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Title
Date
Dec. 10 2015
Group
Grade 4
Time
Duratio
n
35min am/pm
Specific
Learning
Outcomes
:
Products/
Performances:
LEARNING RESOURCES
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
CONSULTED
The Alberta Program of Studies
Our Alberta Texts pgs. 62-63
Our Alberta Book 1 (Tyerman,
Note books/ paper
BonBernard & Cardinal) Published by Pens/markers etc (writing
Duvel-House
utensils)
Our Alberta teacher resource (the
accompanying text for teachers)
Prior to
lesson
PROCEDURE
Check to see
all electronics are working
all materials are available
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Introduction
**Teacher Action: the teacher will explain the
following expectations for behavior to students
and reinforce accordingly throughout the
lesson.
The expectation for entering the gymnasium is
Time
Learning
Activity #1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Time
Learning
Activity #2
Teacher actions:
Hand out letter work sheet **see
attached
Explain that each of the students
will be using their text book and
the information about climate that
they learned in class to write
Charles M. Hatfield a letter. In this
letter the students will describe
why or why they would not hire
Charles and pay for his rain making
services.
** see performance task above
Student actions
Using the letter format (worksheet)
provided writes a letter to Charles M
Hatfield describing why or why you would
not hire him to make rain over your
crops.
Be creative
Use information from your text book
page 62-63
Once every one has completed this task
we will read the assignments out loud to
our class
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Observations
Teacher will ask guiding questions such as
What is unique about the Climate within the
grassland region.
Are they meeting the criteria:
maker
Sponge
activity:
Reflections:
I was really excited about this lesson because I thought
it was so interesting when I was reading about it. This
lesson was about Albertas southeastern climate and
some of these historical events that took place based on
the climate of that region.
We discussed the climate of the region, how dry and hot
it can be and how some areas are and have been
majorly affected by drought. According to the class text
in 1921 medicine hat had one of the driest seasons
followed by 6.21 inches of rain (unheard of) to which
they fully accredited this to the Rainmaker Charles m
Hatfield.
I chose to have the student write Mr. Hatfield a letter,
this letter need to explain the climate in the grassland
region and explain why or why they decided not to hire
Mr. Hatfield (The Rainmaker) .
I chose this activity because it is a way the students can
write something fun while expressing what they know
about the climate of the grassland region. They were
able to think critically about The Rainmaker story and
create their own response to Hatfields sales pitch.