Armed Forces of the United States

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Armed Forces of the United States

• By Kristina Mouser
• Jenny Zeigler
• ED 417-02

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Unit

• Our unit of the week is geared toward our nations
  military. It is important for children to learn
  about the military and its role. In our
  community, Wright Patterson Air Force Base is
  right around the corner, and many of our students
  have family that are either active duty or
  reservists. Therefore a branch of the military
  will be highlighted for a day.
• If possible we will ask any parents that are in
  the service to come in and speak to the students
  about their jobs.

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Grade Level

• Our unit is going to focus on the first grade.
  Students are learning about the military at a
  younger age, we would like to give them a brief
  overview of each branch.
• Several of our students have parents in the
  military.

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Objectives

• Students will learn different branches of the
  military and their function.
• Students will learn the importance of the
  military and the importance of each branch.
• Students will use the writing process to create
  letters/ thank you letters for a service member
  from each branch of the military.
• Students will learn the different emblems of each
  military branch.

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Lesson Plan

• Monday
• -Army- read a book, then group discussion about
  their ideas of the Army
• Tuesday
• -Air Force-read a book, then group discussion
  about their ideas of the Air Force
• Wednesday
• -Coast Guard-read a book, then group discussion
  about their ideas of the Coast Guard

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Lesson Plan (Cont)

• Thursday
• -Marines-read a book, then group discussion about
  their ideas of the Marines
• Friday
• -Navy-read a book, then group discussion about
  their ideas of the Navy

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Center Activities for the Week

• Art Center
• -students will color the seal for the military
  branch of the day.
• Writing Center
• -students will write thank you letter to the
  service men and women of the military branch of
  the day.
• Reading Center
• -students will read a book of the branch of the
  day.

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Centers (cont)

• Math Center
• Students will use addition to count the stripes
  on different service members uniforms.
• History Center
• Students will be given books about the military
  branch of the day and a worksheet. They will be
  responsible for filling out a brief history of
  the branch.

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Materials

• Military Flags
• Books about the Army
• Books about the Air Force
• Books about the Coast Guard
• Books about the Marines
• Books about the Navy

• Print outs of the emblems (coloring book)
• Crayons
• Cards and envelops

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Active Duty

• Our nations military is primarily compromised of
  active duty personal. These are men and women
  whose job is the military. When they are required
  to move they transfer their lives to a new
  location. They also can be deployed for a period
  of time, in which their families can not follow.

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Reserves

• Many men and women choose to be in the military
  reserves. These are people that live and work in
  our community. They may go to work for the
  military for only a few weeks of the year. These
  service men and women can also be deployed for
  longer amounts of time but they return back to
  their homes and jobs when they are back from
  deployment.

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Flags of the Military(cont)
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Flags of the Military
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Flags of the Military(cont)
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United States Army

• Be all that you can be
• Est. June 14, 1775
• The primary function of the army is protect of
  ground movement.

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United Stated Air Force

• Setting the conditions for victory
• Est. 1947
• The primary function of the Air Force is to
  protect our skies.

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United State Marines

• The few. The proud. The Marines
• Est. Mar. 3, 1776
• The primary function of the Marines are the
  front lines.

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United States Navy

• Accelerate your life
• Est. Oct. 13, 1775
• Primary function is to protect our seas and to be
  a transport for troops, aircraft, and supplies.

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United States Coast Guard

• The Shield of Freedom
• Est. 1790
• Primary function is to police our ocean borders,
  and to provide aid to vessels in need.

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Websites

• www.goarmy.com
• www.airforce.com
• www.gocoastguard.com
• www.marines.com
• www.navy.com