DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST AUGUSTINE
SOCIAL STUDIES
ACTION RESEARCH LESSON PLAN # 2

TEACHER: Mrs Mahaila Edwards- Horsham

SCHOOL: Success Laventille Secondary School DATE: 25/01/18

FORM: 1 B No. in class: 29 students No. of period: 1 Duration: 40 mins

UNIT PLAN: Landforms and Landmasses

TOPIC OF LESSON: Maps and its Characteristics

PRE – KNOWLEDGE: Some students may know what is a map and where maps can be found

and their uses.

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. Derive definition for the following term- map (Cognitive)- Understanding

2. Identify a map and its characteristics (Cognitive)- Understanding

3. Appreciate the importance of maps, as it relates to knowing their surroundings,

community and country (Affective) - Valuing

SET INDUCTION: Time allotted (3 mins)

Teacher will play a podcast recording of the paragraph on maps using the “Read Aloud”

reading strategy. Students will have to listen attentively to recording. Classroom will be

arranged in a horse shoe seating plan.

SECTION 1 – Time allotted 30mins
Teaching points:
(i) A map is a flat drawing of an area, place, country or community. A map gives an
idea of what an area looks like if seen from above.
(ii) A map must a scale, arrow showing direction, key or legend and title.

Teaching strategy: Student Activity: Resources:

Teacher led discussion

Teacher will ask guided Phone
questions? Speakers
Did you enjoy the lesson?
Would you like to read like Students will be engaged in
Miss? the discussions
Did you understand the
topic?
Where can you find maps?

Teacher will distribute Students will be given

reading material to students. reading handout

Teacher will use the “Read
Aloud” strategy and read the
paragraph and then students
will be asked to repeat the
lines
Students will then model the
reading and repeat each line Handouts
of the passage after the Pictures
teacher.

Teacher will put up pictures Students will be asked to pay

of the different terms attention to the pictures that
associated with the topic are on display

Group work
Teacher would place Students would be placed
students into groups of four into groups of four and each
and then each group will group would have to
have to participate in participate in reading.
reading.

Teacher will ask students if Students would be asked to Pencils

there are words in the identify words in the passage Activity sheets
paragraph that they don’t that they do not know or
understand and ask them to can’t pronounce.
underline it.

Teacher would journal on her Students would be given an Exit slips

observation record list. exit slip to identify a map and Pen
Pencils
 Teacher will distribute exit a worksheet to complete for
slips and homework homework
worksheets

Time allotted 3 mins

SECTIONAL REVIEW: and feedback (formative assessment strategies)
Students should be able to:
Identify what is a map. Students will be given an exit ticket and they would have to circle
the map.

LESSON CLOSURE: Time allotted 4 mins

Students would:
 State three things they liked about the lesson
 List TWO things they learnt
 Identify ONE term or word they are not clear on

FINAL EVALUATION:
 Facts about a map
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:
Homework- Students will write four facts they learnt about maps.

TEACHER’S REFLECTION ON THE LESSON: