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a. What is it like where we live? (Answers may vary.) b. What physical characteristics do we have in our community? (Answers may vary.) 10.Discuss how physical characteristics in our community/state can be places that we enjoy visiting. a. What fun things can we do outside in our community? (Possible answers include: hiking, camping, visiting lakes, etc.) b. List activities that are available and ones the students have been able to participate in. Explain that these places are physical characteristics. 11.Have students share physical characteristics in the community that they have been to or would like to go to someday with a partner and then the class. a. Is there a physical characteristic in our community that you have been to or that you would like to visit? (mountains, lake, beach, etc.) 12.Have each student share about the physical characteristic they chose and explain to a partner why they like it or would like to go there. a. Give students a choice of how they would like to share their answer. Some options include drawing a picture, writing a sentence, or verbally explaining. 13.Recap the lesson. Reinforce the main concepts taught. Explain that this week, they will be learning more about the physical characteristics of places. Article Assessment Question: 1. What are physical characteristics? a. tall buildings b. natural features
c. a specific location d. human interactions
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Article 2: Landforms Word Count: 17 Vocabulary: landforms: big areas of land High Impact Teaching Strategies: Explicit Teaching, Multiple Exposures Lesson Plan: 1. For this lesson and the “Bodies of Water” lesson, you will be using the Poster Pal T-chart “Landforms and Bodies of Water.” You will be completing only the “Landforms” side of the T-chart during this lesson.
Physical Characteristics of a Place | Week 16
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