2.3.4+Lesson+3

= LESSON PLAN = created by:Kathy Puckett, Virginia Swensen, Jackie Warnick, Jeri Rogers (Lindon Elementary)

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard II, Objective 3d Identify national symbols, documents, and landmarks

__Student learning objective__:
Identify national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g., Declaration of Independence, U. S. Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, Washington Monument, Mt. Rushmore, Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty, Pledge of Allegiance, U.S. Flag)

__Materials needed__:
[|Coloring Page] with small pictures for front of favorite symbol writing page (small pictures can be clicked on to print a larger picture) Favorite symbol writing page (community, Utah, and National are all included) Symbols Power Point List of links for Coloring Pages of National Symbols [|Slideshow of National Symbols and Landmarks]

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
Teacher will use photos, books showing documents and landmarks. Show Symbols Power Point

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
-classroom matching- have blown up pictures with key words. Pass out a picture and a word to each child. Ring the bell-have students find their partner that goes with their picture/word. - Do charades. Pass out a picture with word underneath. Put students in small groups. Have the groups act out the word/picture.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
A culmination of this objective will be to have the students do a writing activity choosing their favorite symbol (they will have a choice of a picture to glue to the top of their writing page) that has been taught and writing about that symbol. This could easily be made into a class book.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Use writing activity for assessment or game using pictures of national symbols. Using pictures of national symbols, include some pictures of other objects. Hold up pictures (or do slideshow) and have students indicate yes or no if it is a national symbol on paper, individual white boards, or thumbs up/thumbs down.