StatueofLibertyLesson

Author:LaurenFee
Datecreated:02/25/201511:25PMEDTDatemodified:02/25/201511:59PMEDT

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents

19students:11male,8female

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn

SuburbancommunitywithinMarinCounty.

Free/ReducedLunch

1student

EthnicityofStudents

2Asian,1Hispanic,2AfricanAmericanand14whitestudents.

EnglishLanguageLearners

EverystudentspeaksEnglishastheirprimarylanguage.

StudentswithSpecialNeeds

Onestudenthasa1:1aide.Hewilltakepartinasmuchashecanbuthedoeshavebehavioralissuesandhisactivities,
schedule,andattentivenesswillvary.
Onestudentisadjustingtokindergartenlifeandwillfrequentlyattemptto"escape"fromtheclassroom.Healsowill
leaveactivitieswithintheclassroomwithoutaskingforpermission.
Fourstudents,includingthelatestonementionedspend45minutestwiceaweekafterschoolworkingon
sound/letterrecognitionandphonologicalawareness.

Subject(s)

AmericanStudies,Elementary,History

TopicorUnitofStudy

ThislessonispartoftheAmericanSymbolsUnit.ThislessontakesplaceroughlyhalfwaythroughtheStatueofLiberty
focus.

Grade/Level

Kindergarten

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

IhavealreadyintroducedthetopicofTheStatueofLiberty.Wehavereadafewemergentreadersandwehavehada
discussiononthetopic.Threedaysbeforethislesson,weconductedanexperimentwithcopperpenniesand
salt/vinegartoseeifwemightchangethephysicalappearanceofthepennies.Weusedcopperbecausewelearned
thattheStatueofLiberty'souterlayerismadeofcopperthethinknessoftwopennies.

LearningOutcome(s)

Bytheendofthethislesson...
StudentswillgainfurtherknowledgeabouttheStatueofLiberty.
StudentswillcompletetheKnow(K),WanttoKnow(W)ofaKWLChart.
Studentswillinvestigatethecopperpenniesandhaveadiscussionaboutthechangesintheappearanceofthepennies.
Studentswillrefertotheirhypothesisabouttheiroriginalthoughtsandcontributetheirpersonalobservations.
StudentswillwatchavideoregardingvisitingtheStatueofLiberty.

Summary

Standards

StudentsarelearningabouttheStatueofLiberty.Theyarethinkingaboutthephysicalappearanceandthehistoryof
LadyLiberty.Theywillbewatchingavideoandcreatingobservationideasthathavecomefromtheexperimentthatthey
areconductingregardingcopperpennies.

CACaliforniaCommonCoreStateStandards(2012)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Kindergartners:
Strand:SpeakingandListening
Domain:
ComprehensionandCollaboration
Standard:
1.Participateincollaborativeconversationswithdiversepartnersaboutkindergartentopicsandtextswithpeers
andadultsinsmallandlargergroups.
a.Followagreeduponrulesfordiscussions(e.g.,listeningtoothersandtakingturnsspeakingaboutthetopics
andtextsunderdiscussion).
b.Continueaconversationthroughmultipleexchanges.
Standard:
2.Confirmunderstandingofatextreadaloudorinformationpresentedorallyorthroughothermediabyasking

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andansweringquestionsaboutkeydetailsandrequestingclarifiationifsomethingisnotunderstood.
a.Understandandfollowoneandtwosteporaldirections.
Domain:
PresentationofKnowledgeandIdeas
Standard:
6.Speakaudiblyandexpressthoughts,feelings,andideasclearly.

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ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics

Iwillbeinformallyassessingstudentsthroughoutthelessonusingacombinationofassessments.Iwillbereadinga
bookandsharingavideoandIwillbeassessingstudentsbasedontheirinformationthattheyprovidewhenusingthe
processedknowledgetocontributetoaclassdiscussion.IwillposequestionstothestudentsandinreturnIwillbe
assessingthembasedontheircontributions.

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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

Iwillbeusingacombinationofmaterials/technology:
iPad
Laptop
Projector
AppleTV
WhiteBoard&Markers
StatueofLibertyText
BulletinPaper
Markers
Magnets
Photographs
Youtubevideos
Sticks"PickingSticks"
Pennies
PlasticCups

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities

"TodaywearegoingtolearnmoreabouttheStatueofLiberty.Wewillreadastoryaboutherandwewillwatchavideo
aboutsomeonevisitingtheStatueofLiberty.WewillalsocontinuetoaskquestionsabouttheStatueofLibertyand
furtherourthinkingabouttheStatueofLiberty.Lastbutnotleast,wewilllookatourpennyexperimentandseehow
thepenniesarechanging."

1. ShareStatueofLibertybook:
a. TheStatueofLiberty(Ournationspride)

2. Havestudentswatchavideo:
a. StatueofLibertyforKids(Start2:00mins)

3. KWLchart/IsCanHas
a. KWL:Whatdoweknow?

2. Whatdowewanttoknow?
i.Howdidshegetthere?
ii.Howdidsheturngreen?
4. ExamineourPennies:
a. SharetheposterWhatwillhappentoourcoins/pennies
b. SharePhotosoniPadfromthefirstdaywhenwestarted
c. Examinethepenniesnow
d. Documentthechangesthattheynotice

Whatwillhappentoourcoins/pennies

Hypothesis:Documentthoughts

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Observations:
Day1:Day2:Day3:Day4:
Day5:

5.ClosethelessonbyremindingthemthatwewillcontinuetoexploretheStatueofLibertythefollowingdayand
noteourobservationstothepennies.
GroupingStrategies

Thislessonwillbesolelywholegroup.Iwillbepickingsticksandaskingforvolunteerstocontributetothediscussion.
Dependingonhowtheflowofthelessonprogresses,Imayhavepartnerdiscussionpriortotheobservationnotes.

DifferentiatedInstruction

Fordifferentiatedinstruction,Iwillmodifyanystepofmylessonthatneedstobechanged
asitarises.Sincethiswillbeprimarilywholegroupbased,Iwillaskforquestionsandpromptstudentstoletme
knowiftheyneedclarification.Iwillalsocallonavarietyofstudentsandprovidewaittimewhereappropriate.

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REFLECTIONS
PriortoLesson

IwillknowthatmylearningoutcomesweremetbecauseIwillbecheckinginwiththestudentsduringthelesson.Iwill
maketimeforquestionsthroughoutthestagesofthelessonandIwillcheckinginwithstudentsthroughout.Iwillprobe
students'thinkingandwillwelcomecontributions.
ThechallengesthatIanticipatearethefollowing:

IanticipateoneofthestudentstoignoremewhenIaskhimtofocus.Ianticipate
studentsgettingdistractedbecausetheentireclasswillbeworkingtogetherinasmall
space.Ianticipatestudentswillbedistractedbymysupervisorobservingthelesson
becausetheyareinthepresenceofsomeonewhomtheydonotknow.Ianticipate
behavioralissuestakingplacewithafewofmystudentsandIanticipatethatthose
studentswillshutdown,leavetheactivity,orwalkoutoftheroom.Ifthisendsupbeing
thecase,Icanwalkietalkiethefrontofficewheremyteacherwillbewaitingtoaidinthe
situation.Ianticipateaspecificstudentwantingtodominatethediscussionandturnthe
focusfromtheStatueofLibertytohimself.Ianticipatethisstudentwillrunuptothe
whiteboardinsteadofraisingaquiethand.
PostLesson
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