Nine+O'+Clock+Lullaby+Reinforcing+Activity

Reinforcing activity:

//Nine O’Clock Lullaby// by Marilyn Singer

Grade: 5

Theme: Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere Strand: Geography Topic: Spatial Thinking and Skills Content Statements: 4. Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather, process, and report information about people, places, and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include in maps.

Objectives: -The students will be able to: 1. identify the time zones of the world using a world map 2. locate different cities and countries on a world map 3. research information on a city/country using a computer

Allotted Time: -Two class periods of 50 minutes each

Materials Required: -//Nine O’Clock Lullaby// by Marilyn Singer -computer and projector with PowerPoint presentation -maps of the world -colored pencils/markers/crayons -paper for “mini lullaby” stories -computer lab for students to conduct research or classroom set of laptops

Procedure: -Read the story, //Nine O’Clock Lullaby// to the class (a map of the world will be displayed on PowerPoint while reading the book) -Have students ask questions about the book by writing a question on a notecard and having the teacher read them out loud. All questions will be anonymous and any student can raise their hand to answer them if they feel that they know the answer; if not, the teacher will answer them. Do they understand that it is not the same time at other places in the world? When the student is going to sleep, do they understand that children in China are not sleeping? -Present a mini PowerPoint on time zones -Provide each of the students with a map of the world -Have the students locate all of the places in the book on the map and fill in the time zones on the map given to them -Then the students are going to work in pairs to create a “mini lullaby” of their own. They are to choose three different cities or countries (maybe a city or country that they have always wanted to visit) to include in their story. The students also need to include the time, two facts about the city or country’s culture, and a picture for each city or country. -Then the students are going to add their three cities or countries to their maps -Have volunteers present their “mini lullaby” stories to the class