Social Studies Lesson Plan Template

Group Members/Group Name: _____Lisa Payne/Terri-Ann Clarke_______________________________

Thematic Unit Theme/Title/Grade Level: ___The First Thanksgiving_____________
Group Wiki/Weebly space address: __http://sse3312firstthanksgivingspring17.weebly.com
Daily Lesson Plan Day/Title: __ The Mayflower and The Pilgrims___________
Lesson Length (ie. 30 minutes): __30minutes

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Rationale for Instruction
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thoughtful planning of classroom
instruction. This is a brief written
statement of the purpose for instruction
and the connection of the purpose to
instruction that has come before and will
follow.
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Learning Objectives
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Student Activities &
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Design for Instruction
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This lesson is intended to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and crew during their voyage on
the Mayflower. The 1620 voyage from England to America was more than 3,000 miles and beset by autumn storms. They
will learn what it was like to live and work on a 17th-century sailing vessel, and relive part of this epic journey. Also on the
voyage of the Mayflower, Social
studentsStudies
can explore a timeline
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the ship's voyage in 1620, tour the ship, and follow their
journey on a map. Along the way, students will get to express themselves, make caparisons and share their experiences with
each other.
SS.2.A.1.2 Utilize the media center, technology, or other informational sources to locate information that provides answers to
questions about a historical topic.
MAFS.2.MD.2.5 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the
same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to
represent the problem.
SS.2.G.1.4 Use a map to locate the countries in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands)
Students will understand the reasons for the Pilgrims journey to America and the difficulties they encountered and
overcame during the journey. They will be able to relate their own experiences.
Children will develop an understanding of the Pilgrims' experiences in moving to the New World and then able to
Interpret information from timelines
They will be able to use their imagination and express themselves through literature and art.
Children will learn about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, and then be able to answer questions pertaining to the to
them.
Teacher will start by telling children that they are going to learn about the Mayflower, its voyage to the New World,
and the Pilgrims who sailed on the ship.
Teacher will then ask children to complete a KWL sheet based on what they know and remember from previous
lessons.
A replica of the Mayflower will then be presented for them to manipulate and explore, and engage in a question and
answer session.
Children will then be told to connect to the online activity on their computer. The Journey on the Mayflower, Tour
the Ship, and Pilgrim timeline. www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/. Then afterwards
teacher and students will use a map to pin point the path the ship took.
Then as a group for read aloud we will read from If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Focusing
on the portions entitled "How It All Began" and "Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America?" Children will then be
placed in small groups and asked to discuss and answer the following questions;
1. Why did the Pilgrims go to America?
2. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
3. In which season did the Pilgrims arrive in America?
4. What are some of the things that happened on the journey?
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the Mayflower. Then they will be asked to answer these questions;
1. How do you feel about leaving your friends and belongings to move to the New World?