climate and vegetation regions
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Social Studies: Erika Barash and Michael Smith. Climate and Vegetation Regions. Lesson Plan. Grade: 5 th Grade Class Size: 25 students – 3 students have ADHD and 5 others have ADD. The makeup - 10 Caucasian, 7 African American, 5 Hispanic, 3 Asian. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION REGIONS
Social Studies: Erika Barash and Michael Smith
Lesson Plan
Grade: 5th Grade Class Size: 25 students – 3 students
have ADHD and 5 others have ADD. The makeup - 10 Caucasian, 7 African American, 5 Hispanic, 3 Asian.
Allocated Time: 1 hour (5-10 minutes extra if needed)
Topic: Climate and Vegetation Regions
Spend 5 minutes discovering what students know about climate and vegetation regions of the United States. (Previous Knowledge)
Use a map (on PowerPoint) to split the U.S. into six main areas so that it is easier for students.
Topic: Climate and Vegetation Regions
Work with students to see what areas they know. (start with our area North East) Work your way down the East coast and so on.
An easier way to do this is to ask who has visited certain places before.
Use a PowerPoint and have a handout of the U.S. so students can write or draw what type of climate regions are in the U.S.
Topic: Climate and Vegetation Regions
Make a chart with the students to label different areas on the map, students can color (which will increase motivation)
Establish a list of key terms for the students and make sure that all of the students have them written down as well as the definitions.
From this you can use a handout that focuses on those key terms and have students work in pairs to figure out the answers together.
Transition (for second lesson plan)
After the handout is discussed, the teacher should wrap that lesson up, then discuss how people live and work in many different environments.
(End of first lesson) These two lessons can occur one day
or the next day in social studies.
Where People Live and Work Try to gain prior knowledge of
students. Establish more key terms for
students to learn about where people live and work. (the different areas)
Relate to the students and help them figure out where their parents work and in what kind of area they live.
Suggestions
ANY IDEAS FOR WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES I COULD HAVE MY CLASS DO?
-Maybe a poster ?... -List types of jobs in certain areas?... -List why different areas are
needed… -Any ideas would be great