Discovery

Lesson Plan
Topic: Me on the Map
Grade Level: Kindergarten
BYU-I Student Name: Katie Page
Lesson Type:
Performance Level:
Group Size:
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Below On Above
Whole Small Individual
CCSS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL. K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
Social Studies Standard: K.SS.2.1.4 Recognize a map of the United States of America and know it is the country in which we live.
Curricular objective/s: Students will be able to correctly identify a map of the United States of America in an atlas and draw a picture on a post card for
another kindergarten student that relates to life in the United States.
Curricular assessment: Students will express thoughts and ideas clearly as they draw pictures on a postcard to someone in another kindergarten class in the
United States about where they live.
Vocabulary terms and definitions: Geography: the study of physical features of the earth, globe: a model of the earth, country: a nation with its own
government, map: a representation of an area of land or sea, United States of America: a country with a government that promotes freedom.
Materials: Me on the Map by Joan Sweeny, Classroom map, atlas or map for each parent or teacher to carry around, White board with objective on it, 4
Books and 5 pictures relating to the Unites States at each table, postcards, pencils, crayons, markers, stamps.
Accommodations:
For more advanced children: The children that need to be challenged more can be encouraged to actually read the word in the books that are provided at
their tables, and to also write a note to another kindergartener on their postcard describing their picture to them.
For children that might need more help: These children might need more one-on-one guidance to make sure they are staying on task and looking at the
books and pictures to do their research. They might only be required to find one interesting thing, or answer one question that was asked by the teacher. If
they are unable to draw on their postcards, they can simply be given the opportunity to with the materials, and encouraged to do their best.
Management
Behavioral Expectations:
Transitions
Fast Finishers
I will explain to the children that it is expected of
Call all of the children over to the carpet to listen Encourage children that are fast finishers to go to
them to remain with the class on the carpet as we
to the story by playing a song that will help them the book area and read the other books that are
read the story together. They will also be told that
get their wiggles out and then transition to sitting set out about the United States. Also inform them
they need to use inside voices while looking through calmly and quietly. Encourage the children to go that they can use the globes or maps around the
the books and talking with their peers. Then it will be quietly back to their tables to do their research
classroom to identify where the United States is.
expected that they quietly and independently draw
and draw on their postcards.

on their postcards.
Attention Signal (Regain Student Focus):
Material Management:
Grouping:
Have the materials for the story ready before the The children will be all together in a large group
Chicka Chicka...Boom, Boom
children are called over to the carpet. Also have
for the story, but they will be working individually
Mac and Cheese...Everybody Freeze
the books for research and the postcards
when they go back to their tables where they are
Zip it, Lock it...Put it in your pocket
prepared and ready to hand out to each child
already grouped. They will be encouraged to ask

when they are sitting back at their tables. Inform
their peers for help and to talk about what there

the children not to take out their art materials
are learning from the books.
until they receive their postcard and they have
done their research.