First Unit Plan Powerpoint

1. FOUNDING OF THE 13
COLONIES
B Y : L INS E Y F E RGUSON

2. ANALYZE THE LEARNER
4th grade students of a small rural elementary school
• ages 9-10 years old
• 25 in total: 10 boys, 15 girls
• 7 students with an IEP: 2 Speech Only, 2
Intellectually Disabled, 2 Behavior Disorders, 1
Learning Disorder.
• The entire class has no prior knowledge regarding
the 13 colonies.

3. MAIN OBJECTIVE
• Students will compare and contrast community life,
family roles, and social classes of the original 13
colonies through podcasts, videos, blogs,
discussions, and readings concerning the origins,
resources, and religious/cultural diversity of the
colonies. They will be able to present a topic from
one of the three groups of colonies by the end of
the unit with a 70% accuracy.
Next Generation CSO’s
SS.4.H.CL1.1 SS.4.H.CL1.2

4. DAY BY DAY
• 1) Origins of Southern, Middle, and Northern colonies
• 2)Early Government of Southern, Middle, and Northern
colonies
• 3) Resources of Southern, Middle, and Northern colonies
• 4) Religious/Cultural Diversity of Southern, Middle, and
Northern colonies
• 5)Community Life, Family Roles, Social Classes

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
• YouTube Videos
• Podcasts
• Internet Research: Images
• Maps

6. WORKS CITED
• West Virginia Department of Education. (n.d.) Social Studies:
Grade 4. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://
wveis.k12.wv.us/Teach21/public/ng_cso/NG_popup.cfm
• Nusshaum, G. (2014). 13 Colonies. [website] Retrieved
September 20, 2014 from http://mrnussbaum.com/13-
colonies/
• White, D. (2014). The 13 American Colonies. Social Studies for
Kids. [website] Retrieved September 20, 2014 from http://
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
• Unknown. [lelive18]. (2013 Apr 17). 13 Colonies Song. [video
file] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jpC3ghfsiqI