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Standard: SS3.2.2 States in the Northeast

Explain the states that make up the Northeastern region including their admittance to the United States and their identities

U-SLO 1: Students will be able to identify the states and capitals in the Northeastern region of the United States (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia) and where they are located on a map.

U-SLO 2: Students will be able to identify the symbolism associated with the states of RI and MD (e.g., flag, state motto, state flower, state bird) and explain the reasons those symbols are used.

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Warm-up song played at the beginning of the lesson. The Northeast states and capitals begin at 3 minutes.

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A 3-2-1 graphic organizer for students to visually organize information relating to the story. This encouraged students to think more critically and curiously. I was able to assess their comprehension and depth of understanding through this assessment.

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A Venn diagram for students to connect the text to their real lives by highlighting similarities and differences.

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I chose a graphic organizer to serve as a formative assessment for this lesson. Students completed the first two columns prior to the lesson, and the last column at the end.

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A state symbol coloring sheet that would tie in to their last lesson. This was a nice hands-on, calming way for us to end the lesson. We had a group discussion about all the symbols and how they came to be as they colored.

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Another song and video to be played at the end of the slide deck, before students begin working on their activities.

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Learn the Northeastern States and Capitals set to visuals and song with My Travel Friends fun learning apps and tools. For more fun search My Travel Friends in your app store.

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A map of the Northeast for the students to use a reference point.

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Matching the states and their capitals to practice what they've learned.

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Students were instructed to fill in the states and capitals on the map. I encouraged them to fill in as much as they could from memory first. If needed they could use their labeled map as a reference.

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A second matching activity to reinforce what they've learned.

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Graphic organizer to help students write, organize, and retain information.

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Summative assessment, exit ticket (multiple-choice questions) to evaluate students' learning at the end of the unit.

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Kayla Fogell - RI-ICEE (Lessons 1-4) Template ELED 528

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Students were instructed to use what they've learned about the states and their symbols to create their own license plate design.

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This was an extra practice worksheet for the students to complete if they finished their other activities. They were really excited about the crossword puzzle.