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FIRST GRADE UNIT: FAMOUS PEOPLE
Sarah Gaspari
December 8, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lesson #2: Mapping SkillsModeling• Playground
Map Symbol
Guided Practice• Playground
Map Symbol• Check for
UnderstandingIndependent Practice• Complete map
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Lesson #2: Assessment
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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
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Biography: Olivia Bouler
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Olivia’s Drawings
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Content Focus Create 2 puppets
(Olivia + other) Skit
Conversation about Oil Spill
Must have 2 questions
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Closure
Performances Discuss Bouler’s leadership Students depict examples of their
leadership through service
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Extension
Extension: Brainstorm ways to help our community solve real problems and create project
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Lesson #4: Controversial Issue
Objectives1. Understand multiple perspectives2. Express and defend opinion3. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt’s
contributions
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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
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Challenges
Weaknesses in my content knowledge
Balancing exploratory learning and direct instruction strategies
Limited by Virginia Standards of Learning
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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
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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
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Closing Thoughts: Lessons Learned Practice self-reflection
Why am I uncomfortable?What biases do I have?
Multicultural content rewarding/challenging
Thoroughly explore resources!
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Rewards
Practicing variety of instructional strategies
Further experience making interdisciplinary connections
Enhanced teaching knowledge