Jeanne's+Lesson+Plan

Social Studies Unit Plan with Integrating Technology **Lesson Title**: Landmarks across the United States **Grade Level:** Third Grade **Unit:** Social Studies **Length of Lesson:** An hour a day for ten days **Description of Lesson**: Students will research a landmark in the United Sta ﻿ tes and provide supporting information. The information will include where the landmark is, when it was built, and the history of the landmark. The final project will be to create a brochure of the landmark and present it to the class. **Objective:** The purpose of this lesson is to engage students more deeply in their study of landmarks in the United States. Also, their final project will emphasize on research, creativity, problem solving and decision making, collaborating with a partner, and the use of technology. **Florida's Sunshine State Standard**: Third Grade Social Studies, Geography, Places and Regions. **Benchmark**: Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean .

**Prior Knowledge**: Before beginning lesson students will be introduced to what a landmark is and be able to identify major natural and man-made landmarks of the United States. Students will also be able to recognize physical differences between a few landmarks.

Lesson: **Day 1, 2, & 3**: Research – Students will work with a partner to research a landmark they would like to find out more about. They will use a variety of information such as their textbooks, informative books, an atlas, and the web to gather specifics about their landmark. Students will also collect and save images they will use. Working with their partner they will also discuss what their brochure will look like and what kind of information they will need. **Day 4, 5, & 6**: Students will receive a guideline to follow to include questions they will need to answer. The guideline will include questions such as what landmark they researched, where it is, when it was built or created, and the history of the landmark. **Day 7, 8 & 9**: Each pair will work with Microsoft publisher to create their brochure. Each brochure will include a title, pictures, and typed information. **Day 10:** Present brochure to class.

Assessment **:** During this lesson assessment will be ongoing. I will be assessing students throughout the whole process, to include how they are working as a team, creativity, following directions, and final product.

Christine's Response to Jeanne: I think that this is a great lesson for students to begin learning about the United States. It seems to be very engaging and the brouchure idea will really help to show the creative side of students. Have you begun to think about how you will incorporate social networking and digital storytelling into this? It should be very interesting!

Jennifer's Response to Jeanne: I think that your lesson is age appropriate. I like how the students are creating something that requires them to use what they have learned as well as creativity. I also think that using a rubric for grading will help the students stay focused on their learning goals.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;">Social Studies Unit Plan with Integrating Technology ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Landmarks across the United States **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Third Grade **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Social Studies **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Length of Lesson **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">: Approximately 10-15 days for about an hour a day.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Description of Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Students will work together as a class and with oth ﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">er students around the world and create a website focusing on landmarks all over the world. We will be working with Global Virtual Classroom, [|www.virtualclassroom.org], in creating this website. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Objective: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> The purpose of this lesson is to engage students more deeply in their study of landmarks in the United States and to work with other students all over the world in creating a website about famous landmarks.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Content Area Standard: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Third Grade Social Studies, Geography, Places and Regions. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Benchmark: **<span style="color: #2d2e2e; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean <span style="color: #2d2e2e; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%;">.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Prior Knowledge: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Before beginning this lesson students will have already researched landmarks and have chosen a landmark to create a brochure on.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> First we will start off with discussing what we will be doing such as who we will be collaborating with, what we will be creating and how we will be creating it. We will also discuss manners on using the internet and the do’s and don’ts of communication with other students. With parent and school approval each student will need to create a email that is only accessed through school and will be monitored by myself. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">As a class we will be working with about two or three other classes in creating a wiki with the famous landmarks we have researched. This wiki will allow other students to get information on landmarks in the United States as well as around the world. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The lesson will begin by getting to know a “pen pal” from another class and tell them a little bit about themselves. Then we will share what landmarks we have researched and the information we had found on landmarks in the U.S. Finally we will be working together to create the wiki using instant messenger and email. Our finished product will be to have a wiki that is educational for other students to use when looking for information on landmarks. It will include pictures and facts and possibly links to websites with more elaborate information.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> During this lesson assessment will be ongoing. I will be assessing students throughout the whole process, to include participation, netiquette, and following directions. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 12pt; lineheight: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; marginbottom: 10pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in; tabstops: 427.2pt;">Jennifer's response to Jeanne: I cannot imagine myself doing something like this when I was in third grade! I think it is amazing how far technology has come in regards to being incorporated into the classroom. I love the idea of the pen pal. During this assignment the students not only get to learn about the landmarks, they get to experience digital communication through email, etc. I think that it is a wonderful idea that covers many areas of technology. I have to ask because I am curious, do you have computers for each student or will you have to visit the computer lab? Do you have a computer teacher that works with the students on emailing, wikis, etc? I'm asking because we do not have any technology teachers at all anymore. Resonse from Kim: When I was a kid, I remember having a pen pal. I loved it. I could not wait to get letters in the mail from them. Your students will be able to quickly get responses and not have to wait so long for a letter to come in the mail. Great lesson. Your students will love it.

Jennifer - I only have 3 computers in my classroom, but we do have a computer lab with enough computers for a whole class and we also have a laptop cart. The school I work at does have a technology teacher that can help me out when I am working with my students in the computer lab or with the laptop cart.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;">Social Studies Unit Plan with Integrating Technology ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Landmarks across the United States **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Third Grade **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Social Studies **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Length of Lesson **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">: Approximately 5 days for about an hour a day. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Description of Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Students will create a digital storybook on a famous landmark they have researched using pictures, facts, and their voice narrating with assistance from myself and our school’s technology teacher. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Objective: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> The purpose of this lesson is to have students create a digital storybook on a famous landmark they have researched. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Content Area Standard: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Third Grade Social Studies, Geography, Places and Regions. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Benchmark: **<span style="color: #2d2e2e; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean <span style="color: #2d2e2e; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%;">. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Prior Knowledge: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Before beginning this lesson students will have already researched landmarks and have chosen a landmark to create a brochure on. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Students will create a 5-8 page digital story on their landmark. They will be creating their own photo story but will work with a partner for any assistance needed. First they will gather about ten pictures of their landmark to include a picture of the state it is located in. They will also gather approximately ten important facts that go with their landmark. Then students will insert their pictures in the photo story and type one or two important facts that go along with their picture. Students will also be able to select music for their background and record their voices reading their facts. Finally they will create a title slide using power point to insert at the beginning of their story. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> During this lesson assessment will be ongoing. I will be assessing students throughout the whole process, to include participation, following directions, and final product. There will be a rubric to go along with their digital photo story.