each other for needs of others needs of others. goods and services An area with Coastal Plains Geographic An entire country region distinct or continent. characteristics Appalachian Cultural Mountains Political Instructional Plan: What the Teacher Will Do What the Students Will Do Write the question on the is a The students will write a Hook board, “What region?” and monitor student work and discussion. response to the question in their 10 minutes notebooks and then will have 2 minutes to discuss with a peer. They will be asked to share their responses with the class. Hand out the map of the Colonial Regions and The students will label each Map monitor student work. colony and shade each region a 20 minutes different color. They will use their textbook for a reference. The teacher will lead a discussion about the map by The students will be asked or Discussion asking students to draw inferences about each region called on for responses. 5-7 minutes based on the map. (i.e. what do you think the climate of the New England region is like based on what you know? How do you think it differs from the other regions?) Teacher will assign a reading to each student. There In pairs, the students will read Interactive will be an equal amount of students assigned to each the excerpt on their region. As Reading of the three regions. they read, they will highlight 20 minutes and talk about the main ideas. The teacher will hand out a blank copy of the puzzle The student will complete a Puzzles and monitor student work. puzzle for their assigned region. 20 minutes They must address the economic, political, social, and civic aspects of their region. Monitor student discussions. The students will work with Conclusion their partner and try to complete 10 minutes their puzzle. **In the next class the students will be asked to present the information about their region to the class. The puzzles will be combined for review later in the
each other for goods and services needs of others needs of others. region An area with distinct characteristics Coastal Plains Appalachian Mountains Geographic Cultural Political An entire country or continent. Instructional Plan: What the Teacher Will Do What the Students Will Do Hook 10 minutes Write the question on the board, “What is a region?” and monitor student work and discussion. The students will write a response to the question in their notebooks and then will have 2 minutes to discuss with a peer. They will be asked to share their responses with the class. Map 20 minutes Hand out the map of the Colonial Regions and monitor student work. The students will label each colony and shade each region a different color. They will use their textbook for a reference. Discussion 5-7 minutes The teacher will lead a discussion about the map by asking students to draw inferences about each region based on the map. (i.e. what do you think the climate of the New England region is like based on what you know? How do you think it differs from the other regions?) The students will be asked or called on for responses. Interactive Reading 20 minutes Teacher will assign a reading to each student. There will be an equal amount of students assigned to each of the three regions. In pairs, the students will read the excerpt on their region. As they read, they will highlight and talk about the main ideas. Puzzles 20 minutes The teacher will hand out a blank copy of the puzzle and monitor student work. The student will complete a puzzle for their assigned region. They must address the economic, political, social, and civic aspects of their region. Conclusion 10 minutes Monitor student discussions. The students will work with their partner and try to complete their puzzle. **In the next class the students will be asked to present the information about their region to the class. The puzzles will be combined for review later in the