Lesson Plan : California
Teacher Name: | Ms. Bradley |
Grade: | Grade 7-8 |
Subject: | Social Studies |
Topic: | When did California become a state? |
Content: | California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods. Idenify: Define: Juan Cabrillo mission system Gaspar de Portola rancho Junipero Serra pueblos John Bidwell statehood Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Bear Flag Republic Pio Pico Mexican-American War |
Goals: | 1. Students will describes the social, political, cultural and interactions among people of California from the per-Columbian societies to the Spanish and Mexican periods. 2. Students will explain the social and political life in California from the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic through the Mexican-American War, and the granting of statehood. |
Objectives: | 1. students will be able to explain how California became a state. 2. Students will be able to describe the spanish exploration and colonization of California. |
Materials: | History textbooks, encyclopedias, US map, paper, pen/pencils,malers, highlighters, notebooks, student workbooks,computers |
Introduction: | California from the Per-Columbian societies to the Mexican rancho periods. |
Development: | I will show the students (using the class room map of the U.S) some of the routes the early explores used to get to Next I will point out why people came to California and the routes they travel. Next I will have the student tell me what they already know about California during this time era. I will be writing down their respondes on the whiteboard using a KWL chart. |
Practice: | I will next have the students open up their books to the chapter reading. Then I would lead them through a guided reading on the chapter they are studying. During the guided reading I would stop and point the key vocabulary words. |
Accommodations: | classroom computers and alfa smart are made available to student who have IEP and need to use technology assistant to complete their assignments. |
Checking For Understanding: | I will next have the class tell me what they learned about California and list their comments on the KWL chart on the white board. Next i will ask them is there anything that they want to know about that was not covered in today's class reading. I will list their comments on the KWL chart. |
Closure: | I will have the students verbally summarize what they learned again and sharing their answers to the unknown terms. I would now assign their homework study books. |
Evaluation: | I will have a check list with the students names and I would check off and write a short statement on what I seen during their classwork time. |
Teacher Reflections: | I will write how I felt the class did today. I would list what I should have none to make the lesson better. I will also list what I need to do to follow up on this chapter reading |
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