Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan 1

10/3/13

Teacher Candidate: Jordan Suber Subject/Grade: 3rd grade Learning Objective:

Lesson # ___1___ Date and Time of Lesson: 10/3/13 @ 9:00 am

Students will be able to point out the Coastal Zone on a South Carolina map and give physical characteristics of the region at one-hundred percent accuracy.

Alignment with Standards:

**Social Studies Standard: 3-1.1 Categorize the six landform regions of SC- the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont, the Sand Hills, the Inter Coastal Plain, the Outer Coastal Plain, and the Coastal Zone- according to their climate, physical features, and natural resources. 3-1.3 Explain interactions between the people and the physical landscape of South Carolina over time include the effects on population distribution, patterns of migration, access to natural resources, and economic development.

Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections:

Before I teach my lesson, students should know and understand that there are six landform regions of South Carolina. They should also be able to recognize the state of South Carolina on a US map. With the prior knowledge the students should have on this topic, they should be able to perform at a good meaningful pace.

Assessment(s) of the Objectives:

Lesson Objective(s) Students will be able to point out the Coastal Zone on a South Carolina map and give physical characteristics of the region at one-hundred percent accuracy. Assessment(s) of the Objective(s) Pre-Assessment: Class KWL t-chart During-Assessment: Anecdotal notes on students illustrations of the Coastal Zone. Post-Assessment: Assess and review the students facts they write on the back of their illustration paper. Review each students performance from their Regions test on Friday. (Take anecdotal notes)

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Pre-Assessment: Ask students what Coastal Zone means. Have a class discussion and make a KWL t-chart as a class to see what types of things they already know about the region- Coastal Zone for the upcoming lesson or what they need and want to know about the information we will be studying. During Assessment: I will assess my students during the lesson by walking around and taking anecdotal notes on each students illustrations of their Coastal Zone pictures. Post-Assessment: Once my students have created their own Coastal Zone Illustrations, I will have them write a few items on the back of their paper that lists characteristics about the Region. I will collect their illustrations and review them at home to see what information they took in during the lesson. My teacher will be assessing the students understanding of the six regions on Friday, so I will review the Coastal Zone section of their test to see how well they did.

Accommodations:
I have a student in my classroom that has to wear glasses. I will accommodate her by printing in large print when making the Class T Chart and I will have her sit at the front of the room during instruction. Early finishers will have sustained silent reading if they are completed with their illustrations before the others in the class. If they complete the book they choose to read, I will ask them to complete a writing entry on what their favorite event was in their reading.

Materials:
Copy of lesson plan Book: Hello Ocean By: Pam Ryan Illustration paper Chart paper (KLW T chart) Markers Crayons Pencils Coastal Zone Items: (seashells, conk shell, shark, shark teeth, sand, salt water, coral, sand dollar, crab, sunglasses)

Procedures:
1) Ask students what Coastal Zone means? Give good details about what Coastal Zone means and give examples. Read the book, Hello Ocean by, Pam Ryan. After reading the book, we will have a classroom discussion and create a class KWL chart for the lesson. What things were discussed in the book? What things did you notice in the book while I read that are found in the Coastal region? What senses do you use to find certain things at the beach? (For example: The water tastes like salt. taste/tongue, The sand feels like sugar. touch/hands) Explore the Mystery Bag and see what items from the Coastal Zone we can explore! 2) Give the students directions on creating their own illustrations of the Coastal Zone. As students are working at their tables on their illustration, the teacher will interact with the students to ensure the students are on the right track. Students will explain to the teacher why they decided to include certain things within

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their drawing. Students will refer back to our class chart to fully illustrate the Coastal Zone to the best of their ability. 3) After all the students have completed their illustrations; we will discuss what we have learned and fill in the Learned section of our KWL chart. I will have them list facts on the back of their illustration page that they learned about the Coastal Zone. We will come back together as class and elaborate on what items or characteristics you can see/hear/touch/smell/taste if you are at the Coastal Zone. I will collect the illustrations and make them into a book for their class to refer back to and to have to put in their Social Studies Center.

Activity Analysis:

The students will be completing three different activities throughout this lesson. The first one will be by working together as a class we will make a KWL t-chart to see where everyone stands on what they need to learn and what they want to learn. We will base what we put in our chart from the information we gather in the read aloud and from personal experience. The second activity the students will perform is the illustrating of their own Coastal Zone. The third activity they will perform is listing all the facts they can about the Coastal Zone on the back of their Illustrations. This will help me assess them at the end to see what they have or have not learned. I will be taking up their illustrations and I will create them a classroom booklet by putting all of their illustrations together and creating a book they can keep in their classroom.

References: Book: Hello Ocean By: Pam Ryan Citation: Ryan, P. (2001). Hello Ocean. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.