Title: George Washington Type of teaching unit: Lesson Plan Grade Level: Second and Third Grades Time Frame: 4 days Subject Matter: Social Science Lesson Methods

 

Teacher Information:

Names: Stacy Brase and Shannon Weber

Schools: Midway Elementary and Hamel Elementary

AAM affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Email addresses: sbrase@ecusd7.org and sweber@ecusd7.org

 

Lesson Plan Description and Rationale: The importance of our past

presidents is an intregal part of our social science curriculum. The purpose

of this lesson is to introduce the students to our 1st President, George

Washington. The students will understand how George Washington

influenced our country and the reason for his monument in Washington, D.C.

State Standards:

State Goal 16: Understand events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping

the history of Illinois, the United States, and other nations.

State Goal 16A: Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

 

Objectives:

1.    Students will appreciate the importance of our 1st President, George

Washington.

2.    Students will view various primary sources.

3.    Students will acquire knowledge about George Washington through

books and classroom resources.

4.    Students will understand the importance of monuments and memorials.

Resources:

	Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer. [Painted portrait of George Washington]. [1925]. Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cdn:@field(NUMBER+@band(ichicdn+n078519)). (original negative) ichicdn n078519. February 2004.
	Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.]. [between 1900 and 1910]. Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/detr:@field(NUMBER+@band(det+4a17344)). (intermediary roll film) det 4a17344. February 2004.
	Horydczak, Theodor, ca. 1890-1971, photographer. Fireworks. View down Mall to Washington Memorial. ca. 1920-ca. 1950. Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/horyd:@field(NUMBER+@band(thc+5a45486)). (intermediary roll film) thc 5a40537 urn:hdl:loc.pnp/thc.5a40537 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a40537 (original) thc 5a45486 urn:hdl:loc.pnp/thc.5a45486 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a45486. February 2004.
	Horydczak, Theodor, ca. 1890-1971, photographer. Washington, D.C. views. View of Washington, D.C. from George Washington Memorial Parkway I. ca. 1920-ca. 1950. Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/horyd:@field(NUMBER+@band(thc+5a51193)). (color corrected film copy slide) thc 5a51193 urn:hdl:loc.pnp/thc.5a51193 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a51193. February 2004.

 

Websites:

Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com

A to Z Teacher Stuff: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com

ABC Teach: http://www.abcteach.com

 

Books:

	A Picture Book of George Washington by David Adler
	Symbols of Freedom: The Washington Monument by Lola Schaefer

 

Software:

1.    Kidspiration

 

Methods:

1.    The teacher will pass around a $1.00 bill asking students to analyze

everything they see on the front and the back of the bill.

2.    The teacher will then pass around a quarter asking students to do the

same.

3.    Students will then predict how the two pieces of currency are alike.

4.    Teacher will show the students a primary source picture of

George Washington before reading A Picture Book of George Washington

by David Adler.

5.    As a whole class, students will complete the fill-in-the-blank sentences

on a George Washington word search match (downloaded from

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com).

6.    After completing the sentences, students will do the word search

independently.

7.    Students will work cooperatively to complete a mini-book on George

Washington (downloaded from http://www.enchantedlearning.com).

8.    Students will create a concept map of facts about George Washington

on Kidspiration.

9.    Students will write a research report on George Washington using a

writing template provided by the teacher and the facts and information

found from previous activities (downloaded from http://www.abcteach.com).

10. Students will understand the importance of monuments by reading the

book Symbols of Freedom: The Washington Monument by: Lola Schaefer

and by viewing the primary sources of the Washington Monument.

 

Evaluation:

1.    Students will complete a mini-book on George Washington (downloaded

from http://www.enchantedlearning.com).

2.    Students will write a report on George Washington using facts they

found in their mini-book.

Keywords for this lesson: George Washington, 1^st President,

Washington, D.C.