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Identifying Map Symbols.

Submitted By: William Hall

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science

 Nevada State College – Spring 2013Instructor: Karen Powell

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B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:

This lesson plan is designed for 2nd

grade students to learn how to identify

symbols on a map. Discussion and lecture will be used to teach this lesson along with ashort video introducing maps and a group activity.

C. Student Population:

  Grade Level: 2nd

grade

  Skill Level: students at all learning levels

  Grouping: Whole group discussions, group activity and assessment.

D. Materials:

  YouTube video

  Journals

  Post it notes

  Pencils/crayons

E. Objectives:

   Nevada Social Studies StandardG5.2.1 Identify titles and symbols on maps.

  Student Friendly StandardG5.2.1- I can use symbols on a map to figure out where things are.

F. Procedure:

1.

 Explain

- That the lesson will be about the many different symbols on a map andwhat they mean.

  Call students attention to their journals and the video we will be watching.  

  Identify & discuss what a map is and what they are used for. 

  Introduce vocabulary that will come up during the video and discussion. 2. As a class we will look at the pull down map of the U.S. and discuss what maps are

used for as well as how we find things on them.

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3. We will then all watch a short video that introduces the concept of map use and

some of the ways certain information can be labeled. Students should write down atleast one interesting fact from the video in their journals.

4. Ask questions as an ongoing check for understanding. Ask these questions:  What is a map used for?

  What do the symbols on the map mean?

  Can we get all the information we need from just one map?

5. After the video we will look at the map again as a class and write down some

of the symbols we see as well as what they stand for. Each student will then drawat least one of the symbols in their journals and what is means.

6. The class will then divide into small groups of 3-4 and will be assigned threedifferent map points like rivers or lakes and must draw a symbol on the post it

notes that represent it. Each group will then place them on the map in the front of 

class.

9. Closure: Discuss the different uses for maps and how symbols are used to let us

know where certain things are.

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G. Assessment:

What wi ll I use to measure student understanding? I will use the student’s journal entries and their  post it note activity to measureunderstanding.

Explai n how you wi ll know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Restate 

the objective and explain how your assessment piece measur es student understanding.

Students must be able to identify the different uses for maps and the role that symbols

 play in telling us where certain things are.

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H. Reflection:

1. Which part of the lesson do you th ink wi ll be the easiest for you to teach? 

I think the easiest part of this to teach will be what a map is and what it is used for asmost if not all of them have probably seen and used a map.

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2. Which part wil l be most chall enging for you to teach? 

I think the most difficult will be to teach about the many different symbols used on amap. Some of the symbols don’t really provide a strong visual correlation with what they

represent so I see that being a little tough.

3. How wi ll you fol low up or extend this lesson? 

To extend this lesson I could have them create their own mini map and symbols so that

they can see how important they are to label and complete the map.

4. What can you do for students who don’t grasp the concepts?

For the students that don’t understand I will rely heavily on peer tutoring to explain it andfor those who still struggle I will work with them one on one.

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5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you th ink might need to change? 

I can’t really think of anything at this point that I would change but at this grade level I

think finding a Magic School Bus video or something faster paced would spark moreinterest.

6. When you were writ ing thi s lesson plan, what was the most dif fi cult part? 

For this lesson the hardest part was trying to come up with fun ways to teach the meaning

of the different symbols.

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Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2HmL_enx94 

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