Teacher: Mrs. Atkins-Gillespie Week Of: 10-26-15
Grade: K Subject: Social Studies
Standard(s):5. Knowledge of major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location, place, movement
and regions) and their relationship to changes in society and the environment.
· A. Reading and Constructing Maps; identify maps and globes as geographic tools.
RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
W.K.6 With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers
Assessment(s): Observations, writings and drawings from workbook pages.
Learning Target(s):
I can tell where we live. (Ch.3-1)
I can listen and respond to the story Me on a Map.
I can make a me on a map book.
I can tell where places are located. (Ch.3-2)
Essential Question(s):
How do I tell where I live.
How do I respond to the story Me on a Map?
How can I make a Me on the Map book?
How can I tell where places are located?
Artisan Theme: Clear Learning Goals; Congruency; Task Analysis; Diagnosis; Chucking; Connection; Practice;
INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Monday / This is my community song opener.
Talk about where we live in a whole group setting.
· Discuss that we live in a neighborhood.
· We live in a city ( Bel-Nor)
· We live in Saint Louis
· We live in Missouri.
· We live in the United States.
Workbook page 54-55
Interactive lesson Online. / Instructional Strategies:
Class Discussion
Independent student work
Tuesday / Read the story Me on a Map.
· Stop and ask questions about the child and where the student starts the book and where the child ends the book.
· Have the students talk about their lives in comparison to the story. / Instructional Strategies:
Class discussion
Graphic organizers
Independent student work
Wednesday / Go over the story Me on a Map. Explain to the students that they will be making their own Me on a Map book. Each page includes a part of the student’s life and where they live. / Instructional Strategies:
Class Discussion
Independent student work
Thursday / Continue to work on the students Me on a map storybook.
Let each of the students share their book in the Author’s Chair. / Instructional Strategies:
Independent student work
Class Discussion
Author’s chair
Friday / My World Social Studies
Ch, 3 Lesson 2- Where are places located?
· Some places are near and some places are far.
· Student workbook activity: Draws two places in your neighborhood to the right and left of the library.
Gather the students on the carpet and have them look to the pro board. Use Google earth to search their houses. Then have them identify who’s house it is. / Instructional Strategies:
Think- pair- share
Class discussion
Independent student work
*All lessons must be aligned to the Missouri Learning Standards and /or Next Generation Science Standards.
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