US/NH History Lesson
This week in my teaching social studies class, I am picking a strand and theme for the lesson I will teach. In my school, we teach about change makers during the month of February. We do this because it is Black History month, but we also teach about people who change the world who are not African American. So, knowing this is the theme for the month of February, I chose to use the third grade standard:
SS:HI:4:3.1: Explore how individuals' ideals have profoundly affected life in the United States, e.g., Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief in nonviolence or John Stark's statement “Live Free or Die”.
Looking at this standard, I feel that the theme that fits it would be: Theme E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change.
I feel this standard and theme are extremely important for students to learn about, since these people, their ideas, and their actions have influenced where we are today as a nation. For example, students should understand that because of Martin Luther King Jr., all students, no matter their race, can use the same water fountain, bathroom, go to the same school, etc.
As the teacher for these lessons, it is important that I implement differentiation to fit the needs of all of the learners. I plan on doing this by introducing online resources with biographies that read to you for students that struggle with reading. I can also split the students into groups depending on their readiness level. For example, I can put an above group with books and a list of resources they can access independently. I can assign the on grade level group with grade level reads and a list of resources that can read to them if they choose. I can have the lower group work with a teacher and have a story read aloud to them and talk through the story to ensure they comprehended it, as well as finding resources with a read to me option.
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References:
Chick, K. A., & Hong, B. S. (n.d.). Differentiated instruction in elementary social studies. Social Studies Research and Practice. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=a22a2c8a3fa4f79728fe76d8dbd9dfa3bf3dfe8a
Google. (n.d.). Social Studies Standards-frameworks. Google Slides. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SaZTig7jl5E9Ln8q3zV1w1XzF4g25mvF4uBdsnncbSI/edit#slide=id.p10
K-12 Social Studies New Hampshire Curriculum Framework. Education NH. (n.d.). https://www.education.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt326/files/inline-documents/sonh/standards-part2.pdf
I am a huge fan of read alouds when working with students on historical or social matters. I always check online to see if there is a video of a book that I might be able to use to introduce the subject while I prepare the rest of the lesson in the background. Student learn better when listening to a story, as it brings it down to their level. That is an excellent idea!
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ReplyDeleteYour statement "I feel this standard and theme are extremely important for students to learn about, since these people, their ideas, and their actions have influenced where we are today as a nation." Is important to teach but it got me thinking it's just as important to teach the children about the change makers who weren't in the spotlight. I don't believe the reason for civic involvement is to become famous but is to make our society better for our children. It's important for children to learn involvement at any level is important.
Thanks for your blog,
Jennifer
Hi Chloe,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change is important for students to learn. Throughout history, so much change has occurred and students must understand this in order to fully grasp history or social studies in general. The way that cultures has changed, shifted, assimilated, etc. explains why the world is as it is today, and I really love the lesson you are putting together. It sounds like it will be great for elementary students and very informative. I also loved how you mentioned grouping students based off of ability level. While this is so helpful and I plan on utilizing this at times, I do think having mixed ability levels in groups will help all students learn to work with a group of different people. Sometimes, I feel placing all the lower level students in a group together can hinder them and take away from their learning and socialization with their peers. I think that utilizing both types of grouping is important and I plan to incorporate group work, discussions, and more in my lessons. Thanks for sharing!
Although my lessons will be on Geography, I find value in read aloud books when working with students, using Bookflix or other online book seems to get students engaged. I love reading aloud to students from regular books as well. I love this "As the teacher for these lessons, it is important that I implement differentiation to fit the needs of all of the learners. I plan on doing this by introducing online resources with biographies that read to you for students that struggle with reading.". Thanks for sharing,
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ReplyDeleteI love your suggestions for students who are struggling readers. I will also teach my lesson to third graders, and I have several students who have SLD and are not reading near grade level at this time. I was also planning on doing a read aloud during my lesson, but I love how you have been considering how to give all of your students the opportunity to independently explore resources
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