EDR 317 Reading Instruction and Practicum BDA Lesson Plan Format

Title of the Lesson: Different Maps

1.0

Details
Name: Jennifer Gill
Grade Level: 2
1.1

Date: 10/31/16
# of Students: 5 Length of Lesson: 20 minutes

Integration of Learning Outcomes

Student will be able to identify their location on the following maps: The planet
they live on (Earth), the Continent they live in (North America), the country they
live in (The United States), the state they live in (Pennsylvania), the town they
live in (Media), and the school they go to (Media Elementary).
Student will be able to share at least one piece of information you can learn from
a map.

1.2 Standards
Standard - 7.1.2.B Describe regions in geographic reference using physical
features.
Standard - 7.2.2.A Identify the physical characteristics of places.
1.3 Anticipatory Set
We are going to be working with maps today. If someone asked you where you live, how
would you respond? Would you say: your address, the town you live in, or the state?
Would it depend who is asking? Today we are going to be exploring different types of
maps and think about different ways we can think about where we are from. While we are
exploring these maps, I want you to think of the differences you see in the maps we are
looking at. Keep these in mind, because we are going to discuss after the lesson is over.
1.4 Procedures
I have given each of you a flip book, we are going to work our way in, starting with the
outside circle. What does the outside circle say? (My Planet). I also have for you a map
with all of the planets in our solar system. I want you to take a good look at the map. Can
someone tell me what planet we live on? (Earth). I want you to write down the planet we
live on in this circle.
Lets move on to the next circle. What does this circle say? (My continent). Boys and
girls there are 7 continents on our planet, Earth. I have a map of them here, does anyone
know what continent we live in? (North America). Please write the continent we live in
on this circle.
The next circle says My Country. I also happen to have a map of the continent we live in,
North America. There are three countries in North America, can anyone tell me what
country we live in? (The United States). Please write the country we live in on this circle.

What is the next circle in your flip book? (My State). This map should look pretty
familiar, Im sure you have seen it before. Can anyone tell me what this is a map of? (The
United States). The state you live in is somewhere on this map! Can someone point to it
for me and tell me what state you live in? (Pennsylvania). Great job boys and girls,
please write the state that you live in on this circle.
The next circle says my city, I just wanted to clarify that sometimes cities can also be
called towns. Do you know what city/town you live in? It is on this map! Can you find it?
Please write the name of the city or town you live in on this circle.
You are all doing an amazing job, I cant believe how far we have come when we started
all the way from our solar system! We just have one more circle to fill in. What does our
last circle say? (My house). You dont have to write anything down on this circle, because
Im sure you all know where your houses are and that is different for every student in the
group!
I am VERY impressed with how well you all did with your map skills. Now in the
beginning of our lesson I asked you all to pay attention to something important while we
were doing our activity. Can anyone remember what I asked you to think about? (The
differences in the maps). I will have all of the maps laid out for the students to look at.
Lets talk about some of the differences we see in these maps. Can anyone tell me on
difference they see on any of the maps we looked at today? What can we learn from these
maps? Could you tell me all of the planets in our solar system by looking at a map of
Media? Could you tell me all of the seven continents just by looking at the map of our
Country, the United States? Of course not1 We use different types of maps to identify
different types of information. This is important to keep in mind when you need to use
maps in the classroom and even outside of school!

1.4 Differentiation
For my student who tends to call out, I will be using talking chips throughout the lesson
to ensure he or she is thinking thoughtfully and is respecting the thoughts of his peers.
1.5 Closure
You all did an awesome job today, now that we have figured out all of the different
places we are a part of, I wanted to talk about other kinds of maps you might see
outside of this class. Have you ever been anywhere that had maps people could
look? (The mall, a theme park, the airport, a park, ect.) This is why maps are so
important. Just think of how many maps we saw today and how much information
we learned about where we live from each one!
1.6 Formative and Summative Assessment
Formative: My assessment of the students ability to identify their listed locations will be
the flip book I created for them and that they were writing in throughout the lesson.
Formative: My assessment of the students understanding of different types of maps will
be the information they share during our discussion following the completion of the flip
book. I will ensure each child shares at least one thought/observation.

1.7 Materials
Laptop (to show students the maps)
Flips books (5)
Pencils (5)
Printed Maps
1.8 Technology
Laptop to provide colored versions of the maps used for the lesson.