1. Action Plan
October 2011

2. Ms. Samina Javed
The City School PAF Chapter Social Studies Grade 5 Topic: Weather and Climate

3. Long Term Goal
To make students learn facts about weather and climate – applying 21st century techniques

4. Short Term Goals I will focus on: Reading of the topic
Class discussion
Questioning
Defining
Creative thinking
Comprehension
Analyzing
Project work

5. Instructional Strategies and Tasks
Introduction of the topic by defining climate and weather
Reading and class discussion
Activity sheets to observe their knowledge
Project work to note their skills and creativity
Questions to evaluate

6. Activity worksheets and technologies put in
Project work (Booklet)
Draw pictures of four seasons
List names of things for each season (paste pictures)
Your Favorite Season
Description
Factors affecting climate
Worksheet

7. Activity worksheets and technologies put in
World climate
Worksheet
Climate of Pakistan
Map with the worksheet
Pictures of climatic disasters
Used as application of the topic

8. Problems Challenges Solutions
Some students will avoid reading the text
Some may not submit the project work on time
Solutions
They will be provided time to read in the class
Rewards and incentives will be assured to submit work on time

9. Time line Week 1 Weather and climate Project work on four seasons
Factors affecting the climate
Week 3
World Climate Pakistan Climate
Week 4
Reasons for the seasons

10. Resources Workbook Curriculum Internet (www.google.com)
Pictures from the websites (
Reference books
People and places (Kingfisher Pub Ltd.)

11. Application of Blooms taxonomy
According to blooms taxonomy knowledge, skills and attitude will be observed through
Worksheets
Project work
Group discussions

12. Conclusion
By implementing the mentioned methodologies students will achieve the knowledge of facts and detail of the topic weather an climate