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FIRST GRADE UNIT: FAMOUS PEOPLE
Sarah Gaspari
December 8, 2014
Unit: The Big Picture
Theme: “Famous People”Title Creating a Nation of Leaders
Interdisciplinary Unit Social Studies Science Technology Language Arts Theater
Multicultural Unit Gender Race Ethnicity Age
Unit Outline
Day 2 George Washington: The Cartographer
Mapping Skills History of George
Washington
Map Skills: mapping playground
Day 1: “Who Creates a Nation?”
Unit Timeline
Class Brainstorm
Unit Outline
Day 3: Benjamin Franklin and His Many Hats
Research project
Technology Informational videos Record presentations
Day 4: Who Is Abraham Lincoln?
Dramatization
“Honest Abe” game show dramatization
Unit Outline
Day 5: George Washington Carver & His Peanut Inventions
Discovery Learning
Conduct experiments on peanuts uses
Compare with GWC
Day 6: “First Lady of the World”: Eleanor Roosevelt
Controversial Issue
Great Depression: Making tough decisions on how to help people in need
Unit Outline
Day 7: Cesar Chavez
Literature Connections
Character development of Chavez
Day 8: Marva CollinsProblem-based
Learning
“How does education shape a nation?”
Biography & Case Study of Collins
Unit Outline
Day 9: “Young People Like You Are Leaders, Too!”
Civic Engagement
Primary source examination
Puppet
When have you benefitted your community?
Day 10: Review and Assessment Day
Inquiry
Review with “Who Am I?” bag game
Final Assessment
Students create a “Me” bag
Lesson #2: Mapping SkillsVirginia SOL 1.2 and 1.5 Anticipatory Set:
Visual Representation of George Washington jobs/roles
Instructional Input & Check for Understanding: George Washington’s history as a surveyorDefine terms
Lesson #2: Mapping SkillsModeling• Playground
Map Symbol
Guided Practice• Playground
Map Symbol• Check for
UnderstandingIndependent Practice• Complete map
Lesson #2: Assessment
Lesson #3: Civic Engagement“Young People Like You Are Leaders, Too!”
SOL 1.10 The student will apply the traits of a good citizen by d) taking responsibility for one’s own actions
Objectives: 1. Identify Olivia Bouler’s leadership role 2. Construct 2 puppets and skit about Oil Spill
interaction3. Depict personal responsibility to community
Biography: Olivia Bouler
Olivia’s Drawings
Content Focus Create 2 puppets
(Olivia + other) Skit
Conversation about Oil Spill
Must have 2 questions
Closure
Performances Discuss Bouler’s leadership Students depict examples of their
leadership through service
Extension
Extension: Brainstorm ways to help our community solve real problems and create project
Lesson #4: Controversial Issue
Objectives1. Understand multiple perspectives2. Express and defend opinion3. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt’s
contributions
Eleanor Roosevelt, How Will You Help?
Intro• Read Aloud• Discussion
Content Focus• Letters from
children• Eleanor’s
response • Students express
opinions:•
agree/disagree/unsure
Closure• Explain both
perspectives• Defend position• Assess
Challenges
Weaknesses in my content knowledge
Balancing exploratory learning and direct instruction strategies
Limited by Virginia Standards of Learning
Additional Lessons
Contributions of Arab American leaderZaha Hadid- first woman to design
major American art museumElias Zerhounl, director of National
Institutes of Health
Contributions of religious leaderMartin Luther King, Jr. Dorothy Day- Catholic Worker
Movement
Reflections: Lessons Learned
Personal BiasesUnit studies 5 men and 3 womenUnit only includes 3 individuals of color
Topics I am uncomfortable teaching: Gender discrimination, Religion
Closing Thoughts: Lessons Learned Practice self-reflection
Why am I uncomfortable?What biases do I have?
Multicultural content rewarding/challenging
Thoroughly explore resources!
Rewards
Practicing variety of instructional strategies
Further experience making interdisciplinary connections
Enhanced teaching knowledge