HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY

Teacher: Peacock Course/Period: All Date(s): 10/07

TAKS/TEKS Objective:
What will your students be able to do?
Key Points:
What main ideas or key questions will
you ask/show during instruction?
SWBAT identify different types of maps.
There are three different types of maps: political, physical,
and thematic.

LESSON PLAN
Do Now: Write four different reasons that people might use a map.
Engage

Vocabulary Words:
Political Map
Physical Map
Thematic Map
Lead students through discovery
Explore

Students will create a “map types” foldable for the purposes of learning and study.

Teach the concept. (interaction, investment, interest.)

Explain

Students will be led through a slideshow and discussion of various map types and asked to categorize them
as a class.

Students apply the information learned in the Explain.

Elaborate

Students will complete a “Map Walk” gallery walk—walking around the room examining different examples of
maps, categorizing them, and justifying their answers.

How will you know the students have learned the objectives? (reflection, check for understanding)
Evaluate

N/A (Students will complete an exit quiz on Friday, October 8th…after the second portion of the lesson.

MODIFICATION

GT: Students will be asked to evaluate maps based on material covered from previous day.
ESL: partnered and guided learning.
Sp. Ed: partnered and guided learning