1. Leapin’ Landmarks
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2. Home Page for Leapin’ Landmarks
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3. Home Page for Leapin’ Landmarks
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4. Leapin’ Landmarks National Geography Standards ELEMENT ONE
THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
ELEMENT FIVE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
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5. Leapin’ Landmarks Arizona READING STANDARD Grade 3
Strand 3 Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 1 Expository Text
PO 2 Locate facts in response to questions about expository text
PO 4 Use a variety of sources (e.g., trade books, encyclopedias, magazines, atlases, almanacs, electronic source, textbooks) to answer specific questions, and/or gather information
Concept 2 Functional Text
PO 4 Interpret information in functional documents (e.g., maps, schedules, pamphlets) for a specific purpose
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6. Leapin’ Landmarks Arizona Geography STANDARD Grade 3
Concept 1 The World in Spatial Terms
PO 6 Recognize characteristics of human and physical features:
a. physical - continent, ocean, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcanoes, peninsula
PO 7 Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes.
a. physical – seven continents, four oceans,
river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, peninsula
b. human - Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, North and
South Poles, city, state, country, roads, railroads
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7. Leapin’ Landmarks Arizona WRITING STANDARD Grade 3
Strand 3 Writing Applications
Concept 2 Expository
PO 2 Write an expository paragraph that contains
a.a topic sentence
b.supporting details
c.relevant information
Concept 6 Research
PO 1 Paraphrase information from at least one source (e.g., Internet, reference materials)
PO 3 Write an informational report that includes main idea(s) and relevant details
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8. Leapin’ Landmarks Overview
This lesson addresses children's curiosity about some of the outstanding man-made landmarks of the world. The activity that follows is a hook to entice students to explore the geographical themes of location and place through literature.
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9. Leapin’ Landmarks Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to 10 man-made landmarks around the world. It will expose them to mapping and labeling the continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges of the world.
Objectives
The student will be able to:
Label a map of the world with the continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges.
Locate, acknowledge, and use several sources to write an informational report in his or her own words.
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10. Leapin’ Landmarks Materials
At least one copy of Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
Ben's Dream Worksheets for each student
Class set of any or all: encyclopedias, atlases, encyclopedia software, Internet access
Outline map of the world
Images of Famous Landmarks files (pictures of famous landmarks)
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11. Leapin’ Landmarks Procedures
Discuss the term landmark. A landmark is any object on land that marks a specific locality.
Read Ben’s Dream. Use the images provided.
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12. Leapin’ Landmarks Procedures Complete worksheet using resources.
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13. Leapin’ Landmarks Procedures Research a landmark.
Write an expository paragraph on the landmark.
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14. Leapin’ Landmarks Procedures
Complete map work. Display the map work and the paragraphs together.
Place a star on the location of the monument researched.
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15. Leapin’ Landmarks Assessment Geography Assessment:
1.On a multiple-choice evaluation, students will correctly choose the location of eight out of ten man-made landmarks.
2.Students will label a map of the world with all continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges with 80% accuracy.
Writing Assessment:
Students will achieve a score of 4 or higher on their paragraphs using the 6 Traits of Writing Rubric for the following traits: Ideas/Content and Word Choice.
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16. ELL Adaptation for Leapin’Landmarks
The Overview, Purpose, and Objectives remain the same--only the instructional strategies and the assessment provide more scaffolding for diverse learners.
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17. ELL Adaptation for Leapin’Landmarks
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18. ELL Adaptation
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19. ELL Adaptation
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20. ELL Adaptation Day One Create a definition of a landmark.
Discuss the difference between man-made and natural landmarks.
As partners, create a list of man-made and natural landmarks from prior knowledge.
Partners share with other partners.
Create a class list on chart paper.
Read Ben’s Dream.
Use photos to review (or add to) class list.
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21. Ben’s Dream
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22. Ben’s Dream
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23. Ben’s Dream
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24. Ben’s Dream
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25. Ben’s Dream
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26. Ben’s Dream
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27. Ben’s Dream
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28. Ben’s Dream
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29. Ben’s Dream
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30. Ben’s Dream
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32. Ben’s Dream
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33. Ben’s Dream
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34. Ben’s Dream
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35. Ben’s Dream
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36. Ben’s Dream
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37. Ben’s Dream
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38. Ben’s Dream
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39. ELL Adaptation Brainstorm meaning for vocabulary words.
Day Two
Brainstorm meaning for vocabulary words.
Record definitions and pictures on Vocabulary Squares
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40. ELL Adaptation Complete worksheet.
Day Two
Complete worksheet.
Start working on Famous Landmark Paragraph
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41. ELL Adaptation
Day Three
Complete the paragraph frame and draw a sketch of the landmark.
Locate landmark on world map.
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42. Leapin’ Landmarks ELL Adaptation Geography Assessment:
1. Using the pictures of famous landmarks, students will identify 8 out of 10 of the landmarks orally.
2. Using a world map, students will label all continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges with 80% accuracy.
Writing Assessment:
Eight or more facts are correct on the Famous Landmark Paragraph.
Reading Assessment:
Students should be able to define orally 4 out of the 5 vocabulary words.
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43. Leapin’ Landmarks Extensions Research other landmarks.
Distinguish the differences between man-made and natural landmarks. There is a second set of photos to assist with this extension.
The students could identify and write about a man-made landmark near their hometown.
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