Teacher: Jackie Paxson

Subject: Social Studies

Grade: 1st
Date: 3/5-3/9

Day Objective Vocab & Teaching the Lesson Wrap Homework/ Modifications
Students Materials Up/Exit Assessmen
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Mon. Students Vocab: Warmup: Watch: Wrap up- No

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recognize -bald pages 3 &
American eagle I Do: Teacher will present and explain each of the American 4 together.
symbols -United symbols word cards.
and what States of
they America We Do: Teacher and students will complete page 2 of their
stand for. -Liberty American symbols booklet referencing the word cards on the
Bell board and recognizing that the flag is a symbol of our country
and it has the colors red, white and blue.
Materials: Extra: students draw accompanying picture.
-American
symbols You Do: Students will complete page 3 & 4 of their booklet,
word referencing the word cards on the board. They will recognize
Cards that the bald eagle is a symbol of strength, and liberty bell is a
-American symbol of freedom.
symbols Extra: students draw accompanying pictures.
booklet
Tues. Students Vocab: Warmup: Pull sticks-students choose an American symbols Wrap up: No * Pull students into
smaller groups to
will -flag word card off the board to define from yesterday (flag, bald Review homework guide struggling
recognize -bald eagle, Liberty Bell) pages 6 & students through
American eagle 7 activity/assignment
involving different
symbols -United I Do: Teacher will present and explain the next American types of weather
and what States of symbols word cards (Statue of Liberty, White House, 4th of American * Allow students
they America additional time to
July). symbols complete worksheet,
stand for. -Liberty booklet prompting students
Bell We Do: Teacher and students will complete page 5 of their taken as to stay on task
-Statue of American symbols booklet referencing the word cards on the classwor
Liberty board and recognizing that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of k&
-White hope. project
House Extra: students draw accompanying picture. grade.
-4th of
July
You Do: Students will complete page 6 & 7 of their booklet,
Materials: referencing the word cards on the board. They will recognize
-American that the White House is a symbol of our president, and 4th of
symbols July is a symbol of freedom.
word Extra: students draw accompanying pictures.
Cards
-American
symbols
booklet
Wed. Students Vocab: Warm Up: Turn and talk: partners will tell each other one Exit ticket- No * Pull students into
smaller groups to
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recognize -bald it. American students through
American eagle symbols activity/assignment
involving facts about
symbols -United I Do: Teacher will review her American symbols booklet. match up. different types of
and their States of Identifying each symbol and what it stands for. weather
facts. America * Allow students
additional time to
-Liberty We Do: Teacher and students will complete the American complete worksheet,
Bell prompting students
symbols match up, starting at the bottom of the paper, reading to stay on task
-Statue of
the fact: “it was a gift from France” and gluing the Statue of
Liberty
Liberty under the name column, and its picture under the
-White
symbol column.
House
-4th of
July You Do: Students will complete the rest of the American
symbols match, reading the facts first.
Materials:
-American
symbols
worksheet
Thurs Students Vocab: Warmup: Teacher will show a picture of a random object and Exit ticket- No * Pull students into
smaller groups to
. categoriz -Lincoln ask students: “Is this an American symbol? Why/why not? completed homework guide struggling
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american -flag symbols activity/assignment
I do: Teacher will explain the american symbols chart and involving writing
symbols -bald review each of the pictures below. Thinking out loud to herself sort. about weather
and non eagle whether certain objects are american symbols or not, and giving * Allow students
american -United additional time to
reasons why. complete worksheet,
symbols States of prompting students
America to stay on task
We do: Students and teacher will complete the first picture
-Liberty
together “flag” and place it in the yes column-that it is an
Bell
american symbol.
-Statue of
Liberty
-White You do: Students will categorize the rest of the pictures into
House the columns on their own.
-4th of
July

Materials:
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symbols
yes/no
chart

Fri. Students Materials: Warm Up: Rewatch: Wrap up: No * Repeat

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