Daily Lesson GAME Plan

Lesson Title: The Five Regions of Georgia Grade Level: 2nd Grade Content Standards: SS2G1 The student will locate a!or to"o#ra"hical $eatures o$ Geor#ia and will descri%e how these $eatures de$ine Geor#ia&s sur$ace' a. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and ppalachian Plateau. (STE )ETS*S Creati!ity and "nno!ation Communication and Colla%oration Research and "nformation *luency (nstructional O%!ective+s,: Overarchin# -uestions:
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Related Lessons: Georgias Landforms, Georgias Rivers, Georgia Has Regions?, and Tourism of Georgia Project Unit: Georgias Regions GOALS

To"ical -uestions:

,. -hy is the .orld around you ,. Can you locate each of the fi!e important in your life/ regions of Georgia on a map/ 2. -hy is the 0i.e. Piedmont, Blue 2. 3o. does li!ing in ;;;;;;;;; region Ridge Mountains, Coastal Plain, affect the .ay .e li!e/ ppalachian Plateau, and Valley 2. 3o. are the 7 regions 0Piedmont, and Ridge1 located there/ Coastal Plain, ppalachian Plateau, 2. 3o. does .here " li!e influence Valley and Ridge, and the Blue Ridge ho. " li!e/ Mountains1 ali$e and different 0or 4. -hat do you mean %y 5region/6 uni8ue1/ 7. -hat ma$es a region uni8ue and different/ 9. -hat can .e learn from the past/ :. 3o. can the places .e li!e, ma$e a difference in the .ay .e li!e/ ACT(O) .e$ore*Class Pre"aration Locate !ideo < Georgia Regions Movie LIVE Locate %oo$s 0print materials1 on the regions of Georgia6s 0at li%rary or school media center1 Locate 0and print1 images from each region of Georgia 0images should include, %ut are not limited to, animals, landforms, tourist attractions, flo.ers, plants, trees, etc. that represent the specific region %eing discussed1

Print out a set of 7 .ord .e%s for each student Prepare a map of Georgia indicating each of the fi!e regions of Georgia Locate and prepare the /e#ions o$ Geor#ia PowerPoint Locate the /e#ions o$ Geor#ia Pre0i Presentation Prepare the Per$or ance Tas1: Touris Association o$ Geor#ia and the corresponding ru%ric 0Grou" Pro!ect /u%ric1 Durin# Class Ti e (nstructional Activities Materials 2 /esources +Day 3, 4 =>plain the standard 7 (ays 0, -ee$1 Pencil, ?ournal 0or note%oo$ 0 SS2G1 #he student .ill locate 0(ays 2 < :1 paper1, pro?ector, computer, ma?or topographical features of "nteracti!e %oard 0or .hite Georgia and .ill descri%e ho. these %oard1, %oo$s a%out features define Georgia6s surface. a. Georgia6s regions, '' Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue RidgeMountains, te>t%oo$, a map of Georgia Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and 0.ith all 7 regions indicated Ridge, and ppalachian Plateau.1 and on the map or a classroom the essential 8uestions 0listed a%o!e1, map of Georgia1, images again, for the acti!ity. 0-1 from each region of +Day 3*5, * Give the students Georgia, spea$ers, Georgia the 6ord 6e%. (Evaluation) Regions Pathfinder, Explain to the students that /e#ions o$ Geor#ia they will view the /e#ions o$ PowerPoint and Pre0i Geor#ia
PowerPoint and Pre0i +and any other presentations you .ould li$e to utili)e from the Geor#ia /e#ions Path$inder, and will need to record any important information about each of the 5 regions of Georgia using their word webs, (W) as the teacher presents and discusses the ower oint (one region at a time). (Explore and E!uip) +Day 3*5, 4 s$ students to %egin their ?ournal .riting, Life as an animal in a Georgia Region7 and continue the ?ournal .riting for the ne>t 7 days. 'tudents .ill .rite a%out the follo.ing gi!en topic: -rite a%out a day in your life as if you .ere an animal from one of the fi!e regions of Georgia. If you could be one of the many animals that live in one of our five regions in Georgia, Which would you be? Why? What region would you come from? What ty es of things would you see? What would you do for the day? 0=>plore, =8uip, and

=!aluate1 +Day 5, 4 Gi!e each student a copy of Per$or ance Tas1: Touris Association o$ Geor#ia along .ith the corresponding ru%ric 0Grou" Pro!ect /u%ric1. =>plain to the students that they are going to %e tour guides for the state of Georgia. @e!in Langston, (eputy Commissioner for #ourism, has as$ed them to research, plan, and create a creati!e presentation using either Voice#hread or Glogster, to %e used as Georgia6s ne. online tra!el A%rochure.B #he online tra!el presentation .ill %e presented to their %oss 0@e!in Langston1, the other tour guides, and tourists. #he presentation must include the follo.ing: ,.1 #he names of all 7 geographic regions. 2.1 -hat does the land loo$ li$e/ 0description and picture1 2.1 Cames of ma?or cities in the regions. 4.1 Local attractions for !isitors. 7.1 Catural resourcesDmanufactured products in each region. 9.1 #ypes of communities in each region 0e>. ur%an, rural, su%ur%an1 :.1 Create a creati!e online presentation.

Cotes: Modifications and accommodations can %e !ie.ed %elo.. MO)(TO/ On#oin# Assess ent+s,: Teacher O%servation8Con$erencin# 4 #he students .ill participate in class discussions and teacher conferencing. 9acet 4 6ritin#: Li$e as an ani al in Geor#ia&s /e#ions 4 'tudents .ill .rite a%out the follo.ing gi!en topic: -rite a%out a day in your life as if you .ere an animal from one of the fi!e Georgia regions. If you could be one of the many animals that live in one of our five regions in Georgia, Which would you be? Why? What region would you come from? What ty es of things would you see? What would you do for the day? 9acet 4 (nter"retation8A""lication8Sel$* :nowled#e8Pers"ective8E "athy8E;"lanation Student Sel$*Assess ents: Student Evaluation o$ Per$or ance Tas1: Touris Association o$ Geor#ia Presentation 4 #he students .ill reflect upon small group assignments 0the tourism Po.erPoint1 they ha!e produced .ith their group mem%ers and

their o.n role in completing the assignment. 9acet 4 Sel$*:nowled#e8E;"lanation Acco odations and E;tensions: 'tudents .ill %e placed into small groups to complete the Performance #as$, rather than completing the tas$ indi!idually. 'tudents .ith an "=P, .ill %e gi!en the 7 .ord .e%s, and as$ed to only complete 2 facts a%out each Region of Georgia, rather than additional facts re8uired. .ac1u" Plan: "f "nternet access is una!aila%le, the teacher .ill introduce and discuss, in&depth, all regions of Georgia using a classroom map of Georgia. "mages of Georgia6s regions .ill %e sho.nD!ie.ed through the '' te>t%oo$ andDor %oo$s located from the li%rary. E<AL=ATE A)D E>TE)D Lesson Reflections and Cotes:
)ote 1: @ey !oca%ulary is introduced as they are mentioned in the learning acti!ities, te>t%oo$, other reading material, and performance tas$. 'tudents .ill read and discuss, .ith the teacher, rele!ant sections of the '' te>t%oo$ 0pages :4&EE1 in order to support the learning acti!ities and performance tas$. 0=>plore and =8uip1 )ote 2: s an ongoing acti!ity, the students .ill .rite a paper a%out a day in the life of an animal fromone of the fi!e Georgia regions, as if you .ere the animal. ns.er the follo.ing 8uestions: "f you could %e one of the many animals that li!e in one of our fi!e regions in Georgia, -hich .ould you %e/ -hy/ -hat region .ould you come from/ -hat types of things .ould you see/ -hat .ould you do for the day/ 0Rethin$, Re!isit, Reflect, and Refine1

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