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Grade Level: 2nd

Unit: Social Studies (basic Geography)

Assignment type: Discovering Continents and Oceans

Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): • Student will understand What Continent they live on • Student will be able to Name the world Continents and oceans • Student will understand where they are in relation to other continents

Time required to complete this lesson: 1 week

Title of lesson: What is a Continent and a Ocean?

Resources/materials needed: Globes, World maps, Interent

Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in a few paragraphs). We will be starting a unit of World Continents and oceans. Our first lesson will consist of basic geography. Stundents will be introduced to the seven continents and five oceans. Will will be looking at maps, globes and internet sites to explore our world. I want students to understand what a continent is, and how it is different from lets say an island. I would also like them to learn what an ocean is compared to a lake. During our discovery we will be coloring, drawing and learning the spelling of the continents and oceans. During this first week it will be an exciting adventure of the beginnings of our geographical world.

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): Outline maps of continent and oceans that the students will fill in the blanks of the different oceans and continents. Coloring of them will be an option, but not required for this assignment.

Technology used: Internet world maps http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_my_world.html

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: The children are able to look at real pictures of the world from space, giving them an image of what it really looks like.