What's your territory?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/gk2/territory.html
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies
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
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- 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 1.04: Identify responsible courses of action in given situations and assess the consequences of irresponsible behavior.
Kindergarten
- 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.
