Ashley Fricchione Social Studies Lesson Plan Grade 4 Unit: Erie Canal Objectives: The students will: - Read pages 1-8 of the book, The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness for content understanding. - complete the KWHL chart throughout lesson. - discuss in pairs and complete Think, Pair, Share worksheet. - compose journal writing at the end of the lesson. -examine a map of the Erie Canal, identifying important towns along the way with the Velcro pieces. New York Standards: Social Studies: -Standard 1 History of the United States and New York Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York. PI- Students will know the roots of American culture, its development from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it. -Standard 3 Geography Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface. PI- Students will investigate how people depend on and modify the physical environment. Common Core Learning Standards English Language Art Reading Informational Text Gr. 4 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Interpret information presented visually, orally or quantitatively (charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears. Reading Informational Text Gr. 4 Key Ideas and Details 3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. Writing Standard Gr. 4 Text Types and Purposes 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely Learning Styles: - Verbal/linguistic- Students will read pages 1-8 of the book, The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness. Students will complete KWHL chart and think, pair, share worksheet by writing in their answers/ thoughts. Students will write in their journals at end of lesson.
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Ashley Fricchione
Social Studies Lesson Plan
Grade 4
Unit: Erie Canal
Objectives:
The students will:
- Read pages 1-8 of the book, The Amazing Impossible
Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness for content understanding.
- complete the KWHL chart throughout lesson.
- discuss in pairs and complete Think, Pair, Share worksheet.
- compose journal writing at the end of the lesson.
-examine a map of the Erie Canal, identifying important towns along the way with the
Velcro pieces.
New York Standards:
Social Studies:
-Standard 1 History of the United States and New York
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas,
eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
PI- Students will know the roots of American culture, its development from many different
traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in
creating it.
-Standard 3 Geography
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the
geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including
the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.
PI- Students will investigate how people depend on and modify the physical environment.
Common Core Learning Standards English Language Art
Reading Informational Text Gr. 4 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Interpret information presented visually, orally or quantitatively (charts, graphs, diagrams,
timelines) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it
appears.
Reading Informational Text Gr. 4 Key Ideas and Details
3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text,
including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Writing Standard Gr. 4 Text Types and Purposes
3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences. d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory
details to convey experiences and events precisely
Learning Styles:
- Verbal/linguistic- Students will read pages 1-8 of the book, The Amazing
Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness. Students will complete KWHL chart
and think, pair, share worksheet by writing in their answers/ thoughts. Students
will write in their journals at end of lesson.
- Visual/spatial- Students will look at the map of New York and route of Erie
Canal, pictures in the book The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl
Harness, and graphic organizer (KWHL).
- Interpersonal- Students will interact with one another while using the strategy
“think, pair, share”. Students will share their findings with the rest of class.
- Intrapersonal- Students will self-reflect while writing in their personal journals.
- Body/kinesthetic- Students will use tactile Velcro map of New York to place and
trace the route of the Erie Canal and place important towns along its route.
Materials:
Book: The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness
“Think, Pair, Share” worksheet
“Think, Pair, Share” Guidelines
KWHL chart worksheet
Velcro map of Erie Canal
Pen
Journal
Teacher Resources:
-The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Hardness
-Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math by Laura Robb
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNJ2RMOd3U –Music clip of “Low
Bridge, Everybody Down”
-http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-88804- map of Erie Canal
-Think, Pair, Share poster board
Multicultural component: The book The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl
Harness will show students how transportation has improved since the use of canals.
Students will be able to see how transportation has become easier and more convenient in
today’s world. Students will appreciate the major improvements of using canals pulled
along by horses on the shore line to motor vehicles that do not use nearly half of the
effort. Students will also use the book The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl
Harness to compare De Witt Clinton’s feelings to their own feelings by writing in their
journals. Students will describe a time in their life when someone told them their
goal/dream was impossible, like people told Clinton his dream of the Erie Canal was
impossible.
Motivation: To motivate and engage students in the introduction of the Erie Canal, I will
show a YouTube clip of the song “Low Bridge, Everybody Down”.
Procedure:
Before Learning
- Students will watch/listen to YouTube clip “Low Bridge, Everybody Down”.
- Students will receive Velcro map of New York, and label the major towns along
the route of the Erie Canal by using the images in the book The Amazing
Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness on pages 1-8.
- Students will receive the KWHL chart and begin to fill in the part of the chart
“what do I know”, “what do I want to know” and “how I’ll learn it”.
The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.
Writing Process Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful.
Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done.
Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to get by.
Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn\'t seem to care.
Problem/Conflict It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem.
It is not clear what problem the main characters face.
Requirements All of the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of graphics, etc.) were met.
Almost all (about 90%) the written requirements were met.
Most (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not.
- Students will be required to present information on how the fish located on the
Erie Canal benefited the people that lived along the canal and how they depended
on the modified physical environment.
List of fish that can be located on the Erie Canal: http://www.erie.gov/hotspot/fish_descriptions.phtml
These popular panfish are just what the doctor ordered to keep young kids busy and happy. While these are two different types of fish, they'll often occupy the same waters, such as around sunken limbs, weeds or any type of shallow bottom structure. Red worms are the favorite bait of these feisty scrappers. They can be found in lakes Erie and Ontario, the Niagara River, the Erie Canal and most inland lakes and ponds.
Carp are quickly gaining recognition as a prized catch in Greater Niagara waters, especially since European anglers started coming over to sample our fishery. The result has been some impressive catches, including some fish over 40 pounds. The state record is a 50 pound, four ounce beast. Carp can be found in most streams, the shallow bays off Erie and Ontario, as well as throughout the Niagara River and Erie Canal system. Worms are a favorite bait, as is corn, dough balls or bread.
Sometimes referred to as Calico bass, these tasty panfish can be found in the shallows of the Great Lakes, the Niagara River and even in the Erie Canal. Both white and black crappie can be found in the Greater Niagara Region with the best bait being a minnow placed two feet below a bobber. They will also hit small artificial lures. Best time of year to catch these fish is spring and fall.
This first cousin to the musky can be found with frequency throughout the Greater Niagara area. Some of the weedy areas around the Niagara River, as well as some of the harbors off lakes Erie and Ontario, offer good opportunity to catch these toothy critters. Ditto on the Erie Canal, especially in the spring off feeder creeks. A chub fished under a bobber is a favorite shorefishing technique. Other popular baits include spinnerbaits, spoons, stickbaits -- anything with flash. While no one has ever caught anything close to the state record 46 pound, two ounce mark, fish over 20 pounds have been recorded from local waters.
Title Title is centered, neat, readable, and describes content well.
Title is readable and describes content well.
Title describes the content well but is not readable or centered.
The title is too small and does not describe the content of the poster well.
Required Elements
The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.
All required elements are included on the poster.
All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.
Several required elements are missing.
Content - Accuracy
At least 7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster related to the particular life cycle. At least 4 facts stating the relationship to the Erie Canal.
5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the poster related to the particular life cycle. At least 3 facts stating the relationship to the Erie Canal.
3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster related to the particular life cycle. At least 2 facts stating the relationship to the Erie Canal.
Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster related to the particular life cycle. At least 1 fact stating the relationship to the Erie Canal.
Graphics Graphics used on the poster reflect the particular life cycle stated on the title and are labeled.
Graphics used on the poster are present but are not labeled.
Graphics used are not related to the title.
No graphics
Grammar There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster.
There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
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Fish 1: Fish 2:
Life Cycle
of a Fish
Name: __________________________
Directions: Complete the graph below by
filling in each box with the correct sequence
of stages of the fish life cycle. Write at least
2 facts under each stage.
Stage1:
Ashley Fricchione
Math Lesson Plan
Grade 4
Unit: Erie Canal
Standards:
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics:
Measurement & Data 4.MD
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger
unit to a smaller unit.
2. Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time,
liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple
fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a
larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams
such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale.
Social Studies Standards:
Standard 3 Geography
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the
geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—
including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.
PI- Students will analyze geographic information by making relationships, interpreting
trends and relationships, and analyzing geographic data.
Common Core Learning Standards English Language Art:
Writing Standard Gr.4 Text Types and Purposes
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the
topic.
Essential Lesson Objectives: - After learning about the dimensions of the Erie Canal, students will watch a video
that depicts the length of the Erie Canal corresponding to the length of a football