Title of Unit: Holidays and Symbols from Around the World Title of Lesson: Veterans Day Submitted By:

Gina Bogden

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This social studies lesson is designed for second grade students to learn how and why we celebrate Veterans Day. This lesson uses the 2nd grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhood (p. 332-332A). B. Target Population: Grade Level: 2nd grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: whole group reading and discussions, partners for closure, independent for letter and assessment C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 2nd grade Social Studies Book: Neighborhoods (p. 332-332A) Social studies notebooks Pencils Index cards D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C13.2.5 Describe traditional patriotic activities, holidays, or symbols from around the world.

Student-Friendly Standards I can describe special celebrations of symbols of different countries.

E. Procedure: 1. Refer to note on TE 332 Get Set to Read Ask students what they know about Veterans Day and what they would like to find out about it. Have students write in their social studies notebook one question they have about Veterans Day. Introduce vocabulary (veteran). Discuss the background of Veterans Day.

2. Teacher reads aloud p. 332 while students follow along, stopping to ask questions as indicated in the margins of the TE. 3. Ask questions listed in the margin of the TE as an ongoing check for understanding. Focus on these questions:
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What is a veteran?
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What do some veterans do on Veterans Day? Why do people honor veterans?

4. Ask additional questions not listed in the TE such as: Do you do anything special on Veterans Day? How can we show our thanks to veterans? Do you know someone who is a veteran?

5. Do activity Thank You Letter on p. 332. 6. CLOSURE: Have students discuss with their shoulder partner the question they wrote down about Veterans Day in Step 1 and whether or not it was answered. If so, students are to write the answer in their notebook. Ask a few students to respond. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will do a Ticket Out on index cards and have students list three facts about Veterans Day. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. G. Students must describe traditional patriotic activities, holidays, or symbols from around the world. Writing at least three facts about Veterans Day on their index cards will show if students understand what this holiday is about. H. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think the reading and discussion questions will be the easiest to teach. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the thank you letter will be the most challenging because I think students might have a little trouble truly understanding why they need to express gratitude to veterans. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? As an extension to his lesson, I would have a veteran come in and speak to the class, preferably a relative of one of my students. We would come up with questions to ask beforehand. I might also read the book Veterans Day by Jacqueline S. Cotton which gives more detail than the textbook.
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Title of Unit: Holidays and Symbols from Around the World Title of Lesson: Veterans Day Submitted By: Gina Bogden

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will reread the textbook with the students who dont grasp the concept and discuss it in further detail. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I already changed the lesson by adding some of my own questions in step 5. I would also read a book to the class, such as Veterans Day by Jacqueline S. Cotton, which gives more detail than the textbook. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was trying to decide how much of the lesson I should change because I did not think the textbook went into enough detail.

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