Ohio: A Brief look at Ohios History

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OhioA Brief look at Ohios History

• Presentation by Mallory Hampton
• ED417-02
• Professor Ronald G. Helms

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Unit Ohio History

• Grade Level 2nd
• This is a multi-day lesson covering the state of
  Ohio history and state symbols will be covered
  in this lesson unit
• At the end of the week, we will have an Ohio
  party, taking pictures with our creations we have
  made.

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Objectives

• Students will be able to identify Past Presidents
  from the state of Ohio
• Students will work on their writing skills
• Students will gain knowledge of the state animal,
  bird, flower and flag
• Students will be able to identify Ohio on a map

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Activity 1Where is Ohio?

• Materials needed
• Map of the United States.
• Individual map for each student
• Colored pencils

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Where is Ohio?

• Students will find Ohio on a map. They will color
  it on their map at their desks.
• Students will label Ohio and its surrounding
  states. (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West
  Virginia and Pennsylvania.)
• Students will also label the capital (Columbus)
  and the Ohio river

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Activity 2Our State Flag

• Materials
• Picture of state flag
• State Flag coloring page
• Current Us Flag
• Scissors

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Our State Flag

• Students will look at the US flag
• Students will then look at Ohios state flag
• Students will make comparisons between the two
  flags (color, number of stars, number of lines,
  etc.)
• Students will color their own Ohio state Flag
• Students will cut out their flag to be displayed
  on the wall

The O in the center of the flag stand foryou
guessed it. OHIO!
There are 17 stars on the Ohio State flag because
Ohio is the 17th state
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Worksheet for Activity 2
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Activity 3Our State Bird

• Materials
• Pictures of Cardinals
• Cardinal coloring page
• Red colored pencil
• Questions for guest speaker

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Our State Bird

• Students will talk about the state bird, the
  Cardinal.
• Students will color their picture of the cardinal
  with their red colored pencil
• Guest Speaker will come in from the Ohio Bird
  Conservatory Initiative to talk with the
  students. They will bring in real cardinals to
  show the students
• They will have pre-planned questions to ask the
  speaker.
• After the speaker leaves, students will write
  about what they learned about Cardinals and a
  thank you note to the speaker.

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Activity 4Our State Flower

• Materials
• Red Carnations (one for each student)
• Pictures of Red carnations
• Coloring page of red carnation
• Red colored pencil or markers
• Red construction paper
• Green wire (for making flower stem)
• Glue
• Scissors

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Our State Flower

• Teacher will give brief mini-lesson on the
  history of the state flower (adopted in 1904 in
  honor of President McKinley.)
• Students will create their own red carnation!
• Students will color the coloring page or draw
  their own Red Carnation
• Students will then cut out their flower and glue
  it to a piece of green wire to create a flower.

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Activity 5Ohio Presidents

• Materials
• History Book
• Pictures of Presidents
• Index Cards (8 for each student)
• Who am I? Trivia cards
• Timeline (one for each student)
• Computer if necessary
• Glue
• Scissors

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Ohio Presidents

• This is a 2-3 day lesson
• Lesson begins by students creating a list of the
  presidents from Ohio William Henry Harrison,
  Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A.
  Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley,
  William H. Taft, Warren G. Harding. (Students can
  use their text book or the computer to look up
  this information.)
• Students will then construct a timeline putting
  the presidents in order. They will list their
  name and their presidential number.
• TIMELINE
• William Henry Harrison- Ulysses S.
  Grant-Rutherford B. Hayes-James A.
  Garfield-Benjamin Harrison- William
  McKinley-William H. Taft-Warren G. Harding

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Ohio Presidents Cont.
Warren G. Harding

• Students will then play Guess the President with
  Who am I? cards (teacher will read the cards to
  the class.)
• Ex I was the 29th president. I was the first
  president after WWI. Who am i?)
• Students will compete in teams. They may use
  their books or other resources to find the
  answers.
• Game will continue until every president has been
  used more than once.

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Ohio Presidents Cont.

• The next activity will be completed the next day.
  (day 2)
• Students will make index cards with facts about
  each president and their picture
• Students will cut out picture of each president
  and glue them on individual index cards.
• Students will then use their text books or other
  resources to find facts about each president.
  They will write these facts on the back of the
  index card.

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Ohio Presidents Cont.

• This activity will be completed on day 2 if time.
  If not, this will be completed on day 3.
• Students will choose one of the eight Ohio
  Presidents.
• They will then write a letter to the president of
  their choice, asking them questions about their
  time in office, how the country is at that time
  period, their hopes for the future, etc. Students
  will be allowed to work in pairs if they choose
  to.
• The letter should be a formal letter, including a
  proper heading and signature at the bottom.

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End of the Week Party!

• At the end of the week, we will celebrate our
  Ohio History by having a Party!
• Students are to dress up as one of the 8
  presidents we have talked about.
• Teacher will take pictures of students in their
  costumes with their flags and carnations they
  have made.
• Students will be allowed to share their letters
  they wrote the day before. As a class, we will
  discuss what we think the presidents responses
  would have been.

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Party Continued

• There will also be an oral quiz with each
  student.
• Each student will be asked to identify the state
  bird, capital, flower and key components of the
  state flag. (number of stars, the O in the
  middle, etc.)

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Websites Used in Creating this Lesson Unit

• Ohios Flag
• www.oplin.org/Ohiodefinedd/flag.htm
• Ohios State Bird
• www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec1870
• OBCI
• www.OBCInet.org/
• Flag Worksheet
• www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/ohio/flagbwhug
  e.shtml
• Ohio Information
• www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id1641
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• Presidents Picture
• www.worldalmanac.com/newsletter/en00115.jpg