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Like father, like son: Presidential families

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=264

A lesson plan for Grades 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

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1–2
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National Endowment for the Humanities

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The lessons in this unit from EDSITEment provide an opportunity for students to learn about and discuss two U.S. families in which both the father and son became President. Students will address questions such as: What types of people might become President of the United States? What type of training as a child do you think these father/son pairs had to enable them to become President? Students will explore how these Presidential sons were like their fathers, and will personally explore how they think they are like their own parents.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

  • Goal 1: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and groups are similar and different.
    • Objective 1.01: Describe the roles of individuals in the family.
    • Objective 1.03: Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families.
  • Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of good citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
    • Objective 2.02: Identify the roles of leaders in the home, school, and community such as parents, mayor, police officers, principal, and teacher.

Grade 2

  • Goal 1: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
    • Objective 1.01: Identify and describe attributes of responsible citizenship.
  • Goal 2: The learner will evaluate relationships between people and their governments.
    • Objective 2.01: Identify and explain the functions of local governmental bodies and elected officials.
    • Objective 2.03: Describe the interdependence among individuals, families, and the community.
  • Goal 3: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and communities are alike and different.
    • Objective 3.01: Compare similarities and differences between oneself and others.
    • Objective 3.04: Identify multiple roles performed by individuals in their families and communities.
    • Objective 3.05: Identify historical figures and events associated with various cultural traditions and holidays celebrated around the world.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 1

  • Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
    • Objective 3.01: Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences.
    • Objective 3.04: Share personal experiences and responses to experiences with text:
      • publishing non-print texts.
      • discussing interpretations.
      • recording personal responses.
  • Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
    • Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
      • clarifying purposes for engaging in communication.
      • using clear and precise language to paraphrase messages.
      • engaging in more extended oral discussions.
      • producing written products.
      • completing graphic organizers.

Grade 2

  • Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
    • Objective 3.01: Use personal experiences and knowledge to interpret written and oral messages.
    • Objective 3.02: Connect and compare information within and across selections (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama) to experience and knowledge.
    • Objective 3.04: Increase oral and written vocabulary by listening, discussing, and composing texts when responding to literature that is read and heard. (e.g., read aloud by teacher, literature circles, interest groups, book clubs).
  • Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
    • Objective 4.04: Use oral communication to identify, organize, and analyze information.
    • Objective 4.05: Respond appropriately when participating in group discourse by adapting language and communication behaviors to the situation to accomplish a specific purpose.