Name: Vinson, Shelia
E-mail: dreamg@conwaycorp.net
Topic: Arkansas and Its Official Symbols
Grade: kindergarten
Time: one class period
Ark. Hist. Framework: 6.1.2
Objective: Students will discover some of Arkansas's offical
symbols
Set: Teacher will show students samples of pine tree cone, flower, gem,
instrument, and hive. She/He will ask students do they know what
each item is and discuss some facts about each item.
Materials: Pictures of official symbols, which makes into a coloring
book.
Crayons
Key Terms: Pine tree, apple blossom, diamond, honey bee, fiddle
Key Facts: State bird is the mockingbird
State flower is the apple blossom
State gem is the diamond
State insect is the honeybee
State tree is the pine tree
State instrument is the fiddle
Activities: 1. Students will learn about Arkansas's state bird, state
flower, state gem, state instrument.
2. Students will then color the symbols and form a
book.
Closure: 1. Teacher and students will make a rhyming song using state symbols.
Assessment: 1. Teacher and students will continue to sing song daily
for a week.
2. A the end of the week teacher will test students orally on
Arkansas's symbols through talking or through
students singing song.
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