Lesson Plan March 2023 Globally Aware Citizen

Content Standards Reference

K.6 Students understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times.
1. Identify the purposes of, and the people and events honored in, commemorative holidays, including the human struggles that were the
basis for the events (e.g., Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Washington’s and Lincoln’s Birthdays, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day).
Active prior knowledge
Have students recall other leaders like MLK and ask them about what they know about other leaders and presidents.
Objective & Purpose
OBJECTIVE: Students will be learning about Washington and Lincoln. At the end of the unit lesson, you will remember facts about presidents
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays by stating information.

Student Objective: Boy and girls today you will be learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

PURPOSE: The reason you need to know this is to understand leaders in our Country and the roles they played.
Required Materials:
➔ Chart Paper
➔ Thick Marker to write on chart paper
➔ Book Great Leader by Tara West
➔ computer with PowerPoint and youtube
➔ paper plates
➔ worksheets
➔ reflection log
➔ assessment worksheet
ME Input Modeling Check for Understanding of the
1a. Using chart paper draw a big circle and write 1b. Explain to students that they will be Input & Modeling thru
the word “leader” in the middle. “What makes a learning about great leaders of our Active Participation
great leader?” Have students share out what they country that accomplished important 1d. Create a running anchor chart
know about being a leader. things during their life. for male leaders that will allow
1c. read the included book, Great students to share out information.
2a. “Boys and girls , who can tell me who we Leaders, stopping on page 5.
learned about yesterday. Why was he an 1e. Watch George Washington's movie on 2c. Fill in a section about Abraham
important leader?” BrainPop Jr. Lincoln on the running anchor
chart.
2b. Read the included book Great
Leaders, pages 6-9

US Guided Practice
1f. coloring book and drawing and writing about
what you learned
1g. Students will be creating a cherry tree in
honor of the myth about George Washington.
Have students trace their hand and part of their
arm on brown construction paper. They will glue it
down onto a larger piece of paper. Provide
students with red and green tissue paper squares
to glue down on the “branches” of the tree.
2e. What Abraham Lincoln’s movie on
Brain Jr.
Check for Understanding thru
Active Participation
1h. “Boys and girls, now that we have
read about George Washington, who can
share out why he is considered a great
leader?”
2d. “Boys and girls, now that we have
read about Abraham Lincoln, who can
shear out why he is considered a great
leader?”
Formative & Self-Assessment
1i. asking comprehension question-
How was George Washington and
why is he important. and
Self-assessment worksheet
2h. asking comprehension
questions-
How was Abraham Lincoln and why
is he important. and
Self-assessment worksheet

2f. coloring book and drawing and writing about

what you learned

2g. Provide each student with a dinner place size

paper plate. Have students cut out the center of
the plate so that their face can be seen throught
it. Cut out the hat and beard and glue them to the
top and bottom of the plate. Use a large popsicle
stick and glue to the back of the plate on the
bottom.

YOU Independent Practice Summative Assessment

1j. Respond in the student reflection log. 1k. Assessment worksheet- multiple
2 i. Respond in the student reflection log. choice

2j. Assessment worksheet- multiple

choice
Closure: Who can give me an example of something they learned? Great job everyone! Everyone worked hard at learning the about two
presidents.

When you go home, tell your parents some facts you learned about the two presidents.
notes: lesson ideas from Tara West KinderSocial Studies