ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardners Multiple Intelligences
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
Gardners Multiple Intelligences
Laura Steubinger
Social Studies/ Geography (WWII)
6
th
Grade
Countries Involved in WWII

ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
Gardners Multiple Intelligences
Goals:
Learn what countries were involved in WWII.
Understand advantages and disadvantages of the
geography during WWII.

Objectives:
Content/Knowledge:
Identify knowledge or content objectives (Blooms
Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain).
Students will be able to know what countries were
involved in WWII.
Process/Skills:
Students will be able to understand the geographical
advantages and disadvantages of the geography in WWII.
Values/Dispositions:
Students will be able to understand the boundaries and
barriers that were in place because of the distances
between the countries during WWII.

ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
Gardners Multiple Intelligences
Rationale:
It is important for students to learn about the countries that
were involved in WWII and which countries were on what
side. It is also important for students to know the
geographic advantages and disadvantages that each
country had during the war.

Standards:

State Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards
17.A.3a Explain how people use geographic markers and
boundaries to analyze and navigate the Earth (e.g.,
hemispheres, meridians, continents, bodies of water).
17.C.3a Explain how human activity is affected by
geographic factors.
National NCSS Themes
Theme 3: People, places, and environment.
Theme 9: Global connections.

Logical/Mathematical
Logical/Mathematical
Find a statistic on this website that involves
the countries that were in WWII.
Create a graph or chart based on this data.
Write a one paragraph analysis of the graph
or chart that you made.
Verbal/Linguistic
Verbal/Linguistic
Choose a country from this list (of the
countries involved in WWII) and research how
they were involved in WWII.
Compose a brief speech about the countrys
involvement in WWII.
Musical/Rhythmic
Musical/Rhythmic
Read the poem on this website and study the
WWII poet.
Create a poem similar to the poem that you
read.
Visual/Spatial
Visual/Spatial
Look at the maps from WWII on this website.
Choose one map and analyze the strategy of
both sides of the people in the battle.
Write a two paragraph paper on your analysis
of the maps.
Body/Kinesthetic
Body/Kinesthetic
In small groups, choose a country that was
involved in WWII from this list.
Students will research the country and the
impact the war had on the country and its
geography.
Students will then create a poster using the
information and pictures they have found.
Interpersonal
Interpersonal
Students will get into small groups.
Each group will be given a poster.
Each group will choose a map from WWII
from this list and re create the map on the
posterboard.
The maps will be displayed in the classroom.
Intrapersonal
Intrapersonal
Read this excerpt from a WWII soldiers
journal.
Reflect on what it must have been like to
travel so often yet still be expected to feel well
and fight.
Write a two paragraph reflection on the
journal excerpt.
Naturalistic
Naturalistic
Choose a map from this website.
Analyze the map.
Write a two paragraph reflection on how you
feel the environment and terrain played a role
in the battle and the outcome of the battle.
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
Gardners Multiple Intelligences
Visual Learning and Assessment:
Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources:
Visual Learning:
NOTE: Be sure to include one image that is
germane to the focus of your lesson on each
of the 8 lesson activity PowerPoint slides.
Assessment:
1. The activities will be informally assessed
except for the writing assignment. The writing
assignment will be assessed for spelling and
grammatical accuracy.

Online Resources:
The Delicious Bookmark for this chapter is
hyperlinked into the powerpoint.