USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being

Subject/Content: Social
Taught: 3
Studies; Christopher
Columbus

Group
Size:
Whole
class

Name: _Savannah Holtz_

Date of Lesson: 10/12/2015

Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
Objectives- What are you
teaching?

LAFS.3.RI.1.2

Students will be able to understand the main ideas of a text.

Students will be able to understand the key points that support the main idea.

Evaluation Plan- How will

you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Step-by-Step Plan

Students will be able to use their new skill of paragraph writing to write about the
main idea and support it with the key points.
Reading Response Activity

Time
10
Mins

Lesson Implementation
Who is
I will be reading a short selection from the third grade level book
responsibl You Wouldnt Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted
e (Teacher Waters Youd Rather Not Cross from Scholastic. This book shows
or
how Columbuss journey was not one that glorious. Before the read
Students)? aloud I will ask the students if they know about Christopher
Both
Columbus and his journey to find the West Indies. After getting a few
responses I will start the read aloud of the selection of the book
titled So you want to go to sea? and Why do you want to
explore?. These section explain why Columbus and the other
explorers wanted to make the journeys they did. Also while I am
reading aloud to the student I will have them practice there active
reading techniques of highlighting and marginal notes. After I have
read the selection the whole class will do a quick brain storming
activity and reading response activity.
Brain Storming
1. Using chart paper I will first write the word why? and ask
the students why they think people wanted to go on these
journeys of discovery.
2. Possible response that I expect are spices, for a short cut to
west Asia, perfumes, silk, fame/fortune, country glory, and

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being
Subject/Content: Social
Taught: 3
Studies; Christopher
Columbus

Group
Size:
Whole
class

Name: _Savannah Holtz_

Date of Lesson: 10/12/2015

gold/gems.
3. This will jump start there thinking for the reading response
activity.
Reading Response Activity
1. After the read aloud tell the students we are now going to do
a fun activity.
2. Tell the students Now that you why Columbus was making
his journey I want you to use your paragraph writing skills to
write a letter to him from the view of someone who wants to
join him on his journey. Grab a partner, there will be two
groups of three. When you write your letter tell him why you
want to explore by ship based on the text. Make sure you
include your topic sentence, supporting detail sentences, and
example sentence and a conclusion.
3. Give each student a clean sheet of paper to write on.
4. If they have any questions feel free to answer them. Try to
make this a quick write activity at about ten minutes during
their centers.
5. Once students are finished collect the letters for later review.