Edel453 Spring2013 CaitlinANDREWS Unit3 Geography DAY7

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Title of Unit: Where We Live

Title of Lesson: Lesson 7- OurCountrys Neighbors Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews

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

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan:This is the last lesson in a unit about where we live. In this lesson, students will compare the

United States with neighbors Canada and Mexico. Students will use Houghton Mifflin 1st

grade social studies textbook: School and Family, pages 116-119.

B. Target Population: Grade Level: 1st grade Skill Level: at grade level Grouping: whole group instruction, partner assignment, individual journal entry

C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 1st grade social studies textbook: School and Family, pages 116-119 Social studies journals Pencils Comparison chart (attached)

D. Objectives:o NV State Social Studies Standards

G6.1.2- Identify similarities and differences between people incommunities

o Student-Friendly Standards I will be able to identify neighbors of the United States and characters ofthose regions

E. Procedure:1. Review a map of North America and where the Unites States, Canada and Mexico are

located.

2. Inform students that Canada and Mexico are called neighboring countries becausethey share boundaries/boarders with the United States.

o Students can write definition in social studies journals3. Conduct group discussion about what life in Canada/ Mexico might be like compared

to that of the United States

o Is life similar? Different? How?4. Allow students to work in pairs to read and complete comparison chart (attached)

o Students should use pages 116-119 and any other lessons from the unit asreferences.

5. Students will use 3-2-1 writing strategy to write in social studies journals:


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o 3 things you learnedo 2 things you found interestingo 1 more thing you want to learn about

6. CLOSURE: Students will share their journal entries with the class to guide a finaldiscussion

F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

Informal assessment through discussions, comparison chart and journal entry will be

used to measure student understanding.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.I will know students understand this concept when they can locate neighboring

countries to the United States and accurately recall characteristics of those regions incomparison to the United States.

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

I think the easiest part of this lesson to teach is going to be the location of the

United States on a map of North America. I believe that this should be familiar to

students and they will have an easy time grasping this concept.

2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I think the most challenging part of this lesson is going to be helping students realize

that people in other countries are similar but can be VERY different at the same

time. I am hoping that the diversity within a classroom can help with this concept.

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?We will follow up with this lesson by talking about diversity and what people of other

countries are like and how they live their lives in a complete unit about different

countries and diversity.

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?I will pull small groups and re-teach the lesson to students who dont understand the

concept. I will try to use real-life connections to help make this more concrete.

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?I dont think any part of this lesson needs to be changed. There might need to be

more time for discussion about the differences in culture if students dont

understand but that can be used as an extension as well.


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6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?There wasnt really a difficult part of this lesson to write. I feel like it was really straight

forward and easy to write.


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Name:

Compare the United States with neighboring countrys Canada and

Mexico.

Canada United States Mexico

Location: Location: Location:

Boarding Countries: Boarding Countries: Boarding Countries:

Similar to U.S. or Mexico? Similar to Canada or Mexico? Similar to U.S. or Canada?

Different? Different? Different?

Edel453 Spring2013 CaitlinANDREWS Unit3 Geography DAY7

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