grade 4 geography us states and regions. objectives the student will be able to properly identify...
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Objectives
• The student will be able to properly identify the US states and regions.
• Students will be able to properly place the US states in their regions.
Instructional Technique
• The class participation activity
• Individual / work at your own pace activity
Materials
• Blank Us map with color coded regions• 50 construction paper US
states labeled and color coded to their region• Tape / Velcro• Bag
Procedure : Days Leading Up to…
• Day 1: Regions and compass work• Day 2: States and compass
work• Day 3: State activities • Day 4: State activities by
location
Map Activity• A large blank map will be at the front of the class
and the regions will be outlined in different colors.– New England = white– Mid-Atlantic = green– Southern States = orange– Great Lake States =blue– Midwestern States = yellow– Southwestern States = purple– Mountain States = brown– Pacific States = red
Map activity Cont.
• There will also be a bag full of US states that the kids will randomly pick from– These states will be color coded to their proper
region– Each student will chose two states to place– Teacher will place remaining
• Class discussion of placement of states with the help of a actual map.
Internet Activity
• The students will then go to this site and play an online map activity.
Internet Activity Cont.
• The students will then be asked to print out there scores and hand them in.
Closure: Days after…
• Day 6: Capitals of US states• Day 7: Capital Activities• Day 8: More overall activities• Day 9: test- matching states
to their region and capitals to their states.
Homework
• Optional – extra credit for any students who attempt the harder internet map activity on their own.– Must print out scores and give them to teacher
• NOTE: Arrangements can be made for students with no home computer.
Evaluation
• Students will complete class map activity as well as online self activity.
• Students will be graded based on the class activity in conjunction with online activity.– NOTE: Due to the small error gap the game
gives you, we will be grading the online assignment on a curve. (Ie. 95 =100 90 = 95 so on and so forth.)