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Dixie State University - Department of Education Unit Plan Template

This unit plan template outlines a social studies unit for 1st grade students focused on national symbols, documents, and landmarks. The plan identifies several contextual factors including ESL students, high-ability learners, and struggling students. It lists standards and concepts about patriotism that students will learn. Assessments include pre- and post-tests, formative assessments of student work, and questioning. Lesson objectives involve writing about symbols of the American flag, respect during the Pledge of Allegiance, why the US has a president, why the bald eagle represents the country, what the Statue of Liberty symbolizes, and how to be patriotic. Instructional strategies incorporate books, videos, and discussions to teach these

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Dixie State University - Department of Education Unit Plan Template

This unit plan template outlines a social studies unit for 1st grade students focused on national symbols, documents, and landmarks. The plan identifies several contextual factors including ESL students, high-ability learners, and struggling students. It lists standards and concepts about patriotism that students will learn. Assessments include pre- and post-tests, formative assessments of student work, and questioning. Lesson objectives involve writing about symbols of the American flag, respect during the Pledge of Allegiance, why the US has a president, why the bald eagle represents the country, what the Statue of Liberty symbolizes, and how to be patriotic. Instructional strategies incorporate books, videos, and discussions to teach these

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DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE


Teacher Candidate_Ellyse
Harris____________________________________________________
Grade Level ___1st _________

Content Area__Social Studies__________

Step 1 DESIRED RESULTS


A. Contextual Factors

ESL students:
Angel WIDA level one
Allyson WIDA level one
Maria WIDA level one
Sixto WIDA level one
Reyes WIDA level one
Adien WIDA level one

High Ability Learners:


Jordan- He excels in reading and in math.
Kayden- He excels in reading and in math.

Behavior Problems:
Harmony- She will often talk out and distract others.
Kylee- She will often talk out and distract others.

Struggling students:
Adien- He missed the first month of school and has fallen very far
behind. He receives extra help in math and reading.
Natalia- She has a hard time focusing and paying attention. She

receives extra help in reading.


Angel, Maria, Sixto, and Reyes all struggle with reading.

There arent any students with an IEP.

Classroom environment:
Children sit at tables of four. There is a rug in the front of the room for
whole group discussion. There is an elmo, smart board, and four
chrome books.

B. Utah State Core or Common Core Curriculum Standard


Objective 3 Name school, neighborhood, Utah state, and national
symbols, landmarks, and documents.
a. Identify national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g.,
Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Liberty Bell,
Washington Monument).
b. Demonstrate respect for patriotic practices and customs (e.g.,
Pledge of Allegiance and flag etiquette).
C. Enduring Understanding/Big Idea

Students will recognize national symbols, they will learn the


importance of showing respect during patriotic practices.

D. Essential Questions/Guiding Questions

What does it mean to be patriotic?


How can I show respect during the pledge of allegiance?
Why do we say the pledge of allegiance?

What do the stars and stripes on the flag represent?


Why is the flag colored red, white, and blue?
How should I treat our countrys flag?
What is the White House?
Why is the bald eagle a symbol for our country?
What does the statue of liberty represent?

E. Concepts

How to be patriotic.
How to show respect during the pledge of allegience.
The reason behind saying the pledge of allegience.
Why there are stars and stripes on the flag.
Why the flag is colored red, white, and blue.
How to treat our countrys flag.
Why we have a White House.
Why the bald eagle is a symbol of our country.
What the statue of liberty represents.

F. Skills
Students will write what it means to be patriotic.
Students will explain why we say the pledge of allegince.
Students will describe the reason behind the stars, stripes, and colors
of the flag.
Students will explain why we have the white house.

Students will write why the bald eagle is a symbol of our country.
Students will describe what the statue of liberty represents.

Step 2 ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE


1. Pre-Assessments
Pretest: 4 multiple choice and 1 short answer assessment.
(Accommodations will be made for those students reading below
grade level, I will read the pretest aloud).
Questioning (Targeted questions for high level learners and ELLs)

2. Formative Assessments/Evidence
- Listen to students during group discussions.
- Students write how they can be respectful during the pledge.
- Students write what the stars and stripes on the flag represent.
- Students explain what the statue of liberty is a symbol of.
- Students explain why we have the White House.
- Students write how they can be patriotic.

3. Summative Assessments/Evidence
Post test: Same as pre-assessment (Some reading aloud may be necessary for
struggling readers)
Questioning

Step 3 Lesson Objectives with Instructional Strategies

1) I can write what the symbols on the flag represent.


-Discuss what symbols are and why we have them.
- Read the book The American Flag.

- Show them an old flag with just thirteen stars.


-Explain how we added more stars as our country grew.
- Students will write about the meaning of the symbols.
2) I
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can write how to be respectful during the pledge.


Discuss what the word pledge means
Read the book Our Country Our Flag.
Discuss why we say the pledge.
Discuss how we can be respectful during the pledge.
Students will write how they can be respectful during the
pledge.

3) I
-

can explain why we have a president


Discuss who and what a president is.
Read a book about presidents.
Discuss why we have a president
Students will write why we have a president.

4) I
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can write why the bald eagle is a symbol of our country.


Remind students what symbols are and why we have them.
Watch a movie about bald eagles.
Discuss why the bald eagle is a symbol of our country.
Have students write why the bald eagle is a symbol of our
country.

5) I can write what the Statue of Liberty represents.


- Read a book to the students about the Statue of Liberty.
- Have a discussion about how the Statue of Liberty stands for
freedom.
- Have students write about what the Statue of Liberty
represents.

6) I can write how I can be patriotic


- Discuss what the word patriotic means
- Review what we have learned about the different symbols of
our country.
- Review what we have learned about the pledge.
- Discuss what we can do to be patriotic

Have students write three sentences about how they can be


patriotic.

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