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    This unit plan is for a 5 lesson geography unit for 1st grade students. The unit will teach students about maps, directions, and where they live on a map. Students will start with a KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge of maps. They will then learn about different types of maps, symbols, directions, and where land and water are located on maps and globes. Formative assessments include conferencing on student-created maps and anecdotal observations. Summative assessments are a map of the student's bedroom and a booklet. The instructional plan includes videos, books, globes, worksheets, and creating independent maps of the classroom and bedroom.

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    This unit plan is for a 5 lesson geography unit for 1st grade students. The unit will teach students about maps, directions, and where they live on a map. Students will start with a KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge of maps. They will then learn about different types of maps, symbols, directions, and where land and water are located on maps and globes. Formative assessments include conferencing on student-created maps and anecdotal observations. Summative assessments are a map of the student's bedroom and a booklet. The instructional plan includes videos, books, globes, worksheets, and creating independent maps of the classroom and bedroom.

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    Map Unit Plan

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    This unit plan is for a 5 lesson geography unit for 1st grade students. The unit will teach students about maps, directions, and where they live on a map. Students will start with a KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge of maps. They will then learn about different types of maps, symbols, directions, and where land and water are located on maps and globes. Formative assessments include conferencing on student-created maps and anecdotal observations. Summative assessments are a map of the student's bedroom and a booklet. The instructional plan includes videos, books, globes, worksheets, and creating independent maps of the classroom and bedroom.

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    Step-by-Step Unit Elements

    Student Name​: Kasey Jacobs Subject Area/Grade Level​: 1st Grade Social Studies

    Number of Lessons in Unit​: 5 Title/Topic of Unit​: Geography/Maps


    Part I: Desired Results
    1. Established Goals/Standards 2. Essential Question(s)
    Where do you live on the map?
    A. World in spatial areas, construct What does land look like on a map?
    maps of classroom to What does water look like on a map?
    demonstrate aerial perspective.
    B. Examples of places that have
    absolute locations
    C. Use personal directions to
    describe the relative locations of 3. Understandings
    places in the school environment Students will understand these big ideas…
    D. Distinguish between land masses 1) Understand where they are in the world
    and bodies of water using maps 2) Directions
    and globes. 3) Read a work/map symbols
    4) How to create their own map

    4. Knowledge & Skills


    The student will know​… The student will be able to do​…
    a) Geography vocabulary: a) Find where they live on a
    continent, country, globe, map
    state, symbol, legend, b) Read a map
    compass, direction c) Point out water and land on
    b) How to use a compass a map
    c) Where they live on a map d) Draw and label a map
    d) Where there is land/water on e) Create their own map
    the globe f) Use a compass to find out
    directions
    g) Use symbols on a map

    Part II: Assessment Evidence


    5. Assessing Prior Knowledge​: 6. Formative Assessments:
    a) KWL on maps a) Conferencing on independent maps
    b) Anecdotal noticings

    7. Summative Assessments:
    a) Map of bedroom
    b) Booklet

    Part III: Learning Plan


    8. Instructional Plan by Lesson:
    Lesson 1
    KWL all about maps and geography (day 1)
    Lesson 2
    What are maps, different kinds of maps, what do they look like? What do they do?
    Introduction video: (day 2)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp8VOG8Cgag
    Lesson 3
    Mini book: What/where is my state? What/where is my country? What/where is my continent? (day 3)
    Lesson 4
    Look at globe, where is water? Where is land? Where am I? Coloring page of me, land, water (day 4)
    Lesson 5
    Reading a map, map of Tina’s neighborhood, teach compass/directions (day 5 & 6)
    Lesson 6
    Whole class--map of classroom (day 7)
    Lesson 7
    Independent--map of bedroom (day 8 & 9)

    Reflection

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