Kindergarten+Maps+and+Globes

Name:Tara Morrish Microsoft paint (have open on computers already) Worksheets Color Pencils Sharpie
 * **Lesson Title:** || **Where we live** ||
 * Subject Area: || Social Studies ||
 * Grade Level: || Kindergarten ||
 * Unit Title: || The world around us ||
 * GLCEs/ HSCE: || K – G1.0.1 Recognize that maps and globes represent places. ||
 * METS-S/NETS-T || N 3c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats ||
 * Essential Questions || How can we use maps and globes in the classroom? It is important to learn how to use a map because when people need to travel or locate a place they need to go, they know how to get there by using a map or a globe. At some point in all of our lives we will either travel or need to find some place on a map. ||
 * Objectives: || Students will be able to draw a picture of lower and upper Michigan in Microsoft paint by tracing their hand to make the shape of lower and upper Michigan and locate and label where in the state their school is located. ||
 * Tools and Resources: || Computer

. || Maps are used in different forms but they all pretty much do the same thing. They help you to navigate from one place to another. For instance, you may use a map to go from one city to another or one state to another or even from one building or office to another.
 * Rationale: || Locating Michigan on a map and know where their school is located in Michigan. ||
 * || **Sequence of Activities:** ||
 * Anticipatory Questions/Activity: || 1) What is this a picture of? This is a map of Michigan.

2) How do you know its a map? We see the picture of upper and lower Michigan. We see the water around Michigan. 3) Why do we need maps? To find different locations, to know where things are located. || (Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.) || There are different maps for different things a person needs. There are maps for the world, just the US, just of Michigan. There are also maps to show where stores are in the mall, around a theme park. We need a map of the US to show us where the different states are and how they are shaped. Can you count and tell me how many states they are in the US? Why are are the colors red, white and blue important to the US? Hand out worksheets of the US and have students color the water blue, color Michigan white, and the other states red. With a sharpie put a star where our school would be located. || (Factual information/Vocab Includes sample feedback loop) || On a pull down screen with a projecting computer or smart board bring up Google Earth. Ask the students if they know what this program does. zoom in on the United States. The students are just going to watch as you demonstrate the program and they can ask questions.
 * Body of Lesson Plan:
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Ask what is this? A map of the US. What are the different features that make this the US? We see Michigan, the Florida peninsula and all the water that surround the US.How are some ways we know where to find Michigan on a map of the US(Zoom in on Michigan)? Show them the different lakes, there are 5. It is the only state that looks like a hand.

[|Google Earth]

Show them on you hand where to locate our school || (Includes multiple intelligence strategy: Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy) || Instructions on Microsoft Paint 1) On the top of the screen you are going to see a strip of different button you can push with your mouse. 2)There is a button for a paint brush push the left button on you mouse and that will let you mouse pointer turn into a paint brush. 3) Play with the brush for a few minutes (3mins) and get use to using the paint brush 4)Put your left hand on the screen with you fingers pointing toward the top of the screen. 5)Leave space at the top of your screen to draw the upper peninsula. With you finger holding down the left mouse button and trace your hand 6) Now place your left hand with your fingers together and your finger toward your right hand and trace that 7) Color where the lakes would be blue 8) Then draw a star where your school is located || (Detailed directions on how to complete activity) || 1) Talk about what the map of Michigan is 2) Talk about why we need maps and globes 3) Go to google earth and show students how to explore the website and have them explore on their own after showing them what to do 4) Show them where their school is located on Google earth 5) With students using Microsoft paint have them draw Michigan using their hand for the upper and lower peninsula then have them draw a star where their school is and color the water blue. ||
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