Module 28-Social Studies KB - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will use different types of maps to find missing pets. Students will identify their state flag and major features of their home state and identify the U.S. flag.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Find Me If You Can crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pen or pencil
2 Study of My Own State crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Find Me If You Can
  1. Identify tools to determine location.
2 Study of My Own State
  1. Identify their state flag and major features of their home state.
  2. Identify the U.S. flag.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
maps
globes
location
U.S. flag
state flags
physical features

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Find Me If You Can 5 Map Skills Assignment
2 Study of My Own State 2 All About My State Assignment
2 Study of My Own State 4 My Flags and State 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
Find Me If You Can
  1. What resources can you use to help you find the location of a place?
Study of My Own State
  1. What does your state's flag look like?

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 Follow That Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills Scot Ritchie
2 Me on the Map Joan Sweeney 280L
3 The Nifty Fifty State Flags Paul Beatrice
4 The American Flag Lisa M. Herrington 580L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing