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PAGE 1 TM and © 2011 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
KEYS TO LEARNING
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
OBJECTIVES• Thestudentwillbecomefamiliarwiththeplacementandshapeofthesevencontinentsonamap.
• Thestudentswilllearnamnemonictohelpthemrememberthesevencontinentnames.
• Studentswillcreatemapsingroups.
• Thestudentswillusethemapshe/shehascreatedtofindtheircontinent,countryandstate.
MATERIALS• 12x18pieceofcardboard,oneforeachgroup
• PlaydoughinsevencolorsWorksheet #1
PROCEDURE1. DiscusswithstudentstheirupcomingtouratCNNCenter.Askwhattypesofthingstheythink
theywillsee.
2. ExplaintostudentsthatCNNisabusinessthatbeganinGeorgia,butisnowallovertheworld.Toshowthelocationofsomeofitsworldwidebureaus,thecompanyhasmadealargemapoftheworldontheflooroftheatrium.Thismapisofthesevencontinents.
3. Pulldownyourclassroommapandpointoutthelocationsofthesevencontinents.Askpositionquestionssuchas:WhichcontinentisNorthAmerica?WhichcontinentisaboveAustraliaetc.Keepthemapdownforstudentstousetheactivity.
4. Tellstudentsyouaregoingtotellthemaspecialstorythatwillhelpthemrememberthenamesofthecontinents.Writethemnemonicstory(Worksheet #2 )ontheboardoronaposter.Pointtothecontinentsasyousaythemnemonic.Saythestorymorethanonce,allowingastudentortwotocomeupandpointtothecontinentsastheclassrepeatsthestory.(seefollowingpageformnemonicstory)
grade 1 pre-visit activity - one hourSOCIAL STUDIES
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WHERE IN THE WORLD?
PROCEDURE (CON’T)
North America married South America and they went to live in Europe! Soon they had quadruplets and they gave them all names that started with “A”. Their names were Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. Poor little Antarctica is always cold. Maybe he needs a blanket!
5. Passoutacopyofthemnemonicstory.Askstudentstogetintogroupsoftwoandreadthestorytoeachother.Whenfinished,askstudentstodrawapicturethatwouldgowiththestory.
6. Onatableordeskinyourroom,provideballsofplaydoughinsevendifferentcolors.Ifyouhave6groupsofstudents,thenyouwillneedsixballsofeachcolor.Giveeachcoloradesignatedcontinentnameandputalabelinfrontofthatparticularpileofplaydoughballs.Forexample,Europeisyellow.Allyellowballswillbebehindthe“Europe”label.Thiswillhelpyouknowifstudentshaveputthecontinentintherightplace,evenifitissomewhatmisshapen.Itwillalsohelpstudentsknowwhentheyhaveattemptedallcontinents.
7. Divideyourstudentsintogroups.
a. Giveeachgroupofstudentsthe12”x18”pieceofcardboard.Tellstudentsthattheyaregoingtousethecardboardtomakeacontinentmapoftheworld.Remindthemthattheycanusethepulldownmaptohelpthemwithsizeandshape.
b. Pointouttheplaydoughonthedesk.Tellstudentsthattheymayonlytakeonecontinentcoloratatime.Theymustrememberthatiftheymakeonecontinenttoo
SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
SS1G2 Thestudentwillidentifyandlocatehis/hercity,county,state,andcontinentonasimplemaporaglobe.
SS13G Thestudentwillbeabletolocatemajortopographicalfeaturesoftheearth’ssurface.
a.Locateallofthecontinents:NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Africa,Europe,Asia,Antarctica,andAustralia.
ELA1R5 Thestudentacquiresandusesgrade-levelwordstocommunicateeffectively.Thestudent:
a.Readsandlistenstoavarietyoftextsandusesnewwordsinoralandwrittenlanguage.
grade 1 pre-visit activity - one hourSOCIAL STUDIES
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
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WHERE IN THE WORLD?
PROCEDURE (CON’T) large,theotherswillnotfit.Discussthefactthattwoofthecontinents“touch”
eachotheralongalongborderandwillneedtobejoinedinsomeway.Discusswhichtwocontinentswillneedtobejoined.(AsiaandEurope).
c. Allowstudentstobeginmakingthecontinentsasyouwalkaroundhelpingtomonitorforsizeandpositionofthecontinents.
d. Oncethemapsarecompleted,calloutthenameofeachcontinentandaskstudentstopointtoeachinturn.Saythemnemonicstorytogetherasstudentspointtothecontinentsontheircontinentmap.
e. Askstudentstopointtothecontinenttheyliveon.Next,askthemtopointoutandnametheircountry.Lastly,askstudentstopointtoapproximatelywheretheirstateislocatedandnameit.
8. Displaythecontinentsandusethemforcontinentreviewbetweenpairsofstudentsduringfreetime,orinthemorningbeforeclassbegins.
GIFTED CONNECTIONAskgiftedstudentstothinkofanothermnemonicstoryaboutthecontinentstohelptheirclassmatesrememberthecontinentnames.
CLOSINGSaythemnemonicstorytogetheronceagainasyoupointtocontinentsonthemap.TellstudentsthatwhentheygotoCNNCenteryouwillbeaskingthemtofinddifferentcontinentsthatarerepresentedintileslocatedontheflooroftheatrium.Remindstudentsthattilesusedtocreatetheimageofthecontinentsontheflooraresquare,sotheshapeisnotperfect,justliketheirownmapswerenotperfect.However,byrememberinghowcontinentsarelocatednexttoothercontinents,theywillbeabletofindwhattheyarelookingfor.
ASSESSMENT1. Askstudentsasagrouptopointtoonecontinentafteranotherontheirmapas
youcallthemout.Assessaccuracyasyouwalkaroundtheroomobserving.
2. Givestudentsacopyofaworldmapwithoutlinesofthecontinents.Worksheet #3 Writethenamesofthecontinentsinalistontheboard.Askstudentstowritethenamesofthecontinentsontheirmap.
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PLAY DOUGH RECIPE
One recipe provides enough play dough
for one group of 3-4 students
2 cups of flour
1 cup salt
2 cups warm water
2 TB vegetable Oil
1 TB Cream of tartar (optional)
Food coloring
Mixalloftheingredientsinalargesaucepan.
Stirconstantlyoverlowheatuntildoughcomesawayfromedgeofthepanandstirringbecomesdifficult.Removefromstove.Cool.
Placeonwaxpaperandaddafewdropsoffoodcoloring(useadifferentcoloroffoodcoloringforeachbatch).
Kneadfor1-2minutes,addingmoreflourorwaterasneededtomakemixturesmoothandtoevenlydistributethecoloring.
Storeinanairtightcontainer.
grade 1 SOCIAL STUDIESworksheet 1
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MNEMONIC STORY
North America married South America and they went to live in Europe! Soon they had quadruplets and they gave them all names that started with “A”. Their names were Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. Poor little Antarctica is always cold. Maybe he needs a blanket!
grade 1 SOCIAL STUDIESworksheet 2
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WORLD MAPgrade 1 SOCIAL STUDIESworksheet 3
1- Africa2- Antarctica 3- Asia4- Australia
5- Europe 6- North 7- America 8- South America
FIND THE CONTINENTS
CONTINENTS HAVE NAMES! grade 1 pre-visit activity - one hourLANGUAGE ARTS
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OBJECTIVES• Studentswilllearnhowtoreadthenamesofthe
sevencontinents.
• Studentswillusethecontinentnamesandfrequentlyusedwordstomakesentences.
MATERIALS• Wordscards,onesetpergroupoftwostudents.
• Pencilsandlinedpaper.
PROCEDURE1. ExplaintostudentsthatwhentheygotoCNNCenter
theywillbeseeingamapoftheworld’scontinentsontheflooroftheatrium.(IfyouhavedonetheSocialStudiespre-visitactivity,reviewcontinentplacementwiththeclassandwhatwaslearnedinthisactivity).Todaystudentswilllearnhowtorecognizethecontinentnamesandhowtousetheminasentence.
2. Passoutthevocabularywordcards,onesetforeachgroupoftwostudents.Worksheet #4 Readthewordstogether,showingstudentswherethecontinentsarelocatedasyoureadthecontinentnames.Gooverthecontinentnamestwoorthreetimes,thenhavepairsofstudentsreadthemtoeachother.Nameacontinentandaskstudentstopointtothatword.
3. Askstudentstocutouttheirvocabularywords.
4. Tellstudentstoworkwiththeirpartnerstomakeonesentenceoutofsomeoftheirvocabularywords.(Modelthisontheboardwithyourownsetofcards,tapingthemtotheboardastheyareusedinasentence.Showhowstudentsmayformanaskingsentence,oratellingsentence.)
5. Askgroupsofstudentstoreadtheirsentence.
6. Passoutlinedpaper.Askeachgroupofstudentstowritetheirsentenceonthepaperusingcorrectcapitalizationandpunctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
ELA1LSV1 Thestudentusesoralandvisualstrategiestocommunicate.Thestudent:
b.Recallsinformationpresentedorally.
c.Respondsappropriatelytoorallypresentedquestions.
d.Increasesvocabularytoreflectagrowingrangeofinterestsandknowledge.
ELA1R1 Thestudentdemonstratesknowledgeofconceptofprint.Thestudent:
a.Understandsthattherearecorrectspellingsforwords.
ELA1R3Thestudentdemonstratestherelationshipbetweenlettersandlettercombinationsofwrittenwordsandthesoundsofspokenwords.Thestudent:
f.Readswordscontainingvoweldigraphsandr-controlledvowels.
g.Usesspellingpatternstorecognizewords.
h.Applieslearnedphonicsskillswhenreadingandwritingwords,sentences,andstories.
CONTINENTS HAVE NAMES!
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PROCEDURE (CON’T) 7. Askstudentstoexchangetheirsentencewith
anothergroupforediting.Eachgroupshouldcheckforcorrectcapitalizationandpunctuation.
8. Repeatastimeallows.
ACCOMMODATIONSForEnglishLanguageLearners,orlearning-disabledstudents,considerformingstudentpairsbeforethelessonbegins.Strivetomakesureamoreablestudentispairedwithastudentwhoishavingsomedifficulty.ThemoreablestudentcanhelpyourESLandlearning-disabledstudentlearnthecontinentnames,andworkthroughthetaskofmakingacompletesentence.
CLOSINGRemindstudentsthattheirtriptoCNNCenteriscomingup.IfyouareabletoviewthenetworkonyourTVatschool,youmaywanttoallowstudentstowatchafewminutesofoneoftheprograms.TellstudentsthatCNNhasbureausandreportersonmostofthecontinents.Askstudentswhyitwouldbeimportantforanewsnetworktohavereportersallovertheworld.Reviewthecontinentnamesandlocationswithstudentsusingtheclassroommap.
ASSESSMENT1. Collectthesentenceswrittenbystudentsand
checkforcompletesentences,capitallettersandpunctuation.
2. Assessstudents’abilitytoworkwithapartnerandcooperatewithanothergroupduringediting.
L.A. STANDARDS (CON’T)
ELA1W1 Thestudentbeginstodemonstratecompetencyinthewritingprocess.Thestudent:
c.Rereadswritingtoselfandothers,revisestoadddetails,andeditstomakecorrections.
d.Printswithappropriatespacingbetweenwordsandsentences.
i.Beginstowritedifferenttypesofsentences(e.g.simple/compoundanddeclarative/interrogative)
l.Usesappropriateendpunctuation(periodandquestionmark)andcorrectcapitalizationofinitialwordsandcommonpropernouns(e.g.personalnames,months).
grade 1 pre-visit activity - one hourLANGUAGE ARTS
VOCABULARY WORD CARDS
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KEYS TO LEARNINGgrade 1 LANGUAGE ARTSworksheet 4-A
NorthAmerica
South America
Asia Africa
Europe Antarctica
Australia when
VOCABULARY WORD CARDS
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can go
stop you
is to
where are
grade 1 LANGUAGE ARTSworksheet 4-B
VOCABULARY WORD CARDS
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we can
visit do
see the
I like
grade 1 LANGUAGE ARTSworksheet 4-C
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THAT’S BUSINESS!
OBJECTIVES• StudentswilllearnthatCNNisbothaproducer
andaconsumer.
• StudentswilllearnhowscarcityimpactschoiceswithinCNN.
• Studentswillrelatetheseconceptstotheirownlives.
MATERIALS• Onecopyoftheattachmentforeachchild
• Pencils,paper
PROCEDURE1. AskstudentstothinkbacktotheirvisittoCNN
Center.CNNisanAtlanta-basedbusiness,partofabigcompanycalledTurnerBroadcastingSystem,Inc.Ask students if CNN is a producer, a consumer or both.(Both)
2. Ask students to list ways that CNN is a consumer (writetheseideasontheboard.Ideasmayincludebuyingcomputers,camerasetc).Ask students what CNN produces.(Newsprograms).Ask students if the news is a good or a service.(Service)
3. Define“scarcity”foryourstudents.Tellthemthatchoicesmustoftenbemadewhenthingsarescarce,orthereisn’tenoughofagoodorserviceforeveryonewhowantsit.
4. Givestudentsthefollowingscenario:
Imagine that three of CNN’s cameras have broken down and that CNN prefers this kind of camera to all the others available on the market. Let’s say that a company called Brightstar Camera made those cameras at one time but no longer makes that particular camera. Now imagine that Brightstar did still have three other cameras like CNN’s available
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THAT’S BUSINESS!
to buy, but another company has just bought them. It looks like the cameras that CNN wants have become very scarce. What are CNN’s choices?
5. ListontheboardideasthestudentsmayhaveaboutthechoicesCNNhas.(Thesemayincludepayingtheothercompanyextramoneytobuythecamerasfromthem,buyingthecamerastheydon’tlikeaswellfromanothercompany,askingBrightstartorepairtheoldcamerasetc.)
6. Explaintostudentsthatcompaniesandpeoplemustmakedecisionswhengoodsandservicesarescarce.Askstudentswhatgoodwasscarceintheabovestory(cameras).Askstudentsiftheycanbuyeverythingtheywant,anytimetheywant.Explainthatthereasontheycan’tdothisisbecausemoneyisscarce.Peopledonothaveanunlimitedsupplyofmoney.Choicesmustbemadeabouthowtouseit.
7. PassoutWorksheet #5 Tellstudentstheyaregoingtopretendtheygot$10.00fortheirbirthdaytospendatthetoystore.Theycanbuyanyoftheitemsontheirsheet,butthetotalcannotbemorethan$10.00.Askstudentstolistthethingstheychoseandtheirpriceatthebottomofthepage.Askstudentstousethepricestosetupanadditionmathproblemtoprovethatnomorethan$10.00hasbeenspent.Tellstudentsthatwhentheyarefinished,youwillaskthemwhytheychosetheitemstheychose.Besureandreadovertheattachmentwithyourclasstomakesureallstudentsknowthewordsandfeelcomfortablereadingthem.
8. Whenstudentshavemadetheirchoices,discusswhattheychosenandwhy.Whatdidtheygiveupthattheywouldalsohavelikedtobuy?Discusshowthescarcityofmoneyforcedthemtomakechoicesaboutwhattobuyandwhattoleavebehind.
SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
SS1E1 Thestudentwillidentifygoodsthatpeoplemake,andservicesthatpeopleprovideforeachother.
SS1E2 Thestudentwillexplainthatpeoplehavetomakechoicesaboutgoodsandservicesbecauseofscarcity.
SS1E3Thestudentwilldescribehowpeoplearebothproducersandconsumers.
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THAT’S BUSINESS!
GIFTED CONNECTIONAskyourgiftedstudentstopretendtheyhave$100.00tospendanywaytheywouldlike.Byusingthecomputerand/orcatalogs,askstudentstomakealistoftheitemstheywouldbuy.Thetotalcannotbeover$100.00orlessthan$95.00.
CLOSINGAskstudentstogiveyouadefinitionoftheword“scarce.”Discussthefactthatchoicesmustbemadewhengoodsorservicesarescarce.ReviewthewaysinwhichCNNisbothaproducerandaconsumer.Discusswaysyourstudentsandtheirfamiliesarebothproducersandconsumers.
ASSESSMENT1. Collectstudents’papersandchecktomakesure
themathwasdonecorrectly.
2. Assesshowwellstudentsworkaloneortogethertocompletetheassignment.
grade 1 post-visit activity - one hourSOCIAL STUDIES + MATH
MATH STANDARDS
M1N3 Studentswilladdandsubtractnumberslessthan100aswellasunderstandanduseinverserelationshipbetweenadditionandsubtraction.
Crayons $ 2.00Sticker $ 3.00Gel-Pen $ 5.00DVD $ 3.00Computer game $ 8.00Board Game $ 5.00Magic Marker $ 4.00Book $ 3.00Rubber nose/ears $ 3.00Glow Stick $ 2.00Plush Animal $ 4.00YoYo $ 5.00Paint set $ 2.00Small Plastic Lizard $ 4.00Magic Trick Set $ 6.00
My TOTAL $
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THE TOY STORE grade 1 SOCIAL STUDIES + MATHworksheet 5
LIVE FROM OUR CLASSROOM! grade 1 post-visit activity - one hourLANGUAGE ARTS
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OBJECTIVES• Studentswilllearnwhywritingisessentialinthereal
world.
• StudentswillusethewritingprocesstoprepareaTVnewsprogram.
MATERIALS• Videocamera(optional)
• Paper/pencils
• Posterboard
PROCEDURE1. Reviewwithstudentswhattheysawpeopledoat
CNNandwhattheylearnedabouthowanchorsusedemonstrativetechnologytoreportthenewsoncamera.(Theyreadfromateleprompterorfromnotes;theylookintothecamera;etc.)
2. IfyouhaveaccesstotheCNNnetworkatyourschool,allowstudentstowatch10-15minutesofaprogramonCNN.Advisory: Pre-screen current news content to determine if it is age-appropriate for your students.
3. Discusswithstudentsthatpeoplewhoreportthenewsdon’tmakeupwhattheyaresayingonthespot.They,orsomeoneelsewhoworkswiththem,writesentencesdowntoexplainwhatishappeningwithaparticularstory.Remindstudentsoftheteleprompterthattheysawontheirtour.
4. Tellstudentsthattheyaregoingtogetintogroupsandwritethreesentencesaboutsomethingthathashappenedintheclassroomduringthepastweek.Whentheyaredone,theywillpresenttheirsentencestotheclassinanewsprogramabouttheirclassactivities.
5. Divideyourclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgrouptothinkofonethingthathappenedeitherinyourclass,ontheplayground,orinotherplacesatschoolthatwouldmakeaninterestingnewsstory.
LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
ELA1LSV1 Thestudentusesoralandvisualstrategiestocommunicate.Thestudent
e.Communicateseffectivelywhenrelatingexperiencesandretellingstoriesread,heard,orviewed.
f.Usescompletesentenceswhenspeaking.
ELA1W1 Thestudentbeginstodemonstratecompetencyinthewritingprocess.Thestudent
a.Writestextsofalengthappropriatetoaddressatopicandtellastory.
b.Describesanexperienceinwriting.
ELA1W2Thestudentwritesinavarietyofgenres,includingnarrative,informational,persuasiveandresponsetoliterature.
Critical Component:Thestudentproducesinformationalwritingthat:
a.Beginstocaptureareader’sinterest.
b.Staysononetopicandbeginstomaintainafocus.
LIVE FROM OUR CLASSROOM! grade 1 post-visit activity - one hourLANGUAGE ARTS
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Askstudentstowritethreesentencesaboutthatevent.Remindstudentsthattheywillbereadingthesentencestotheclass,sotheyshouldwriteinterestingsentences.Ifapictureoraposterwouldhelpotherstudentsunderstandthenewsstorybetter,tellstudentsthattheymayuseposterboardtomakethepicture.
6. Askeachgrouptochooseonepersontointroducetheirnewsprogram.Forexample,astudentmightsay,“ThisisKara,AmandaandJuanwiththeclassroomnews!”
7. Wheneachgrouphasfinishedwritingtheirnewsstory,groupthreedesksinfrontoftheclassnexttoeachothertoformanewsdesk.Alloweachmemberofthegrouptoreadonesentenceofthestory.
8. Wheneachgrouphaspresentedtheirstory,askstudentsiftheythinkwritingforanewsnetworklikeCNNwouldbeinteresting.SometimesCNNmustgotocountrieswherethereiswar,orahurricaneoranearthquake.Askstudentswhattheythinkthatwouldbelike.
L.A. STANDARDS (CON’T)
ELA1W2 c.Adddetailstoexpandatopic.
d.Beginstouseorganizationalstructures(steps,chronologicalorder)andstrategies(description).
e.Beginstousegraphicfeatures(charts,pictures,heading).
g.Beginstodevelopasenseofclosure.
h.Mayincludeoralorwrittenprewriting.
i.Maybepublished.
GIFTED CONNECTIONAskgiftedstudentstointerviewthePrincipalaboutanissuewithintheschool.RemindstudentsthattheywillneedtotakeshortnotesaboutwhatthePrincipalsays,andhavequestionsreadytoaskhim/her.Oncetheinterviewisfinished,askyourgiftedstudentstoproduceanewsprogramtoinformtheclassabouttheissue.
CLOSINGReviewwithstudentshowimportantreadingandwritingaretopeoplewhoarepresentingthenews.AskstudentstodiscusswhatwouldhappenifallTVnewsreportershadtomakeupthesentencesintheirstoriesastheyreportedthem,ortotryandremembereverythingtheywantedtosayintheirreportwithoutthehelpoftheteleprompterornotes.Wouldthenewsbeveryaccurate?
ASSESSMENT1. Assesshowwellstudentsworkingroups.
2. Assessthesentenceswrittenbyeachgroupaswellastheirpresentation.
PROCEDURE (CON’T)