ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
 ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Julia Niklewicz
Thirteen Colonies
5th
Geography and the Colonies
 ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Goals:
Geography affects students everyday life. The land they live on
and the resources that they have greatly affect them. In
addition to that it is also important that students know the
geography of the past especially in the times of early United
States
Objectives:
Content/Knowledge:
Students will be able to identify the 13 colonies and give some
information about them and the geography at the time.
Process/Skills:
Students will be able to explain how the human population has
affected the geography of the United States especially the 13
Colonies.
Values/Dispositions:
Students will be able to describe how the 13 Colonies have left a
positive impact on the United States.
 ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Rationale:
The United States has grown and changed over time. It is important for
students to know how the United States has grown and changed over
time. They should understand what the 13 colonies were and how they
have impacted America today.
Standards:
State – Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards
SS.G.1.5. Investigate how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places
with the United States change over time.
SS.G.2.5. Describe how humans have utilized natural resources in the United States
National – NCSS Themes
Time, Continuity, and Change
People, Places, and Environments
Culture
Logical/Mathematical
 Logical/Mathematical
Teaching: Students will learn about how the size
of America has grown and changed.
Learning Activity: Students will analyze the size of
the united States today compared to the size of
the 13 Colonies using math concepts they know
and by looking at pictures
Resources/Materials:
-Calculator
-Images
-Internet Access
Verbal/Linguistic
 Verbal/Linguistic
Teaching: Students will learn about the 13
Original Colonies.
Learning Activity: Each student will be given 1
Colony to research extensively. They will then
write a poem or story about their assigned Colony
and present it to the class.
Resources/Materials:
-Internet Access
-Project Guidelines
Musical/Rhythmic
 Musical/Rhythmic
Teaching: Students will learn the names of the
Colonies and important facts about them.
Learning Activity: They will then put that
information into a song or a wrap which much
include the names of the 13 Colonies and a bit of
information on each.
Resources/Materials:
-Music
-Internet Access
Visual/Spatial
 Visual/Spatial
Teaching: Students will learn about how people lived in the
13 Colonies including what jobs they did and what
resources they had.
Learning Activity: Students will analyze a picture of the
resources and geography of the United States around the
time of the 13 colonies and the American Revolution. They
will then draw an image of what that same area may look
like today.
Resources/Materials:
-Image
-Paper
-Writing Materials
Body/Kinesthetic
 Body/Kinesthetic
Teaching: Students will understand how the 13
Colonies were formed for example how they
acquired the land and what they did with it.
Learning Activity: Students will lay out the
dimensions of the 13 Colonies with blue tape out
side by working as a team and will analyze how
close they got to creating it similar to the 13
colonies.
Resources/Materials:
-Blue Tape
-Instructions
-Measuring Materials
Interpersonal
 Interpersonal
Teaching: Students will analyze how the
geographical land of the 13 Colonies has
changed over time.
Learning Activity: Students will make a positive
and negative chart of how the human population
has affected the United States, specifically the 13
colonies.
Resources/Materials:
-Internet Access
-Paper/Poster
Intrapersonal
 Intrapersonal
Teaching: Students will learn about the 13
colonies and the geography of them.
Learning Activity: Students will then write a letter
of intent about which colony they would want to
live and why which should include information
about the geography of that colony.
Resources/Materials:
-Internet Access
-Writing Materials
Naturalistic
 Naturalistic
Teaching: Students will learn about the products
and resources grown in the 13 colonies.
Learning Activity: Students will study what is
produced today and will create a presentation
about what is different and what is similar about
the geography of products and resources
produced.
Resources/Materials:
-Internet Access
-Maps of crops
-PowerPoint
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Elementary Social Studies Lesson

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Visual Learning and Assessment:
Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources:
Visual Learning:Images are included all
throughout the pages.
Assessment:
1.Students will be informally assessed throughout
based on their participation.
2.Students will be assessed on a reflection that they
will write summing up what they have learned.
Online Resources:
1.https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/13-colonies?ReturnUrl=/unit/13-colonies
2.https://www.pinterest.com/julianikle/ete-335-ch-9-geography/