Last updated: June 4, 2023
Lesson Plan
Why People Move: Human Migration (Grades 3-5) Lesson 1 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- State Standards:
- 4-5 Grade North Carolina Standards
4.G.1.2
4.G.1.3
5.G.1.1
5.G.1.2
5.G.1.4 - Additional Standards:
- National Themes
Theme 2
Theme 3 - Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.
Essential Question
What is human, seasonal, forced, voluntary and return migration?
What are the reasons for different kinds of migration to, from, and within North Carolina?
Objective
I can explain the reasons for voluntary migration to North Carolina.
I can explain the reasons for forced migration to North Carolina.
I can identify forced, voluntary, seasonal, and return migration.
Background
This lesson is the first of three lessons that are intended to help students understand the different types of human migration and the reasons why humans migrate.
Preparation
Prepare for this lesson by accessing the materials tab in this lesson. These materials will be used to support the lesson activities. You will need the PowerPoint, the Anticipation Guide, and printed and cut sets of Mix, Freeze, Group Card (enough for each students to participate)
Materials
Download this PowerPoint presentation to Google Slides to share with your class.
Download Human Migration Powerpoint
Packet of Worksheets for students to use for the lesson
Download The Changing Roles of Minorities Work Packet
Links to additional Information to supplement the lesson
Download Additional Resources and Prep Materials
Lesson Hook/Preview
Activating Strategy
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Teacher will distribute the anticipation guide to students & explain directions for completion. Students will complete the Before Learning section using a crayon or pen.
Procedure
Teaching Strategy
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Teacher will share slides 1 - 12. Teacher will encourage class discussion & clarify any misconceptions.
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Teacher will share slide 13-14 that explains the Mix, Freeze, Group activity.
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Teacher will immediately help to clarify any misconceptions regarding vocabulary as students work through the Mix, Freeze, Group activity.
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After the reviewing the vocabulary, Teacher will ask students to complete the After Learning section of the Anticipation Guide.
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Teacher directed, whole class will correct the Anticipation Guide
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Next, Teacher will share the last slide, The Exit Ticket
Assessment Activities (Summarizing Strategy) On a piece of plain paper students will write their answers to the 3 - 2 - 1 Exit Ticket and turn it into the teacher.
Write
3 - Types of Human Migration
2 - Examples of one of the types of Human Migration
1 - Definition of one of the types of Human Migration
Extension Activities
Students, with a partner, can create a poster or Slideshow that features their own definitions and examples of the 4 different types of migration.
Vocabulary
Human Migration - the moving of people from one place in the world to another with the intent to make it a permanent or temporary home
Voluntary Migration - people making the choice to move to another location
Forced Migration - people not having the choice to move to another location
Return Migration - people moving back to where they came from
Seasonal Migration - moving to a location with each season for climate or jobs
Chattel Slavery - a human being owned by another human