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• Students will understand the importance of their class country study.
• Students will learn what they are responsible for in order to travel.
• Students will become familiar with passports.
• Students will become familiar with airline tickets.

• Teacher needs:

Passport forms
Student's pictures
Tickets
• Students need:

Pens

1. Tell students that they will be flying to Costa Rica when they return from Spring Break.
2. Explain why we will be flying there in relation to the South Side International Month. Explain why I feel it is important to learn about another country.
3. Ask students why they feel it is important to learn about another country.

1. Ask students what they think they will need in order to board the plane.
2. Ask about passports if students do not mention them.
3. Explain importance of passports.
4. Ask students who have traveled what they have experienced in airports. What did they have to do before boarding in the airplane.
5. Explain what the students can expect on Tuesday when they return as well as what is expected of them. Students who can not handle this activity will not participate. They can expect the following:

a. They will first line up inside the room with their baggage.
b. They will wait until they are called by the volunteer at the ticket counter before approaching the counter.
c. They will show their tickets that I will hand out after we go over instructions. They will receive their seat assignments at this time.
d. Explain that they will have to have 5 raffle tickets to buy their tickets.
e. Then they will proceed to customs where they will answer questions about why they are traveling and for how long they are traveling to Costa Rica.
f. Then they are to put their luggage in the basket. They are to then to proceed to their gate.
g. They can board the plane after they give me their ticket stubs.
i. They will proceed to their seats and are to wait patiently for the others. They will not participate if they are unable to do so.
6. Pass out passports and go over it with students. Fill it out together as a class. Have them fill out the appropriate information. Help students as needed.
7. Collect passports.
8. Pass out tickets for them to fill out their name.
9. Go over the tickets and ask the following questions:

a. When will we be leaving?
b. What is our flight number?
c. What does a gate number mean?
d. What does destination mean?
e. Where is our destination?
f. What is the name of the airport we will be arriving at?
g. What airline are we flying?
h. What time do we arrive in Costa Rica.

1. Ask for any questions?
2. Go over what to expect on Tuesday and expectations.

1. Students will understand why they are doing a class country study through discussion of what to why we are embarking on a month long study of Costa Rica. Teacher will listen for responses to why we are studying another country in order to assess whether or not students know why it is important to do so. Teacher will listen for responses such as "Because it is important to know how other people live who are not like us".
2. Students will learn what they are responsible for in order to travel through discussion. Teacher will listen for student's responses to questions of what we need in order to travel by plane in order to asses if they are aware of what traveling by plane entails. Teacher will listen for responses such as "We need money, tickets, and passports".
3. Students will become familiar with passports by making their own. Teacher will go through the steps of filling out one with students and discuss why it is necessary to have passports. Teacher will ask students why they need passports at the conclusion of lesson and will listen for responses that say to declare that we are citizens of the United States, etc..
4. Students will become familiar with airline tickets through discussion of their own tickets. Teacher will go through the parts of the ticket with students and ask questions to the parts. Teacher will listen for responses that define each part of the ticket.

1. Can students identify the importance of studying another country?
2. Do students seem interested in their upcoming study?
3. Do students understand what can be expected for the flight simulation?
4. Do students understand what they will need in order to travel?
5. Do students understand why they need passports?
6. Can students identify the parts of a ticket?

Take lower students aside after the lesson and go over the ticket and passport again with them and review expectations.