History

HISTORY/ SOCIAL SCIENCE Grade One

Kristin Soriente

Virginia SOLs History • 1.2 The student will describe the stories of American leaders and their contributions to our country, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham

Virginia SOLs History 1.3 The student will discuss the lives of people associated with Presidents’ Day, Columbus Day, and the events of Independence

Unpacking Standards:

Unpacking Standards:

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Graphic Organizers

History 1.2

Graphic Organizers

History 1.3

Essential Questions

History 1.2: • Who is our country’s first president?

Essential Questions

History 1.2: • Can you tell me some contributions of George Washington to our country?

Essential Questions

History 1.3: • Who were the key characters in the events leading to the Independence Day?

Essential Questions

History 1.3: • What do you think will happen if the members of Continental Congress did not sign the

Teaching Strategies

• Students can act out part of the signing and reading to the public of the Declaration of Independence.

Teaching Strategies

• Do Think-aloud but instead using a book, students can watch a video on the lives of the American leaders.

Teaching Strategies

• Use graphic organizers to see the time lines of the events associated with the American leaders and their

Teaching Strategies

• Students can create a web-based poster or short story on the contributions of our American leaders.

Technology Support

• While the students are role playing they can be video tapped. The video along with important key words can be posted in their class or the teacher’s blog so that students can go back and

Technology Support

• A video can be made from Photo Story or Go Animate or the teacher can download videos from the internet that students can watch about the lives of the

Technology Support

• Students and teachers can create graphic organizers from Webspiration instead of doing it in paper.

Technology Support

• Students can create a comic page or PowerPoint on the contributions.