SS Unit Lesson Plan 3

Essential Questions Standards of Learning (be sure to include integrated standards here too)
What can we learn about people and events from long ago? NCSS: Time, Continuity, & Change History K.1 The student will recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places by a) identifying examples of past events in legends, stories, and historical accounts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Fine Arts K.5 (Visual Art) The student will create works of art that connect to everyday life. English K.1 The student will demonstrate growth in the use of oral language. a) Listen to a variety of literary forms, including stories and poems. K.2 The student will expand understanding and use of word meanings. c) Use words to describe/name people, places, and things.

Objectives Materials

Students will be able to illustrate or describe one difference between Lincolns home and their home. Teacher materials: Anchor chart/Marker A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln By: David A. Adler Illustrated by: John and Alexandra Wallner Student materials: Journal Lincolns home vs. my home activity sheet Pencil Color pencils/Crayons Scissors Glue Introduction- whole group (10 minutes) Students are asked to join the teacher on the carpet Teacher asks students what they know about Abraham Lincoln and records students responses on anchor chart Introduce book: A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln

Procedures (introduction, instructional strategies,

summary/close)

This book is about the life of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln lived long ago in the past. Instructional strategies- whole group (10 minutes) Read the book to the students Invite students to comment, react, or interpret the text Summary- whole group/individual work (10 minutes) Asks students what they learned about Abraham Lincoln o Make sure to mention: Abraham Lincoln was often called Honest Abe. He wore a stove pipe hat. (Show example of stove pipe hat) Students individually complete activity worksheet o Based on what you learned about Abraham Lincoln, you are going to write or draw a picture of Lincolns home and a picture of your home to show one difference between the two homes. Informal verbal assessment and observation during class discussion (formative)- Ask questions to check for comprehension during group discussion, use feedback loop where necessary Anchor chart (formative)- Teacher fills in anchor chart identifying the students prior knowledge about Abraham Lincoln o On the anchor chart, teacher writes students initials next to their response

Formative Assessment

Journal (formative)- Students must write or draw one difference between Lincolns home and their home o Assess effort of response (Outstanding, Satisfactory, Needs Improvement)

Differentiation

Learning tendencies: Auditory- listening, discussing Visual- picture book, anchor chart, drawing Kinesthetic - cutting, gluing

Skill readiness: Necessary vocabulary is explained by the teacher for students who do not have sufficient content specific vocabulary knowledge

Challenge Level: Students with more advanced skill readiness may write about the differences between Lincolns home and their home

Technology Integration (if applicable)

N/A