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0 Exploring the North East, Day #1, Megan Litzinger, Christine Andrew, Jenna Romansky, Hannah Dependahl, Gretta Thamm, Morgan Murphy, Meagan Sherry Grade 4 40 minutes Geography Mid Atlantic, New England, region Using map skills 1.1 Learning Outcomes Students will label where each state is located in the North East on a map. 1.2 Standards PA Civics, History, Economics, Geography, & NCSS Themes I-X with subthemes
7.2.4.A: Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions. 7.4.4.A: Identify the effect of the physical systems on people within a community. 8.1.4.A: Identify and describe how geography and climate have influenced continuity and change over time. NCSS.1.3.a enable learners to construct, use and refine mental maps of locales, regions, and the world that demonstrates their understanding of relative location, direction, size, and shape NCSS.1.3.b ...have learners create, interpret, use, and distinguish various representations of Earth, such as maps, globes and photographs, and use appropriate geographic tools such as atlases, data bases, systems, charts, graphs, and maps to generate, manipulate, and interpret information NCSS.1.3.d ...help learners to locate, distinguish, and describe the relationships among varying regional and global patterns of geographic phenomena such as landforms, climate, and natural resources

1.3 Anticipatory Set Introduce the US map Ask students if they can locate the Northeast, including Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Ask students if theyve ever traveled to any of these states, including Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Now we will introduce the North East. Divide students into groups (2-3 students per group) 1.4 Procedures 1. Pass out construction paper puzzles to each group (2-3 students per group). 2. Have groups put puzzle together. 3. When finished, go over the puzzle on the board in front of the class to make sure everyone has their pieces correct. 4. Next, have students pull facts out of a hat and try to guess which state it belongs to. Give

students enough time to be able to guess. 5. Explain the state fact that goes with each state. 6. Have students write down facts about each state they already know on their corresponding puzzle pieces. 7. After students have finished writing down facts they may know about each state, have each group share one thing they know for one state. 1.5 Differentiation English Language Learners- For an ELL, we will place them in a group with a student who is willing to help them. When talking about the climate, provide pictures to describe the climate (snow for the cold states, sun for the warmer states) Hearing Impaired- Have students sit in a circle so the hearing impaired student can see everyone. Include visuals for facts and climate for student to see. 1.6 Closure Pass out summative assessment worksheet to be completed and handed in before the end of class. Before students begin worksheet asks students to tell the class one thing they learned from another group member about their state. 1.7 Formative/Summative Assessment of Students Formative: During the lesson, walk around observe students as they are working on their maps and their facts. Summative: After the lesson, have students complete the worksheet. The worksheet will include a map in which they must label each state, and answer a few true or false statements. This worksheet should be graded for correctness. 1.8 Materials/Equipment A. Student Resources Maps Worksheet Puzzle pieces Fun facts about each state B. Teacher Materials Background content (Facts on each state) 1.9 Technology PowerPoint for showing pictures of the typical climate 2.1 Reflection Working on our first lesson was a great experience. All group members contributed to the discussion and expressed their ideas and perspectives in a respectful way. With the multitude of input, we were able to create a fantastic first lesson that can be beneficial and fun for all types of learners. One aspect of our lesson that was great was the construction paper puzzle. This will allow students to visually see what each state looks like and how the North East States fit together. Working as a group allowed us to become more comfortable with conducting fun, interesting, informative social studies lessons.

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EGP 335 Unit Plan Lesson 1: Introduction Content Notes 1. Climate a. Climate varies across different parts of the country. b. Climate is not the same as weather because it is taken over a 30 year time period to determine the average weather for that region. c. Delaware would typically be the warmest because it is furthest south. d. Maine would typically be the coldest because it is furthest north. e. Northeast is cooler than regions further south because of its distance from the equator (sun shines more directly on the equator, because the earth is round the areas to the north and south of that dont get as many direct rays) f. Typical climate of the northeast- Summer (hot, sunny, humid) Fall (chilly, windy) Winter (Cold) Spring (warm, sunny, rainy) 2. States

a. Rhode Island: This state is the smallest state. It covers 1,214 square miles. b. New York: This state's largest city is known as the Big Apple. c. PA: The Declaration of Independence was signed in this state. d. Massachusetts: 24 people died during the Salem Witch Trials in this state. e. NJ: Miss America began in this state in 1921. f. Connecticut: The first phone book was published in this state. g. Maine: This state has the most eastern city which is the first to receive the morning rays. h. Vermont: This state is the home to Ben and Jerry's. i. Delaware: This was the first state to ratify the Constitution. j. New Hampshire: This state had the first free public library.

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Name _______________________________________ True or False? 1. Vermont is a state in the North East. T F 2. The Northeast only has two seasons, spring and summer. T F 3. The weather in the Northeast region of the United States is colder / warmer than the Southeast region of the United States. 4. What is an interesting fact you learned about one of the Northeastern states today?

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5. Color the states in the northeastern region of the United States.