ChinaLesson1IntroductiontoChina

Overview ThisistheintroductorylessontoaunitaboutChina.ThisisthefourthcountryMrs.Lewiss2ndgrade classhasstudied.ThegoalofthislessonistouncoverstudentsbackgroundknowledgeaboutChina.I willalsointroducewhereChinaislocatedontheworldmapincomparisontotheothercountrieswe havestudied.Thestudentswillcontinuetopracticetheiruseofappropriatevocabularylikecardinal directions. Understandings Mapsandglobeshelppeopledescribeandexplaintheearth. EssentialQuestions Howdomapshelpus? Standards MAHistory/SocialSciencesFramework Describehowmapsandglobesdepictgeographicalinformationindifferentways. Objectives Studentswillbeableto Usecardinaldirections,legends,titlestolocateplacesonmaps. DiscusswhattheythinktheyknowandwhattheywanttoknowaboutChina. Assessment MorningworkAnchorChart Classdiscussions InstructionalApproach MorningWork GoovertotheposterandwritewhatyouthinkyouknowaboutChinaandwhatyouwantto learn. WhatdoyouthinkyouknowaboutChina? WhatdoyouwanttoknowaboutChina?

ReviewcountrieswehavestudiedandfindChinaontheworldmap. HavestudentsusecardinaldirectionstoexplainwhereMexico,Ghana,andChinaareonthe
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worldmap. FindNewtonontheworldmap. PinapieceofstringtoNewtonandhaveastudentpintheotherendtoMexico. PinapieceofstringtoNewtonandhaveastudentpintheotherendtoGhana. PinapieceofstringtoNewtonandhaveastudentpintheotherendtoChina. Reviewtheposterstudentswroteonformorningwork.Whatbackgroundknowledgedostudents alreadyhave?Howcanstudentscurrentknowledgeinfluencethetrajectoryoftheunit? Haveafewstudentssharetheiranswertothequestion,Whatdoyouthinkyouknowabout China? Haveafewstudentssharetheiranswertothequestion,Whatdoyouwanttoknowabout China? Haveanynewquestionscomeup? Givethestudentsthinktime. Turnandtalk. Shareanynewquestionsstudentshave. Sponge Studentswillpreviewtheirtraveljournalwithapartnerandwritedownanyquestions. Materialsneeded AnchorChart WorldMap String Bulletinboard Tape Smallmapsforeachtable TravelJournals