Name: Megan Butina

Date: April 13, 2015

Lesson Details
Lesson Title
This lesson, Recognizing the 50 States and Capitals, will enable students to become more familiar with the United States. The teacher
will begin the lesson by showing a general map of the United States on the Smart Board and discussing with the students any places
they may have traveled to and/or know where any are located. Next, the teacher will show a Youtube video on the Smart Board of the
Fifty States and Capitals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WlJwiQ2G0 ). Finally, students will be making a Flipbook with the first
25 states labeled on the outside and the capitals labeled on the inside in alphabetical order.

Content Area
Social Studies

Grade Level
Fourth

Date of Lesson
April 17, 2015

UBD Stage I: Identify Desired Results

Lesson Objectives
Students will be able to:
1) Visualize various states throughout the country by discussing the map on the Smart Board as a class.
2) Familiarize themselves with capitals and facts of each state while watching the 50 States and Capitals video.
3) Practice study technique once creating flipbook.

Standards
PA Standards

CC.1.4.4.W: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take
notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

CC.1.2.4.E: Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution).

ISTE Standards

Standard 1: Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative
products and processes using technology.
a) Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes
b) Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c) Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d) Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Enduring Understandings

A map is essential to viewing how all of the states come together and create the United States of America.

Similarly, the Youtube video will allow the students to recognize the parts of the 50 states by region while learning fun facts
about each state to help remember.
A flipbook can be used as a simple way to assess oneself.

Essential Questions

Why is it important to know the names of the states and capitals of America?
Why is it important to recognize where the states and capitals are located on a map?
How is creating a flipbook going to help you remember what you are learning?
What are some other ways we can think to remember the states and capitals?

UBD Stage II: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Tasks
Formal:
1.)

Students will be formally assessed on the first 5 states and capitals of the flipbook in tomorrows class quiz. This
assessment is based off of the homework assignment.

Informal:
1.) Students are informally assessed of their previous knowledge of states and capitals by contributing to class discussion
and volunteering participation by raising their hand.
2.) Students will be informally assessed on their overall understanding of the creation of their flipbooks and the connection of
the correct states with capitals (*expected to follow teachers example)

Rubric/Scoring Criteria
No classwork will be graded. Homework grade will reflect in class quiz score tomorrow. 1 out of 5 possible points.

UBD Stage III: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Materials and Resources
1) Smart Board
2) Pencils, Markers
3) Scissors, stapler, ruler
4) Three sheets of construction (or computer) paper per student

Procedures and Content

1)

Show Map on Smart Board

T: Asks students different states / places where they have traveled to.
S: Responds by stating family vacations, field trips, states some may have previously lived, etc.

2)

States and Capitals Youtube Video (also on Smart Board)

T: Play video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WlJwiQ2G0&list=RDWQaWFEjTcVc&index=10 ) for students and ask for
a few students to volunteer what they learned from the video
S: Three or four students share what they learned while watching the video (a state or capital they learned or a fun fact).

3)

Demonstrate how to create a flipbook

T: Show step by step how a flipbook is made and explain what is to be included.
S: Allow students to work independently on creating their flipbook.

Homework
Students will need to practice their flipbook for homework and prepare for a short quiz tomorrow on first five states and capitals (first
row of book)

If Time Activities
Have students quietly familiarize themselves with their flipbooks. Students can work with a partner as long as not distracting students
who are still crafting their flipbook.