SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS CLASS

EDU 315

FALL 2014

MW 12:30 - 1:45

Peterson Web Page

 

 

21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Commuication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking

 

Wed. Sept. 3

Introduction to Class

Set up Wiki Page
Mon. Sept. 8

Ron Clark Story

Video
Wed. Sept. 10

Multiple Intelligences
Mon. Sept. 15

*Twitter
*WebQuests
*QR Codes
Wed. Sept. 17

*Chrome,
*Google Drive
*Edmodo
Mon. Sept. 22

*What Is Social Studies?
*Standards
*10 Themes
*Tradebooks
Wed. Sept. 24

Lesson Planning
Research
Mon. Sept. 29

Lesson Planning


Adapting Instruction
Wed. Oct. 1

History
Mon. Oct. 6

History

Lesson Worksheet
Wed. Oct. 8

History

Lesson Planning
Research
Mon. Oct. 13

Geography
Wed. Oct. 15

Geography

Lesson Worksheet
Mon. Oct. 20

FALL BREAK
Wed. Oct. 22


Geography
Lesson Planning Research
Mon. Oct. 27

Civics/Government
Wed. Oct. 29

Civics/Government

Lesson Worksheet
Mon. Nov. 3

Civics/Government Lesson Planning Research
Wed. Nov. 5

ASSESSMENT DAY
Mon. Nov. 10

Economics
Wed. Nov. 12

Economics

Lesson Worksheet
Mon. Nov. 17

Economics
Lesson Planning Research
Wed. Nov. 19

Poeverty in America

Multicultural Awareness

Classroom Management
Mon. Nov. 24

Webinar

Getting It Right Video
Wed. Nov. 26

THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon. Dec. 1

Classroom Management
Wed. Dec. 3

Presentation
Mon Dec. 8

Presentation
Mon. Dec. 10

Presentation
Dec. 15 or 17
 
FINAL EXAM
        Class Wiki

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Sept. 3 - 12:30-1:45 - Introduction to Class

 

Class Syllabus
All assignments are due on the date listed on the LMS. If late, only half points will be given.
Bring your laptop computer to class

 Top 10 Things You Don't Learn About Teaching in College

Kid President's Peptalk
to Teachers and Students


***Harry K. Wong's The First Days of School
Class Wiki Social Studies Online Portfolio
Create a Wiki and attach your assignments.

Setting up your
Social Studies Wiki
"What is Social Studies
Included in the study of Social Studies are:
anthropology, economics, history, geography, political science/civics and sociology

The 4 main areas of Social Studies are:
-History
-Geography
-Civics
-Economics

YouTube Teachers - Social Studies Videos

Social Studies Game

ISIS Children

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Sept. 8 - 12:30-1:45 - RON CLARK STORY

 

The Essential 55 by Ron Clark
Video Assignment
- printout
***Characteristics of a Top Teacher***

The Ron Clark Story Ron Clark Video Gallery Advice From Ron Clark

Ron Clark's Story
Ron Clark Academy

  

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Sept. 10 - 12:30-1:45 - CHAT/MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

 

CHAT

 

Reflect on
"Ron Clark's Story"

CHAT:

Neat Chat 1


Discuss one thing that made a difference in Ron Clark's Classroom.
Discuss one motivational method that Ron Clark used in his classroom.

 

 

Multiple Intelligences
Webinar: Understanding Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences

Big Thinkers:
Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences
- video


Multiple Intelligences Slideshow ppt

What Is The Theory of MI? - MI Wheel

Caps for Sale
video


How Do You Teach Multiple Intelligences?
video

Multiple Intelligences Thrive in Smartville
video
Multiple Intelligences Pinterest Boards

Sign up for a Pinterest account.
Create a Multiple Intelligence Board and pin 10 ideas to the board.

Peterson Boards

Create a page on your Wiki for Pinterest and post your
Pinterest URL address on that page.

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Complete the 4 online surveys and bring the results to class on Wed. Sept. 17.

Assessment:
Find Your Strengths

print out results

Learning Style Test
print out results

MI Survey

 print out results


MI Test



Multiple Intelligences Apps

iPad Apps for Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences Ideas


MI Video and Quiz
ASSIGNMENT: Create 2 posters on a Multiple Intelligence assigned to you -
use 1/2 of a poster sheet, post on bulletin board in RM212 
Due Sept. 17

MI

Visual Spatial & Naturalist - Tanya
Verbal/Linguistic & Interpersonal - Pam
Bodily Kinesthetic & Logical/Mathematical - Marshall
Intrapersonal & Musical - Meghan

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Sept. 15 - 12:30-1:45 - TWITTER/WEBQUESTS/QR CODES

 

TWITTER

 

Class Wiki

60 Ways to Use Twitter
in the Classroom


Twitter Cheat Sheet
View videos -


 **READING, WRITING, TWITTERING**
CBS News
Columbus, Ohio -
1st grade

Twitter Has Place in the Classroom -
CNN video

 

#EdTech

#Edchat

#flippedclass

#sschat

#iPadEd

 

Top 10 Educational Technology
Hasthags for Educators

Official YouTube Channel for the
 South Dakota Department of Education


Twitter South Dakota
Department of Education


Twitter United States
Department of Education

Official YouTube Channel for the Iowa Department of Education

 Twitter Iowa
Department of Education

 



Tony Vincent Twitter

Other Hashtags

Twitter for Teachers

Cybraryman Resources

 

Social Studies Teachers - Twitter

 

Top Hashtags for Teachers

 

John Thune
US Senators

TweetDeck


ASSIGNMENT: Follow 2 Education Hashtags on Twitter each week and write a 5-10 sentence weekly report on what you learned.  Post it on your Wiki.

DUE the end of each week.

 

 

WEBQUESTS

 


WEBQUESTS
What is a WebQuest? - video
What's A WebQuest - video


Introduction
Task
Resources
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion

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WebQuests Samples

Neighborhoods K-2
Symbols of Our Country K-2
U.S. Symbols - K-2
Getting to Know Our Presidents and Monuments K-2
Coming to America 3-5
Civil War 3-5
The Country Goes to War 3-5
Our Government 3-5
Trail of Tears 3-5
How A Bill Becomes a Law 3-5
Landforms and Bodies of Water 3-5
American Revolution and the New World 6-8
ASSIGNMENT:

Label all the Multiple Intelligences
used in the WebQuest
assigned to you.

worksheet - handout

 

 

QR CODES

 

Kathy Schrock - QR Codes in the Classroom


Q**R Stuff**

 

*****Worksheet Sample**

 

QR Code Monkey

ASSIGNMENT:

 

QR CODES - create a QR Code 8 Frame Table

Create QR Codes for 8 books you can use in Social Studies on one area of Social Studies

 

QR Code Generators - create a QR Code Activity Sheet (8 Cells) about videos or books on one Social Studies History topic.

Peterson Pinterest

Social Studies Videos
Post it on your Wiki on a page called QR Codes.

Create in Word - choose landscape format and put in a table 4 x 2.

DUE: Sept. 22

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Sept. 17 - 12:30-1:45 - CONSTITUTION DAY/CHROME/CHROMEBOOK/GOOGLE DRIVE/EDMODO/

 

 

 

Constitution Day
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American Federal observance that recognizes
the adoption of the
United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens.
It is observed on
September 17, the day the
U.S.
Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787.


Preamble to the Constitution -
Schoolhouse Rock

Celebrating Our Constitution - handout

Constitution Day - SmartBoard

Liberty Kids videos

Making of the Constitution
E-book

Constitution for K-3

2-year old - reciting the Preamble

 

 

 

CHROME ACTIVITIES

 

Edmodo Webinar

Edmodo For Teachers - video 10

 

TILDEE Activity

Chrome Store - open Chrome and search for Social Studies Apps

Google Drive Research Tool

Collaborative Writing

 

Kahoot - 84921

Kahoot.it

Create Kahoot

 

Blendspace

**Create one on The Constitution

BLENDSPACE lessons

Tutorial Video

Example - Abraham Lincoln

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Sept. 22 - 12:30 - 1:45 - CHAT/ WHAT IS SOCIAL STUDIES?/TRADEBOOKS

DUE: QR Code assignment

Twitter Report

REview Blendspace

 

New Teacher Survival Guide: Technology in the Classroom - video

 

 

What is Social Studies?

South Dakota
Social Studies Standards


National Council for the
Social Studies
10 Themes of Social Studies

Thematic Strands

**Themes Activity
SD Social Studies Standards
*U.S. History
*World History
*Geography
*Economics
*Civics/Government

**So Studies Topics Posters

Social Studies Standards - Pinterest
SF Social Studies
Essentials Guides

6th Grade So. Studies
7th Grade So. Studies

**Essential Guide Activity
This is a shared document. Type in your Themes and Lesson Topics

 

TEN THEMES OF SOCIAL STUDIES

The ten themes that serve as organizing strands for the social studies curriculum at every school level are:

I. Culture II. Time, Continuity, and Change III. People, Places, and Environments IV. Individual Development and Indentity V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions VI. Power, Authority, and Governance VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption VIII. Science, Technology, and Society IX. Global Connections X. Civic Ideals and Practices

 

 

Textbooks/Tradebooks


Notable
Social Studies
Trade Books


Online Children's Stories
Children's Stories
Online Stories

Listen and Read Stories

Little House on the Prairie

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Sept. 24 - 12:30-1:45 -  WRITING LESSON PLANS

 

LESSON PLANNING

 

SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON IDEAS

Complete the worksheet and type in the topics you will teach.

 

History Lesson Plan due: Oct. 15

Geography Lesson Plan due: Oct. 29

Civics Lesson Plan due: Nov. 12

Economics Lesson Plan due: Nov. 24

 

SF Social Studies Power Standards

 

Einstein 55 Questioning Strategies

5 Simple Ways to Engage Students in the First Few Minutes of a Lesson

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan Outline

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Plan Worksheet

Lesson Plan    Rubric


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Worksheets

Literature Books/Websites
Template for Websites & Books

Barnes and Noble
Amazon
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Multiple Intelligences
++++
Bloom's Taxonomy
Blooms 38 Question Starters
Bloom's Taxonomy - Thanksgiving
Bloom's Taxonomy Boards
++++
So Studies Lesson Plan
21st Century Skills

 

 

Bingo Baker


Social Studies Bulletin Board Ideas

 

Pinterest - Courtney

 

Social Studies Ideas - Pinterest

 

Social Studies Vocabulary

 

Anticipatory Set

 

Vocabulary Idea

Vocabulary Ideas

 

Lesson Closure Activities

 

Teachers Pay Teachers - Free

EXPLORE SAMPLES OF PROJECTS

*Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunts
for each Month

*Clickable Worksheet
*ABC Book
*WebQuests
*Book Reports
*Voice Thread
*Photo Story 3
*PowerPoint/Prezi
*Craft Projects
*Biography Cards

*Wordle
Instructional Strategies

Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers


****31 Assessment Tips for Learning ****
SOCIAL STUDIES OBJECTIVES VERBS:
explain
describe
explore
identify
list
tell
express
demonstrate
show
participate
develop
create
make
draw
research

Mini Books

President Books

 

 

YouTube Channels

Liberty Kids

 

Study Ladder

Excellent sites to find
ideas for your lessons.


Zunal WebQuests

Thinkfinity

Social Studies Online


Great Site for Ideas


Lesson Themes


Lesson Ideas

 

Lesson Sites

BLENDSPACE

BLENDSPACE lessons

Tutorial Video

Create a 6 cell lesson on a topic that you teach. Include videos, pictures, web pages for your students to view.

Example - Abraham Lincoln

 

 

 

 
SmartBoard
Smart Tools

SmartLink

SmartBoard Lesson Ideas

 

SmartBoard Links

 

Smart Exchange

 

Great SmartBoard Lessons

 

Kindergarten Links

Vocabulary SmartBoard activity
for your Civics lesson

 

Lesson Activity Toolkit

 

SMARTBOARD
SITES

*Interactive Activities
*SmartBoard Lessons
*Dakota Pathways
*A Gallery of Famous People
*SmartBoard Exchange - 
List of Lessons

*Smart Exchange Videos

*SmartBoard Lessons

*SmartBoard Sites

*SmartBoard Goodies

*Interactive WhiteBoard Resources

 

Sign up for Pinterest, go to www.pinterest.com and select the button "Join Pinterest"
at the top of the page.

You can register via Facebook,
Twitter, or an e-mail address.

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Peterson Geography Pins

 

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Create Pinterest Boards -
10 pins for each - DUE: Dec. 3


1. History
2. Geography
3. Civics
4. Economics

5. Bulletin Boards
6. Holidays
7. Black History Month
8. President's Day
9. SocialStudies Videos
10. Children's Books for Social Studies
11. SmartBoard for Social Studies
12. Vocabulary Ideas

 

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Black History Month - Pinterest Boards

Black History Month Lessons -
Pinterest Boards

President's Day - Pinterest Boards

February Lessons - Pinterest Boards

Valentine's Day in the Classroom - Pinterest Boards

Other Pinterest Boards

 

Thinglink**

- Create a three link project using a topic you teach - video, internet site, picture

SD Thinglinks** - example

How to sign up for Pinterest



View 3 of them

*Social Studies Centers

Dove Whisper

 

Making the
Declaration of Independence
Come Alive
- video

 

Teaching Channel - Social Studies

 

101 Great Sites for Social Studies

 

What Every Student Needs

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Sept. 29 - 12:30-1:45 - LESSON PLANS/ADAPTING INSTRUCTION

 

Adapting Instruction

10 Ways to Help Struggling Students Grow

Videos to Reach Learners of All Abilities

How Do I Differentiate Instruction to Meet the Needs of All Learners?

 

Adapting Instruction for Learning - Cognitive
Watch video and take quiz

Adapting Instruction for Learning - sensory
Watch video and take quiz

ADHA Students - ADHA
Watch video and take quiz

Learning Disabilities - LD
Watch video and take quiz

*Teaching Methods - Differentiated Instruction
- video

 

Differentiated Instruction - video



*Differentiating Instruction K-2 - video



*Differentiating Instruction 3-6 - video


Differentiated Instruction -
Adapting the Learning Environment for Students

Video - Quiz

 

 

 

 

Teaching Social Studies Video -
 Teacher Channel

Revolution, Reaction, and Reform

 

 

WORKSHEET - History

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Oct. 1 - 12:30-1:45 - HISTORY

Class Wiki

HISTORY

CHAT - LMS Chat Room

Discuss your
TWITTER Assignment

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES CENTERS:
Teacher Directed, Listening, Writing, Vocabulary, Technology, Mapping, Reading, Skill

 

Gooru Learning - topic search engine

Liberty Kids YouTube Channel

Create History Webs on
South Dakota State Social Studies Topics

SF Social Studies
Essentials Guides

VIEW

Social Studies Interactives - good

*Teaching American History Lesson Plans

*Peterson History Sites

*Virtual Seat at
President Kennedy's Desk

*Holidays

*Go Social Studies Go

*World History
The Mummy Maker

 

Smithsonian Virtual Tour

 
*Educreations - Social Studies


*I Want to Learn . . .

Textbook Sites
*Macmillan/McGraw-Hill


*Washington's World


*Abaham Lincoln's Crossroads
Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads is an educational overview of Linclon speaking about his experiences

 

Washington/Lincoln Animated Books

 

Lincoln and Kennedy

*History Sites - good


*History Games

*Jeopardy Template

MIMI BOOKS

*Free Mini Books

*Presidents Booklet
Celebrate Your Heritage Poster

Create a poster about your heritage.

PINTEREST

 

Social Studies
Social Studies

 

Peterson Pinterest

The OCBlog

 

Middle School
6th Grade

5th Grade

4th Grade

3rd Grade

2nd Grade

1st Grade

 

Teacher Ideas

 

School Stuff

 

Teacher Hub


History Teaching Ideas

Our Founding Fathers
Paper Bag Activity
PLAYS AND
READER'S THEATER

Martin Luther King, Jr. Reader's Theater
Rosa Park Reader's Theater


VIDEOS

Slavery/Constitution


*Native American Early History in North America
*Settling North America
(1497 - 1732)

*The Road to Revolution
(1700-1774)
*The Revolution (1775-1783)
*Making of a New Nation
(1776-1800)

*The Viginia Dynasty (1801-1825)
*Jacksonian Democracy
(1825-1850)

*Manifest Destiny (1806-1855)
*American Civil War (1861-1865)
*Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Glencoe/McGrawHill Videos
Ben Franklin Videos*First Contacts
*George Washington
*History Videos
*Captain John Smith
*American History

*History Channel
*Teacher Tube.com
*Civil War Reenactment Video
*Early American Videos
*Scholastic Videos

*"100 Years in 100 Seconds"

*Liberty Kids
*Schoolhouse Rock
*WatchKnowLearn
*Jamestown to the Civil War
*History Channel
*History Animated
*Khan's Academy
*Maps of War
History Lesson Plan
Anticipatory Set
KWL
Video
Literature Book

Vocabulary
Vocabulary - Quizlet

Tutorial


Lesson Plan Outline

Lesson Plan Template

Template for Websites & Books

Bloom's Taxonomy

Multiple Intelligences
 
21st Century Skills

*Middle School
Social Studies Sites


*Best of History

*Digital History

Digital History Music

*Teaching History

*US History Interactive Map

SHOW ME - videos

Discovery Education

 

*BBC History for Kids

 

United States History - videos

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Oct. 6 - 12:30 - 1:45 - HISTORY LESSON PLAN

 

 

What is your History Lesson Plan Topic?

Find the Essential Question on the Essential Guides

Anticipatory Set: Find a book or video to open your lesson

KWL, KWL Teacher Resources

Find a lesson on SmartExchange for your topic.

 

Research resources for your history lesson plan

Lesson Plan
Multiple Intelligences
Literature Books
Websites
Pinterest Boards
Bloom's Taxonomy
21st Century Skills

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Oct. 8 - 12:30 - 1:45 - WRITING HISTORY LESSON PLAN 

 

Tildee
Create a Tildee with all your
Presentation lesson activities on it.
Example

Excellent Idea Resource Site

 

Civil War

 

 

Lesson Plan Topic
Grade Level
State Standard
Essential Question
Lesson Objectives
Type of Assessment Used
Anticipatory Set
KWL
Children's Literature Book or
a video to introduce your topic
Vocabulary Activity
Create or find an activity on the Internet to introduce new words from your lesson.

Pinterest Vocabulary is a great resource

Vocabulary Ideas
Procedure of Main Lesson
SmartBoard Activity
iPad or Chromebook Activity
Writing Activity
Project Activity

Project Ideas
Paper sack puppet
timeline
PowerPoint/Prezi report
Linoit Poster

Description of Project -
Independent Practice
Closure of the Lesson - Ending Activity
3-5 minutes
What will you do in your lesson to meet the needs of:
ELL Learners
Gifted Learners
Resources
List the Reources
you will need for your lesson

 

 

South Dakota State Library

 

\View your History topic in the World Book Encyclopedia

 

SIRS DISCOVERER Search Engine World Book Kids - schools Curriculum Correlations
Workbooks World Book Student - schools Timeline Creator
SIRS Issue Researcher World Book Advanced - schools World Book Online Kids
World Book Online Students
Learning Express Searchable E-Books World Book Discover - reads aloud World Book Online Reference

 

ASSIGNMENT: Work on History Lesson Plan          

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Oct. 13 - 12:30 - 1:45 - GEOGRAPHY

 

 Class Wiki

 

 GEOGRAPHY

 

If It Were My Home

World Population Data Sheet 2013

*Lilly World Map

Flying Over America

Coast to Coast

Live Cams

 

Hands on
Geography Activities

1. Landforms
mountain, hill, plateau, plain
Shaving Cream Activity

2. State Identification
Map Test
States and Capitals -
final test

3. Geography Picture Dictionary
worksheet 1
pictures

4.
 Earth Bingo
ISSEarthKAM


5. Children's Literature - Geography

How to Make an Apple Pie
and See the World


SmartBoard Activity

6. South Dakota Towns Activity
Review- What is geography?
Essential Topics?

Social Studies Themes


Great Geography Sites
Complete:



WORKSHEET


SmartBoard Sites

***iSmartBoard Links
***iSmart- Social Studies
TEQ SmartBoard Links

*Geography Sites
*Smartboard Lessons
Games
*Penguin State/Capital Game


Internet Activities
Map Zone - Excellent!

PreK- 8 Interative Sites
Make a Town Map

What is a Map? - Excellent!
What is a Map? - Excellent
Map Zone

*Interactive Maps
Build Planet Earth - Excellent


My World K-2

Dual Maps

Dual Maps


Geography Music
State Songs

Geography Songs




Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt Social Studies

Internet4Classrooms

Peterson Sites



Totally 3rd Grade Geography

Theme Resources

Presentations and Activities


Enchanted Learning - Geography

Sheppard Sites

PBS American Experience Videos
Lesson Plans

100 Virtual Tours

Google Earth Rocks

Power My Learning

e-Pals

Geography IQ
Geography Videos

*Maps of War

*Geography Lesson

Continents and Oceans

Brainpop Topic List
Brainpop Jr. List

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed, Oct. 15 - 12:30 - 1:45 - GEOGRAPHY LESSON PLANNING WORKSHEET

 

WORKSHEET

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Oct. 20    FALL BREAK

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Oct. 22 - 12:30- 1:45 - WRITING GEOGRAPHY LESSONS

 

Class Wiki

Geography Lesson Plan due: Oct. 29

Power My Learning

 

Write in detail how you will use the activities in this lesson.

 

Lesson Plan Topic
Grade Level
State Standard
Essential Question
Lesson Objectives
Type of Assessment Used
Anticipatory Set
KWL
Children's Literature Book or
a video to introduce your topic
Vocabulary Activity
Create or find an activity on the Internet to introduce new words from your lesson.

Pinterest Vocabulary is a great resource
Procedure of Main Lesson
SmartBoard Activity
iPad or Chromebook Activity
Writing Activity
Project Activity

Project Ideas
Paper sack puppet
timeline
PowerPoint/Prezi report
Linoit Poster

Description of Project -
Independent Practice
Closure of the Lesson - Ending Activity
3-5 minutes
What will you do in your lesson to meet the needs of:
ELL Learners
Gifted Learners
Resources
List the Reources
you will need for your lesson

 

 

TEACHING STRATEGIES

 

Teaching Strategies Videos

Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning Slideshow

Inside Outside Circle

Think-Pair-Share

Jigsaw Activity

Cooperative and Collaborative

View and complete quiz

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE activities: 
Blend Space - Tildee

Blended Space Example - 4 Areas of So Studies

Tildee Example

Create a Blend Space and Tildee using the topic of the Lesson Plan you will present in class.


WORK ON LESSON PLANS, WIKI PAGES,
PINTEREST BOARDS



WORK on Geography Lesson Plan

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Oct. 27 - 12:30 - 1:45 - CIVICS/GOVERNMENT

 

TWITTER CHAT

Neat Chat 1

ASSIGNMENT: Follow 2 Education Hashtags on Twitter each week and write a 5-10 sentence weekly report on what you learned.  Post it on your Wiki.

DUE the end of each week.


Civics/Government

US Government Games

iCivics

Citizenship Quiz

Naturalization Sample Questions

Teaching and Learning
about Citizenship


Teaching Citizenship's
5 Themes

Advocating the five themes of citizenship -- honesty, compassion, respect, responsibility, and courage -- is not enough. Exploring those themes, talking about them, and making connections between those themes and your students' lives are the keys to developing a true understanding of the concepts.






Presidents' Day Unit

So You Want to Be President
- book video


Presidents - SmartBoard
Government Review


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Great Sites to Find Lesson Activities

K-5 Technology Integration

6-8 Technology Integration


Zunal WebQuests
Online News Programs for Students

CNN

Youngzine

*Time for Kids

*Sports Illustrated for Kids

Online News
Create Civics/Government
 Webs on
South Dakota State Standards
Social Studies Topics

Create a web using Google Drawing

2nd - 3rd grade Civics


4th - 5th grade Civics

KID PRESIDENT videos
Newspapers in the Classroom

Top 10 Reasons to  Use Current Events


*Today's Front Pages

Newsy***

Newsmap

*On This Day
Beyond the Headlines


Small Town Newspapers

Newspaper Map
a site where you can find translated newspapers in the world

 

25 Ideas for Teaching
Current Events

 

Community Helpers - YouTube


Civics Videos


Animaniacs - Presidents

YouTube Channels - Government

 

Inventing the American Presidency



VIRTUAL FIELDTRIPS

15 Fieldtrips

*Virtual Fieldtrips
**White House Tour
*Inside the White House
**History Tour of US Capitol
*US Capitol Tour
*US Capitol Flyover
*Senate Office Buildings - Ford's Theatre
**Air Force One Tour
*Virtual Tours of Cities
*C-Span White House Documentary

Pinterest - Social Studies/Civics

Pinterest - Laura Candler

 

 

Senate Hub
Househub
US Government

 

Kids.USA.Gov

 

Famous Speeches

 

Civics Sites

Ben's Guide to Government

Congress For Kids

Work on Civics
Social Studies Worksheet

WORKSHEET

Work on WIKI Worksheet Pages

 

Social Studies Curriculum

Poster My Wall

Example

 

Social Studies Standards - example

-State Standards

-Essential Guides

-10 Themes

 

21st Century Skills - model

Example

21st Century Skills

 

Bloom's Taxonomy

Example

 

Multiple Intelligences

Example

 

Linoit
Example
Create a sample on your Civics topic
1 video, 1 picture, 2 text notes

 Padlet
Create a sample on your Civics topic
1 video, 1 picture, 2 text notes

Choose either Linoit or Padlet

ThingLink
Thinglink example

Thinglink Examples

Create a sample on your Civics topic

Constitution Day
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787.

Preamble to the Constitution -
Schoolhouse Rock

Constitution Day - SmartBoard

Making of the Constitution
E-book

Constitution for K-3

2-year old - reciting the Preamble

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Oct. 29 - 12:30 - 1:45  CIVICS PLANNING WORKSHEET

 

 

WORKSHEET 

 

 


Teaching in the 21st Century
video


Technology in Our Schools -

The Social Studies
and
History Classrooms
  video
Wordle
Create a 7-10 word Wordle using the vocabulary words from your Civics lesson. Prt Scr and paste it on a Word Document.
Print it out in color.


Work on WIKI Worksheet Pages

 

Social Studies Curriculum

Poster My Wall

 

Social Studies Standards

-State Standards

-Essential Guides

-10 Themes

21st Century Skills

Bloom's Taxonomy

 

Multiple Intelligences

 

 

 

 

 SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Nov. 3 - 12:30 - 1:45 - WRITING CIVICS LESSON PLANS

Script this lesson. Write what you would say in each part of the lesson.

Example

Civics Pinterest

 

Lesson Plan Topic
Grade Level
State Standard
Essential Question
Lesson Objectives
Type of Assessment Used
Anticipatory Set
KWL
Children's Literature Book or
a video to introduce your topic
Vocabulary Activity
Create or find an activity on the Internet to introduce new words from your lesson.

Pinterest Vocabulary is a great resource
Procedure of Main Lesson
SmartBoard Activity
iPad or Chromebook Activity
Writing Activity
Project Activity

Project Ideas
Paper sack puppet
timeline
PowerPoint/Prezi report
Linoit Poster

Description of Project -
Independent Practice
Closure of the Lesson - Ending Activity
3-5 minutes
What will you do in your lesson to meet the needs of:
ELL Learners
Gifted Learners
Resources
List the Reources
you will need for your lesson

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Nov. 5 - 12:30 - 1:45  ASSESSMENT DAY - NO CLASS - Work on Lesson Plans

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Nov. 10 - 12:30 - 1:45 - ECONOMICS

 

 

 

 


K-5 Economic Concepts


Center for Economic Education
Economic Songs

EconoEdLink


BrainPop Games

Econ Explorers Club

Economics for Kids

Economics and Children's
Literature Lessons


Dove Whisper - Economic Sites -
Find 3 for your topic

Create an Economics Web on the
Grade Level for the
South Dakota Social Studies
State Standards

1
. Human-Made and Natural Resources
2. Wants and Needs
3. Goods and Services
4. Job Market

Lesson Ideas - sample

How To Make An Apple Pie and
See the World - video
Economic Activities
Rags to Riches Millionaire Game

Matching Game


Herschel's World of Economics


How People Make Things
How It's Made - Books
How It's Made - Footballs
 How It's Made - Mirrors
How It's Made - Fireworks
How It's Made - Jeans
How It's Made - Pasta


Birth of a Coin
Global Grocery List Project

H.I.P. Pocket Change:
The U.S. Mint Site for Kids


Making Change

WisePockets


Economic Lesson - Pinterest
Economic Activities -Pinterest
Social Studies/Economics - Pinterest

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Nov. 12 - 12:30 - 1:45 - ECONOMICS WORKSHEET

 

WORKSHEET  

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Nov. 17 - 12:30 - 1:45 - SOCIAL STUDIES/WRITING ECONOMICS LESSON PLAN

 

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

 

 

Social Studies Glossary 3rd Grade

 

Post this site on your Wiki on a page called Glossary.

GETTING IT RIGHT

 

Tools for Teaching With Technology

 

=========================

 

Things to Do With Google Docs

 

 

 

Direct Instruction
Discovery Learning

*Managing Transitions - video

*Unique Class Culture - video

Social Studies: The Kindergarten Experience

 

 

 

Lesson Plan Topic
Grade Level
State Standard
Essential Question
Lesson Objectives
Type of Assessment Used
Anticipatory Set
KWL
Children's Literature Book or
a video to introduce your topic
Vocabulary Activity
Create or find an activity on the Internet to introduce new words from your lesson.

Pinterest Vocabulary is a great resource
Procedure of Main Lesson
SmartBoard Activity
iPad or Chromebook Activity
Writing Activity
Project Activity

Project Ideas
Paper sack puppet
timeline
PowerPoint/Prezi report
Linoit Poster

Description of Project -
Independent Practice
Closure of the Lesson - Ending Activity
3-5 minutes
What will you do in your lesson to meet the needs of:
ELL Learners
Gifted Learners
Resources
List the Reources
you will need for your lesson

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Wed. Nov. 19 - 12:30 - 1:45 - POVERTY IN AMERICA/MULTICULTURAL

 

Frontline - Poor Kids
53 minutes
Frontline spent months following three young girls who are growing up against the backdrop of their families' struggles against financial ruin. At a time when one in five American kids live below the poverty line. "Poor kids" is an intimate portrait of the economic crisis as it's rarely seen, theough the eyes of children.

Backchanneling

Titan Pad 1

**********************
Poverty in Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County

Homeless Advisory Board

Across the United States...

  • The average age of a homeless person in the United States is 7 (yes, 7).
  • The typical homeless family is a single, 20-year-old mother with two preschool children.
  • One in 45 children in the United States - 1.6 million children - were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other families last year, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.
    • This is up 33% since 2007
  • Close to 700,000 people are homeless
    on any given night in America.
  • Children under the age of 8 are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population now comprising over 50%.
  • Statistically, 10% of any city's homeless population can be considered chronically homeless.

*Sioux Falls
ES Emerson Center

 

*Cultural Differences - Video

 

Activities that Promote Racial and Cultural Awareness

 

Multicultural Songs

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Nov. 24 - 12:30 - 1:45 - WEBINAR

 

 

Around the World in 30 Minutes: iPad Applications for Social Studies 

Simple K12

 

 

 

November 26 - THANKSGIVING BREAK

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Dec. 1 - 12:30 - 1:45 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

 

 

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

 

1. Rules: Establish and teach classroom rules to communicate
expectations for behavior.
If possible, have the class help create the rules.
2. Routines: Build structure and establish routines to help guide students in a wide variety of situations. 3. Praise: Reinforce positive behavior, using praise and other means.

"They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
4. Misbehavior: Consistently impose consequences for misbehavior.

BE CONSISTENT!
5. Engagement: Foster and maintain student engagement by teaching interesting lessons
that include opportunities for active student participation.

 

 

Rules and Procedure

Teachers need to distinguish between rules and procedures. There should be

less than 5 rules in a classroom which govern behavior (e.g. respect others).
There can be many procedures (e.g. passing papers, using computers, turning in homework) which should be taught as the need arises.
All rules and procedures should be reviewed throughout the year. We all forget sometimes. The review is as much for the teacher as it is for the students.

*Tips For Classroom Management -

 

*Build Community

*Design a Safe, Friendly, and Well-Managed Classroom Environment

*Include Students in Creating Rules, Norms, Routines, and Consequences

*Always Be Calm, Fair, and Consistent

*Know the Students You Teach

*Address Conflict Quickly and Wisely

*Integrate Positive Classroom Rituals

*Partner with Parents and Guardians

New Teacher Survival Kit: Classroom Management - video

 

5 Common Mistakes

*Classroom Exercise
Makes Learning Lively - video

Four techniques for mental clarity.

 

*Classroom-Management
Tips for Teachers - video

Educators share how to keep it all together in class

 

 

*10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class

 

 

 

Technology Integration Using TPACK: Activity Types for Social Studies - Simple K12 Webinar

Learning Activity Types Links

 

Most teachers have two of the three of the following knowledges:

 

Convergent Learning

Divergent Learning

 

Wed. Dec. 3 - 12:30 - 1:45

 

Presentation Evaluation

 

Presentation 1 (History) - 30 minutes

 

Webinar

SF Social Studies Power Standards

Zunal WebQuests

Smart Exchange Widgets

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Dec. 8 - 12:30 - 1:45

Presentation 2 (Geography) - 30 minutes

 

Webinar - Virtual Fieldtrips

Livebinder

TitanPad - Back Channel

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Dec. 10 - 12:30 - 1:45

Presentations 3 (Civics) - 30 minutes and 4 (Economics) - 30 minutes

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES - Mon. Dec. 15 - 12:30 - 1:45

FINAL TEST

 

 Final Test + States, Oceans, and Continents

 

 

Arlys Peterson's Web Site
Updated 01/09/2015
Comments to Arlys Peterson email at
arlys.peterson@usiouxfalls.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Sites

Marazono's Webinar - The Highly Engaged Classroom | Presented by Margaret McInteer
Novice and veteran teachers alike are always challenged with the goal of keeping students engaged. This webinar, based on the book of the same title, will review the research on classroom engagement and then provide perspectives and strategies to help teacher meet these challenges. The book, thus the Webinar, organizes the complex topic of engagement into four critical areas:
  • Student emotions (How do I feel/)
  • Student interest (Am I interested?)
  • Student perceptions of importance (Is this important?)
  • Student perceptions of efficacy (Can I do this?)
Specific recommendations and resources will be offered in each of the four areas. These will include strategies that could be applied immediately as well as strategies that, when used over time, contribute to the development of “highly engaged classrooms.”

The Highly Engaged Classroom

View the webinar

Click on Playback and sign in to view

Open a Google Drive Doc and take notes during the video.

Marzano's Free Webinars

Presentation Notes

 

Lesson Plan Resource

 

Using Twitter Hashtags to Learn - View Webinar

Using Twitter Hashtags to Learn - back channel

 

Make a Difference Movies
"Lost Cause Kid"


Don't Laugh at Me - song/video

Three Letters from Teddy


Assistive Technology

Textbooks of Tomorrow

 

 

Webinar #1 - Spark Creativity: Making Information Come to Life with Interactive, Digital Posters - No Back Channel

20 WebTools That Can Infuse Energy into your Lesson plans - Back Channel

Tell An Interactive Story With Timelines - Back Channel

Teaching with Poverty: The Impact and Strategies - Back Channel

 

Cooperative Activity - Marzano

What is Geography? PPT
Activity Sheet

 

Social Studies:
 Definitions and Rationale
ppt

Social Studies
Essential Skills