Title of Unit: Early North America Title of Lesson: First People Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson plan is intended to teach 5th grade students about the people that settled in the Plains area of North America. We will use Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Textbook: United States History B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th Skill Level: Grade Level Grouping: Whole class while reading, group and individual while completing assignments C. Materials: Textbook Writing utensils Lined paper D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o H 1.5.1 Identify and describe Native North American life and cultural regions prior to European contact. H 1.5.2 Identify and describe the attributes of Native American nations in the local region and in North America

Student-Friendly Standards I can describe Native North American life and cultures that existed before Europeans made contact I can describe the what each Native American nation did that made them different

E. Procedure: 1. Go over the vocabulary on page 60, including proper pronunciation. 2. Draw the students attention to the map on page 61, and describe to them the physical layout of the land (plains, large and flat). 3. Read the lesson aloud to the class, stopping to summarize each section (i.e. the great plains, life on the eastern plains, etc). 4. Have students complete number 6 of the Lesson Review section (on page 63), individually, making sure to support their answer. Then, in groups (separated by their tables) share what they chose and why they chose it.
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Title of Unit: Early North America Title of Lesson: First People Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

5. CLOSURE: Go over the questions found under the Talk About It section of the Teacher Edition (page 62) as a class. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? The students will be given the Vocab and Study Guide (found on page 19 of the Unit Resources) as homework. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. If the students can accurately complete the Vocab and Study Guide, it will show that they understand how the Native Americans who settled the Plains had to live. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest to teach will be the structures the people lived in. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging to teach will probably be the nomadic lifestyle 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will follow up this lesson with an art project based on the Plains people. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? We will review these concepts when we do the art project in the next lesson. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? None. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was deciding whether or not to have the groups share what they thought the most important animal was aloud to the class.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Early North America Title of Lesson: First People Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Early North America Title of Lesson: First People Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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