ED 345 Calvin College Lesson Planning Form

Teacher:
Ms. DeVries Date: October 7, 2015
Studies/Biomes/Native Americans

Subject/ Topic/ Theme: Social

I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson?
For students to learn about various environments around the United States, and identify one tribe for each
biome.
How does this lesson tie in to a unit plan? (If applicable.)
One of the greatest skills of Native American tribes was their ability to adapt to their living environment
using the natural resources around them. Students need to be aware of the various environments in order
to help highlight the different lifestyles of different tribes.
What are your objectives for this lesson? (As many as needed.) Indicate connections to applicable national
or state standards. If an objective applies to only certain students write the name(s) of the student(s) to
whom it applies.
The student will
color the United States map according to biomes
identify the names of five Native American tribes and their respective biomes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

II. Before you start

Prerequisite knowledge and
skills.

Students should have basic knowledge with how to search for information in
a chart.
Students should be familiar with what a biome is (learned in previous
Social Studies unit).

Completed map (formative)

Small group activity determining what biome the village belongs to
(formative)
Native American Trivia questions (pre-assessment)
-

Assessment
(formative and summative)

Universal Design for Learning Networks/Domains (see UDL Guidelines)

RECOGNITION
Multiple Means of Representation
Options for Perception
Native American packet
Powerpoint images
USA map poster
Group images
Options for Language/Symbols
Image representations
USA poster
Native American packet

STRATEGIC
Multiple Means of Expression
(Action)
Options for action/interaction
Whole class activity
Small group activity

AFFECTIVE
Multiple Means of Engagement

Options for Expression

Native American packet
Small group activity

Options for Sustaining Effort &

Persistence
- Completed pages in Native
American packet

Options for recruiting interest

Opening with book
Image representations

Options for Comprehension

Image representations
Matching tribes with biomes

Options for Executive Function

- Sharing/comparing answers

Options for Self Regulation

Sharing/comparing answers
Completed pages in Native
American packet

Images of each biome on powerpoint

ELMO
Colored pencils
Pencils (one for each student)
Markers (for teacher)
Blank map poster of the United States
Native American packets (one for each student)
Images of Native American villages (Sioux, Chinook, Navajo, Ojibwa,
and Inuit--one image of each on powerpoint)
Names of biomes written on cards (one for each group of four)
- Native American Trivia questions

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do you need for this lesson and do
you have them?

Do you need to set up your

classroom in any special way N/A
for this lesson? If so, describe
it.

III. The Plan

Time
Parts

The description of (script for) the lesson, wherein you describe teacher activities and
student activities
5-10 Motivation
Pass out trivia questions
min
- allow students 5 minutes to answer the questions, then hand in
(Opening/
Today we are doing to learn a little about biomes and what Native Americans
Introduction/
tribes
lived in different biomes.
Engagement)
What is a biome?
- An environment
There are many different biomes, but we are going to focus on just 5
different biomes: Tundra, Grasslands, Deciduous Forest, Temperate Rain Forest,
Desert
15 min Development Instruct students to take out their Native American packets and to turn to the
USA map as well as to get some colored pencils or crayons (NO MARKERS)
Color the map based on the biomes (see example)
As you color in each biome, show students images of the biome on the ELMO
Have students flip the page to the biome chart
- Each biome has specific characteristics. In this chart, theres a little bit of
information for each biome.
- Read over chart, draw some pictures
Split the students into groups of four or five
- pass out biome cards
- With the help of your chart and the images, try and figure out which tribe
lived in which biome. Once you agree on what biome the tribe is in, hold up
the card with the name of the biome.
- When all groups have offered an answer, reveal the answer on the next slide.
5-10
min

Closure

- Write in tribes and where they belong according to biome on the map
- Chinook = Temperate rain forest , Sioux = grasslands, Ojibwa = Deciduous
forest, Inuit = Tundra, Navajo = Desert
KWL chart (what did you learn?)

Your reflection on the lesson including ideas for improvement for next time:

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIVIA

Name:_____________________________________________________
1.

What is a biome?

2.

Can you name some different biomes?

3.

Can you name any Native American tribes?