Name: Dixon, Chadwick
E-mail: cdixon@bobcat.dmsc.k12.ar.us
Topic: Who are our leaders?
Grade: 3rd grade
Time: one to two classes
Ark. Hist. Framework: K-3 6.1.3
Objective: The Students will be able to identify our current state and
national leaders, and relate two specific details about them.
Set: Talk about leaders that the students interact with and can identify.
(Principal, Vice-principal)
Materials: Resources that will be found on the current leaders.
Key Terms: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President, Vice-President, biography
Key Facts: Current key facts can be obtained on the Internet at:
Activities: Class will discuss the positions of state and federal
government and the people who currently hold those positions. Students will also
go to the library or to the computer lab to find information, and write a short
report about one of the above officials. (Teachers set the parameters of
report)
Extension:
Have students find out by research who holds local offices.
Closure: Review with oral quiz over positions and current holders of
them.
Assessment: Use rubric to score the report. The rubric should be discussed
with the students before the assignment being completed.
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