Social Studies Chapter 6, Core Lessons 1-4: The Middle Colonies, Life in the Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies, and Life in the South Plan for Monday, 2.16 and Tuesday 2.17 (if need be), 40 minute lessons Iowa Core: SS.3-5.H.1 ! Essential Concept and/or Skill: Understand how and why people create, maintain, or change systems of power, authority, and governance. • Understand groups and institutions work to meet individual needs and the common good of all. • Understand that belief systems affect government policies and laws. • Understand the consequences of governmental decisions. https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/5/social-studies/history/ss.3%E2%80%935.h.2 Reading Skill: This lesson plan covers four sections of our book. The four reading skills in order are: • Section 1: Problem and Solution: Note the solutions that English landowners found for the problem of governing their American colonies from far away. • Section 2: Cause and Effect: Take notes on what caused many people to come to the Middle Colonies. • Section 3: Sequence: As you read, list the main events in the order in which they occur. • Section 4: Compare and Contrast: Note the similarities and differences between plantations and backcountry farms. Learning Objectives: • Students will be able to complete an assigned reading and associated note taking guide independently in order to gain an understanding about some basic information about the English Colonies and the lives of those who lived there. • Students will be able to use comprehension skills in order to successfully complete their assigned reading. • Students will be able to complete work independently. Access Background Knowledge: Last time we read about life in New England. We learned about how people lived in the New England colonies. Preview Today’s Chapter/Activity: Today we are going to learn more about what it was like to live in the other colonies. We are going to do the first part of an activity called a Jigsaw. • Introduce Jigsaw by relating it to a puzzle. There will be pieces that all come together at the end. To start, each of you will read one section from the textbook and complete an associated guided note sheet. Later this week you will be responsible for taking the information you learned from your section and teaching it to others. They will do the same for you. That way, you will learn about all the information in this chapter but you will not have to read the whole thing by yourself. • Ask for questions and clarify. This is a totally new activity so I will likely have to explain it more than once.