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Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies Lesson Title: Influential People In VA History Grade Level: First Grade Curricular Areas: Social Studies Time: 45 min (12 days) Materials/ Teacher Materials: Resources: - Teachers Pay Teachers (see worksheets below) -Youtube videos -PowerPoint -Primary sources (Portrait of Pocahontas from the last months of her life.) -Secondary sources (Jamestown book, Youtube videos, Image of CN voyage, Image of real Pocahontas) Student Materials: -Clothes and props ( for the play) -Handouts (attached below). Technology - Youtube -PowerPoint Used: S.O.L: Social Studies SOL 1.3 The student will describe the stories of influential people in the history of Virginia and their contributions to our Commonwealth, with emphasis on a) Powhatan; b) Pocahontas; c) Christopher Newport; d) Maggie L. Walker; and e) Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Other SOL’s: Oral language 1.1 a) Listen and respond to a variety of electronic media and other age-appropriate materials. b) Tell and retell stories and events in logical order. d) Participate in creative dramatics. e) Express ideas orally in complete sentences. Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies Bloom’s Taxonomy Analyze- Students will compare/contrast and organize information about different historical figures. Levels: Evaluate- Justify a stand or decision. Students will take a stand on an issue and explain how they can make a difference. Create- Produce new or original work. Students will work in teams to create a short dramatic presentation representing their historical figure and the contributions he/she made. Differentiation of Instruction: (refer below to Differentiation/accommodation plan) Accommodation s (refer below to Differentiation/accommodation plan) Source: Teachers pay Teachers Objective: Students will be able to identify 2-3 contributions of each historical figure, and how they impact the world today. For students to know the contributions of historical figures in Virginia. Goals: -How does the work these people did impact your life today? (answer this for each five people). -Empower students to know they can make a difference in their community. Influential people in Virginia History (Pocahontas, Christopher Newport, Powatan, Maggie L. Walker and Arthur Essential Ashe) made important contributions Understanding Terms to Know: -Contribution→ the act of giving or doing something. 1. Powhatan: He was an American Indian leader when the settlers came to Jamestown. He ruled over many tribes. 2. Pocahontas: She was an American Indian girl, daughter of Powhatan, who came with her father’s people to visit the settlers at Jamestown. She worked to help the settlers receive food from the American Indians. 3. Christopher Newport: He was an English explorer who brought additional people and supplies to the Jamestown settlement. 4. Maggie L. Walker: She was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president. 5. Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.: He was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship. He was a leader for civil rights and worked for equality for all people. Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies Week 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Daily Students will be able to Students will be able to Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able to Objectives: identify 1 fact about identify Pocohontas and to identify Powatan to identify Christopher organize information and each person her contributions and his contributions Newport and his distinguish between the 3 (Pocohontas, Powatan, contributions jamestown historians. and Christopher Newport). And 1 thing they want to learn. Focus/ Warm- Read the book: -Who is Pocahontas? Review- Show voyage of Students will fill out their Up Jamestown: America’s Pocahontas (tell me Christopher Newport: L part of the KWL chart. https://www.bing.com/images/searc 1st permanent english -What do we know about one thing you know h?view=detailV2&id=21CB02C3CC settlement. about her) 722A1824CC2D5491DF18142A160 her? https://www.amazon.com/Jamestown- 14F&thid=OIP.J5zENSAOJ9GsllAD Americas-Permanent-Settlement- vq4qFwHaFO&mediaurl=https%3A Milestones/dp/0635063239/ref=sr_1_1 %2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F- ?crid=314QIZ0O70JNI&keywords=jam -Where have you heard -today, we are going RjE7EVGYjRY%2FUvFhKoff- estown+book+for+kids&qid=15742960 to learn about her sI%2FAAAAAAAAAbM%2F8AffoDd 76&sprefix=jamestown+book+%2Caps about her before? g5NY%2Fs1600%2FAtlantic-route- %2C129&sr=8-1 Dad...Chief Powatan large.gif&exph=252&expw=357&q= Christopher+Newport+Voyage+Map &selectedindex=1&ajaxhist=0&vt=0 -Who has seen the movie &eim=1,2,6 Pocahontas? Tell me what you remember about it. Open discussion: - (explain that the movie How did he get from doesn’t really tell the true point A-B? story of her life). - Who he was and what he did. -Today we’ll learn more about the real story of Pocahontas and we’ll start with a short video that compares the movie to real life. (Discussion) (3-4 minutes) Lesson Procedure 1. Facilitate class 1. Show pictures of the 1. PowerPoint about 1.Show and read 1.Pocahontas, Powatan (Model & discussion about the disney Pocahontas vs. the Powhatan booklet about and Christopher Newport Guided three historical figures in real portrait of her. Ask Christopher Newport room sort. Practice) the book. students to describe the *PowerPoint (attached in the differences. attached in moodle. assessments Each historical name document). with be posted around - Explain that her clothes 2. Ask follow-up the room. Each student aren’t the only thing the questions. (1. Who is 2.Facilitate class will get a fact about one movie got wrong. Introduce Powhatan? 2. Who is discussion about of the historical figures rap video. her hair was mostly his daughter? 3. Christopher Newport and will place it on the shaved except for a small braid What was his role at and give directions for correct spot. Discussion in the back -wore a deerskin them to make their to follow. Jamestown?) mantle as a teen (skirt) own booklet Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies 2. Show rap opera video comparing Disney to the real life pocahontas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AA m4XC2fBY 3. Facilitate class discussion about what they learned about Pocahontas from the video (address the who what and how questions). Show a completed Independent KWL chart to check for example of the foldable. Powhatan fill in the Students will make Cut and paste a sort Practice & prior knowledge and blank (red,blue and their own booklet based off our review. Assessment assess what was Pocahontas Foldable green group) about Christopher (Check for learned from the book. ( (attached below). If Newport. understanding) only filling out K and W) students finish early they can color their foldable. Closure Class discussion: Exit slip: What is one thing Turn and Talk: Tell “Homework”: Go Exit slip: What What do you hope to you learned about your partner one home and read your questions do you still learn about Pocahontas, Pocahontas today? (sticky thing you learned booklet to one person have about Pocahontas, Powhatan, or notes on a class poster) about Powhatan at home and tell them Powhatan, or Christopher Newport? today. one thing you learned. Christopher Newport? Week 2 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Daily Students will be able Students will be able to Students will be able to Students will be able to Students will be able to to identify the identify Maggie Walker identify Arthur Ashe identify Maggie Walker identify the contributions Objectives: contributions of and her contributions. and her contributions and Arthur Ashe and of Pocahontas, Pocahontas, their contributions. Powhatan, Christopher Powhatan, and Newport, Maggie Walker, Christopher and Arthur Ashe. Newport. Focus/ Warm- Review questions Make a bar graph of White board: TTW Walk around Review: Open discussion: ask if from Friday to tie up students favorite sport pass out whiteboards to We will have a review anyone has questions Up loose ends (football, tennis, soccer, each student. TTW of all historic figures about our 5 historical do not like sports) read facts about all 3 and the students have figures and where they historical figures and to walk and stand by come from and what they -then lead into Arthur students will write down who they believe is the did Ashe’s favorite sport and the name of the figure correct person who he was who is described. - name tags of historical figures and -questions attached questions to ask below (below) Lesson Plan: SOL 1.3 Social Studies Maggie L Walker Introduce what a play is Lesson Rap Video Who Arthur Ashe is and Review: watch both Explain to the students and all of the https://www.youtube.com/watc Roles needed to put on a Procedure h?v=HDGarzKc1Ck what he did video videos again - why we are making trail (Model & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bajHT explain the directions of mix and what each part play (actor, wpq5PQ playwright, costume Guided -bring in tennis racket and their compare and of the trail mix means designer) Practice) tennis ball to pass around contrast worksheet -word wall of what each person is and their role Independent Maggie L. Walker fill Arthur Ashe tennis racket Compare and contrast Trail mix activity: Students form groups and Practice & in the blank (red,blue fact sheet (red,blue and Maggie Walker and Stations around the begin to discuss their Assessment and green group) green group) Arthur Ashe worksheet room of each item to all specific roles in the play. (Check for (red, blue and green so that they can get understanding) group). moving TTW determine groups and differentiate groups. Closure Snowball: student Review it: go over the Turn and Talk: If you Homework: take trail Exit Slip: Each group will write down 1 thing fact sheet and make sure could step in the shoes mix home and tell tell the teacher who is they learned today the students have the of Arthur Ashe or parents about what playing what role in the about Maggie L correct facts Maggie L Walker who they learned play.
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