StudentTeaching:Gridmaps

Author:KellyGrimm
Datecreated:08/29/201611:08AMCSTDatemodified:09/05/20165:16PMCST

Demographic/ContextualInformation
Grade/Level Grade2

NumberofStudents 24

DateofLesson FridaySeptember9

LessonStartTime 1:00PM

Howmanyminutesisthe 45minutes
lesson

Course/Subject SocialStudies

Unit/Theme Communities

TitleofLesson GridMapsReview

WhereintheUnitdoesthis End
Lessonoccur?

Structure(s)/Groupingforthe Wholegroup
Lesson
Indivdual

Partners

StudentCharacteristicsthat Luketakesextratimewritingthingsandcopyingthings.
NeedtobeConsidered
Amandaworksataslowerpace.

Alyssawillneedatimertohelphercompletetheassignmemtontime.

ListtheNeedsofStudents Clarecannotsitstillforaverylongtime.
withIEPs

Gigihasahearingaidandtheteacherhastohavethemicrophoneon.

ListtheNeedsofStudents N.A.
with504Plans

I.WhatIsTheCentralFocusOfYourLesson?WhatAreYourObjectivesForStudentLearning?WhyAreThey
AppropriateForTheseStudentsAtThisTime?
CentralFocus/BigIdea Duringthisunitstudentswillbeintroducedtocommunitiesandthe3differenttypesofcommunity.Throughtheunit
studentswilllearnhowtoreadagridmapofacommunityandbeabletoexplainthedifferencesbetweenthe3typesof
communities.

Rationale/Context Thislessonistowardstheendoftheunitbecausestudentswillhavetheknowledgeofcommunitiesastheyworkto
answerwuestionsaboutacommunityusingagridmap.Thislessoncomesafteranintroductorylessonofgridmaps
wherestudentslearnedtheskillstoreadthemap.

PriorKnowledgeand Knowledge:
Conceptions
Communtities(whatcommunitiesareandbuildingsthatwillbelocatedinacommunity)
Whenwritingcordniatesyouwillstartwiththeletter(horizontalline)thenthenumberofgridbox(vertical)

Skills:

Mapreading
Startwiththehorizontallinethenverticalline.
Writingwordsandsentences.

Vocabulary:

Gridmap
Coordinates

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 Column
Row

Standards
USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grade2students:
ContentArea:InformationalTextK5
Strand:Reading
Domain:KeyIdeasandDetails
Standard:
3.Describetheconnectionbetweenaseriesofhistoricalevents,scientificideasorconcepts,orstepsin
technicalproceduresinatext.

AcademicLanguageDemands

Vocabulary
GridMap
Grid
Row
Column
Coordinates

Functions Studentswillanalyzeagridmaptoanswerquestionsaboutacommunityinsocialstudies.

SyntaxandDiscourse(1 Studentswilldemonstratetheirknowledgeofgridmapsbycorrectlywritinganswerstothegridquestionsontheir
Required) worksheet.

OBJECTIVE1 SWBATanalyzeagridmapinordertoanswer6questionsaboutthegrid.

Tool(s)UsedforAssessment Objectiveonewillbeassessedwhenstudentscompleteandturnintheirgridmapworksheets.

EvidenceandAssessmentof Studentswillprogresstowardsobjectiveonewhentheycorrectlyanswer34questionsaboutthegridmap.
StudentLearning

ExpectationsforStudent Exceeds:Studentcorrectlyanswers56questionsaboutthegridmap.
Learning

Meets:Studentcorrectlyanswers34questionsaboutthegridmap.

Below:Studentcorrectlyanswers02questionsaboutthegridmap.

OBJECTIVE2 SWBATaccuratelyapplytheirknowledgeofcoordinatestolocatetheirpartner'sitemsonthegrid.

Tool(s)UsedforAssessment Objectivetwowillbeassessedinformallywithnotesastheteacheriswalkingaroundtheroom.

EvidenceofStudentLearning Studentswillprogresstowardsobjectivetwowhentheyareabletocorrectlystatethecoordinatestolocatetheir
partner'sitemsonthegrid.Iwillbelookingtoseeiftheyaresayingthecolumn(letter)firstthentherow(number)
whentheygivethecoordinates.

ExpectationsforStudent Exceeds:Studentisabletolocatealloftheitemsandcorrectlygivecoordinates.
Learning
Meets:Studentscorrectlygivethecoordinates.

Below:Studentdoesnotcorrectlygivethecoordinates.

II.HowWillYouSupportStudentsToMeetYourObjectives?ForEachSectionOfTheLessonSequence,Provide
ADetailed,StepByStepListingOfHowYouWillImplementTheInstructionalPlan.DescribeWhatYouWillDoIn
EachSegmentOfTheLesson,Including:InstructionalMethodsYouWillUse,TransitionStatementsYouWillMake
ThroughoutTheLesson,AndQuestionsYouWillAsk.
Introduction Numberof Introduction
Minutes
5

ReviewGridMaps
Whatarecoordinates?(Aletterandnumberthathelpsyoulocate
thingsonagridmap)
Howtocorrectlyusecoordinatestolocatesomething?(Gotothe
letteritsaysthengotothenumberitsays)*giveexampletheprevious
nightshomework*
Doyoustartwiththehorizontallineorverticallinewhengiving
coordinates?(Horizontal)

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InstructionalSequence
Numberof Instructionalsequence
Minutes

35
Passoutworksheetfor3Dgridmap
Nameandnumbermustbeonitbeforeyoucangointothehallway.

Explainthedirectionsfor3Dactivity
Onlyhalfoftheclasswillbeoutsideinthehallwayatatime
Therearetwogridsthatareexactlythesame
Forthoseinthehallwaymustremainquietotherclassesareworking
Theworksheetwillbedoneindependently
Youcanwalkinthegridsifneedbetohelpyoufindtheanswer
Ifyouareconfusedonaquestionorneedhelppleaseraiseyourhand
andwewillcomehelpyou

ExplainGridmapgameandmodelasyouexplain
Likebattleship
Placeyourprivacyfolderup
Placeyouritemsonthegridbeforeyoustartplaying
Cannotmoveitafterthegamehasstarted
Thepersonwhohasabirthdayclosetstotodaywillgofirst
Givecoordinates(letterfirstthennumber)
Onceyougiveacoordinateplaceachiponthebox
Theyaretoolsnottoys
Nextpersonwilltaketheirturn
Keepplayinguntilitistimetocleanup
Iffinishedearlystartanewgame
Havefirstgroup(twofronttables)picktheirpartnerandgetagameboard
Havesecondgroupgrabaclipboardandwalkoutside
Remindthemoftherulesanddirections
Oneofteacherswillletyouwhenitistimetoswitchplaces

Closure Numberof Closer

Minutes
5
StickyNoteExitslip
Placeexampleontheboard
Whereisthebarnlocated?(B5)
WhatislocatedinD3?(horse)
Havethemratehowcomfortabletheyareonstickynote(1needs
practice,2IthinkIhaveitbutwouldlikemorepractice,3Ihaveit
andarereadytomoveon)

Differentiation/Extension LukeandAmandawillreceiveawordboxsothattheycancopytheboxeseasierandstayonpacewiththeirclassmates.

IincludedmovementintothegridmapactivityforClare.

ForGigi,Iwillconfirmthatsheunderstandsthedirectionsasawholegroupthenagainbeforeshestartsthemapping
activityorthegame.

WhatIfs Whatifthelessontakeslongerthanplanned:splititinto2days.

WhatifAllisonhadameltdownduringthelesson:haveMrs.KraynakorMrs.Jungtakeherouttocalmherdown.

Whatifstudentsdonotrememberhowtoreadagridmap:includeaquickreviewofit.

Whatifstudentsdonotunderstandthegame:modelitwithanotherteacher.

Whatifthefirstgroupisdonewiththe3Dgridearly:sendthemintostartsettinguptheirgridgame.

ResourcesandMaterials
Materialsandresources:
Materials:
Maskingtape
Minibuildings
Worksheets
Materialsforgridgame

Resources:
Secondgradeteam(2016).Socialstudiestest.Youngelementaryschool.Homerglen,Illinois
Neff.(2016).MapSkillsGridMapGame.Teacherspayteacher.

Attachments:

1. 3Dgridmaactivity.docx
2. gridmap.jpg

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 3. MapSkillsGridMapGame.pdf

III.AnticipatedFeedbackOnStudentLearning
StudentFeedback A.Iwillprovidewrittenandverbalfeedback."Whichsidedowestartwithwhenweareusingcoordinates?""Dowe
writetheletterfirstorthenumberfirstwhenwritingcoordinates."

B.Myfeedbackwillguidestudents'learningbecausethefeedbackwillhelpstudentsmasterhowtouseandwrite
coordinatesforthegridmap.

Assessment/Rubrics N/A

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