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Alexandra Moss
Alexandra Moss

This unit plan outlines lessons for a week-long unit on President's Day for third grade students. The lessons include researching presidents in groups and comparing them using a SMARTBoard on Monday. On Tuesday, students will read a book about presidents and write stories about being president. Wednesday's math lesson involves creating a bar graph of presidential pets using the SMARTBoard. Thursday has students making campaign posters and commercials about their assigned president using iPads and Flip cameras. Friday concludes with viewing founding documents and making paper from recycled newspapers to create a classroom constitution.

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Presidents Day Unit Plan by Alexandra Moss
Analysis of Learner and Main Objective Learner Third graders Main Objective SS.O.3.5.6 Student will be able to research the lives of famous Americans, customs and traditions using various forms of literature (e.g., presidents, inventors, explorers, civil rights leaders, artists, writers).
Lesson Plans for the Week Monday - Students will be split into groups of five and will be given a president to research on this website. We will use the SMARTBoard to compare and contrast each groups president. Tuesday - Language Arts - We will read the childrens book So You Want to be President? Students will write stories about what they would do if they were president using Microsoft Word. Wednesday - Math - students will use the SMARTBoard to make a bar graph of all the different pets each president had and how many of each. They can use this website to find the information.
Lesson Plans for the Week (cont.) Thursday - History - Students will get back into their groups from Monday and will create campaign posters for their president using the facts they found on the internet. They can create their campaigns using the iPad. They will also create a presidential commercial using Flip cameras. Friday - Science - We will view the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Students will learn to make their own paper by recycling old newspapers. We will then create a classroom constitution to hang in the room.
Materials Needed Computer (Internet) SMARTBoard Microsoft Word iPads Flip cameras Blender, old newspapers, warm water, liquid starch, cookie sheets, and mold to form paper
Works Cited Fact Monster Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768598.html>. Helmenstine, Anne Marie. About.com Chemistry. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryactivities/a/ howtomakepaper.htm>. White, David. Social Studies for Kids. N.p., 2002. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresi dentsdropdown.htm>.

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  • 1. Presidents Day Unit Plan by Alexandra Moss
  • 2. Analysis of Learner and Main Objective Learner Third graders Main Objective SS.O.3.5.6 Student will be able to research the lives of famous Americans, customs and traditions using various forms of literature (e.g., presidents, inventors, explorers, civil rights leaders, artists, writers).
  • 3. Lesson Plans for the Week Monday - Students will be split into groups of five and will be given a president to research on this website. We will use the SMARTBoard to compare and contrast each groups president. Tuesday - Language Arts - We will read the childrens book So You Want to be President? Students will write stories about what they would do if they were president using Microsoft Word. Wednesday - Math - students will use the SMARTBoard to make a bar graph of all the different pets each president had and how many of each. They can use this website to find the information.
  • 4. Lesson Plans for the Week (cont.) Thursday - History - Students will get back into their groups from Monday and will create campaign posters for their president using the facts they found on the internet. They can create their campaigns using the iPad. They will also create a presidential commercial using Flip cameras. Friday - Science - We will view the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Students will learn to make their own paper by recycling old newspapers. We will then create a classroom constitution to hang in the room.
  • 5. Materials Needed Computer (Internet) SMARTBoard Microsoft Word iPads Flip cameras Blender, old newspapers, warm water, liquid starch, cookie sheets, and mold to form paper
  • 6. Works Cited Fact Monster Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768598.html>. Helmenstine, Anne Marie. About.com Chemistry. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryactivities/a/ howtomakepaper.htm>. White, David. Social Studies for Kids. N.p., 2002. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresi dentsdropdown.htm>.