Social Studies Plans

Monday

Tuesday

Homeroom - 8:45-10:00
Mrs. Kershaw - 11:30-12:45

Homeroom - 8:45-10:00
Mrs. Kershaw - 11:30-12:45

Objective:I can understand the

importance of rules and
responsibilities in the classroom.

Objective:I can understand the

importance of fair play, good
sportmanship, and respect when
playing games.

Vocabulary:
Constitution: a document that
lays out the plan of our country,
supreme law of the land
Bill of Rights: amendments
added to the Constitution
specific guarantees of personal
freedoms and rights
Environment: the surroundings
or conditions in which a person,
animal, or plant lives or operates
Ratified: approved
Justify: show or prove to be right
or reasonable
Warm-Up:
Brain Pop video: Bill of Rights
Agenda:
Brainstorm basic rights of
students in the classroom to
create a learning environment
Stand up- Hand Up- Pair Up:
Share ideas of classroom rights
Create a Class Constitution with
Bill of Rights
Wrap-Up:
Written Response: Which one of
the class' Bill of Rights is the
most important and justify why.

Vocabulary: fair, sportsmanship,

respect
Warm-Up
Tumblebooks: Mean Jean Recess
Queen
Agenda
Discuss with the students the
concepts of fair play, good
sportsmanship, showing respect
for the opinions of others, and
respect for rules.
Chart student responses on the
board or on chart paper using a
chart similar to the one below.
Fair
Play

Good
Sportsmanship

Wrap-Up
Written Response: Describe a
lesson Mean Jean learned. What
would happen if she didn't learn
the lesson?

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Homeroom - 8:45-10:00
Mrs. Kershaw - 11:30-12:45

Homeroom - 8:45-10:00
Mrs. Kershaw - 11:30-12:45

Homeroom - 8:45-10:00
Mrs. Kershaw - 11:30-12:45

Objective: I can understand the

difference between a map and a
Globe and the importance of
each.

Objective: I can distinguish

between different types of maps
and identify the purpose of each

Begin Geography Unit

Objective: I can understand the
difference between a map and a
globe and the importance of
each.

True False quiz on rules and

responsibilities.

Discovery Education Video: Maps

and Globes
Review Maps/Globe lesson from
previous day with Brain Pop
Vocabulary: globe, model, map,
video
symbols
Agenda: Refer back to orange
Agenda:
peel from the day before and
Show students the classroom
compare it to a map. Students
globe and have them brainstorm now people their own painted
the different things they see.
oranges. As they peel the pieces
Why is it important? How is a
that come off will represent
map different?
different maps and types.
Orange Peel Activity: Peel skin
offRespect
an orange to show how the
globe is stretched to become a
map. Students use tempera
paint to paint their own globe on
a Halo orange.
Wrap up:
Written Response: How is a map
different from a globe?

Group discussion on
observations from activity
Wrap up:
Written Response: What did you
learn from the orange peel
activity? How are maps and
globes alike?
Glue vocabulary in journals: map
key, compass rose, border

Agenda: Project a neighborhood,

city, state, country, continent,
and world map to students.
Discuss the relevance of each of
these maps and the differences
between them.
Read aloud the story Me on the
Map and discuss where we are
located in the world.
Me on the map graphic organizer
craftivity.
Wrap up: Class discussion: How
did the Me on the Map activity
help you understand your place
in the world?

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