The document outlines a unit plan for teaching students about the 7 continents. Over the course of 6 days, students will learn about the culture, landmarks, climate, and famous people of each continent. They will use videos, books, pictures, and artifacts. At the end, students will choose their favorite continent and create a presentation, such as a travel brochure or commercial, to promote it. The goal is for students to be able to describe the 7 continents with 90% accuracy.

1. THE 7 CONTINENTS Katelynn King

2. ANALYZE THE LEARNER
There are 24 students in a fifth grade classroom. 11 of the students are female and
13 of the students are male. Among the 24 students, one female student has recently
transferred from Japan and one of the male students has transferred from Colombia.
Both students are fluent in their native language as well as English. Both transfer
students also have thick accents.

3. MAIN OBJECTIVE
Students will describe various different aspects of each continent. Different aspects
include culture, identifying famous landmarks, climate, and naming famous people
from the continents. Each day of the unit plan will be designated for a different
continent. During the designated day, students will be exposed to videos, books,
pictures, food, artifacts, and various other materials revolved around the continent of
the day. At the end of the unit, students will choose their favorite continent that they
enjoyed learning about and make a presentation about the facts that they learned.
Presentations may include a travel brochure, slideshow, a Prezi presentation,
television commercial, or a radio commercial. The goal of the presentation is to make
people want to visit their continent. Students must select at least 2-3 states, countries,
or provinces within the continent to focus on in their presentation. Students will be able
to describe the 7 continents with 90% accuracy by the end of the unit.

4. DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN
1. North America
2. South America
3. Europe
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Australia & Antarctica

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Students may use…
 Microsoft Publisher to create their travel brochure.
 Microsoft PowerPoint to create their slideshow.
 www.prezi.com to create their Prezi presentation.
 Webcams or Microsoft Movie Maker to create their television commercial.
 Voice recording device to create their radio commercial.
Students will get their information from the Internet, books and magazines
provided in the classroom, and notes from discussion in class.

6. WORKS CITED