What's your territory?
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies
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In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students consider how they, their pets, and their parents define and defend their personal spaces or territory. They discuss the reasons that countries sometimes fight over territories. Students conclude by drawing pictures of themselves, their pets, their parents, and their country’s territories and by writing sentences describing scenarios in which territories are threatened.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.05: Gather information.
- Objective 4.07: Organize and use information.
- Objective 4.09: Present information in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.05: Gather information.
- Objective 4.07: Organize and use information.
- Objective 4.09: Present information in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
- Objective 4.05: Gather information.
- Objective 4.07: Organize and use information.
- Objective 4.09: Present information in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of good citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 2.01: Develop and exhibit citizenship traits in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.01: Locate and describe familiar places in the home, classroom, and school.
Grade 2
- Goal 1: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 1.01: Identify and describe attributes of responsible citizenship.
- Objective 1.03: Analyze and evaluate the effects of responsible citizenship in the school, community, and other social environments.
- Objective 1.04: Identify responsible courses of action in given situations and assess the consequences of irresponsible behavior.
- Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
- Objective 5.04: Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 2.01: Exhibit citizenship traits such as integrity, responsibility, and trustworthiness in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Goal 5: The learner will express basic geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.01: Locate and describe familiar places in the home, school, and other environments.
