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Voki Lesson Plan

Class Title: History

Lesson Title: Community History

Grade Level: 7th Grade

Author: Stephanie Bushman

Objectives:

Students will learn

1. Locate and gather information from a variety of sources

2. Analyze the development of a community

3. Develop a sense of pride of one’s own community

4. Use interactive media

5. Learn interview skills

Materials:

1. Pictures taken in different sections of the community (includes major roads, lakes;

courthouse, etc.)

2. Large map of the community

3. Local library

4. Internet:

a. Google research

b. Voki (http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=3254806&height=400&width=300)

5. One sheet of paper per group

6. Newspaper archives

7. Poster board

8. Markers

Activities:

1. Students brainstorm as a group and make a list of “facts” they know about their own

community.

2. Continue brainstorming and make a list of things they would like to know. Guide them to

include how their community got its start.

3. Divide the students into groups of four. Give each group a picture taken in the community.

Each group determines from the picture any reason why their founding fathers might have

chosen this particular area for their city. Have students write a paragraph describing their

picture.

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4. Each group places their picture on the map to make a class display of the community.

5. Students talk to their parents and grandparents to find out information about the community.

6. Conduct research in the school or local library to find out the early history of the area.

7. Computer research. This can also lead to the discovery of other areas with the same name.

(Some students might want to do a comparison of the areas.)

8. Interview city officials about their knowledge of the community.

9. Create a Voki character to represent the city official. Make this character say part of the

interview. Present this character to the class.

Adapted from Roxane of teacherlingo.com