ED 305 Calvin College Lesson Planning Form

Names: Grace Hwang, Michaela Leys

Big Idea: This land is your land, this land is my land?
Thread/Crossover:History
I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson? This lesson will be an introduction to
Jamestown. Who lived there and why. This is to set-up students for future lessons when we
learn about land ownership, and property issues that occurred there.
How does this lesson tie in to your units Big Idea?
Our Big idea is This land is your land, this land is my land? Our main focus in our unit is
land ownership. In order for our students to understand why there were issues with
ownership they first need to know what parties lived in Jamestown and how they came to
be there.
What are your objectives for this lesson? Indicate connections to applicable
national or state standards. Include any themes or major concepts from the
threads
Explain why some Englishmen decided to travel to America
Describe what a colony is
Locate England and Jamestown on a world map
Cooperate and participate in group work.
Construct a timeline of Jamestown in 1606 Summarize and present their timeline
Follows verbal and written directions
5-U1. 2.2 Use case studies of individual explorers and stories of life in Europe to compare
the goals, obstacles, motivations and consequences for European exploration and
colonization of the Americas (e.g., economic, political, cultural, and religious). (G,C,E)
5-U2. 1.1 Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including
Establishment of Jamestown (G)

II. Before you start

Prerequisite
knowledge and
skills.
Assessment
(formative and
summative)

Materials-what

Since it s an introduction lesson, students do not need prior

knowledge.
Formative assessment- While the students are working on their
timeline, teachers will walk around and ask questions related to
their task.
Summative assessment-Students will hand in their timeline for
completion grade. Students will present their timeline to the class.
Informal summative assessment- The teacher will ask students
questions at the end of the lesson to see how much they learned
from the lesson.

materials (books,
handouts, etc) do
you need for this
lesson and do you
have them?

Whiteboard
Dry-erase markers
Poster paper
Colored markers
Projector
World map
Video: http://www.historyisfun.org/video/discoveringjamestown/
Chromebook
Resource list
Main link: http://www.historyisfun.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/Jamestown-Timeline.pdf

Do you need to set

up your classroom
in any special way
for this lesson? If
so, describe it.

Students will be in their normal seats for the beginning of lesson.

Later on students will work in groups gathered around tables.

III. The Plan

Time

Parts
Motivation
(Opening/
Introduction/
Engagement)

The teacher asks: Have you ever wanted to move to a

different country?
Students respond
Teacher: why?
Students respond
Teacher: Sometimes we want to move away because people
are mean to us. Sometimes we want to move away because
we dont want other people telling us what to do. Sometimes
we want to run away because we think we would be happier if
we were somewhere else.
Back in the 1600s some people in England decided to move
to North America. Some of them wanted to move because
they werent allowed to worship their God in the way they
wanted to. Some people wanted to move because they didnt
like what was going on in politics. Some people wanted to
move because they were very poor and they thought that if
they moved to North America they would have a better
chance at a good life.

Development

(5 mins )Put a map of the world on the overhead

Teacher: has anyone ever heard of Jamestown? Or know
where it is?
Students respond

5
mins

45
mins

The description of (script for) the lesson, wherein you

describe teacher activities and student activities
(indicate in parenthesis where you are addressing
standards and themes)

Teacher: *point to England and then draw across the projector

until you reach Jamestown.* Jamestown was one of the first
colonies the English made in North America. Does anyone know
what a colony is?
Students respond
Teacher: A colony is a country or area under the full or partial
political control of another country. So a group of people from
England moved to North America and made a town called
Jamestown.
Can anyone guess why they named it Jamestown?
Students respond
Teacher: The English named their town after their king. King
James! So as the definition of colony goes King James has a right
to rule Jamestown in America even if he is in England.
(30-35 mins) *Bring in the computers on wheels (chromebook)
Now that we know what Jamestown is you are going to do some
research on it. Each group will be given a chunk of time. You will
5
mins

Closure

Teacher: Now we are going to watch a short clip that talks

about some of the things we learned about earlier today.
http://www.historyisfun.org/video/discovering-jamestown/
Watch first minute of video
Teacher: What were some of the reasons for English to travel
to North America?
[They wanted to look for gold, hope to find northwest passage
to Asia, etc.]
Teacher: Roughly how many people went to North America?
[105 people]
Teacher: Why did they name it Jamestown?
[After King James I]

Explain how this lesson supports your Big Idea. What is the takeaway?
This lesson supports our Big idea because we want our students to have basic
understanding of why Englishmen came over to the North America and settled in
Jamestown. Students have a better understanding of how Jamestown came to be which will
prepare them for future lessons when they will learn about issues of ownership and property
rights in Jamestown, which is the main focus of our unit.

Main resource:
http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Jamestown-Timeline.pdf
Additional resources:

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http://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/jamestown_settlement.php
http://www.historyisfun.org/video/
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/jamestown.htm
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/colonization_jamestown.html
http://www.bigorrin.org/powhatan_kids.htm
http://www.historyisfun.org/visitus/documents/LivingwiththeIndians.pdf
http://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-timeline/
http://www.historyisfun.org/pdf/Curriculum-Materials/Jamestown_Timeline.pdf
http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/jamestown-chrono/
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/timeline2.html
http://archive.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html