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History—Day 11:00-1:45SOL—2.5—The student will develop map skills by: a. Locating the equator, the seven continents, and the five oceans on maps and globes. B. Locating selected rives (James River, Mississippi River, Rio Grande, Huang He, Nile), mountain ranges (Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountain), and lakes (Great Lakes) in the United States and other countries.2.6—The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.

Procedures—Comment—I have given students the Where Have I Been? worksheet to take home and complete for homework. See the attached worksheets at the end of the lesson plan.

1. Pull down the big map and teach children the Continent Song. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctic too. While pointing to each of the continents. Sing through the songs a couple of times with the students until they know it.

2. Call on random students to come up and identify the continents, the oceans, and the equator.

3. Do the continent labeling sheet. Reproducible page 32 from the Social Studies book to assess students’ prior knowledge.

4. Introduce the continent North America. Discuss with children how our ancestors came from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower in 1620. These people were called the Pilgrims (which comes from the word Pilgrimage meaning voyage). The voyage lasted from Sept 16-Dec 26. Discuss the hardships that the Pilgrims faced on the Mayflower as well as on the new continent of North America.

5. Read Coming to America by Betsy Morestro. Discuss the story with the children and explain the reasons the Pilgrims left England for their religious freedoms.

6. Discuss with children all the different places/states we have been to in North America—

their homework papers. Read or allow students to read their papers aloud to the class and make a list of where every student has been.

North America

Geography

North America is the third largest of the seven continents. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. North America is dominated by its three largest countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Central America and the Caribbean are usually considered part of North America, but they have their own section here (see link).

Although Columbus is given much credit as having discovered America, there were plenty of people already living in North America prior to the Europeans having arrived. This included many Native American tribes and the Aztec civilization in what is now Mexico. In the 1600's the Europeans quickly colonized and took over much of North America. The largest country in North America, the United States, was formed in the late 1700's and became a "melting pot" of people and cultures from around the world.

Population: 528,720,588 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

Area: 9,540,198 square miles

Ranking: It is the third largest and the fourth most populous continent

Major Biomes: desert, temperate forest, taiga, grasslands

Major cities:

Mexico City, Mexico New York City, USA Los Angeles, USA

Chicago, USA Toronto, Canada Houston, USA

Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Montréal, Canada Philadelphia, USA

Guadalajara, Mexico Click here to see large map of North America

Fun Facts about North America:

The city with the largest population in North America is Mexico City, Mexico. The most populous country is the United States. (2010 census)

The longest river in North America is the Mississippi River.

Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world. It is located on the border between the United States and Canada.

The country of Greenland is the biggest island on the planet.

The North American and South American continents are thought to have been named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

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7. Discuss the types of animals that we find in different parts of North America.

8. Read Atlas pages 28-29 for most information on North America. 9. Assessment—Go over students Seven Continents Booklet.

a. There are long mountain ranges—Appalachian and Rockies. b. There are long rivers—Mississippi River, James River in Jamestown.c. Do you live in North America?d. What oceans touch North America?e. Color the animals that live in North America.

History—Day 21:00-1:45SOL—2.5—The student will develop map skills by: a. Locating the equator, the seven continents, and the five oceans on maps and globes. B. Locating selected rives (James River, Mississippi River, Rio Grande, Huang He, Nile), mountain ranges (Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountain), and lakes (Great Lakes) in the United States and other countries.2.6—The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.

Procedures—1. Pull down the map and sing the Continent Song with the children.

Call on random individuals to come up and point to different continents that I choose.

2. Today we will be looking at South America. Which continent is that?

3. Introduce South America. Read the World Atlas book pp. 32-33 and show students the maps on pages 34-38.

South America

Geography

South America is the fourth largest continent in size and the fifth largest in population. It is located primarily in the southern hemisphere. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the West. The geography of South America is dominated by the Andes Mountain Range and the Amazon River (second longest river in the world).

Prior to European colonization, the Incan Civilization was a dominant force in South America. In the 1500's, Spain and Portugal colonized much of South America. The colonies gained independence in the 1800's with the help of leaders such as Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. As a result, much of South America still speaks Spanish and Portuguese is the primary language of Brazil.



Ranking: It is the fourth largest and fifth most populous continent

Major Biomes: rainforest, savanna, grassland

Major cities:

São Paulo, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santiago, Chile Brasilia, Brazil

Lima, Peru Bogota, Colombia Caracas, Venezuela

Belo Horizonte, Brazil Medellín, Colombia Click here to see large map of South America

Fun Facts about South America:

The highest point in South America is Cerro Aconcagua in the Andes Mountains in the country of Argentina.

The largest South American country in both size and population is Brazil. The largest city is Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is also one of the ten largest cities in the world.

North and South America were named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

The highest waterfall in the world is Santo del Angel (also called Angel Falls). It is almost 1000 meters high!

4. Look at the South American animals on the Google and tell students to be thinking of an animals they would like to research and do their paper and illustration on for their Science project.

5. Read The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Discuss the rainforest and the term biodiversity.

6. Assessment—Go over students Seven Continents Booklet.a. There are long mountain ranges—Andes and Brazilian Highlands

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b. There are long rivers—Amazon Riverc. Do you live in South America?d. What oceans touch South America?e. Color the animals that live in South America.

History—Day 312:45-1:45

SOL—2.5—The student will develop map skills by: a. Locating the equator, the seven continents, and the five oceans on maps and globes. B. Locating selected rives (James River, Mississippi River, Rio Grande, Huang He, Nile), mountain ranges (Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountain), and lakes (Great Lakes) in the United States and other countries.2.6—The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.

Procedures—1. Give students their Seven Continents packet.

2. Pull down the map and sing the continents song. Call on students randomly to find the continents and equator. For North America and South America give clues like: find the continent that you live on or find the continent with the large rainforest called the Amazon.

3. Introduce Europe. Read pages 40 and 41 of the World Atlas book. Discuss research on Europe:

EuropeGeography

Europe is the sixth largest continent in size and the third largest in population. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Asia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. Europe is a wealthy continent and is the center of the West and Western Democracy.

Europe has been the home to some of the Earth's greatest civilizations from Ancient Greece to the Roman Empire. It is also the home to the birth of democracy. Europe has been the central point of two of the biggest wars in modern history: World War I and World War II. Recently Europe has united under the common union called the European Union. This union allows independent European countries to have a single currency and to combine their economic and military power.



Ranking: It is the sixth largest and third most populous continent

Major Biomes: temperate forest, grasslands

Major cities:

Moscow, Russia London, United Kingdome

St Petersburg, Russia Berlin, Germany Madrid, Spain Rome, Italy

Kiev, Ukraine Paris, France

Bucharest, Romania Budapest, Hungary

Fun Facts about Europe:

Europe is the home to many of the world's oldest countries including the 5 oldest; San Marino, France, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Portugal.

Europe is home to the smallest country in the world, the Holy See or the Vatican. It is the smallest country both in size and population.

The tallest mountain in Europe is Mount Elbrus in Russia.

Most of Europe now uses the same currency called the Euro.

The area of Russia that is west of the Ural Mountains is usually considered part of Europe.

4. Read Percy to the Rescue by Steven Simmons.

5. Assessment—Students will complete the work in their packet on Europe. a. There are major landmarks—Eiffel Tower and Big Ben b. It is a small continent with many countries. c. Do you live in Europe?d. What oceans touch Europe?e. Color the animals that live in Europe.




Call on random individuals to come up and point to different continents that I choose. Give clues for the continents we have already been over. Such as this is the continent that we live on, this is the continent that has the amazon rainforest, and this is the continent that is connected to Asia.

2. Today we will be looking at Africa. Introduce Africa on the map and discuss it’s history. Talk about the desert and read the Africa section in the Atlas book.

3. Watch the video on Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s5ev0i8tM

Africa

Geography

The continent of Africa borders the southern half of the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west and the Indian Ocean is to the Southeast. Africa stretches well south of the equator to cover more than 12 million square miles making Africa the world's second largest continent. Africa is also the world's second most populous continent. Africa is one of the most diverse places on the planet with a wide variety of terrain, wildlife, and climates.

Population: 1,022,234,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)


Ranking: It is the second largest and second most populous continent.

Major Biomes: desert, savanna, rain forest

Major cities:

Cairo, Egypt Lagos, Nigeria

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni, South Africa

Khartoum-Umm Durman, Sudan Alexandria, Egypt

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Casablanca, Morocco

Cape Town, South Africa Durban, South Africa

Fun Facts about Africa:

The highest point in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at 5895 meters high. The lowest point is Lake Asal in Djibouti at 153 meters below sea level.

The largest country in Africa is Sudan, the smallest is The Seychelles. The most populated country is Nigeria and the largest city is Cairo in Egypt.

The largest lake in Africa is Lake Victoria and the longest river is The Nile River, which is also the longest river in the world.

Africa is rich with varied wildlife including elephants, penguins, lions, cheetahs, seals, giraffes, gorillas, crocodiles, and hippos.

African languages are varied with more than 1000 languages spoken across the continent.

4. Read Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema.

5. Assessment—Students will complete the Europe portion of their continents packet.

a. It has the largest desert in the world—Sahara Desert.b. It has the longest river in the world—Nile in Egypt.c. Do you live in Africa?d. What oceans touch Africa?e. Color the animals that live in Africa.

History—Day 5—we will get through as much of this as time will permit…the rest will be finished on Tuesday.12:45-1:45



Call on random individuals to come up and point to different continents that I choose. Give clues for the continents we have already been over. Such as this is the continent that we live on, this is the continent that has the amazon rainforest, this is the continent that is connected to Asia, and the Sahara Desert is located in this island.

2. Today we will be looking at Asia. Introduce Asia on the map and discuss its history. Read the Asia section in the Atlas book.

3. Read Dragon Dance by Joan Holub. Discuss how China is the most populated continent, and we get most of our merchandise from China because they have many factories.

4. Discuss Asia facts and geography

Asia

Geography

The continent of Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent with over 4 billion people calling Asia home. Asia also contains the world's most populous country, China, and the world's largest country, Russia. Asia borders Africa and Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east.

The continent of Asia is so large and diverse that it often is divided into sub-regions (see map below).

Northern AsiaMiddle East

Southern AsiaEastern Asia

Southeastern Asia

Asia is rich in diverse races, cultures, and languages. Many of the world's major religions came out of Asia including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

Asia has a major influence on world culture and the world's economy. Countries such as Russia, China, Japan and India produce products and services that are used by every nation in the world. Asia is also abundant in natural resources. Oil in the Middle East is a major supplier of much of the world's energy.

Fun Facts about Asia:

Asia is almost 30% of the world’s land area and contains 60% of the world’s population.

The highest point on earth, Mt. Everest, is in Asia. The lowest point on land, the Dead Sea, is also in Asia.

Asia is the only continent that shares borders with two other continents; Africa and Europe. It sometimes joins with a third continent, North America, in the winter by ice forming in the Bering Sea.

Asia contains many of the largest cities in the world including the two largest; Shanghai, China and Mumbai, India.

5. Students will complete their packet pages on Asia. a. Is Asia the most populated continent?b. What is the largest city and what do we get from them?c. Do you live in Asia?d. What oceans touch Asia?e. Color the animals that live in Asia.

Antarctica

Geography

6. Introduce Antarctica. Watch the video on Antarctica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwADGPfjerI

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Population: Visiters vary between 1000 and 4000 researchers


Ranking: It is the fifth largest and the least populous of the continents

Major Biomes: icy desert

Major cities: No major cities, just a few scientific outposts.

Click here to see large map of Antarctica

Antarctica is located at the South Pole and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Over 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice. It is the driest and coldest continent on earth. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent based on size, but it is the smallest in population with an official population of 0 (although some people do visit for scientific research).

Some animals do manage to survive in the cold and dry climate of Antarctica. These animals include penguins, seals, and the snow petrel (a bird).

Antarctica has no countries and no portions of the continent are owned by any country.

Fun Facts about Antarctica:

Antarctica is the windiest place on earth.

There is as much ice on Antarctica as there is water in the Atlantic Ocean.

The lowest recorded temperature in history was -128 degrees F in Antarctica.

Antarctica has the highest average elevation of any continent. This is due to all the ice on it!

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Because it never rains in Antarctica, it is considered the world's biggest desert.

7. Read the Antarctica by Helen Cowchen. Discuss the cold climate and the animals that live there.

8. Students will complete the section in their packet on Antarctica.a. A land buried under ice. b. Little plants and vegetation.c. Do you live in Antarctica? Would you like to?d. What oceans touch Antarctica?e. Color the animals that live in Antarctica.



1. Pull down the map and sing the Continent Song with the children. Call on random individuals to come up and point to different continents that I choose. Give clues for the continents we have already been over. Such as this is the continent that we live on, this is the continent that has the amazon rainforest, this is the continent that is connected to Asia, the Sahara Desert is located in this island, and the continent where penguins live that has a very cold climate is?

2. Introduce Australia. Read the Australia section of the Atlas book. Discuss with children what they know about Australia to activate their prior knowledge.

3. Read Koala Lou by Mem Fox. Discuss with children the climate, animal and plant life, and the important facts.

4. Watch the video on Australia: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/australia.htm

5. Discuss with children the Sydney Opera House. Relate it to the movie Finding Nemo. Marlin and Dorie were traveling to Sydney, Australia to find his son Nemo.

6. Discuss the facts about Australia with children.

Australia

Geography

The continent of Australia is often call Australia as well, but includes more countries than just Australia. Australia is the smallest continent by size and the second smallest in terms of population. Australia is located to the southeast of Asia. It is made up of Australia and a number of island countries. Australia and its islands are surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Much of Australia’s land mass is desert, but there are also very lush areas. Australia has some very unique animal life for such a small continent. Some examples are the Koala Bear (which is not really a bear, but a marsupial), the platypus, and the Kangaroo.



Ranking: It is the seventh largest (smallest) and sixth most

populous continent

Major Biomes: rain forest, desert, savanna, temperate forests

Major cities:

Sydney, Australia Melbourne, Australia Brisbane, Australia

Perth, Australia Adelaide, Australia

Gold Coast, Australia Auckland, New Zealand Manukau, New Zealand

Christchurch, New Zealand

Canberra, Australia

Click here to see large map of Oceania

Fun Facts about Australia:

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Much of Australia is sparsely populated and there are more sheep in Australia than people.

Australia was first settled by Europeans as a penal colony or prison colony.

The name Australia means "land of the south".

There are less people that live in Australia than in the US state of Texas.

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. This means that its winter is during June, July, and August and its summer during the months of December, January, and February.

7. Students will complete the section in their packet on Antarctica.a. Is Australia an island?b. It contains both deserts and rainforests.c. Do you live in Australia? Would you like to?d. What oceans touch Australia?e. Color the animals that live in Australia.



Procedures—

1. All the continents have been introduced. We will be playing a game. I have constructed a puzzle out of poster boards and cut them out in shapes of the continents. I will group students and each group will get a continent. We will construct a floor puzzle to see if the students understand the placement of the continents.

2. Discuss the placement of the oceans and place the equator and the prime meridian where they belong.

3. Switch groups and go through until every group gets to have each continent.

4. Assessment—See if students can place the equator, prime meridian, continents, and oceans where they belong. Questions students to see if they know the directions on the compass rose. Ask questions such as:

If I started at Asia and traveled east to North America which ocean would I cross?

If I traveled north from Africa which continent would I be on? Which ocean would I cross to get from North America to Europe? Which continent is the largest rainforest located in? If I traveled south from South America which continent would I end up on if I crossed the

Southern Ocean? If I traveled west from Africa which continent would I reach if I crossed the Atlantic

Ocean? Which continent is the Sahara Desert located in?

5. Do the continent labeling and continent review sheet. Continental Explorer and Wide World Word bank from the Social Studies book.



Procedures—

1. Chapter Assessment—Students will complete the Continents test.

Where Have I Been?

Name: _________________________________

DUE BACK IN CLASS: Monday

We are researching the North America in class. Please help me remember the different states we have visited, what we saw, and what we did. Do we have any pictures or postcards I can take to school to share with my class?

For homework, my teacher wants me to list the names of the states I have lived in or visited. Please help me spell the words. Also, if I have visited any other continents or countries please help me list them as well.

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Do we have any friends or relatives who live in other states? In what states do they live?

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Thank you for helping me!

Please sign here: ________________________________________________________

Continental Explorer

Name:_______________________________________________________ Reproducible 33

1. What is a continent? ________________________________________________________________________

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2. Which two continents are hooked together in one large land mass?

______________________________ and ___________________________

3. Which continents touch the equator?

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4. What is the name of the continent where you live?

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5. If you were in Africa, in which direction would you travel to get to Europe?

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6. Which ocean is between North America and Europe?

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7. If you were in Asia and sailed east to North America which ocean would you cross?

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8. If you were at the North Pole, you would be surrounded by which ocean?

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9. On the back of this paper list all of the continents.

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