Module 34-Social Studies KB - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will name the 7 continents, the 5 oceans, the North Pole, the South Pole, and the equator. Students will examine local and documents, artifacts, and places.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 World Globe Review (continents, oceans) pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
2 Close to Home pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 World Globe Review (continents, oceans)
  1. Name the 7 continents.
  2. Name the 5 oceans.
  3. Name the North Pole, the South Pole, and the equator.
2 Close to Home
  1. Examine local documents, artifacts, and places.
  2. Examine state documents, artifacts, and places.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
continents
oceans
North Pole
South Pole
equator
Artifacts
Cape Verde

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 World Globe Review (continents, oceans) 4 World Map Review Assignment
2 Close to Home 4 Artifacts Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
World Globe Review (continents, oceans)
  1. Can you name the continents and oceans of the world?
Close to Home
  1. What is an artifact?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Continents: What You Need to Know Jill Sherman
2 Explore Earth's Five Oceans Bobbie Kalman

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing