Teacher Candidate: Miss Oberholtzer Date: February 9th, 2018

Cooperating Teacher: Mr. Dietz Coop. Initials: ____________

Group Size: Varies Allotted Time: 40 Minutes Grade Level: 6th Level
Subject AND Topic: Social Studies & Great Britain Section: _________

I. Objectives and Standards:

a. Standard(s): PA Common Core/ PDE SAS:
i. 7.3.6.A: Describe the human characteristics of places and regions using
the following criteria:
1. Population
2. Culture
3. Settlement
4. Economic Activities
5. Political Activities

ii. 7.2.6.A: Describe the characteristics of places and regions.

b. Performance Objectives
i. Given a Bell Ringer, the student will be able to activate their prior
knowledge from the previous day.
ii. Given the Word Jar Warm Up, the student will be able to self-assess on
how they will do on the countries and capitals quiz today.
iii. As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to see how well
they prepared themselves on the countries and capitals.

II. Instructional Materials

a. Teacher:
i. Bell Ringer
ii. Word Jar Warm Up
iii. Weebly website
iv. PowerPoint Notes
v. Countries and Capitals Quiz Blank
vi. Countries and Capitals Quiz Answers
b. Student:
i. Socials Studies notebook
ii. PowerPoint Notes
iii. Countries and Capitals Quiz (One for each student)
iv. Pencil
III. Subject Matter Explanation
a. Prerequisite Skills
 i. Students should know most of the countries and capitals of Western
Europe.
ii. The bell ringer should look familiar to the students because it is
information they learned.
iii. The word jar warm up should be a review for the students because
it is on the countries and capitals.
b. Content & Vocabulary
i. Countries & Capitals of Western Europe:
1. Iceland – Reykjavik
2. Norway – Oslo
3. Sweden – Stockholm
4. Finland – Helsinki
5. Ireland – Dublin
6. United Kingdom – London
7. Denmark – Copenhagen
8. Germany – Berlin
9. Netherlands – Amsterdam
10. Belgium – Brussels
11. France – Paris
12. Austria – Vienna
13. Switzerland – Bern
14. Spain – Madrid
15. Portugal – Lisbon
16. Italy – Rome
17. Greece – Athens
18. Russia – Moscow
ii. Democracy and Monarchy
1. The Monarchy serves as an important symbol of Britain's past.
2. Queen Elizabeth II is the Monarch of Great Britain.
The Queen may approve or reject laws passed by Parliament,
BUT no British Monarch has rejected a law since the 1700s.
3. The Queen helps unify and bring together the British people. She is
the face of Great Britain.
4. Queen Elizabeth and the members of her family also sponsor
charity events, participate in important national ceremonies and
parades, and represent Britain on trips to other countries.
5. Great Britain is now a Constitutional Monarchy: the power of
kings and queens are limited.
6. The law states what they can and can't do.
7. LAWS ARE MADE BY PARLIAMENT, NOT THE KING OR
QUEEN.
8. Who is the next Monarch??
 a. The longstanding speculation popped up again this month,
with headlines claiming that Queen Elizabeth herself has
decided to skip over Charles in the line of succession and
name Prince William and Princess Kate the next King and
Queen. However, despite what some royals' fans may hope,
this rumor is false.
iii. UK Economy
1. Britain's industrial base remains strong
2. Exports include many manufactured goods such as clothing and
electronic products.
3. Not as strong as an economic power after the world wars.
4. EU (European Union)- promotes trade among members.
5. Bright economic future.
Iv. Bell Ringer Question:
1. What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
a. The power of the kings and queens is limited
b. Laws state what they can and cannot do
c. Laws are made up by parliament, not the king or queen.
IV. Implementation
a. Introduction:
i. When the students enter the room, allow them several minutes to answer
the bell ringer for the day:
1. What is a Constitutional Monarchy? (List Three)
a. The power of the kings and queens is limited
b. Laws state what they can and cannot do
c. Laws are made by parliament, not the king or queen.
ii. Once they are finished with the bell ringer, have the students puts away
their notebooks and pull out the white boards for the word jar warm up.
1. The countries and capitals will vary for today.
2. Once we've went over several countries and capitals they will put
away their whiteboards and prepare to take the quiz.

b. Development:
i. Pass out the quiz face down to each student and explain to them that when
I pass out a quiz to everyone they may flip it over and begin the quiz
1. There is no time limit on the quiz.
2. Once they are finished they can bring the quiz to me and they may
read silently until everyone has taken the quiz.
3. Once all the quizzes are turned in, explain that they will have
several minutes to quietly get out their notes from Tuesday.
 ii. Pull up the Weebly notes and refresh them on what we went over on
Tuesday because we did have several days off in between because of the
snow.
1. Explain to the students that we are going to skip over the Magna
Carta and Parliament and we will return to that on Monday. Today
we are going to look at Democracy and Monarchy and if time
allows, the UK Economy.
2. The Monarchy serves as an important symbol of Britain's past.
3. Queen Elizabeth II is the Monarch of Great Britain.
The Queen may approve or reject laws passed by Parliament,
BUT no British Monarch has rejected a law since the 1700s.
4. The Queen helps unify and bring together the British people. She is
the face of Great Britain.
5. Queen Elizabeth and the members of her family also sponsor
charity events, participate in important national ceremonies and
parades, and represent Britain on trips to other countries.
6. Great Britain is now a Constitutional Monarchy: the power of
kings and queens are limited.
7. The law states what they can and can't do.
8. LAWS ARE MADE BY PARLIAMENT, NOT THE KING OR
QUEEN.
9. Who is the next Monarch??
a. The longstanding speculation popped up again this month,
with headlines claiming that Queen Elizabeth herself has
decided to skip over Charles in the line of succession and
name Prince William and Princess Kate the next King and
Queen. However, despite what some royals' fans may hope,
this rumor is false.
iii. UK Economy
1. Britain's industrial base remains strong
2. Exports include many manufactured goods such as clothing and
electronic products.
3. Not as strong as an economic power after the world wars.
4. EU (European Union)- promotes trade among members.
5. Bright economic future.
c. Closure
i. Have the students pull out a sheet of paper and write down what they
thought was most interesting about the Queen, Democracy, Monarchy,
anything. Then have the students write down one question they thought
about after today's lesson. Collect them before you leave.
d. Accommodations/Differentiation Plan:
i. Period 3: JD, LH, LC, SG, QO – All have the same paraprofessional with
them to help assist throughout the period.
 ii. Period 4: SP, GL, BG, LB, BM – All have the same paraprofessional with
them to help assist throughout the period.
iii. Period 5: EM, CS, AW – All have the same paraprofessional with
them to help assist throughout the period.
iv. Period 8: DR – has a paraprofessional with him throughout the
period.
V. Assessment of Students
a. Formative:
i. The Bell Ringer will help me assess how much of the information the
students are understanding.
ii. The Word Jar Warm Up will help me assess how prepared they are for the
quiz.
iii. The Countries and Capitals Quiz will help me assess how well they
prepared themselves for the quiz.
iv. The Closure activity will help me assess how interested they are in
the Unit of Great Britain.
b. Summative:
i. There will be a paper/pencil test at the end of the unit.
VI. Reflective Response:
a. Report of Students' Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (Reflection on
students' performance written after lesson is taught, includes remediation for
students who failed to meet acceptable level of achievement.)
i. Did the students prepare themselves for the countries and capitals quiz?
ii. What can I do for those students who did not meet the objectives?

b. Personal Reflection (Questions written before lesson is taught. Reflective answers

to questions recorded after lesson is taught.
i. How did my students do on the countries/capitals quiz? Did I prepare my
students for it?
ii. How is my classroom management coming along? What can I improve
on?
iii. How are you feeling with teaching the whole day so soon? Is it
going better than you expected?
VII. Resources (in APA Format)
a. Jacobs, H. H., Randolph, B., & Le Vasseur, M. (2003). Eastern hemisphere:
geography, history, culture, Needham, MA: Prentice Hall.
b. The Countries and Capitals Quiz that I created