Social Studies Lesson/Unit Plan Template (precursor to Teacher Work Sample (TWS) in Internship II)

Teacher(s) Name: (Kealey Wik), Ann Ellis, Deisy Rojas, Michelle Lopez, & Sloane Hudkins
Thematic Unit Theme/Title/Grade Level: Geography: Oceans and Continents/Its A Small World/3rd Grade
Weebly address: ucfgr3itsasmallworld17t.weebly.com
Daily Lesson Plan Day/Title: Monday/Preparing For an Adventure

Learning Goals/Objectives Learning Goal:

What will students accomplish be able
to do at the end of this lesson? Be sure
to set significant (related to
SSS/CCSS), challenging and
appropriate learning goals!
Students will be able to identify and label the five oceans and seven continents of the
world.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about the 5 oceans and 7
landmasses.
2. Students will be able to speak in complete sentences in order to provide
clarification of the world map.
3. Students will have an understanding that Earth contains 5 oceans and 7
landmasses called continents.
4. Students will be able to experience the world map concepts using songs.
5. Students will be able to follow procedures to create unique passports and
luggage using elements of art.

NCSS Themes NCSS theme(s): People, Places, and Environments.

Florida Standards (FS)
Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS) List each standard.
Cutting and pasting from the
website is allowed.
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/
Florida Standard(s):
LAFS.3.SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker,
offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
LAFS.3.SL.2.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and
situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:
SS.3.G.1.3 Label the continents and oceans on a world map.
MU.3.H.3.1 Experience and discuss, using correct music and other relevant
content-area vocabulary, similarities in the use of pattern, line, and form in
music and other teacher-selected contexts.
VA.3.S.2.1 Integrate the structural elements of art and organizational
principles of design with sequential procedures and techniques to achieve an
artistic goal.

Assessment
How will student learning be assessed?
Authentic/Alternative assessments?
Does your assessment align with your
objectives, standards and procedures?
Informal assessment (multiple modes):
participation rubrics, journal entries,
collaborative planning/presentation notes,
etc.
Unit Pre-Assessment: Fill in the blank map, two weeks prior.
Unit Post-Assessment: Fill in the blank map on Friday.
On-going Formative (progress-monitoring/daily) Assessment:
I will ask questions to check for understanding as new information is
presented.
At the end of the lesson, students will be asked to take out their scale from
their luggage and determine where they stand. The teacher will be able to go
into their luggage and see where each student is at.
1 (Top) World Traveler! I can do it myself and help a friend.
2 Almost there - I understand and can do it by myself
3 Booking Ticket- I am starting to understand, I need more examples/practice
4 (Bottom) Choosing Destination- I am starting to learn I dont understand yet
 Social Studies Lesson/Unit Plan Template (precursor to Teacher Work Sample (TWS) in Internship II)
Design for Instruction
Student Activities & Procedures
What best practice strategies will be
implemented?
How will you communicate student
expectations?
What products will be developed and created
by students?
Consider Contextual Factors (learning
differences/learning environment/learning
styles) that may be in place in your future
classroom.
Exceptionalities
What accommodations or modifications do
you make for ESOL
http://teachsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/fi
le/view/ESOLStrategiesComprehensibleIn
struction.pdf/42902857/ESOLStrategiesCo
mprehensibleInstruction.pdf
and ESE (Gifted/Talented students,
Learning/Reading disabilities, SLD etc.)
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/ud
lguidelines/udlguidelines_graphicorga
nizer
Resources/Materials
Discussion Notes: Make comments here related to ideas for assessment measures, parent involvement, field trips, or
extension to the unit plan ideas.
Stories for our reading circle this week will come from Stories From Around the World written by Heather
Amery, 2009. This accompanies our continents lesson plan perfectly.
1. Tell students that this week we will be learning about the continents and
oceans. We will be traveling all over the world on an exciting adventure. Ask
students where they have traveled in the world?
2. Have students make a circle around the classroom. Explain that we will be
throwing the beach ball and wherever their right thumb lands they read the
continent or ocean it landed on then throw it to someone new and take a seat.
3. Once game is finished, play "Do You Know the Continents?" song with closed
captioning on. Play it a second time and have students sing along. Then play
the "Five Oceans Song" song with closed captioning on. Have students sing it
again as a class.
4. Tell the students about our travel companion flat Stanley. He will be coming
with us to each continent we visit. Read Flat Stanley #1 original adventure.
5. Remind students that as they receive Flat Stanleys to bring them into class to
share with the class and post them on the board. (They were created two
weeks prior to this lesson to give the families time to send them out and
receive them back.)
6. In order to travel we need passports. A passport is a document issued by a
country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter their
home country. Since we are traveling we are going to make our own passports
which will also be a travel journal. Each student will be given a passport
template to fold and personalize. We will also be making our own luggage to
hold the different things we collect on our travels. Each student will be given
cardboard, scrapbooking paper, and travel stickers to make and decorate their
luggage.
7. An important part to traveling is how we get there. Ask students how do we
get to where we want to go? As they name the different modes of
transportation make up hand motions. For example when they say plane have
everyone put their arms out and fly like planes. Continue this until car, boat,
and train are also mentioned.
8. A scale will be provided to the students. They will keep their scale in their
luggage. The scale will be used every day after the lesson. The teacher will be
able to go through the luggages and see where each student stands.
Beach Ball Globe
"Five Oceans Song" Time: 0:25
"Do You Know the Continents?" Time: 1:59
Flat Stanley (book 1) by Jeff Brown
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/108860515971758498/ Flat Stanley Template
Crayons & markers
Passport template--located on weebly
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/44613852531084326/ Luggage example
cardboard, scrapbooking paper, and travel stickers
Scale