Date: _ 1/24/2013___ Subject: _Social Studies_ Time Frame: _12:45-1:40_
Title of Lesson/Activity: Everyday Life in Colonial Virginia
Objectives: 1. Students will describe what life was like for the colonists in Virginia. This includes what food they ate, what clothes they wore, what houses they lived in, and what people did from a day to day basis. Standards of Learning: 1. VS 4e: Students will demonstrate knowledge of colonial Virginia by describing everyday life in colonial Virginia. Materials: Poster board (4) Markers/Colored Pencils/Crayons Copies of What life was like for men? What life was like for women? What life was like for children? What life was like for slaves? Glue Scissors Prezi/Computer/Promethean Board Video of Shirley Plantation Virginia Trekkers
Procedure: Finish up anything that is not finished from previous lessons. Review everything that we have already talked about: tobacco as cash crop, different cultures, capital moves, and colonial economics. Move into everyday life by asking students what they think everyday life was like for the Virginia colonists based off of what they have learned so far (introduction). Break students up into 4 different groups. Each group will get a copy of what life was like for ______. Each group will have a different topic, and they will take a poster board to write down and draw pictures of what life was like for each type of person. Once students are finished, they will present about what life was like for whoever they were reading about. Each student will get a graphic organizer to jot down notes for each of the different people (activity). After presentations, I will show the Prezi that shows pictures of the kinds of food the colonists ate, what kinds of houses they lived in, and what kinds of clothes they wore (direct instruction). The students will watch the Virginia Trekkers video on the Shirley plantation that reinforces what life was like for the colonists. To end, I will ask students if they have any questions. The students will answer an exit card at the end of the lesson (conclusion).
Differentiation Strategies: During group work, students will all be in groups. This will help students with disabilities.
Assessment: Observations and exit card. Questions: 1. What is 1 thing that you learned? 2. What is 1 thing that you are confused about?