Anywho back to social studies.....The way most of my lessons for the unit went were:
-Read page in text (This is their first year with a Social Studies textbook so they are super excited and love to look at all the glossy pictures!)
-Find definition/description of person on vocabulary sheet
-Brainstorm ideas for a brain picture to represent that person
-Independent or partner work in notebooks
Title Page & Table of Contents (This student loved to decorate every page!)
In the library pocket are famous American trading cards we made for every person we studied.
Trading Cards: Picture and name are on the front, 3 facts are on the back
Vocabulary/Brain Picture Page & KWL
George Washington CLOZE activity (we did this before reading)
3-2-1: 3 things I learned, 2 thing I found interesting, 1 question I have
Thomas Jefferson booklet and acrostic poem
Inside the Thomas Jefferson booklet
Lincoln Blanks-Fill-In, Campaign Poster
Rosa Parks Newspaper Article (The students wrote as if they were on the bus with her and were writing a column for the next day's paper.),
Interview with Thurgood Marshall (The students had to come up with 4 thick questions and answer them as they think Marshall would have.)
Movie Strip from MLK Jr.'s life,
5W (who, what, when, where, why) for Cesar Chavez
Holiday Grid, NB Rubric
