Adacao Elementary School: 2nd Grade: Social Studies
Second is the Best
Name: Mrs. Alvarez, Mrs. Panganiban, Ms. Saralu, Mrs. Taitague
Title of Unit: Lesson Title: Duration Date:
of Lesson
(Days):
Social Studies What is our world made up of? 2 Weeks 2nd Quarter
Land and Bodies of Water
o Continents & Oceans
Design Question Focus of the Lesson (elements from other DQ’s may be used as support)
√ Introducing New Knowledge √ Deepening or Generating and
Practicing Testing Hypotheses
Learning Goal/ Objective: (based on Standards)
2.3.1 Locate Guam and the U.S. on a world map.
2.3.5 Locate Guam, its surrounding islands, the U.S., selected countries, oceans, and continents
on maps and globes.
Learning Targets: (write in the scale below)
2.0 Simpler Content: 3.0 Target 4.0 More Complex:
Students will be able to Students will be able to Students will be able to
complete Frayer Method & complete Frayer Method & complete Frayer Method &
Naming Continents and Naming Continents and Naming Continents and
Oceans with 70% accuracy. Oceans with 80-90% Oceans with 100% accuracy.
accuracy.
Often aligns with DQ 2 Often aligns with DQ 4
Often aligns with DQ 3
SLOs Alignment Leader In Me Alignment
Academically Responsible: Demonstrates Habit #3: Put First Things First –
proficiency in grade level skill. Work First Then Play
Assessment and Monitoring: (checks for content and desired effect)
Formal Assessment: Teacher will make observations students partake in whole-group
discussions and identification of continents and oceans.
Summative Assessment: Teacher will grade worksheets to check for understanding.
Critical Information Chunks (as determined by learning targets)
Pangea, Continents, Oceans
Sequence: Instructional Strategies /Lesson Activity:
Instructional Strategies
Students engage in whole-class discussion about “Pangea” and the world’s water and
land content.
Students engage in the continent song:
“There are 7, There are 7,
Continents, Continents
In between the oceans,
In between the oceans,
Let’s name them, Let’s name them
North America, South America,
Adacao Elementary School: 2nd Grade: Social Studies
Second is the Best
Name: Mrs. Alvarez, Mrs. Panganiban, Ms. Saralu, Mrs. Taitague
Europe, Asia, Africa
Europe, Asia, Africa
Australia, Australia
Antarctica, Antarctica”
5 Oceans Song
There are 5, There are 5
Oceans, Oceans
Pacific and Atlantic
Indian and Artic
Southern, too
Southern, too
Lesson/Activities
Students create Frayer Method graphic organizer for topic words: Pangaea, continent,
water, and land
Students engage in identification of the 7 continents and 5 great oceans as a whole group.
Students engage in whole-group online research and complete blank map of the world.
The names of each continent (and short, noteworthy information on each) is discussed
and written on their maps.
Students play continent game online (http://world-geography-
games.com/continents.html) Students come up individual and play speed rounds
identifying the 7 continents.
Application
Students complete/fill in a blank map of the world independently, complete with
continents and oceans.
Adaptations for Unique Student Needs: (ELL, Special Education, Gifted, Students who
lack support for school)
- Speak loudly and concise
- Allow for extra time if needed
- Repeat instructions
- Preferential seating
Assignment(s):
Frayer Method: Pangea, water, land, continent, ocean
Map worksheet
Resources and Materials:
Projector
Speakers
Notebooks
Adacao Elementary School: 2nd Grade: Social Studies
Second is the Best
Name: Mrs. Alvarez, Mrs. Panganiban, Ms. Saralu, Mrs. Taitague
Pencils
Crayons
Xerox paper
Europe Asia Australia Antarctica North America South America Africa
Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Pacific Ocean
