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Jess ReedUnit Topic or Theme: Geography Grade: 4th * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Lesson Topic or Theme: State’s and their CapitalsLesson Objectives: The students will be able to correctly name all of the state’s capitals in the United States. Instructional Technique: This lesson will consist of lecture and group work. Instructional Materials: The students will be provided with a blank map of the U.S. with the states on it to fill in the capitals , then they will be given a map of the capitals and they will fill in the states . The online website will also be used. will also be used to learn facts about the states and their capitals. Theoretical Perspective: It is important for students to learn the capitals because they need to know some basic information about the country they live in. They can not go through life without knowing anything about America, this includes geography and history.Procedure: This activity will be spread out over several days/weeks. They will not be expected to know everything off the bat and this activity will come after the students have had some experience with the topic. Introductory Activity (if applicable)For the introduction, the students will practice reading maps, they will learn some of the symbols used in maps and also how to find places on a map. This will help them for when the look at maps of the states, they will be able to point out what the capital of a certain state is, just by looking at the map. Step-by-step (descriptive outline)After the students have completed the introductory activity, they will get into groups to work on an activity. The activity will have the students moving around the room to different stations each with a different region of the United States. There they will learn the states that are in the region as well as what each states’ capital is. There will be interesting facts found from . The students will practice for about 5-10 min at each station and then move to the next station until they have completed all of the stations. They will then go online and complete the activity “state capitals” this does not include every state but it has a random selection of 10. This will give them some practice on the capitals they have learned. ClosureIn the end, the students will have an oral test. The class will split into two teams competing against each other. The students will make a line and get ready to answer the question. The teacher will hold up a card with a state on it, and the first two students in line have to shout out the capital, the first person to correctly name the capital will win a point for their team. Their team cannot help the student guessing the capital. At the end they will see what team has the most points. Adaptations for different learners (i.e. non-native speakers, struggling readers or math phobic learners, students with poor study skills)Students who need adaptations can have more time answering the questions or a person there to specifically help them learn the capitals, depending on where the students are struggling, accommodations can be made. Evaluation: How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives?I will determine if I have met the objective “The students will be able to correctly name all of the state’s capitals in the United States.” By completing the oral test/game. If the students are struggling with the capitals still, I will know I still have to work on them some more, but if they are doing well with them I will know that they have learned them. Concerns or questions you have about teaching this lesson? The only concern I have with teaching this lesson is making sure the students learn all the capitals and retain them. I remember when I was in school, I would cram and memorize things but once we were done with the topic I would forget it all. I want to keep my students engaged so they remember the facts. ................
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