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Social Studies-American Symbols
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McDonald's; How do I Know it's McDonald's?
First Grade Social Studies Unit
4 Weeks, 2-3 Lessons per Week,
30 to 40 minutes
Essential Questions
What is a symbol?
What do symbols represent?
What is a citizen?
Lessons in Unit
Enduring Understandings
Hook-Show photos of symbols that students recognize on daily basis, McDonalds, Target, Old English 'D', Red Wings, Lions, etc.
Pre-Assessment-Fill in the Think, How and Conclude Chart. Continue through out lesson with sticky note questions and conclusions.
What is a citizen and how are they part of a community?
The White House-read and do a Think, Pair, Share with the Welcome Books American Symbols Series.
That a symbol is a picture that is used instead of words or group of words.
That the United States has symbols such as the American Flag, White House, Bald Eagle and Statue of Liberty.
That symbols can give citizens of a country a sense of national pride.
Citizens have rights and responsibilities as part of the group they represent.
Computer Lab-students navigate through teachers Glogster The White House, Terra Clues and BrainPop Jr.
Lesson on the American Flag-learn the symbolism of the flag, pledge allegiance to flag, flag etiquette, and the similarities and differences between the U.S. Flag and the State of Michigan flag.
Lesson on Statue of Liberty-Book and Think, Pair, Share. Science Activity 'Green Penny' Experiment.
Performance Task-Making a Flag that represents our classroom.
Sing the rules song to the tune of Bingo.
American Symbols
Content Standards and Benchmarks
C2 Values and Principals of American Democracy
Bald Eagle Lesson
Understand values and principles of American constitutional democracy.
1-C2.0.2 Identify important symbols of the United States of America (e.g., Statue of Liberty, American Flag, White House, Bald Eagle.
Butcher Block Paper-Bald Eagle Tree Map
Read 'Bald Eagle' by Norman Pearl
Fill in blank spots on Bald Eagle Tree Map
Make Bald Eagle Glyph
Common Core Literacy:
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
R1.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe the key ideas.
Technology: The Seventh Standard and Related Proficiencies.
7.b. Plan and design effective technology-enhanced learning environments and experiences aligned with the State Board's policy on learning expectations for Michigan students and the Michigan Curriculum Framework for all students.