Five Lesson Sequence

Topic: Australia           Grade Level: 1st

Essential Question: What diversities can I observe?

TITLE

ESSENTAL QUESTION
Lesson One

 

Standard

SS-E-2.1.1

 

Goal(s) Students will identify and discuss differences of cultures around the world.

 

 

Objective 1

 

 

Adaptations

Peer tutoring

Outline of page provided

 

 

Lesson Summary

 Marzano Nonlinguistic Representations

 

Koala Lou by Mem Fox

 

 

 

Assessment

Students will create a page for the Australian alphabet book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lesson Two

 

Standard

SS-E-2.1.2

 

Goal(s) Students will identify and discuss differences of cultures around the world.

 

 

Objective 2

 

 

Adaptations

Peer tutoring

Fill in the blank assessment

 

Lesson Summary

Marzano: Questions, Cues, and advanced organizers KWL chart

. Diary of a Wombat by Ainsworth, L

 

Assessment

Students will name the correct animal based on the context clues from the PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lesson Three

 

Standard

SS-E-5.1.1.

 

Goal(s) Students will identify and discuss differences of cultures around the world.

 

 

Objective 3

 

 

Adaptations

Peer tutoring

Outline of art work

 

 

Lesson Summary

 Marzano: Nonlinguistic Representations

 

Australia ABCs: A book about the people and places of Australia

 

 

Assessment

The students will create their own art work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lesson Four

 

Standard

SS-E—3.3.2

 

Goal(s) Students will identify and discuss differences of cultures around the world.

 

 

Objective 4

 

 

Adaptations

Peer tutoring

Comparison diagram

 

Lesson Summary

Marzano Similarities and Differences

 

 

The Gift Stone by Robyn Eversole

 

Assessment

The students will complete a Venn Diagram comparing U.S. and Australian money

 Lesson Five

 

Standard

Academic Expectations

1.4

Goal(s) Students will identify and discuss differences of cultures around the world.

 

Objective 5

 

 

Adaptations

Grouped with higher ability learners

Visual examples given

 

Lesson Summary Marzano: Cooperating Learning

 

Why Do We Have Rules by Caroline Arnold

 

Assessment

The students will create rules for the classroom in their groups

 

Content Standards

Core Content:

 

SS-E-2.1.1

Language, music, art, dress, food, stories, and folk  tales help define culture and may be shared among various groups.

 

SS-E- 2.1.2

Elements of culture (e.g., language, music, art, dress, food, stories, folktales) serve to define specific groups and may result in unique perspectives.

 

SS-E-5.1.1

Accounts of historical events are influenced by the perceptions of people and passing of time.

 

SS-E-3.3.2

The direct exchange of goods and services is called barter.  Money has generally replaced barter as a more efficient system for exchange.

 

Academic Expectation 2.20

Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.

OBJECTIVES:

1. After reading Koala Lou by Mem Fox, the first grade students will each create a page for the Australian alphabet book and receive at least a three out of four on the scoring guide.

 

2.After viewing the PowerPoint presentation, the first grade students will compare different animals and be able to identify at least four out of five animals from the PowerPoint clues. 

 

3. After reading a short Aboriginal tale, the first grade students will complete their own Aboriginal art displaying quality work scoring a 3 out of 4 on the scoring guide.

 

4. After reading The Gift Stone by Robyn Eversole, the first grade students will compare the differences between Australian money and U.S. money in the form of a Venn Diagram, and receive at least 3 out of 4 on the scoring guide. 

 

5. After reading segments from Why Do We Have Rules by Caroline Arnold, and after discussing Australia’s government, the first grade students will get in groups of two to create rules for the classroom which they will receive at least a 3 out of 4 on the scoring guide.