K-5 Kelly Telech Sandy Dodson Rosa Parks Elementary Fayette County Schools Welcome…

 Plan for the year  Focus on the Standards  Understand student expectations  Create student learning targets  Plan standards-based instruction:  Use a variety of assessments

Planning for the Year… DATE (wks) UNIT STANDARDS ACTIVITIES/ PROJECTSRESOURCES AUG. / SEPT KY Geography/ U.S. Geography Native Americans focus on CULTURE & CULTURAL REGIONS (US & KY) SS Students will use geographic tools to locate and describe major landforms, bodies of water, places and objects in the United States by their absolute location. DOK 2 Mapping activity posters History Alive Text Workbook Reference books Library books Social Studies Journals Geography links on class webpage SEPT. Native Americans focus on CULTURE & CULTURAL REGIONS (US & KY) SS Students will identify early cultures (e.g., Native Americans, English, Spanish, French, West African) in the United States and analyze their similarities and differences. DOK 2 Artifact activity Research Chart on two cultural regions Comparing cultures: Totem pole activity Kachina doll activity History Alive Text Workbook Reference books Library books Social Studies Journals Native am. Links on class webpage OCT. Exploration/ Colonization OCT/ NOV. Colonization

SS Students will identify early cultures (e.g., Native Americans, English, Spanish, French, West African) in the United States and analyze their similarities and differences. DOK 2 SS Students will describe various forms of interactions (compromise, cooperation, conflict) that occurred between diverse groups (e.g., Native Americans, European Explorers, English colonists, British Parliament) in the history of the United States. DOK 2 SS Students will give examples of conflicts between individuals or groups and describe appropriate conflict resolution strategies (e.g., compromise, cooperation, communication). DOK 2

SS Students will IDENTIFY early cultures in the United States and ANALYZE their SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES. SS Students will EXPLAIN patterns of human settlement in the early development of the United States and EXPLAIN how these patterns were influenced by physical characteristics (e.g., climate, landforms, bodies of water).

I can IDENTIFY early Native American cultures. I can EXPLAIN similarities and differences in Native American cultures based on their cultural regions. I can EXPLAIN patterns of Native American settlement and how these patterns were influenced by physical characteristics (e.g., climate, landforms, bodies of water).

 Engaging Activities  Integrating content areas  Using of Technology  Writing (Journals, workbooks, etc.)  Building Content Vocabulary  Making Connections  Reviewing and Repetition Plan Standards-Based Instruction… What does it look like?

 Read historical fiction novels  Use Picture books  Shared Readings/History Songs/Poems  Research Projects/Presentations  Graphic Organizers  American History Simulations  Play Social Studies games  Play Vocabulary games  Journals/Notebooks  Make mini-timelines  Make artifacts in the classroom

Re: Blue Dolphins: Group 7 by Isabella - Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 03:33 PMIsabella No. I would not want to be left behind on a island with no company or with wild dogs. Karana checks everyday for a ship because she wants to make sure that the Aleuts did not come at night. Action: Every day Karana watches for the ship's return. Explain the motive behind the action. Blue Dolphins: Group 7 by Ryan - Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 02:49 PMRyan Karana waits for the ship's return because she wants them to know she's there if the boat comes and mostly because she wants to get off of that island. Would you want to stay on an island with no company and hungry wild dogs? EditEdit | Delete | ReplyDeleteReply

 Ongoing/formal/informal  Review and Repetition  Exit Slips  Flashbacks  Multiple Choice  Open Response  Short Answer USE A VARIETY OF ASSESSMENTS…

 White boards  Post-it notes  Pencil/paper

Cultures & Societies Which trait was common among Native American cultures: (tools, language, gender roles, or food)? (gender roles) Which of the following was unique to individual Native American cultures: (family organization, values, religion, or type of shelter)? (type of shelter) In which Native American cultural region did natives build totem poles to display outside their homes as a narrative form of art? (Northwest Coast)

Thank you for coming! Kelly Telech Sandy Dodson Rosa Parks Elementary Fayette County Schools