GENERAL LESSON PLAN

Name: Emilia (Emma) Brown

Date: October 20, 2015
Subject: Social StudiesUnderstanding Globes
Length of Lesson: About 30 minutes (10:30 am- 11:00 am)
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Social Studies Core Curriculum Objectives:
Standard 1: Students will understand how geography influences community location and
development.
Objective 1: Determine the relationship between human settlement and geography.
Indicator a: Identify the geographic features common to areas where human
settlements exist.
Indicator b: Use map features to make logical inferences and describe
relationships between human settlement and physical geography (e.g. population
density in relation to latitude, cities proximity to water, utilization of natural
resources).
Indicator c: Compare the shapes and purposes of natural and human-made
boundaries of cities, counties, and states.
ELL Considerations: I will allow students to work with their tables. Each table has different
levels of proficiency, so students will have the chance to work together in a more comfortable
setting. I will make sure my directions are explained slowly, clearly, and stated several times. I
will also make sure to help these students with spelling.
Vocabulary Development: Students will further their vocabulary development by discussing
and reviewing words such globe, equator, prime meridian, northern and southern hemispheres,
eastern and western hemispheres, latitude, and longitude.
Preparation: -

Nystrom Map Champ Atlas (one for teacher and each student)
World Map located at front of the room
Globe blow ups (one for each table)
Important Lines on the Globe worksheet (for assessment)

Time:
10:30 am- 10:35 am

Lesson:
Introduction:
-Begin by reading and discussing as a class
the pages What is a globe? (pages 12-13)
and How are maps and globes different?
(pages 14-15) in the Nystrom Map Champ
Atlas.

Management:
Introduction:
- I will make sure that
everyone is participating by
reading and following along.
- I will make sure that
students raise their hands
whenever they have
comments or questions.

Time:
10:35 am- 10:45 am

Content/Activity:
-Give each table a blow up globe and have
students work with their table to locate the
following on the globe:
-Equator and Prime Meridian
-Northern and Southern Hemispheres
-Eastern and Western Hemispheres
-Lines of latitude and lines of longitude

10:45 am-10:50 am

-Use World Map at the front of the class to

go over the geographic concepts listed above
as a class.
Assessment/Closing:
-Pass out a Lines on the Globe worksheet
to each student, read directions aloud, and
have students complete worksheet for their
assessment.

Time:
10:50 am- 11:00 am

Management:
-Walk around room and help
students. Answer questions
as needed.
-Make sure students are
using their inside voices
-Make sure students are
raising their hands if they
have questions

Management:
-Monitor and informally
assess students
understanding.
-Reread directions to
students who need it (ELLs
specifically).