Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate:

Anja Whitehead

Date: June07, 2016

Grade and Topic: 2nd grade Social Studies

Length of Lesson:

Mentor Teacher: Claire Knowles

School University of Memphis IDT-3600

50 min

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The student will develop map skills by a) locating the equator, the seven continents, and five oceans on maps

and globes.
The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose

LESSON OBJECTIVE:

Given background knowledge on the seven continents, students will label each continent on a world map
with 100% accuracy.
Given a class discussion on oceans, students will locate and label the Earths five oceans on a world map
with 100% accuracy.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
TN. Social Studies 2.14 Construct a globe depicting the four hemispheres, seven continents, and five
oceans using the equator and prime meridian.
ISTE Standard: 3.) Research and information fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather evaluate
and use information
B.) Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources media
MATERIALS:

Children Just Like me By Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley

Oceans by Sandy Sepehri
Blank world map template 1 for teacher and 1 for each student
Pencils and crayons for each student
Smart Board
www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/geography/continentsoftheworld/ (To be watched on the smart board)

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

There are five world oceans that are all interconnected: The Atlantic Ocean, The Pacific Ocean, The
Indian Ocean, The Arctic Ocean, and The Southern Ocean.
The compass rose on the map indicates the basic cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West)
Students will learn the location of the seven continents as well as the five oceans.
Students will develop communication skills
I plan to help my students recognize the continents and oceans and map features with visuals.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: (10 minutes) to introduce the lesson, pull down the large classroom map in the front of
the room and pose the following question to the students: Our Earth is sometimes called The Water
Planet. Why do you think this is so? Tell students to look at the map and discuss this question in their
groups. After two minutes, go around to each group and have one student share the groups thoughts. If
necessary, guide the students to see how the majority of the world map is covered in water. Explain that
75% of the Earth is covered in water. Demonstrate what 75% is by having 15 students stand up. Tell the
students that all of this water is divided up into 5 world oceans, and today, we will learn their names, and
label them on a map. (Note: pull up the world map, and view on the smart board)
Procedures:
2.) Map work: Labeling Continents (10 minutes)
Pass out a blank map template to each student, and ask them to take out a pencil and a green crayon. On the
smart board display a world map. Ask students what kind of map this is by referring them to the map title (A
world map). Ask students to tell you what important feature this map is missing (a compass rose). Draw a
simple compass rose in the lower left hand corner of the projected map, and tell the students to do the same
thing on their own map. Tell the students that we are going to label this map with the five oceans today, but
before we do that, we are going to label the large bodies of land on our map (Point to the continents) Ask
students what these big bodies of land are called (continents). Tell students that we will label them together, and
that I will ask for their help to do this. Tell students we will start with the continent that we live on. Ask a
student volunteer to point to North America. After the student has correctly identified the continent, place a
green star on projected the map, and direct students to do the same on their map. Follow the same procedure
with the remaining six continents, asking for student volunteers to find each continent, and placing a different
green symbol on the continent. Once all the continents are labeled, let students know that they will have the
opportunity to color their maps later.
3.) Map Work: Labeling the Five Oceans (15-20 minutes)
Tell the students that we will now label the five oceans on our world maps. Explain that while we label the
map, we are also going to learn about children from around the world who live near these oceans.
Start by telling students we are going to label the ocean that is East of Africa. Have students put
their fingers on this ocean, and tell students that this is the Indian Ocean. On the smart board map, write
Indian Ocean (remind students to use capital letters, since this is the name of an ocean). Have students
do the same on their maps. After students have labeled their maps, show them a picture and read about
Esta who lives in Tanzania, a country that borders the Indian Ocean (Children Just like Me, pages 42 and
43).
Ask students to put their fingers on the ocean EAST of Asia. Tell them that this is the Pacific
Ocean. Write Pacific Ocean on the projected map, and have students do the same on their maps. Then
show students a picture and read about Daisuke who lives in Japan, a country next to the Pacific Ocean
(pages 52 and 53).
Ask students to put their fingers on the ocean that is NORTH of Asia and North America. Tell
them that this is the Arctic Ocean. Write Arctic Ocean on the map, and have students do the same. Then
show them a picture and read about Levi, an Inuit who lives on an island in the Arctic Ocean (pg. 23)
Ask students to put their fingers on the ocean that is SOUTH of South America. Tell them that
this is the Southern Ocean. Write Southern Ocean on the map, and have the students do the same. Tell
students that you do not have pictures of any children who live near the Southern Ocean. Ask the
students why they think that is true (because it is too cold). However, show them a picture of living
things that do live near the Southern Ocean in Oceans, page 17.
Ask students to put their fingers on the ocean that is EAST of North America. Tell them that this
is the Atlantic Ocean. Write Atlantic Ocean on the map, and have students do the same. Tell the
students that this time, you do not have to show them a picture of children who live near the Atlantic
Ocean, because those children are sitting right here in Mrs. Pritchetts classroom! Display a map of the
United States on the document camera, and show the students where Williamsburg, VA is on the map.
Show the children how close they are to the Atlantic Ocean on the map.

Closure: (10 minutes)

Tell students to take a look at their world maps. Explain to the students that today, they used their
knowledge of a map title and the compass rose to label the seven continents on the map, and the five
world oceans: the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the
Atlantic Ocean. Tell students that they may now color their maps. Tell them that they should use one
color to color the continents, and one color to color the oceans, and that they should create a legend on
their maps to show which color they will use for land and for water. Demonstrate for the students how
to do this on the smart board. Give the children the remainder of the lesson time to color their world
maps.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Use questioning during and after the lesson to determine if students understand basic map skills, and
remember the seven continents and five oceans.
Pre-Test/Post-Test Assessment:
1.) How many world oceans are there?
a.) Two
b.) Five
c.) Seven
2.)
a.)
b.)
c.)

What part of the map helps us with directions?

The map title.
The map legend.
The compass rose.

MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready
for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

Grading Rubric

5pts

4pts

3pts

2pts

Map labeled
correctly

The entire map was

labeled correctly.

The majority of
the map was
labeled correctly.

Some components
of the map was
labeled
incorrectly.

The map was

label incorrectly.

Use of symbols

All symbols were

present.

Missing 2
symbols or less.

Missing 3 or more
symbols.

No symbols on
the map.

Neatness and
presentation

The map was neat

and colored
correctly.

The map was

neat but colored
incorrectly

The map lack

color and was not
neat.

No effort in the
presentation of
the map.

Total