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Unit Planner: Nevada History

Submitted By: Jordyn Barber

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER: Nevada History

Summary of Lesson Plan
Students will be learning about Nevadas first settlers by reading a passage and examining maps of the area. Students will be using Nevadas Earliest People handout for this lesson.

Submitted By: Jordyn Barber

NV State Social Studies Objectives

Notes

MONDAY

H2.4.3 Identify explorers and settlers in pre-territorial Nevada

Nevadas Earliest People handout for 25, colored pencils, ELMO ready

Students will learn about the Nevada seal and motto by reading a passage and participating in whole group discussions. Students will use the Symbols of Nevada handout to do so.

TUESDAY

H2.4.5 Explain the symbols, mottoes, and slogans related to Nevada (Battle Born, the state seal, and Silver State)

Symbols of Nevada handout for 25, colored pencils and crayons

WEDNESDAY

Students will learn about the early H2.4.4 Identify the diverse population explorers and settlers of Nevada. Explorers and Settlers of Nevada of Nevadas early settlers and discuss Students will use Explorers and Settlers handout for 25, document projector, their unique experiences in Nevada passage and worksheet. timeline, and video ready

Students will be using the quadrant method to look at old pictures of their school and clearly depict what they see in the photograph and understand how this relates to history. This lesson uses the Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies textbook Strategy 6 Personally Relevant History (p. 40-47).

THURSDAY

H3.4.1 Compare and/or contrast their daily lives with children in Nevadas past.

Pictures of Old Henderson ready for class, disposable cameras for partners, ELMO ready for document viewing

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

UNIT PLANNER: Nevada History

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives

Submitted By: Jordyn Barber

Notes

Students will be gathering qualitative data through interviews of seasoned teachers and communicating the data through group poster board H3.4.2 Recognize that communities presentations. Students will include people who have diverse understand how the interviews relate ethnic origins, customs, and traditions, to oral history and how schools and who make contributions to contribute to surrounding Nevada communities. This lesson uses the Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies textbook Strategy 2 Oral Histories in the Curriculum (p. 10-15).

FRIDAY

Print 25 copies of data sheet, have magazines for cut outs, 5 poster boards and coloring utensils

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor