Lesson Plan One Overview

LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW

GRADE LEVEL: 3rd Grade

SUBJECTS: Social Studies

TOPIC OF STUDY: Maps 

TIME ALLOTMENT: 30 minutes 

STANDARDS: 

AZ State Standards: Strand 4: Geography 

PO 3. Construct a map of a familiar place (e.g., school, home, neighborhood, fictional place) that includes a title, compass rose, symbols, and legend
PO 4. Construct maps using symbols to represent human and physical features.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will list different land marks in a web using pixie.
2.. Students will be able to construct their own community map using Google Drive. To include a key and at least 3 symbols for human features and 3 symbols for physical features.

REFLECTION

Assessing Prior Knowledge: 
Coming into this lesson the students should be familiar with what different types of maps look like. The students should also be familiar with Google Drive. I will assess prior knowledge by asking the students about symbols, and if they can think of any symbols on their own. I will also ask students if they know how to get from home to school. I will use this information to gage how much assistance my students will need in creating their own map. If students don't know how they get to school then I might pair that student with someone who does. I will also plan for extra time to go over what a symbol is if the students have no prior knowledge.

Planning Instruction:
The content should be taught at a 3rd grade level because of what is being asked of them. At 3rd grade students should be  more aware of their surroundings compared to a younger student. Since students are more aware they should be able to create a map of a familiar area. This also starts to get students comfortable reading and using a map for more complex work in later grades. The objectives align with the standards because they each have an action that the students will do that matches each standard.
The objectives also come with a certain expectation so I as the teacher can know if the standards have been met. For example, in my 2nd objectives students need at least 3 physical features in their own maps. This lesson will be taught in the beginning of the year but after we have had a week or so to go over maps and become familiar with the technology in the classroom. This will be taught towards the beginning because it will give them knowledge to use maps in the future. Maps are used in social studies and math. This will make it easier in the future because they will already know how to use and read a map.