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Unit Plan Description and Context
Unit Plan Description and Context
Throughout the year, the students will learn about different regions of the United States. The teacher will split the regions into West, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast. Pennsylvania will be the highlight of the Northeast region. The Northeast region will be the last of the regions to learn in fourth grade. Our unit plan will be toward the end of the school year in the month of April. The unit plan will last two weeks. During those couple weeks, the students will gain a clear understanding of Pennsylvania and the history that occured within the state. The students will also learn state's resources, symbols, food industry, influential people, both past and present, and landmarks.
Unit Plan Goals
Unit Plan Goals
Students will:
- Learn the four different types of regions in Pennsylvania.
- Understand the relationship between Pennsylvania's natural resources and the economy.
- Become familiar with influential people, both past and present within Pennsylvania.
- Gain knowledge of the battles that occurred on Pennsylvania's land.
- Learn the history and current events of Pennsylvania's known sports team.
- Become educated on the different symbols that represent Pennsylvania as a state.
- Grasp information about the origin of Pennsylvania as well as the history of Philadelphia such as, the Declaration of Independence, and the Liberty Bell.
- Be able to explain how a product moves from production to consumption.
Rationale
Rationale
The goal of education within a democracy is to provide all students with the skills and concepts necessary to meaningfully participate in and contribute to their surrounding world. The lessons throughout our unit plan prepare students to do this by first introducing them to various concepts and skills and then having students apply these to concrete examples dealing with their home state of Pennsylvania. This unit plan provides students with the opportunity to practice necessary skills, master key concepts and ideas, and become informed about the community and state in which they live. Each lesson throughout this unit plan successfully addresses at least one of the ten NCSS themes ensuring that students are receiving exceptional social studies instruction. The skills and knowledge that students will take away from this unit plan will allow all to become lifelong learners and engaged citizens.
David Hayek, Kelly Kearney, Larissa Console, Hannah Robinson, Kelly Flasinski, Kelly Liska, Mike Robison, Amanda Thompson
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