Lesson: Poster Report on California Regions

Objective: Students will research one California's regions and collect information on the region's vegetation, wildlife, geographical features, major destinations, historical landmarks, and other fun facts.

Students will be placed in a group to search for a variety of images representing their region and add related captions based on their research and images of their poster. Research will be displayed on a poster board and presented orally by all members of the group.

Directions: 

• Include 4-8 pictures representing the characteristics of the group's region.
• Research information to add captions to your pictures on the group's poster.
• Include the following information on the poster:
• Types of plants in the region.
• Animals living in the region.
• Natural features of the region.
• Activities people do for recreational fun.
• Major destinations/ attractions of the region.
• Show natural resources with pictures.
• Show commercial uses with pictures.

Differentiation of Tasks:

English Language Learners and Special Needs Students will be in charge of drawing the map of California and where the cities and landmarks are located on the map. The Advanced/Gifted Learners and rest of the students in the group will show where to draw and glue the pictures, do all the coloring, and research for the captions written on the poster. When the group presents their poster orally, each student will be given time to speak. ELL's will discuss the pictures on the poster. Special Needs Students will talk about the animals and plants of the region. All facts written on the poster will be shared by the Advanced/Gifted Learners and the rest of the students in the group. 

Various Learning Preferences:

This lesson addresses various learning preferences. ELL's and Special Needs Students will benefit from using pictures to learn information on the California region. Some students are visual learners and comprehend better by using pictures as opposed to reading and writing the information. The kinesthetic learning preference is also addressed in this lesson. Some students will work better on the poster due to the ability of standing up and having some movement while working on their poster. Working in a group will also help the students feel more comfortable. They can all work together to find pictures on the internet to copy for their poster. ELL's and Special Needs Students may become frustrated when left alone to complete their work. Working in a group will help them learn the information without having them read material above their level. I also really like having students of different abilities work together in groups to support one another. A poster board allows for many different jobs to be performed by students at different levels.