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Social Studies Unit Plan

Title of unit: Life Throughout History Grade Level: 2nd grade History Standard: The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras, and developments in the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research skills.

Ramsey Pre- Test/Post- Test What are three similarities and three differences of the Plains Indian family compared to a modern family? What are three similarities and three differences of a pioneer family compared to a modern family? What role does a son play in a Plains Indian family and a pioneer family? What are two major changes from life in the past until life now?

Ramsey Lesson Plan Number 1 Title: Then and Now Benchmark and Indicator: Benchmark 2: The student understands the importance of experiences of groups of people who have contributed to the richness of our heritage. Indicator 1 (A): Compares and contrasts daily life of an historic Plains Indian family, a pioneer family, and a modern family in Kansas. Student Performance Objective: The student will be able to give three similarities and differences comparing Plains Indians, pioneer family and modern life.

List of Materials: Pictures of Plains Indians life and pioneer family life Anticipatory Set: The teacher will tell the students to imagine life without cars and technology. The teacher will ask the students what their life would be like and how it would be different than the way it is today. Instruction/Modeling: The teacher will explain to the students that they are going to be learning about the daily life of people in the past. The teacher will ask the students what they think daily life is. She will write down what the students say as they are brainstorming. The teacher will explain to the students that they will be learning about the daily lives of two groups from the past: an historic Plains Indian child and a pioneer child. She will show students the pictures of the daily lives of an historic Plains Indian and pioneer families.

Check for Comprehension: As a class we will discuss what the students see in the pictures. o How does their school look different than schools today? o By looking at the pictures what do you think they talk about? o How do the children look different than today?

Ramsey Guided Practice: While looking at pictures the students will make predictions about life in the past. Students and the teacher will make a list of things modern families do that would be different from a Plains Indian family and a pioneer family. The teacher and students will talk about comparing and contrasting and the meaning of both. The teacher and students will talk about childrens lives in the past. The teacher will explain that the students will be writing a letter to either a Plains Indian or Pioneer child from the past. Independent Practice: The teacher will pair up the students and have them write a letter to a Plains Indian child or pioneer child explaining the differences and similarities of modern life and past life. The students must have 3 differences and 3 similarities within the letter. Closure: Each group will read their letter to the class. Evaluation: The teacher will collect their letters from each group. She will make sure each group completed the assignment correctly. Citation for the pictures: Pioneer school day pictures http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/217508 http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/219152 http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/208705 http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/207857 http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/33981 http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/208332/page/1

Ramsey Lesson Plan Number 2 Title: Roles of Family Members Benchmark and Indicator: Benchmark 2: The student understands the importance of experiences of groups of people who have contributed to the richness of our heritage. Indicator 1 (A): Compares and contrasts daily life of an historic Plains Indian family, a pioneer, and a modern family in Kansas. Student Performance Objective: The students will correctly write three roles of each member in a pioneer family or Plains Indian family (mother, father, son, daughter) in their writing journals.

List of Materials: Computer lab Writing Journals Poster paper Markers Anticipatory Set: The teacher will have the students talk with their group tables about their daily life today. What roles the students mom, dad, brother and sister play in their life. What chores each family member has every day. Instruction/Modeling: The teacher will have a pre- made poster about Plains Indian. The teacher will give an example of how they must present their material. She will talk about her poster and act out each chore.

Check for Comprehension: Ask how chores in those times are different than chores today. Guided Practice:

The teacher will assign 4 different groups. One group will be the fathers, one group will be the mothers, one group will be the daughters and one group will be the sons.

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Each group will look up chores that each member of the pioneer families had every day. After each group completes their research they must write their chores on the poster and act out the chore. This is where the students are the teachers because they are teaching the class about their role in the families. Each group will present their findings to the whole class.

Independent Practice: The students will write three chores in their writing journal that each member of a Plains Indian and a pioneer family had in their everyday life. This must draw a picture to illustrate their journal entry. Closure: Why are chores in those days different than chores today? What would be the advantage of living their lifestyle? What do you believe is the advantage of living in yours? Evaluation: The teacher will collect their journal page. She will make sure each journal entry is correct related to the lesson. Citation for the pictures: http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0313

Ramsey Lesson Plan Number 3 Title: Field Trip to Gas and Historic Museum Benchmark and Indicator: Benchmark 2: The student understands the importance of experiences of groups of people who have contributed to the richness of our heritage. Indicator 1 (A): Compares and contrasts daily life of an historic Plains Indian family, a pioneer, and a modern family in Kansas. Administrative Permission: Granted by Brian Norton on October 3, 2013 Where: Stevens County Gas and Historic Museum in Hugoton, Kansas When: October 25, 2013 from 9:00-12:00 Transportation: One bus approved on October 3, 2013 Parents Helpers: Melisa Norton, Jeff Ramsey, Carla Caputo, Aaron Lulf, Miranda Ramsey Planning Prior to Field Trip: The teacher will get approval for the visit and contact the tour guide to discuss goals and objectives. Student Performance Objective: The students will write three changes from life in the past and life now. The students will also tell two things that surprised them about the history of Eastern Kansas people. Anticipatory Set: The teacher will show pictures of the museum and discuss how each picture played an important role in history. Activity at the Site: Students will take a tour of the museum and look at old artifacts and buildings. Closure: When they return to the class, students will write in their journal three life changes and two things they learned from the museum tour. Students can volunteer to tell the rest of the class what they learned. Evaluation: Teacher will collect the students papers and read them to see if the field trip was effective in meeting the objective for the lesson. Citation for the pictures: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hugoton/museum.html