Lesson+Plan

**Lesson Plan Title:** I Met a Moose in Maine One Day – Grade 4 **Concept / Topic To Teach:** Farming/Agricultural products and Landforms/Landmarks specific to Maine. Maine Learning Results C2 Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Economics. Students understand economic aspects of unity and diversity in the community, Maine, and regions of the United States and the world, including Maine Native American communities. a. Describe economic similarities and differences within the community, Maine, and the United States.
 * Standards Addressed: **

D2 Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Geography. Students understand geographic aspects of unity and diversity in the community, Maine, and regions of the United States and the world, including Maine Native American communities. b. Describe impacts of geographic features on the daily life of various cultures, including Maine Native Americans and other cultures in the United States and the world.

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. 2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. 3.1.5 Connect learning to community issues.

**General Goal(s):** To expand on the concept of the landforms/landmarks and products specific to Maine’s geographic location and economy. Develop and understanding of these and how they have evolved over time. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Specific Objectives: Students will explain products and/or landforms/landmarks specific to Maine’s geographic and natural resources and their history. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Required Materials:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//I Met a Moose in Maine One Day// by Ed Shankman.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Laptops
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internet Access
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smartboard/Projector
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Georgetown Central School Library [|Blog]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Youtube video: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Anticipatory Set (Lead-In):** The lesson will begin with a read aloud of //I Met a Moose in Maine One Day// by Ed Shankman. A discussion will follow to extract some of the landforms/landmarks and products mentioned in the story that are specific to Maine. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Step-By-Step Procedures:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduce the lesson by sharing this video clip: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read //I Met a Moose in Maine One Day// by Ed Shankman.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss the products and landmarks/landforms mentioned in the story that are specific and important to Maine. Record these using the Smartboard.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each student will pick one that they feel is important and unique to Maine.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They will then try to find two resources about that product: a book and a web site.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will then visit our school library’s blog and post a comment about the product they choice to research and explain why it is important to Maine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Modeling:** As a reminder I will model how to use tools within books (indexes, table of contents). I will also model Internet research by using links from our student resources page. I will also model how to access the blog and post a comment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guided and Independent Practice: Students will independently research a product or landform using books and Internet resources. They will post a comment individually on our blog.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set):** We will gather back together and each child will share some thing about the landform or product.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Assessment Based On Objectives:** The students will be assessed by their writing in the blog comment and through observation of their research process.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Adaptations (For Students With Learning Disabilities):** A student in this grade is visually impaired. To enable him to see what is going on my computer screen I will use the screen sharing application within the MacBook so that he will see my screen on his computer. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another student needs directions and steps broken down. I will make sure that student is sitting next to me so that I can help with instructions and modeling. If it is needed I will transcribe the blog post for the student. Further adaptation could be to limit the research resource to just one.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Extensions (For Gifted Students):** Identify and research a Maine product and/or landforms that are specific to Georgetown. Possibly visit the Georgetown Historical Society (located next door) for more information.