Last updated: June 21, 2019
Lesson Plan
Aligned Legacies
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- Common Core Standards:
- 4.SL.1, 4.SL.1.b
- Additional Standards:
- Histogram is good basis for this exercise.
- Thinking Skills:
- Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations.
Essential Question
How does the legacy of a President impact how they are remembered?
Objective
Analyze and identify the provided images of past US Presidents. Briefly discuss the significant events of each and/ or how they are remembered. From left to right, organize them in chronological order.
Background
This activity helps students to understand how everyone, famous or not, has a legacy they will leave behind. This could also be a good lesson for self-reflection oe goal setting.
There are several Reader's Theater scripts available for Presidents. We are working to get the licensure for one. Stay tuned.
Preparation
The Birthplace Home is staged with talking points but can only accommodate groups of 12 or less at one time. If a school needs to bring a bus load (44+) of students, then the teaching and park staff will have to work together to formulate exercises and activities to engage the students while they wait for the tour and reinforce the information provided during the visit to the home.
Since this activity is based on the American Presidency, this can be used as a pre or post tour tool.
The park has a supply of these images on hand for teacher use or teachers/ facilitators can make their own copies with the enclosed file if they prefer to conduct the activity prior to arrival.
Materials
Download Images of American Presidents
Download Key to Order of Images
Download Aligned Legacies Lesson Plan
Procedure
| The teacher/ facilitator will take possession of the answer key without allowing the participants to see the listed order of people. Participants will collaboratively organize the images from left to right in chronological order. When finished, discuss the outcome with teacher/ facilitator. |
Vocabulary
Legacy
Aligned
Linear
Timeline
Assessment Materials
Answer KeySee enclosed documents
Enrichment Activities
For Project-based Learning, students could be assigned a specific person to reasearch and complete a presentation to demonstrate understanding of the assigned President's legacy.
Students could reenact or dress up as the assigned person for a class presentation.
To incorporate technology, students could use Green Screen technology to take the audience through an account of the person's influences on American culture and society.