Jenny Jankowski

SSC 3070
October 6, 2012
Lesson: Johnny Appleseed and Creating a oliday
Time Needed! "hree One#ho$r sessions
Materials:
% &Johnny Appleseed' by Ste(en )ellogg
% Crayons
% Constr$ction paper
% *encils
% Other cra+t s$pplies that st$dents ,ay need to co,plete pro-ect
Prior Knowledge Needed:
% .n /irst 0rade st$dents sho$ld ha(e been able to identi+y the e(ents or people
celebrated d$ring 1nited States national holidays and why we celebrate the,2 St$dents
sho$ld also ha(e prior knowledge o+ holidays s$ch as 3other4s 5ay and /ather4s 5ay2
So,e st$dents know abo$t special holidays that we celebrate beca$se they ,ay not
ha(e school that day2
Summary:
% St$dents will listen to a story abo$t Johnny Appleseed2
% St$dents will participate in a gro$p setting and contrib$te ideas to the gro$p2
% St$dents will work indi(id$ally to create a holiday based on an i,portant person in
history or their own li(es2
Lesson Objective:
% 22023! 1se an e6a,ple to describe the role o+ the indi(id$al in creating history2
% St$dents will learn abo$t Johnny Appleseed and why he was i,portant to o$r society2
Anticipatory Set:
% . wo$ld start o++ by reading the book &Johnny Appleseed' by Ste(en )ellogg2
% A+ter reading Johnny Appleseed . wo$ld talk to the children abo$t why they think Johnny
Appleseed is i,portant to o$r society2 7e wo$ld write these down on the board2
% 7e wo$ld then write down 8$alities o+ what we think ,akes so,eone i,portant2
% . wo$ld introd$ce so,e holidays s$ch as 3other4s 5ay, /ather4s 5ay, and 0randparents
day to gi(e st$dents an $nderstanding on why we celebrate these holidays2 9"his relates
to :loo,s "a6ono,y beca$se st$dents are analy;ing known holidays to help create
their own2<
Teacing !nstruction"Process:
% St$dents will work indi(id$ally to create their own holiday2 9:loo,s "a6ono,y o+
Creating is in(ol(ed in this process2<
% St$dents can $se pre(io$s known holidays and elaborate on the, +or their own holiday2
% St$dents will +oc$s on so,eone i,portant in their li+e and why they are i,portant to o$r
society2
% St$dents will ,ake a holiday based $pon this person2 9"his is also :loo,s "a6ono,y
beca$se st$dents are designing and prod$cing a new holiday based on one speci+ic
reason and then sharing their holiday with others2<
% St$dents can ,ake their holiday as si,ple or co,ple6 as they want2
% St$dents will $se a poster to show the class di++erent aspects on their holiday2
Monitoring:
% "he teacher will walk aro$nd the roo, and s$pport st$dents and gi(e +eedback to
st$dents on why they picked that certain person +or a holiday2
% "he teacher will ,ake the,sel+ a(ailable in assisting children with additional s$pplies
and s$pport2
% "he teacher will help g$ide st$dents in the classroo, by helping assist on co,p$ters to
look $p in+or,ation or pict$res2
% St$dents will be assessed based on a r$bric they will be gi(en at the beginning o+ this
assign,ent and how well they ,eet the criteria on the r$bric2
#losure:
% At the end o+ the pro-ect, st$dents will present their holiday to the class2
% 7e ,ay e(en be able to throw a holiday party and e(eryone can bring in so,ething that
represents their person they are celebrating2
"his lesson plan ties into $looms Ta%onomy beca$se it is ha(ing st$dents create a holiday
based on an i,portant person in o$r society2 St$dents are designing and prod$cing a new
holiday based on one speci+ic reason and then sharing their holiday with others2
Important Person Holiday Rubric
Things to include on your poster Are these things included?
(1 point=yes, 0 points=no
5oes yo$r poster incl$de the na,e o+ yo$r
holiday=
5oes yo$r poster e6plain why yo$r person is
i,portant to society=
5oes yo$r poster ha(e a pict$re o+ yo$r
i,portant person=
5oes yo$r poster gi(e > +acts abo$t yo$r
person=
.s yo$r poster color+$l and neat=
5id yo$ present this poster to the class=
Total Number o& Points