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Present Essential Question to Class: ● Present the essential question, learning objectives, and “I can” statements, using student-friendly language. Clarify any questions that students have about the content and learning objectives. ● Have students preview the text to identify the vocabulary words for this week. Unpack the weekly vocabulary, as appropriate. Article 1: Physical Characteristics Word Count: 23 Vocabulary: physical characteristics: natural features of the Earth that tell us about a place High Impact Teaching Strategies: Explicit Teaching, Structuring Lessons Lesson Plan: 1. Review what was previously learned about location. As you review, assess students’ understanding. Give feedback and reteach, if necessary. a. What is location? (Location tells us where a place is.) b. What is your location right now? (Possible answers include: the classroom, school, your city, etc.) 2. Write the word “place” on the board. Have a discussion about the word “place.” Ask: a. What do you think the word “place” means? (Answers may vary.) 3. Explain: Place tells us what an area is like. Location tells us where something is, and place tells us what we will see when we get there. a. Our location is our classroom. That is where we are right now. Place is what is around us in the classroom. i. What is it like in our classroom? (Answers may vary.) ii. How do you know that? (Answers may vary.) iii. What do we have in our classroom? (Answers may vary.) 4. Explain: Places around the world have different characteristics. Characteristics are the way something looks. This week, you will be learning about the physical characteristics of a place. 5. Read the first sentence of the article together. Discuss that places have physical characteristics. Physical characteristics tell us about a place. 6. Read the second sentence of the article. Have the students locate the bolded term. Write the term “physical characteristics” on the board. a. Explain: Physical characteristics are natural features of the Earth. These features are not made by people. b. Point out the things in your classroom. Explain that all of these objects were made by people. Physical characteristics are not made by people. 7. Read the rest of the article together. Have the students highlight the physical characteristics mentioned in the article. a. What are some physical characteristics? (land, water, resources) 8. Explain that physical characteristics are what we can see and experience around us. Land and water are the physical characteristics of where we live. 9. Have a discussion about physical characteristics of your community. Write the students' responses on the board.
Physical Characteristics of a Place | Week 16
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