Module 6-Social Studies 2A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about the travels of St. Columcille and the movement of the Celtic people. Students will locate where you live on the world map. Students will learn about ancestry.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 The Movement of the Celtic People crayons or colored pencils
globe or world map
2 Community Geography crayons or colored pencils
globe or world map
3 Geography and Your Family Tree crayons or colored pencils
globe or world map

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 The Movement of the Celtic People
  1. Trace the travels of St. Columcille on a map.
  2. Describe the experiences of St. Columcille on the travels.
2 Community Geography
  1. Locate where you live on the world map or globe.
  2. Locate rivers, mountain ranges, and lakes nearby.
3 Geography and Your Family Tree
  1. Explore the different ways various ancestors lived.
  2. Describe family origins.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
St. Columba
Columcille
Celtic people
legend
map
symbols
world
globe
rivers
mountain ranges
lakes
climate
region
ancestors
origins
world map
geographical location

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 The Movement of the Celtic People 2 Travels of the Celts Assignment
2 Community Geography 1 Where You Live Assignment
3 Geography and Your Family Tree 2 Your Ancestry 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
The Movement of the Celtic People
  1. Who is a patron saint?
  2. What is a map legend?
  3. Where did Celtic people live?
Community Geography
  1. What are landmarks?
  2. What is climate?
  3. What is cartography?
Geography and Your Family Tree
  1. What is ancestry?
  2. What is genealogy?

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
The Movement of the Celtic People St. Columba
  1. Who is St.
  2. Columba?
  3. How did the war between the Northern O'Neals and the King of Tara start?
  4. What vow did St.
  5. Columba make?
Community Geography The United States Geological Survey Center: Cartography
  1. What is Cartography?
  2. What is the first step in making a map?
  3. What does a surveyor do?
  4. What are elevations?
  5. Where are elevations measured from?
Geography and Your Family Tree Family Tree
  1. What is genealogy?
  2. What is a family tree?
  3. Who are your ancestors?

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 Alma and How She Got Her Name Juana Martinez-Neal 490L
2 Walt's Ancestors: A Pilgrimage to the Past Christopher W Tremblay
3 The People Who Made Me Troy Hallewell
4 Small Worlds: Maps And Mapmaking Karen Romano Young 1010L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing
1 Ask your student about one of their favorite places to go. Visit that place and have them make a map of that place.