Title of Unit: The World Around Us Title of Lesson: Maps Part 2 Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

Summary of the Lesson Plan: Students will create their own map of the school and label important symbols. They will show the directions of North, South, East and West on the map. A. Target Population: Grade Level: 1st grade Skill Level: All levels Grouping: Whole groupdiscussion, map walk Individualcreating a map of school B. Materials: Map My town White board and markers Word stripsNorth, South, East, West Crayons Markers Computer hooked up to overhead projector Construction paper for maps C. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o G5.1.4 Use simple maps to illustrate direction. Student-Friendly Standards I can show directions on a map of our school.

D. Procedure: 1. Show the students a map of the My town map. 2. Discuss what the symbols on the map represent. 3. Discuss different symbols that could be used to represent different places and things on the map. 4. Make a list with the symbol next to them on the board.( i.e. The flag pole outside the school could be a flag, the park could look like a swing set) 5. Take the class on a walk of the school. 6. Start at the entry of the school. Walk through and discuss all the different areas of the school. Discuss what areas the students might think are important to know.

Nevada State College

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Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The World Around Us Title of Lesson: Maps Part 2 Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

7. Return to the classroom and have the students make a map of the school with symbols of the areas that they think are important. Have them make a legend for the map. 8. Bring up Google earth and show where the school is. Zoom out and show where it is on the city map. Then show where it is in the state. 9. Display a globe and show which direction is North. Now have the student discuss which direction is north in the classroom. Once you have determined which way is actually north. 10. Teach the students the acronym N-never E-eat S-soggy, W-waffles. To help remember the different directions. 11. Discuss with the student the sun always rises in the East and sets in the West. 12. Repeat the acronym and discuss which way the sun rises in relationship to the students classroom. 13. Put word strips up to identify the different directions in the classroom. 14. Have the students put the correct North, South, East, West directions on their map of the school. 15. CLOSURE: Today we learned how to show directions on a map of our school. We learned which direction are North, South, East and West on a map. E. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? The students will show directions by drawing a map of our school and labeling north, south, east and west. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will assess the students understanding of this concept from the map, the labels on the map, and the directions written on the map i.e. north, south, east and west. F. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think that teaching students about maps will be easy and fun. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think that the students understanding the directions of north, south, east and west may be challenging. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?
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Title of Unit: The World Around Us Title of Lesson: Maps Part 2 Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

I will leave the north, south, east and west word strips up all year. I will reference the word strips throughout the year. For example, in another lesson I might ask the students to stand up and face north if they agree with an answer. We could then discuss again how we know that we are facing north besides the word strip on the wall. We could then repeat the acronym used in this lesson. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I would spend extra time with students that do not grasp the concept. I would also use directions in other lessons and center activities. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? It might be difficult for the students to make a map of our entire school, if the school is large. I might have them make a map of our classroom instead. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? I read about this lesson in our class Social Studies book by Leah Melber and Alyce Hunter. I did not find it hard to write this lesson plan. I just hope that it is at a 1st grade level.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The World Around Us Title of Lesson: Maps Part 2 Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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