Watch a Video: The Netherlands
Discuss: What have you learned about the Netherlands? What do you still want to know?
Students will read about the unique characteristics and features of the Netherlands.
Lesson Plan - What's Up, World? The Netherlands
Learning Objective
Text Structure
Description
Content-Area Connections
Social Studies; Global Communities
Standards Correlations
CCSS: RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.10, L.3.4, SL.3.1
NCSS: Global Connections
TEKS: Social Studies 3.13
1. Preparing to Read
The Netherlands
Watch a video to learn more about The Netherlands and its culture.
Preview Words to Know
Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce the Words to Know.
- sea level
- canals
Set a Purpose for Reading
Invite students to notice how the Netherlands is similar to and different from your community.
2. Close-Reading Questions
1. What are three ways people in the Netherlands have tried to protect their land from floods? To prevent flooding, people in the Netherlands have traditionally built thick dirt walls and dug waterways called canals. Today they use machines, including some with doors that swing shut to block water flow.
(RI.3.8 PROBLEM/SOLUTION)
2. How do players score points in korfball, according to the text? The caption for the korfball photo explains that players score by shooting a ball into a basket attached to a tall pole.
(RI.3.1 TEXT EVIDENCE)
3. Based on the article, photos, and captions, what might people do on a visit to the Netherlands? Visitors might ride bikes, play korfball, celebrate King’s Day, taste herring, and see windmills and tulips.
(RI.3.5 TEXT FEATURES)
3. Skill Building
FEATURED SKILL: Compare and Contrast
Use the skill builder “Comparing Communities” to have students compare and contrast their own communities with the Netherlands.
(RI.3.8 COMPARISON)
Text-to-Speech