edel453 spring2013 robynbolton unit 3 history day 4

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Title of Unit: American Settlement and the 13 Original Colonies

Title of Lesson: Dutch and French Colonies Submitted By: Robyn Bolton

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell- Instructor page 1

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan:This social studies lesson plan is designed for 5th grade students to learn about how the 13

original colonies came to be and what they were like during the time of settlement. This

lesson uses the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History

(pgs. 160-163)

B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th Grade Skill Level: All learning levels Grouping: Whole group discussion, small group activity, individual assessment.

C. Materials: 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbookUnited States History Paper Pencil Computer Projector Study Guide Handouts

D. Objectives:o NV State Social Studies Standards

H2.5.1 Describe motivations for and expeditions of European explorationof the Americas.

H1.5.6 Identify individuals and groups responsible for founding and settlingthe American colonies.

H1.5.5 Describe the social, political, and religious lives of people in theNew England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

o Student-Friendly Standards I can describe reasons why Europeans explored America. I can identify people that were responsible for founding America. I can describe the way people lived in New England, Middle and

Southern colonies.

E. Procedure:


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1. Introduction:Students will watch a video that sums up what students have learned the past threedays:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Im20BAtaQ. Students will then pair up. In

pairs students will come up with two questions that they want to know about how life

was in the 13 colonies.

2. We will then go over the vocabulary words and students will write down the definitionsto the vocabulary words: growing season, tidewater, fall line, back country. After that

we will begin reading the book pages 160-163. I will stop during the readings and ask

questions and students will reply:

(after the third paragraph on page 160) What were the 3 colonial regionsseparated by?

(after the second paragraph on page 161) Why was it hard to farm in NewEngland?

(after the fourth paragraph on page 161) What were New Englands naturalresources?

(after the second paragraph on page 162) Why were the Middle colonies goodfor farming?

(after the third paragraph on page 163) Why were the rivers and forest a goodresource for people in the middle colonies?

(after the fifth paragraph on page 163) What made the Southern colonies idealfor cash crops?

3. Once we are done reading students will individually answer the review questions onpage 164 (questions 3,4,and 6)

Why was the tidewater good for growing crops? In what ways did the geography of the Southern Colonies affect how colonist

made a living?

Why would colonist want to settle near rivers and other waterways? Use facts tosupport your answer.

4. Once students are done with answering the questions they will be paired up. Studentswill create a map on a poster board of the thirteen colonies and map out each region

and color each region a different color. Next to each region students will describe the

area and how they grew crops, hunted, etc.

5. CLOSURE: Students will go back to their partner that they had at the beginning of thelesson and they will talk about what they learned and see if their questions about the

thirteen colonies was answered.
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F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

I will use the map that the students draw as a way to measure students understanding

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.I will know students understand the concepts from the lesson if they can identify the

regions correctly and if they can describe how people survived off of the land.

G. Reflection:1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach?

I think the whole lesson will be easy.

2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I do not think that there will be any challenging parts to the lesson.

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?As homework I will have students fill out the study guide handout.

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?For students that do not grasp the concepts I will have them partnered up with

students that can help them out.5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?

The introduction might have to change.

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?The most difficult part of writing this lesson plan was finding a way to introduce the

topic to students.


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Sample of Study Guide

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