Notes and Just
the Essentials. They are divided up into topics to cover
via notes. Activities in unit bundle support content
topics. All content topics cover essential content that
students need to know in order to master skills.

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 World Geography Pacing Guide
Year long course
This following pacing guide is a suggested pacing schedule.

Weeks Unit and Topics

Basic Geography Skills (1-2 weeks)
• Geography, Types of Maps, Map Elements, Continents & Oceans (2 days)
• Points of Interest ( 1 day)
1-2 weeks • Latitude and Longitude (1 day)
• Time Zones (1 day)
• Five Themes ( 1 day)
• Climates (1 day)
Five Themes & The Earth (2 weeks)
• Five Themes Overview (2 days)
2 weeks • Earth’s Structure (2 days)
• Landforms and Waterways (2 days)
• Weather and Climate (2 days)
People & Resources (1 week)
• People and Culture (1 day)
1 week • History (1 day)
• Governments (1 day)
• Economies (1 day)
United States & Canada (4 weeks)
• Physical Geography of US (2 days)
• Physical Geography of Canada (2 days)
• Cultural Geography of US (2 days)
• Cultural Geography of Canada (2 days)
4 weeks • History of US (2 days)
• History of Canada (2 days)
• Culture & Lifestyles of US & Canada (2 days)
• Key Facts about US Today (2 days)
• Key Facts about Canada Today (2 days)
Latin America (4 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Latin America (2 days)
• Natural Resources (1 day)
• Climate of Latin American (1 day)
• Cultural Geography of Latin America (2 days)
4 weeks • History of Latin America (3 days)
• Modern Latin America ( 3 days)
• Problems facing the Region (Rainforests, Urbanization, International) (3
days)
• Key Facts about Latin America(2 days)
Europe (3 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Europe (2 days)
• Cultural Geography of Europe (2 days)
3 weeks • History of Europe (3 days)
• Modern Europe ( 3 days)
• Key Facts about Europe (2 days)
Semester Break
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 World Geography Pacing Guide
Year long course
This following pacing guide is a suggested pacing schedule.

Weeks Unit and Topics

Russia (3 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Russia (2 days)
• Cultural Geography of Russia (2 days)
3 weeks • History of Russia (2 days)
• Religion, Education, Healthcare, Arts (3 day)
• Modern Russia (2 days)
Middle East & North Africa-MENA (3 weeks)
• Physical Geography of MENA (3 days)
3 weeks • Cultural Geography of MENA (3 days)
• History of MENA (3 days)
• Modern MENA (3 days)
Sub-Saharan Africa (3 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Sub-Saharan (3 days)
3 weeks • Cultural Geography of Sub-Saharan (3 days)
• History of Sub-Saharan (3 days)
• Modern Sub-Saharan (3 days)
South Asia (2 weeks)
• Physical Geography of South Asia (2 days)
2 weeks • Cultural Geography of South Asia (2 days)
• History of South Asia (2 days)
• Modern South Asia (2 days)
East Asia (2 weeks)
• Physical Geography of East Asia (2 days)
2 weeks • Cultural Geography of East Asia (2 days)
• History of East Asia (2 days)
• Modern East Asia (2 days)
Southeast Asia (2 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Southeast Asia (2 days)
2 weeks • Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia (2 days)
• History of Southeast Asia (2 days)
• Modern Southeast Asia (2 days)
Australia (2 weeks)
• Physical Geography of Australia (2 days)
2 weeks • Cultural Geography of Australia (2 days)
• History of Australia(2 days)
• Modern Australia (2 days)
Antarctica (1 week)
1 week • Physical & Cultural Geography of Antarctica (2 days)
• History of Antarctica (2 days)

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 Overview of Lesson Planning
This is an overview of each step of the lesson cycle. A calendar is
included.

Bell ringers & ANTICIPATORY SET & INTRODUCTION

Introduction  Plan for activities that “hook” and engage students in the topic you are going
to cover.
 Make sure you introduce the lesson and ensure that the students are engaged
in an activity that is meaningful and fun.
 You want to get the students attention.
 State the daily objection or “I can statement” and ensure you come back to
this at the end of the lesson to review.
Teacher Input NEW KNOWLEDGE IS INTRODUCED
(I Do)  Introduce new knowledge here with video, notes, research, presentation,
guest speakers, etc.
Students Student Guided Practice
Guided  Make sure that when you introduce new knowledge, you provide an outline of
Practice how you expect the students to take notes on the topic.
(We Do)  Examples: guided notes, Cornell notes, a graphic organizer, etc.
Student Independent practice
Independent  This is the part of the lesson where you allow the students to take their new
Practice knowledge and put it into practice.
(You Do)  You will assign a project or activity and assess whether they understand the skill
or concept CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING.
 The activity should always support the objective and reinforce any new
content introduced.
 Examples: Choice board activities, timeline relays, DBQs, Speech Analysis,
Projects, etc.
Closure CLOSURE
 Your closure is an opportunity to ensure students “got it”.
 Examples: write and reflect, a short quiz, a game, a ticket out, assess
objectives or “I Cans”, etc.
Assessment & ASSESSMENTS AND REVIEW
Review  Assessment is necessary to determine student readiness to move on and to
Activities determine which students need remediation and tutoring.
 Quizzes and tests are common assessments, but projects and activities with
clear rubrics are also great assessment tools.
 Many of the independent activities are great tools for you to conduct a daily
assessment of student learning.
REVIEW AND GAMES
 Everyone loves a great game, so make sure you are constantly embedding
time in to review and make learning fun.
 Examples: I Have, Who Has Card Games, Picture Puzzles, Matching Activities,
Jeopardy, etc.

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 Planning Calendar and Instructions
Use this to plan for each unit using your district, school, or personal
pacing schedule.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Date: Date: Date: Date: Date:

Topic: Topic: Topic: Topic: Topic:

Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use:

Date: Date: Date: Date: Date:

Topic: Topic: Topic: Topic: Topic:

Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use: Activities To Use:

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 LINKS TO ELA, SCIENCE, & SOCIAL STUDIES SECONDARY
GAMES FOR ENGAGMENT:
➤ Social Studies Picture Puzzles
➤Science Picture Puzzles
➤ Social Studies Games
➤Science Games
➤ Social Studies Timelines
OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLASSROOM & ENGAGE STUDENTS
• ►Game Cards, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunts, and Anchor Chart review activities are
all excellent ways to bring old content into your new lessons.
• ►Daily or weekly mini-lessons
• ►Mini projects such as Biography Cubes or Geography Continent Activities
• ►Use Anchor Charts as review or Bell ringers (English Anchor Charts, American
History Anchor Charts, Geography Anchor Charts, Civics Anchor Charts, Earth
Science Anchor Charts, Life Science Anchor Charts, and Physical Science Anchor
Charts) as Bellringers
• ►Game Cards for constant content review (think CENTERS) (American
History Game Cards, World History Part 1 or Part 2 Game
Cards, Geography Game Cards, Civics Game Cards, Economics Game Cards,
English Game Cards, Earth Science Game Cards, Life Science Game Cards, and
Physical Science Game Cards)
• ►Puzzles for constant content review (think CENTERS) (Earth Science Puzzles, Life
Science Puzzles, and Physical Science Puzzles)
• ►Timeline Relays (Google for Digital Classroom and Paper Versions) and Writing
Activities (American History Part 1 or Part 2 Timeline Relays, Civics Timeline Relays,
World History Part 1 Timeline Relays)
• ►Choice Boards (Google for Digital Classroom and Paper Versions) to touch on
content (American History Choice Boards, World History Part 1 and Part 2 Choice
Boards, Geography Choice Boards, Civics Choice Boards, Earth Science Choice
Boards, Life Science Choice Boards, and Physical Science Choice Boards)
• ►Project Based Learning to continually build in real life scenarios or mini projects.
(Geography Mini Continent Projects)
• ►DIGITAL Resources to engage your students in an 1:1 or Blended
Learning environment.

Resources to support spiraling in MY STORE include Anchor Charts, Game Cards,

Timeline and Sequencing Activities, Choice Boards, Biography Cubes, and many
other activities to make learning engaging and fun!

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 Overview of Learned Lessons Materials to Assist You in Planning

This is an overview of materials sold by Learned Lessons Teaching

Resources. Many of these activities are included in bundles, so
make sure you read the descriptions carefully to ensure you get the
most for your money. CLICK ON LINKS TO SEE MATERIALS AVAILABLE.
Bell ringers &
Vocabulary PowerPoint and Student Vocabulary Outlines
Introduction
-Have a few word up each day for students to record in their vocabulary outlines. These
pages should be kept and used to study and complete activities throughout the unit.

Anchor Charts
-Create questions and give student copies or post around the classroom and have students
answer questions from the charts. They could also be used as a closure or homework
activity.
-Print 2 or 4 to a page and post into interactive notebooks.

➤ Social Studies Anchor Charts

➤Science Anchor Charts
 ENGLISH ANCHOR CHARTS

I Can Student Self-Assessment of Mastery  Great for bell ringer review and to have student
document the topic they are learning about, then review again at the end of the class to
self-determine their level of mastery.
These are also great with the included scavenger hunts to review content before a test.

➤Science I Cans

Teacher Input
Teacher Notes PowerPoint and Student Guided Notes (INCLUDED IN ALL BUNDLES)
(I Do)
-Each day review a section of notes and have students used the guided notes packet to
follow along. Students will have a complete packet of organized and easy to study notes
and vocabulary at the end of the unit and to use throughout the unit in completing
activities.
-You could also print these 2 to a page for interactive notebook inserts.
➤Civics and Government MEGA Bundle
➤American History MEGA Bundle
➤World Geography MEGA Bundle
➤World History Part 1 MEGA Bundle
➤World History Part 2 MEGA Bundle
➤English MEGA Bundle
➤Physical Science MEGA Bundle
➤Life Science MEGA Bundle
➤Earth Science MEGA Bundle

Students Guided
Student Guided Notes
Practice
-Students can use these notes to follow along and actively participate during the “Teacher
(We Do)
Input” section of the lesson.
-You could also print these 2 to a page for interactive notebook inserts.
➤Science Guided Notes

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Choice Boards Activities
Independent
-Assign these as needed to support instruction daily or allow students to choose which
Practice
activities to complete.
(You Do)
-Paper and Digital Versions are provided for each unit.
➤Social Studies Choice Boards
➤Science Choice Boards

Timeline or Sequencing Relay Activities

-Use these cards to engage students in sequencing historical events or scientific processes.
These can be used in groups or individually.
-Paper and Digital Versions are provided if included in unit.
➤ Social Studies Timelines

Document Based Questions (DBQ)

-Great for independent practice and assessment.
➤ Social Studies DBQs and Speeches
Closure
Anchor Charts
-Create questions and give student copies or post around the classroom and students
answer questions from the charts. They could also be used as a closure or homework
activity.

I Have, Who Has Game Cards

-These are great to use with the entire class as a review or daily during Guided Practice to
review and drill vocabulary knowledge.
-I suggest classes time themselves on how quickly they can put them in the correct order
and try to beat their own time or another class or groups time throughout the unit.
Assessment &
I Have, Who Has Game Cards
Review Activities
-These are great to use with the entire class as a review or daily during Guided Practice to
review and drill vocabulary knowledge.
-I suggest classes time themselves on how quickly they can put them in the correct order
and try to beat their own time or another class or groups time throughout the unit.
➤ Social Studies Picture Puzzles
➤ Social Studies Games
➤Science Picture Puzzles
➤Science Games

Puzzles
-Great for review or independent or group practice.

Vocabulary Matching Cards

-Great for review or independent or group practice.

Document Based Questions (DBQ)

-Great for independent practice and assessment.
Additional
Social Studies Pennant Word Walls with activity pages
Activities by
Science Pennant Word Walls with activity pages
Learned Lessons
-Great for classroom decoration.
that are included
➤ Social Studies Word Walls
in some mega
➤Science Word Walls
bundles and
➤Deals $2 and Under
coming soon for
➤ Social Studies Cut and Paste
others.
➤Social Studies Graphic Organizers
➤Science Cut and Paste
➤Science Graphic Organizers

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