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Middle Childhood Education Lesson Plan Template v. 2

Teacher Candidate Name: Taylor West
Lesson Title/#: Relative Location and Maps/Lesson #1
Grade Level: 4th Essential Question: How does map reading help us make sense of our world, locally and globally?

Lesson Foundations
Content Standards
*Science and SS should also
include common core for
reading/writing

Learning Objective(s)
Students will

Prior Academic
Knowledge and Skills

SS.4.9 Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills- A map scale and cardinal direction can be used
to describe the relative location of physical and human characteristics of Ohio and the United
States
RI.4.7 Reading Information Texts: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas- Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g. in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines,
animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information
contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
Students will be able to classify vocabulary related to geography and apply cardinal
directions onto a map. (Apply)
Students will be able to assess maps to determine hemispheres and the importance of
reading maps. (Evaluate)
Prior to this lesson, there has been no previous instruction on cardinal directions or
hemispheres. They have been taught the continents and oceans, which will help inform about
landforms on a map and where they are located.

What have you or your

mentor taught previously that
will inform what students are
learning today?

Materials & Resources

Geography vocabulary Bingo cards

Colored pencils
Compass Rose worksheet
Hemisphere worksheet
Sheets of paper
Pencil

Assessments

Describe the assessments that will be used in this lesson to monitor students mastery of the lesson objective(s). List assessments in order in which they
appear in the lesson.

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Name and
number of
Assessment
(A1) Vocabulary
Bingo

Description of assessment

Evaluation Criteria - What is the evidence (the answers) of student

learning? Specifically list evidence of learning and learning objectives.

Students will compete in a (LO1) After introducing some essential vocabulary about geography
bingo game to practice
and maps, students will compete in a game of Bingo to reinforce their
the various words they
vocabulary acquisition and understanding. Students will be given a
just learned.
bingo card and when they hear the definition read, they will color in
the vocabulary word on the card that it aligns with and write the
definition in that box. Each student will have a different card to have a
variety of possible winners.
The teacher will go through the list of definitions and the student will
win once they get three in a row.
I will go through the list of definitions until the first person gets a
bingo and until each person has each box colored with a definition
written in.
The boxes will be filled accordingly with the following definitions:
1. Geography-The study of the earth
2. Cardinal directions- The directions north, east, south, or west
3. Latitude- The distance north or south of Earths Equator, in
degrees
4. Longitude- The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, in
degrees
5. Hemisphere- A half of the earth
6. Parallel- A line of latitude
7. Meridian- A line of longitude
8. Compass rose- A diagram showing direction
9. Key- The section of a map that explains the symbols and colors
on the map
10.
Equator- The invisible line separating the earth in half, top
and bottom or N/S
11.
Primer Meridian- The invisible line separating the earth in
half, left and right or W/E
12.
Intermediate directions- The direction directly between
the cardinal directions on a compass rose
13.
Relative location- A point or place in relation to another
point or place

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14.
(A2) Compass
rose activity

Students will complete a

handout on the compass
rose using cardinal
directions

Atlas- A book of maps or charts

(LO1) Student will work independently on a compass rose handout

that has them classify what direction they would have to travel to get
from one place to another or what direction it is in relation to the

second location.
1. In order to travel to South America from North America, which
direction would you have to travel? (apply) You would have to
travel south to get to South America from North America.

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(A3) Learning
hemispheres

Students will complete a

hemisphere handout
using the diagram and
prior knowledge of the
world map

2. Australia is _________ of Africa? (apply) Australia is East of

Africa.
3. Antarctica is __________ of Europe? (apply) Antarctica is South
of Europe.
4. In order to travel to Europe from Asia, which direction would
you have to travel? (apply) You would have to travel west to get
to Europe from Asia.
5. The Arctic Ocean is ____________ of the Atlantic Ocean? (apply)
The Arctic Ocean is north of the Atlantic Ocean.
6. In order to get to the Indian Ocean, which direction would you
have to travel from the Atlantic Ocean? (apply) You would have
to travel east to get to the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic
Ocean.
(LO2) Students will work on the hemisphere worksheet in their pods.
This worksheet is aiming to assess understanding of the 4
hemispheres and being able to read maps to analyze the diagram.
This handout has them practice map reading skills and the compass
rose comprehension done in the previous lesson.

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1. What hemisphere is North America Located in? (apply) North

America is located in the Western Hemisphere, as well as the
Northern Hemisphere.
2. Can there be two hemispheres that a continent is located in?
How? (evaluate) Yes, continents can be in two hemispheres at
once because the earth is separated North and South, as well as
East and West. So, a continent will be classified as being in
either the Northern or Southern hemisphere, as well as being in
either the Eastern or Western hemisphere.

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(A4) Exit ticket on

maps/directions

Students will complete

exit ticket that is in
response to the entire
lesson

3. What is the invisible line that separates the northern and

southern hemisphere? (analyze) The invisible line that
separates the northern and southern hemisphere is the equator.
4. What is the invisible line that separates the eastern and western
hemisphere? (analyze) The invisible line that separates the
eastern and western hemisphere is the prime meridian.
5. What continent is located in all 4 hemispheres? (analyze) The
continent that is located in all 4 hemispheres is Africa.
6. What hemisphere is Australia located in? (apply) Australia is
located in the southern and the eastern hemisphere.
(LO2) Once each group is complete with the hemisphere worksheet,
students will each get out a sheet of paper and respond to the
following questions:
1. How do cardinal directions help us make sense of the world?
(Evaluate)
Cardinal direction help us make sense of the world by giving us a
beginning point of understanding where things are located and how to
give directions. Cardinal directions also help with indicating points on
a map to become more aware and cognizant of what is around us.
2. At what point does knowing which hemisphere we live in
become important? (Evaluate)
Knowing which hemisphere we live in is important because it allows
us to have a better understanding of how the earth is set up and to
know the difference between where continents are located.

Instructional Procedures/Steps

Each portion of this section should be aligned with learning objectives. Note when you are addressing a learning objective and when enacting an assessment.

Opening
15 Minutes
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Hook?
Activate prior
knowledge?

Teacher will

Student will

Include instructional practices, questions you will ask, checks

for understanding, differentiation, evidence of culturally
responsive teaching practices.

What will students be doing?

What evidence of learning will students demonstrate?
Student-centered learning/opportunities for practice and
application.

At the beginning of the class period, students

will enter the classroom and place their items
in their cubby. They will read the Smart Board
that has the items they need to complete.
Enter the classroom at a level 0 voice

As students enter the classroom, they will look at

the board and begin to complete the items to
begin class. Once at their seats and ready, they
will read along with the teacher the daily agenda,
learning objectives, and the essential question.

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Communicate LOs?

This will lead into the vocabulary words listed on

Place coats and bags in your cubbies
the board.
Bring your black home folder to your
desk
Turn in any permission slips or forms to
the teacher drawer
Turn in any Social Studies or Language
Arts homework to the W bin
Place any Science or Math homework
on my back table
Once they are at their seats, I will direct them
to the board with the daily agenda which will
be:
Learning New vocabulary
Geography Bingo
Compass Rose Worksheet
Hemisphere handout
Exit ticket
We will go over the learning objective and the
essential question as a class. We will read
them as I can statements.
I will be able to classify vocabulary
related to geography and apply
cardinal and directions onto a map.
I will be able to assess maps to
determine hemispheres and the
importance of reading maps.
Essential question: How does map reading
help us make sense of our world, locally and
globally?
Once we are done reading through the
objectives and EQ, I will begin to introduce
the essential vocabulary for this unit on
maps, directions, and relative location.

To read maps and understand geography, you

need to be able to identify the parts of the

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map that help you read it and make sense of

it. For example, the key on a map is the box
in one of the corners of a map that helps
explain the symbols and colors on the map.
You will also see that there is what is called a
compass rose on almost every map. This is
what tells you the direction something is
using N, S, E, or W (North, South, East, and
West). I will go through each vocabulary word
and the definition.
1. Geography-The study of the earth
2. Cardinal directions- The directions
north, east, south, or west
3. Latitude- The distance north or south of
Earths Equator, in degrees
4. Longitude- The distance east or west of
the Prime Meridian, in degrees
5. Hemisphere- A half of the earth
6. Parallel- A line of latitude
7. Meridian- A line of longitude
8. Compass rose- A diagram of a compass
rose showing direction
9. Key- The section of a map that explains
the symbols and colors on the map
10.
Equator- The invisible line
separating the earth in half, top and
bottom or N/S
11.
Primer Meridian- The invisible line
separating the earth in half, left and
right or W/E
12.
Intermediate directions- The
direction directly between the cardinal
directions on a compass rose
13.
Relative location- A point or place
in relation to another point or place
14.
Atlas- A book of maps or charts

These vocabulary words help us understand the

key components of a map and the many tools and
parts that make map reading work.
The parts of a map that are most important to read
a map are the key and the compass rose because

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How do these vocabulary words inform our

understanding of reading maps? (Analyze)

if we did not have these tools, it would be

impossible to read and understand the meaning it
was trying to convey.

What parts of a map are the most important

to understand if we want to read a map?
(Apply)
To help everyone get a better understanding
of the essential vocabulary, we are going to
play Geography Bingo as an introduction to
these new concepts.
Everyone will get a bingo card and colored
pencils out. The teacher will begin to read
definitions and students will color in the
vocabulary word they believe it to be align
with and write in the definition with the word.
Once a student gets 3 in a row, they win, but
I will go through the entire list of words so
that every box is full for each student to get
an understanding of which words they
comprehend.

The first definition is the study of earth.

What vocabulary word aligns with that
definition? (Understand) When you find
the correct vocabulary word, color it in
with a colored pencil and write in the
definition to the box. You will do this
with each definition.
The second definition is the directions
north, east, south, and west. What
vocabulary word aligns with that
definition? (Understand)
The third definition is the distance

The boxes will be filled accordingly with the

following definitions:
1. Geography-The study of the earth

2. Cardinal directions- The directions north,

east, south, or west
3. Latitude- The distance north or south of
Earths Equator, in degrees
4. Longitude- The distance east or west of the
Prime Meridian, in degrees
5. Hemisphere- A half of the earth

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north or south of Earths equator, in

degrees. What vocabulary word aligns
with that definition? (Understand)
The fourth definition is the distance
east or west of the Prime Meridian, in
degrees. What vocabulary word aligns
with that definition? (Understand)
The fifth definition is a half of the earth.
What vocabulary word aligns with that
definition? (Understand)
The next definition is a line of latitude.
What vocabulary word aligns with that
definition? (Understand)
The next definition is a line of
longitude. What vocabulary word aligns
with that definition? (Understand)
The next definition is a diagram
showing direction. What vocabulary
word aligns with that definition?
(Understand)
The next definition is the section of a
map that explains the symbols and
colors on the map. What vocabulary
word aligns with that definition?
(Understand)
The next definition is the invisible line
separating the earth in half, top and
bottom or N/S. What vocabulary word
aligns with that definition?
(Understand)
The next definition is the invisible line
separating the earth in half, left and
right or E/W. What vocabulary word
aligns with that definition?
(Understand)
The next definition is the directions

6. Parallel- A line of latitude

7. Meridian- A line of longitude
8. Compass rose- A diagram showing direction
9. Key- The section of a map that explains the
symbols and colors on the map
10.
Equator- The invisible line separating
the earth in half, top and bottom or N/S
11.
Primer Meridian- The invisible line
separating the earth in half, left and right or
W/E
12.
Intermediate directions- The direction
directly between the cardinal directions on a
compass rose
13.
Relative location- A point or place in
relation to another point or place
14.

Atlas- A book of maps or charts

As students complete the bingo board, it will be

used for the activity on compass rose.

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directly between the cardinal directions

on a compass rose. What vocabulary
word aligns with that definition?
(Understand)
The next definition is a point or place in
relation to another point or place. What
vocabulary word aligns with that
definition? (Understand)
The last definition is a book of maps or
charts. What vocabulary word aligns
with that definition? (Understand)
Once each student has identified each
vocabulary word, this will be used to lead into
the next activity on the compass rose.
Instruction
30 Minutes
Procedures and steps
to the lesson.
Strategies?
Assessments?
Q & A?
Evidence of
learning?
CRP?
Planned supports?
Transitions: Identify
when you are
transitioning and how
you will make that a
smooth transition?

To transition into the next activity, the

teacher will erase the definitions on the
board, except for cardinal direction, compass
rose, hemisphere, equator, and prime
meridian. These vocabulary words will be
used in the two-page packets they will need
to complete.
The teacher will inform students that a
compass rose is used on a map to indicate
directions, like north, south, east, and west.
Some compass roses are very simple,
indicating a single direction. Others are more
elaborate, indicating as many as 16
directions. When a compass rose indicated
only one direction, it usually points north.
Many compass roses indicate the four
cardinal directions, which are North, South,
East, and West. We use compass roses to
give a sense of direction when driving and
reading a map.

Students will keep their bingo boards on their desk

for reference during the remainder of the class for
reference.

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There will be a compass rose drawn on the

board, similar to this one to give students a
visual.
How many points are there on a traditional
compass rose? (Understand)
What are compass roses used for? (Apply)
Another important part of reading a map is
understand hemispheres. Hemispheres are
halves of the earth, divided by two invisible
lines: the equator and the prime meridian.
The following image will be on the board:

There are 4 points on a traditional compass rose:

north, south, east, and west.
Compass roses are used for giving directions and
help you understand where something is located
on a map or when driving.

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The invisible line that divides the earth in half by

north and south is called the equator.
The invisible line that divides the earth in half by
east and west is called the prime meridian.

As you can see on the map, the earth is

divided two ways.
What is the invisible line that divides the
earth by north and south? (Apply)
What is the invisible line that divides the
earth by east and west? (Apply)
Reading a map is more helpful when we can
read compass roses and understand when
hemisphere is which.
The teacher will then distribute the two
worksheets. The first one on the compass
rose is to be done independently and the
second one on hemispheres is to be done in
their pod groups.

Student will work independently on a compass

rose handout that has them classify what direction
they would have to travel to get from one place to
another or what direction it is in relation to the
second location. Students will work on the
hemisphere worksheet in their pods after
completing the compass rose worksheet.

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1. In order to travel to South America from

North America, which direction would you
have to travel? (apply) You would have to
travel south to get to South America from
North America.
2. Australia is _________ of Africa? (apply)
Australia is East of Africa.
3. Antarctica is __________ of Europe? (apply)

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As students are working, I will be present

around the room engaging in extension
questions to help them apply the knowledge
they have learned and expand their
understanding of these concepts.
What role does the compass rose play in our
society? (Evaluate)
How does the compass rose impact how we
read a map? (Analyze)

Antarctica is South of Europe.

4. In order to travel to Europe from Asia, which
direction would you have to travel? (apply)
You would have to travel west to get to
Europe from Asia.
5. The Arctic Ocean is ____________ of the
Atlantic Ocean? (apply) The Arctic Ocean is
north of the Atlantic Ocean.
6. In order to get to the Indian Ocean, which
direction would you have to travel from the
Atlantic Ocean? (apply) You would have to
travel east to get to the Indian Ocean from
the Atlantic Ocean.
The compass rose plays a large part in society. It
allows bus systems to know which way to travel
and for my parents to know which direction to
drive in when we go to Disneyland.
The compass rose impacts how we read a map by
giving us a sense of direction and being able to
contrast where certain things are located in
relation to other locations.

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1. What hemisphere is North America Located

in? (apply) North America is located in the
Western Hemisphere, as well as the Northern
Hemisphere.
2. Can there be two hemispheres that a
continent is located in? How? (evaluate) Yes,
continents can be in two hemispheres at
once because the earth is separated North
and South, as well as East and West. So, a

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3.

Where have you heard the hemispheres

being talked about outside of school? (Apply)

How does the compass rose impact the

hemispheres? (Evaluate)

4.

5.
6.

As students begin to complete their

worksheets, they will put it in the same stack
as their bingo sheets.

continent will be classified as being in either

the Northern or Southern hemisphere, as
well as being in either the Eastern or
Western hemisphere.
What is the invisible line that separates the
northern and southern hemisphere?
(analyze) The invisible line that separates
the northern and southern hemisphere is the
equator.
What is the invisible line that separates the
eastern and western hemisphere? (analyze)
The invisible line that separates the eastern
and western hemisphere is the prime
meridian.
What continent is located in all 4
hemispheres? (analyze) The continent that is
located in all 4 hemispheres is Africa.
What hemisphere is Australia located in?
(apply) Australia is located in the southern
and the eastern hemisphere.

I have heard hemispheres being talked about

outside of school when my parents watch the news
and they talk about how the Western Hemisphere
is impacted heavily by trade routes and how the
equator determines how hot and cold locations are
to where they are located.

Closure
10 Minutes
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Assess?
Wrap up?
Set-up?

Once groups complete their worksheets, the

teacher will put the exit ticket questions on
the board for each student to complete on a
separate piece of paper. The exit ticket
questions bring all of the learning together

The compass rose impacts the hemispheres

because it is what determines the identification of
the hemisphere and what part of the globe we are
discussing.
Students will collect the three activities completed
and may use it when completing their exit ticket.

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and incorporate parts of the EQ.

1. How do cardinal directions help us
make sense of the world? (Evaluate)

2. At what point does knowing which

hemisphere we live in become
important? (Evaluate)

Cardinal direction help us make sense of the

world by giving us a beginning point of
understanding where things are located and
how to give directions. Cardinal directions
also help with indicating points on a map to
become more aware and cognizant of what
is around us.

Knowing which hemisphere we live in is

important because it allows us to have a
better understanding of how the earth is set
up and to know the difference between
where continents are located.

When complete with the exit ticket, students will

turn this in with their worksheet and bingo sheet to
the W bin.
Modifications/Acc
ommodations/Enri
chment
Differentiation: How
will you provide
students with specific
learning needs
instructional support?
How will you provide
students access to
learning?

IEP Students: This group of students are not present in this classroom.
504 Plans: This group of students are not present in this classroom.
ELL Students: This group of students are not present in this classroom.
Gifted/Talented: This group of students are not present in this classroom.
Struggling Students: For my struggling readers and writers, I will have a check-in throughout the
worksheet portion of the lesson to make sure that they are staying on task. I have also created a
list of the vocabulary words in a hard copy if they forget the definition to the vocab word called out
during bingo. The visuals will also be there to help these students.

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Academic
Language

Identify
Language Function: Identify

What language function

do you want students to
develop in this lesson?
What vocabulary do
students need to
support learning of the
learning objective for
this lesson?
What supports do you
have in place to assist
students with AL?

Vocabulary: compass rose, cardinal

directions, equator, prime meridian, and
hemisphere

Planned Supports
Language Function: Geography Bingo cards,
Compass Rose worksheet, Hemisphere worksheet,
modeling
Vocabulary: The worksheets and bingo are
reinforcing vocabulary by matching, describing,
identifying, and evaluating questions.

Syntax or Discourse? Syntax

Syntax or Discourse? Syntax by using the words
and phrases of the vocabulary words and maps to
organize responses.