Unit Plan Outline

1. Road Trip USA:
Learning the 50
States
Unit Plan Outline

2. Analyze Learners
 4th grade classroom
 20 students, 12 female and 8 male
 3 students are Hispanic, 2 students are African
American, 1 student is Asian
 4 students have ADHD
 Students have varying learning styles, but are
dominantly auditory and visual.

3. Main Objective
 My fourth grade students will be able to
Identify the states on the map
Create Items representative of their state
Recite/Sing the states in the Songs of the Day
Students will be familiar or able to identify the 50
states with 80% accuracy, by the end of week

4. Day by Day Breakdown
 Monday:
 First 10 states
 Read Scrambled States
 Research Project: Tourist Pamphlet
 Song of the Day
 Begin Podcast
Tuesday:
 Second 10 states
 Song of the Day
 Post Card Group Activity
 Continue Podcast
Wednesday:
 Third set of 10 states
 License Plate Group Activity
 Review Songs of the Day
 Tracing the States
 Continue the Podcast
 Thursday:
 Fourth set of 10 states
 Create your state box
 Presenting State Box
 Review Songs of the Day
 Continue Podcast
Friday:
 Fifth set of 10 States
 Smart Board Game Show Activity
 Giant Puzzle Activity
 Finish Podcast
*Teacher project throughout the week: Take Pictures
of projects, and activities to create a Youtube video
(movie) of the Road trip of the class

5. Use of Technology
 Podcast Activity
 Final Class Activity
 IPad
 Tracing the States Activity
 Singing Activities
 Computer
 YouTube
 Research Activities
 Smart Board
 Game Show Activity
 Display examples of assignments

6. Work Cited
 Ryan, L. (n.d.). The 50 States. In HotChalk lesson plans page. Retrieved
September 12, 2015, from
http://lessonplanspage.com/SS50StateGeography23.htm/
 Keller, L. (2002). The scrambled states. N.p.: square fish
 http://www.proteacher.com/090028.shtml
 Truckin Across the USA (2001). Retrieved September 12, 2015, from
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/usa02/usa02.htm
US States (2012). In Technology rocks seriously. Retrieved September 12, 2015, from
http://www.technologyrocksseriously.com/