Phase: | During/Explore/Explain |
Activity: | This learning asset will be used as the culminating activity in a unit on symbols of the United States of America. This unit would be taught in November around Veteran's Day. 1. Read the book, "Oh Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words" by Sheila Keenan. 2. Review the symbols of America discussed throughout the week (United States Flag, Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam, National Anthem) by asking students to provide the symbols. 3. Use Popplet to create a graphic organizer during the class discussion. The words, Symbols of the United States, will be listed in the center. When a student provides a symbol in the discussion, the student can come to the interactive whiteboard and add the symbol to the graphic organizer (the images can be inserted and the text can typed using the keyboard). 4. After the class discussion, students will individually create a foldable with four squares. In each square, students will draw one symbol of the United States and write the name of the symbol. |
Assessment Strategies: | The foldable will be used as a method of assessment. The student will need to draw and write the name of at least 4 symbols of the United States in order to master the objective. |
Advanced Preparation: | Before the lesson, the teacher will need to
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Variation Tips (optional): | If there is a one to one initiative in the school or a computer lab accessible, then the students can create an individual graphic organizer using Popplet instead of a foldable. There is a drawing feature in Popplet. Students could type the name of the symbol and draw the symbol using Popplet. |
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