SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON PLAN 1: "COLOMBIA AND ITS LOCATION IN THE WORLD"
1. LessonPlan-1st
TermSocial Studies
Presentation
On the board are listedthe firstlettersof variousdepartmentnamesinColombia.Teacherwill
ask studentstogo to the board andwrite the correct Departmentname underneaththe letters.
Afterwards,the teacherwillaskthe studentstoguessthe theme of the firstterm.
For example….Adepartmentstartingwiththe letterV (Vichada)
Practice
1) Introduction –The teacherexplainsthe objective isstudentswillbe able toidentifythe location
of Colombia.Teacherpresentsamapof the departmentsandsurroundingcountriesof
Colombia.Teacherasksthe studentsquestionaboutthe map.
a. How manydepartmentsare inColombia?
b. Pointto a departmentinthe east,north,south,etc.
c. Has any beentoa departmentandwouldliketoshare aboutit?
2) Modeling
a. T will give Spiecesof paperwith certaindepartmentnamesonthem fromthe north,
west,east,andsouth.Studentswill attachdepartmentnamesonthe map.T will askSto
identifythe countriessurroundingColombia.
b. Teacherasks the followingquestions
i. Where isPanama?Panama isnorthwestof Colombia.
ii. Where isVenezuela? Venezuelais eastof Colombia
iii. Where isPeru?Peruissouth of Colombia
iv. Where isEcuador? It issouthwestof Colombia.
v. Where isBrazil?It issoutheastof Colombia.
c. The studentscopythe lessonthatis onthe boardin theirnotebooks.
Production
1) Studentswill fill outamap withthe correct departmentsandcountriessurrounding
Colombia.
Closing
1) Studentswill writedownresponsestotwoquestions
a. Write abouta departmentthatyouhave beento.
b. Write abouta departmentthatyouwouldlike tovisitandthe reasonswhy.
Extra Activities
1) Colorthe map
2) Make a listor flashcards withnew vocabulary.
2. 3) Make a listwiththe knownvocabularyanddraw the meaningof the word. Countthe words