Middle Colonies Part 2: Lesson Plan Key: Adjustments made to reach all learners.

Purpose/Rationale We are currently working through a unit on the American Colonies. This lesson will be the second of two focusing on the Middle colonies. Connections to Standards/Benchmarks/Curriculum Curriculum materials: Houghton Mifflin: Build Out Nation, Level 5 Common Core Standards: o 5 U2.3.1 o 5 U2.3.2 o 5 U2.3.3 o 5 U2.3.4 o 5 U2.3.5 Objective(s): The students will be able to - Swbat: Compare/Contrast Religion in the New England & Southern Colonies. - Swbat: Describe the diversity if the Middle Colonies - Swbat: List details about Philadelphia & New York Management considerations: Students may become too excited or rowdy during the quiz show in the PowerPoint, which may cause them to loose focus. -I will instruct/redirect students if needed, following the quiz show. Students tend to be restless because this lesson follows the math lesson without a break. -I will allow students to stand and stretch at one point during the lesson. Students tend to zone out if they are not actively engaged and taking notes during the presentation. -I have created not taking sheets on which students must fill in the blanks. Also I have inserted pop quizzes in the form of a game show into the PowerPoint presentation. Students tend to want to share any thought that comes to their mind. -I will limit comments and say things like ok, last comment Introduction/hook (scripted) -Ok, today we are going to continue talking about The Middle Colonies. Lets recap what we learned yesterday. Outline of your lesson sequence, including teaching strategies used. -Set-up and get materials out (Pencil and note taking sheet). -Introduction & big picture review.

-Lesson Students will take notes during lesson. -Periodic quizzes through out lesson. What accommodations did you make to meet the full range of your students? - Revised homework packets for struggling readers. The original packets asked students to state the big idea of each section. I determined that summarizing the big idea of each section may be difficult for struggling reading because they have a difficult time comprehending the text. For this reason I changed most of the questions in the revised packet to multiple choice leaving only a could of shot answer big idea questions. - I set up a listening station, which students can use in the morning to listen to the chapters on tape. I am offering this for students who have trouble comprehending informational text, however anyone can use it. - I have designated websites for students who finish early to visit. They can do extended research on Colonial America focusing on clothing daily life, history, etc. Website: http://www.history.org/history/index.cfm Closing/Wrap Up (scripted): - Ok good job today. Now that we have covered the Middle colonies you can now use your notes to help you with your assignments, especially your daily life chart. For our next lesson well be moving on to Southern Colonies. Assessment: -Informal Assessment: I will assess the students throughout the lesson based on their responses to the quiz show. -I will also assess the students based on their written responses to the assignment theyve been working on. (They care completing a chart, which compare the details of all three colonial regions) If being observed: On what aspect(s) of your lesson would you like me to focus? -Ability to engage all students.
-Ability to present material and in a cleat and easy to understand method.