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President's Day Scavenger Hunt - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan #: AELP-USH0214
President's Day Scavenger Hunt
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Submitted by:
Kirsten Keiser
Email:
kkeise2@tiger.towson.edu
School/University/Affiliation:
Towson University
Endorsed by:
Dr. Greg Bryant
Towson University - Supervising Teacher
Date:
April 2, 2002
Grade Level:
2, 3, 4
Subject(s):
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Social Studies/US History
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Computer Science
Duration:
50 minutes
Description:
President's Day occurs on the third Monday of February. President's Day is a day to honor past and present Presidents. Two Presidents receive special honors and attention on President's Day. These two Presidents are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In this activity, students use an Internet site to research information about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Goals:
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Students will demonstrate their ability to read to be informed by examining, constructing, and extending meaning from articles, editorials, content texts, and other expository materials related to the content area.
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Students will utilize text support and are able to read in order to distinguish among facts and opinions in text.
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Students in the fourth grade should also be able to distinguish among supported inferences.
Objectives:
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Given a web site, students will be able to read and research information about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Students will be able to complete a "scavenger hunt" worksheet for a selected President.
Materials:
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student texts/trade books related to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
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computers with Internet access
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President's Day Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Worksheet in .pdf format; requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click the icon to obtain the free Reader.
Procedure:
If possible, use a computer lab set-up with one computer per student or pair of students. Either bookmark or have students type in the following web address:
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/index.html
. This site is an "Educational Virtual Museum for Primary Students." Students will read short summaries about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. After students have read both summaries, they will choose one president to conduct a "scavenger hunt" about. Each student will have a Scavenger Hunt worksheet (see
Materials
). Students are to answer the questions provided for either George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.
Assessment:
Collect students' worksheets to check for accuracy and completeness.
Useful Internet Resource:
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President's Day - An Educational Virtual Museum for Primary Students
by Sheila A. Simmons
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/index.html
Special Comments:
Original idea and lesson plan developed by Ms. Kirsten Keiser, Towson University Professional Development School Intern; this version adapted by Dr. Greg Bryant, Towson University, March 2002.
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