Title of Unit: 13 Colonies Title of Lesson: 13 Colonies: Middle Colonies Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson is on specific portion of the 13 colonies- the Middle colonies to be exact. Students will explore these particular colonies (which are now states) that made up the Middle Region.

B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th grade Skill Level: all skill levels Grouping: whole group (video, discussion), small group(website visitationassignment completion), individual (journal entry) C. Materials: Computers and/or Kindles Paper Markers Pencils PowerPoint Map Sheet Questionnaire Journals

D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards H1.5.5 Describe the social, political, and religious lives of people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. H1.5.6 Identify individuals and groups responsible for founding and settling the American colonies.

G6.5.2 Identify U.S. regions in which historical events occurred, i.e., thirteen colonies, Underground Railroad, and California gold fields. G5.5.4 Construct maps, graphs, and charts to display information about human and physical features in the United States. Student-Friendly Standards H1.5.5. I can describe different aspects of the people who lived in the colonies. H1.5.6. I can identify different groups who are responsible for finding and settling in the colonies.
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Title of Unit: 13 Colonies Title of Lesson: 13 Colonies: Middle Colonies Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

G5.5.4 I can make maps that give information about different aspects in the United States G6.5.2 I can identify places that have some historical events that have occurred in America

E. Procedure: 1. Students will have a journal entry; students are to write at least 1 paragraph (5-8) sentences about what they have learned about the 13 colonies thus far. Students will be asked to share at random. 2. As a class, we will watch a video on the middle colonies, the link is provided below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9pw8rIDlU, after the video we will discuss the details of the video. 3. Students will visit the follow sites with their small groups: http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions/#ne and http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13profiles/... Students will read an overview on the middle colonies, they will paraphrase what they have read and come up with several facts about the middle colonies. On the second link, students are to color on their map the Middle Colonies. Students are to then click on each of the tan-orange colored colonies to find out more information about each colony. Students are to paraphrase the information and write it down. 4. Discussion-As a class, we will go over what each group found important about the building of the middle colonies, the way they functioned, and the type of work they did. 5. CLOSURE: Review the basis of what the Middle Colonies were. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Their journal question as well as their questionnaire will serve as my way to measure my students understanding. The questionnaire include, 2 true and false, 4 multiple choice, and 4 short answer. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Based on what they were able to write in their journal entry as well as their answer to the questionnaire, I will be able to get an accurate read of how much my students understand. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach?
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Title of Unit: 13 Colonies Title of Lesson: 13 Colonies: Middle Colonies I think the entire lesson is pretty simple. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? None of the lesson will be challenging to teach. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? Have students pick one of the Middle colonies and do more research on that particular one. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? Review the lesson, pinpoint what they do not understand, and do more work on the topic. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? Nothing is wrong with the lesson. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? Finding a way to assess was the most difficult part. Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: 13 Colonies Title of Lesson: 13 Colonies: Middle Colonies Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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