Practicum - Week 3

This week in practicum, my students learned where to locate the regions in Georgia. They had an introduction lesson to their unit, "Habitats of Georgia," which they are about to start. In the lesson, my teacher used the SmartBoard in which she displayed a map of Georgia with blank sections mapped off. She then divided the class up into four groups and gave them all their own blank map of Georgia. She then told the groups to predict where each region of Georgia was located and come up with an explanation as to why they believed that. After they were finished, my teacher had each group come up and share where they put each region. It was really neat to hear students reasons for placing certain regions in certain locations. After the class had shared, my teacher told the students the correct location on their maps and told them to fill it in. She also briefly described each region so that the students developed a better understanding of them.