Taylor Smith

Grade: Fourth

Unit Name: Spatial Organizations

S.S. Standard: Geography

Da Social ELA Standard & Vocabulary Concepts/ Teaching Strategies Used Assessment of
y Studies Objective Terms Essential Materials Students
Standard, Questions
Goal, &
Objective

Da 4.SS.2.1.1 CCSS.ELA- Collect How do you -Foldable 1) Venn Diagram To assess

y1 Use LITERACY.L.4.4. Analyze interpret Graphic 2) Foldable students on the
geographic A Interpret the data? Organizer- Graphic lesson, I will
skills to Use context Data Should have Organizer have them turn
collect, (e.g., In what columns of in a chart of the
analyze, definitions, ways can we collecting, different ways
interpret, examples, or collect data? analyzing, of gathering
and restatements in interpreting data. This will
communicat text) as a clue to How many and be used to see if
e data. the meaning of ways are communicati they understand
a word or there to ng data. the concepts of
phrase. gather data? Students will different data
fill out the gathering and
chart before why we do this.
the lesson
 starts and
after it
finishes to
make notes
about what
we learned
on the
different
types of data
gathering.
-Venn
Diagram
-Paper
-Pencils
Da 4.SS.2.1.1 CCSS.ELA- Collect How can we -KWL Charts 1) KWL Chart The KWL chart
y2 Use LITERACY.L.4.4. Analyze gather data will be used 2) Semantic will be an
geographic A Interpret in other for the Feature assessment
skills to Use context ways? students to Analysis (To because I will
collect, (e.g., write down compare the look at the What
analyze, definitions, Why is it three things differences) I learned
interpret, examples, or important about what column to see
and restatements in to gather they know on what the
communicat text) as a clue to data? gathering students have
e data. the meaning of data, 2 on learned from
a word or what they the lesson
phrase. want to which will show
know, and 3 if they were
things about paying attention
what they and
have learned. participating.
Da 4.SS.2.1.2 CCSS.ELA- Continents What -Four Square; 1) Four Square The assessment
y3 Show on a LITERACY.SL.4. Oceans continent the students (To learn about will be the Four
map of the 1.D Landforms are we will get the vocabulary Square. The
world the Review the key Poles living on? together in terms) students will
continents, ideas expressed Hemisphere groups of 4 2) Jigsaw turn in their
oceans, and explain s What and explain to worksheets to
landforms, their own ideas Equator oceans are each of their see if they
poles, and Prime surrounding peers what understand the
hemisphere understanding Meridian us? each term is. vocabulary
s, equator, in light of the terms given.
and prime discussion. Where are
meridian in the
relation to hemisphere
Idaho. s located?

Da 4.SS.2.1.2 CCSS.ELA- Continents Where is the -The students 1) KWL Chart The KWL chart
y4 Show on a LITERACY.SL.4. Oceans equator? will be able to 2) Descriptive Writing will be the way
map of the 1.D Landforms use a KWL of assessing the
world the Review the key Poles Where is the chart by students by
continents, ideas expressed Hemisphere prime showing what seeing what
oceans, and explain s meridian in they know they have
landforms, their own ideas Equator relation to about the learned. I will
poles, and Prime Idaho? basic labels look for three
hemisphere understanding Meridian on a map by things that they
s, equator, in light of the putting what learned and see
and prime discussion. they already what they
meridian in know, two wrote.
relation to things that
Idaho. they want to
know, and
 three things
that they
learned.
Da 4.SS.2.1.2 CCSS.ELA- Continents Where are -Brainstorm 1) Brainstorm The assessment
y5 Show on a LITERACY.SL.4. Oceans the poles? Web; the Web will be the
map of the 1.D Landforms students will 2) Reading Guide brainstorming
world the Review the key Poles Which areas brainstorm web. I will see
continents, ideas expressed Hemisphere on a globe what they what the
oceans, and explain s are have learned students put
landforms, their own ideas Equator landforms? about the and how they
poles, and Prime locations of connect the
hemisphere understanding Meridian the poles, ideas.
s, equator, in light of the landforms
and prime discussion. and other
meridian in labels by
relation to putting the
Idaho. main idea of
being in
relation to
Idaho and
branching out
from there of
where these
things are
located.

Da 4.SS.2.1.2 CCSS.ELA- Continents Can you find -The students 1) Listen-Read- The assessment
y6 Show on a LITERACY.SL.4. Oceans all of these will Discuss will be the
map of the 1.D Landforms on a globe? conference 2) Summary written
world the Review the key Poles aloud with summary from
 continents, ideas expressed Hemisphere Could you each other the students of
oceans, and explain s draw a map talking about the basic
landforms, their own ideas Equator with all of what they landforms and
poles, and Prime these have learned. pieces on a map.
hemisphere understanding Meridian represented They will be
s, equator, in light of the ? able to talk
and prime discussion. about where
meridian in these things
relation to are on a map.
Idaho.

Da 4.SS.2.1.3 CCSS.ELA- Capitol How do we -The students 1) KWL Chart The assessment
y7 Use a LITERACY.RI.4. City identify will have a 2) Concept Map will be what the
number/lett 7 Number/lett locations KWL chart students
er grid to Interpret er Grid through a where they learned which
find specific information Map letter/numb include three will be listed on
locations on presented er grid? things that the KWL chart.
a map of visually, orally, they know,
Idaho. or Why is it two things The results of
quantitatively important they want to the maps will
(e.g., in charts, to know know, and also be an
graphs, what a three things assessment of
diagrams, time number/lett that they the knowledge
lines, er grid is? learn. they have on
animations, or basic world
interactive -The students names and
elements on will have other material.
Web pages) and drawn out
explain how the maps of
information where these
 contributes to ideas are
an located and
understanding they will
of the text in draw what
which it the world
appears looks like.

Da 4.SS.2.1.3 CCSS.ELA- Capitol What else -Paper 1) Presentations The graphic

y8 Use a LITERACY.RI.4. City would we -Pictures from 2) Graphic organizer/colla
number/lett 7 Number/lett use a online or in Organizer/Coll ge that the
er grid to Interpret er Grid number/lett magazines age students create
find specific information Map er grid for? will be their
locations on presented -Graphic assessment.
a map of visually, orally, What organizer/Colla The final
Idaho. or specific ge the students product of it
quantitatively locations will create a will show what
(e.g., in charts, are collage of a they have
graphs, important map and the found and
diagrams, time to know in locations found learned.
lines, the state of in Idaho
animations, or Idaho? specifically.
interactive
elements on -The students
Web pages) and will present the
explain how the collage that
information they are
contributes to making to the
an class and tell a
understanding little bit about
of the text in why they chose
 which it the pictures
appears that they did.

Da 4.SS.2.1.4 CCSS.ELA- Region What are -Venn Diagram 1) Venn Diagram The students
y9 Describe the LITERACY.RI.4. Natural the physical Worksheet: The 2) Anticipation will turn in
physical 9 Resources regions? students will Guide their Venn
regions of Integrate each receive Diagram as the
Idaho, and information Where are their own Venn assessment
identify from two texts the regions diagram and I will be
major on the same of Idaho? printed on a able to see
natural topic in order to sheet and what types of
resources. write or speak What makes labeled with things are
about the each region each of Idaho’s included on it.
subject unique? regions. The
knowledgeably students will
then write
features of each
region under
each column to
show that they
understand
each region. If
there are
similarities
they will put
them in the
middle
overlapping
section of the
Venn Diagram.
Da 4.SS.2.1.4 CCSS.ELA- Region What are -Maps; the 1) Brainstorming The map will
y Describe the LITERACY.RI.4. Natural some of students will be Web be the
10 physical 9 Resources Idaho’s able to use a 2) Concept Map assessment
regions of Integrate natural map of the where I will
Idaho, and information resources? world and label see what the
identify from two texts where each students have
major on the same Where are region is and learned of the
natural topic in order to the make arrows of resources and
resources. write or speak resources where the on the chart
about the used? major natural seeing how
subject resources are many
knowledgeably located. resources they
were able to
identify and
what they
could be used
for.