People Make History 2nd Grade Model

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People Make History2nd Grade Model

• ED 608 Social Studies
• Linda Hamilton
• Wright State University

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Social Studies Strands

• American Heritage
• People in Societies
• World Interactions
• Decision Making and Resources
• Democratic Processes
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Science, Technology, and Society

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Strand I

• American Heritage

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Strand I Activities

• Read Chapter Unit three in the social studies
  textbook Meeting Many People. Discuss why it is
  important to study history
• Bring in some primary sources for the students to
  look at. Old photos, money, textbooks and a
  typewriter. Discuss how things were in the past.
• Watch the Charlie Brown film the Mayflower
  Voyagers and read Across the Wide Dark Sea
• Discuss Native Americans and read aloud Crazy
  Horses Vision.
• The students will be asked to talk to an older
  relative and find out about their heritage. Each
  student will be asked to write about what they
  learn and share it with the class.

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Stand I Web Sites

• Museum of American Heritage http//www.moah.org/
• US Flag history http//www.usflag.org/
• Betsy Rosss House http//ushistory.org/betsy/inde
  x.html
• United States History http//www.ushistory.org/
• George Washingtons house http//www.mountvernon.o
  rg/
• Tour the White House http//www.whitehouse.gov/

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Strand II

• People in Societies

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Strand II Activities

• Discuss the life of the pilgrims and how they
  lived. Have the students draw a picture of what
  the pilgrims houses looked like.
• Invite a guest speaker to address the class.
  Choose a speaker who represents a culture that is
  not a majority in the classroom. Allow the
  students to ask questions. Identify differences
  and similarities.
• Read aloud books about Native Americans, European
  Americans, African Americans, Asian American and
  other groups in American. Let the students list
  differences and similarities.
• Give the students a map of the United States and
  have them investigate where different groups of
  Americans settled. Have the students glue people
  on the map to identify the groups.
• Have the students discuss what is good for the
  classroom as opposed to what each student thinks
  is good for them. Establish a classroom code
  that includes all students.

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Stand II Web Sites

• Native American Web Site http//www.hanksville.org
  /NAresources
• Pilgrim Plantation Tour http//pilgrims.net/plimo
  thplantation
• Pilgrim Hall Museum http//www.pilgrimhall.org/plg
  rmhll.htm
• African American Web Site http//www.watson.org/l
  isa/blackhistory
• American's Home Page http//media3.com/plymouth/

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Strand III

• World
• Interactions

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Strand III Activities

• The students will identify the seven continents
  and the four oceans and be able to name them.
  The continent song will be used to reinforce this
  knowledge.
• Given a map of the world the students will plot
  the route used by the Mayflower in 1620.
• The students will draw a map of the school and
  mark their classroom and the rooms where they
  have specials.
• The students will decide the best route to get to
  Disneyland, Disney World and Euro-Disney
• The students will write to an American Service
  Person in Afghanistan.

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Stand III Web Sites

• Direction http//mapquest.com
• Canadas Museum of Technology http//www.science-t
  ech.nmstc.ca/english
• Disney Theme Parks www.disney.com
• Kids Chat Site http//www.kidsworld.com/
• Hip-O in Japan http//www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculu
  m/lit
•      

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Strand IV

• Decision Making and Resources

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Strand IV Activities

• The students will identify goods and services in
  the school. A list will be compiled and graphed
  on a bar graph.
• The students will be given a worksheet and asked
  to identify whether it is a good or a service.
• The students will list 10 things that they want
  or want to do. Each student will have to pick
  one item and write a paragraph with their ideas
  about how to get what they want. The paragraphs
  will be shared and critiqued by the class.
• The students will be asked to make a list of
  services that they can perform at school and at
  home.
• The students will be asked to bring in newspaper,
  magazine or journal ads for goods. The goods
  will be graphed on a bar chart.

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Strand IV Web Sites

• National Parks http//www.nps.gov/parks.html
• Toy Store http//www.toysrus.com
• Disney Store http//www.disney.com
• Homework Help http//www.chatterbeeshomework.com
• Ask Jeeves http//www.askjeeves.com
•       

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Strand V

• Democratic Processes

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Strand V Activities

• The students will simulate the presidential
  election. Elections will be held in the class
  to elect a class president and cabinet members.
• The class rules will be analyzed to see if they
  are appropriate for the classroom structure.
• The students will relate roles of authority in
  groups they belong to to local, state and federal
  government positions.
• The students will be asked to generate conflict
  rules for classroom disputes.
• The head of the board of education will be
  invited to class to discuss what his job includes
  and what other jobs to which it is similar.

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Strand V Web Sites

• The constitution http//www.law.cornell.edu/consti
  tution/constitution.overview.html
• Kids voting http//www.activedayton.com/community
• PBS Kids Democracy Project http//www.pbs.org/dem
  ocracy/kids
• Government Services http//www.governmentguide.com
  
• US History for Kids http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/k
  ids/tech19
• Discovering Democracy http//www.curriculum.edu.au
  /democracy

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Strand VI

• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

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Strand VI Activities

• The students will be read The Value of Respect,
  The Story of Abraham Lincoln followed by a
  discussion of its contents and lessons.
• The students will be read The Boy Who Cried Wolf
  and asked to write several sentences about what
  they think the boy should have done.
• Group roles and activities will be used for
  reading circles. Each member of the group will
  be assigned a role and given a responsibility.
  Student group members will rate how each student
  performed their tasks.
• The students will pick up litter around the
  school. The amount of litter will be weighed and
  the origin of the litter will be discussed.
• The students will peacefully manage conflict in
  the classroom. Non violent conflict management
  strategies will be presented and a worksheet will
  reinforce.

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Stand VI Web Sites

• Kids Voting Links http//www.kidsvotingusa.org
• Kids Citizenship http//www.wnet.org/newyork/laic
  
• Teaching Citizenship http//educationworld-asap.co
  m/info/com
• Civic Rights http//www.lessons.k12.tn.us/trackst
  ar
• Bens Guide Grades 3-5 http//bensguide.gpo.gov/3-
  5

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Strand VII

• Science, Technology, and Society

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Strand VII Activities

• The students will engage in internet activities.
• The students will be given computer CD software
  for social studies information, practice and
  learning.
• The students will take a trip to the Columbus
  Museum of Science and Industry.
• The students will use the word processor to write
  a social studies paragraph.
• The students will visit a Senior Center and
  present Christmas gifts and sing Christmas Carols.

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Strand VII Web Sites

• Computer History Web site http//www.moah.org/
• Technology Classroom http//educationworld-asap.co
  m/info/com
• Science and Technology for Kids
  http//www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
• Technology Inventory for Kids http//www.research.
  att.com/projects
• Technology Site for Kids http//www.ala.org/parent
  spage/greatsite
• Benjamin Franklins Inventions http//ushistory.or
  g/franklin/index.htm
• Henry Ford Museum http//www.hfmgv.org/