veterans.day.10

Title: Veteran’s Day

Goals/Objective(s): o Students will listen to a story about Veteran’s Day o Students will watch a movie about the US Military o Students will send a card to a member of the US Military

Bridge Technology Standards

o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1 o 3.2 o 4.1 o 4.2

Materials

o White board/chart paper o Veteran’s Day story and info sheet o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Pencils o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Red, white, and blue construction paper (cut in halves) o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Star template (5-8 copies) o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Scissors o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Tape/stapler o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">headphones

o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ o <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html

**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">MONDAY ** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">BEGINNING ACTIVITY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">READ ALOUD <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">STARS <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **TEST #4**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:10/5:10 explain that this Thursday is Veteran’s Day
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Have volunteers share anything they know about Veterans or Veteran’s Day (you do not have to write down their ideas)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Tell the students that you are going to read a short story about Veterans and they are going to use information from the story to fill out their Veteran’s Day info sheet (see attachment)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 tell the students that you are going to read the story and if they hear an answer, they need to raise their hand (NOT SHOUT OUT) and tell the class what to write in the blank
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Read the Veteran’s Day story to the students
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Call on volunteers who raise their hand to share the answer
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Review the answers at the end of the story
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:30/5:30 next explain to the students that they are going to cut out and decorate red, white, and blue stars to decorate their lab
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Show the students the star template
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Model how to trace and cut out the stars
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Tell the students they can decorate their stars however they like
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:35/5:35 pass out a half sheet of red, white, and blue to each student
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Assist/monitor while they cut and decorate their stars
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Hang up the stars around the lab
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">If students finish early, they may have free time

**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">TUESDAY ** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">BEGINNING ACTIVITY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">MODELING <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">REVIEW
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **LESSON #5**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Explain that today they are going to watch a video about Veterans and the United States Military
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Write __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">on the chart paper or white board
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Show them how to go to __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Model how to click on **U.S. Government & Law** (3rd box on the left)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Then click on **Armed Forces, protecting America** (top right)
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Model how to click **play**
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Model how to log in
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Username:
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">password
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">tell students they must use their headphones and watch the whole movie
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Ask for questions
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Assist/monitor while students watch the U.S. Military video
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:45/5:45 gather students on the carpet and have them each share 1-2 facts they learned from the video!
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">If students finish early, they may have free time

**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">WEDNESDAY ** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">BEGINNING ACTIVITY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">MODELING <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **GAME: SPACEBAR INVADERS**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Review the topic for this week (Veteran’s Day)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Have students volunteer to share facts they learned about Veterans, Veteran’s Day, or the U.S. Military
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Explain that today they are going to choose a card to send to a soldier who is in a different country
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Write __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">on the chart paper or white board
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:25/5:25 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Show the student how to go to __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Scroll down to the middle of the page where it give the directions for sending the card
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Show the students how to click on **view all designs**
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Tell the students they can scroll through all the cards and choose one they like
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Let the class help you choose one for an example
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Click **send this card**
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Model how to fill out the boxes on the right side
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Tell the students they need to read through the messages and choose their favorite to send with the card (choose one as a class)
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">When you have filled out your **name, hometown,** and **state** then click **submit**
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Ask for questions
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">4:35/5:35 have students move to a computer
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">Assist/monitor while they send their card to a soldier
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in;">If students finish early, they may have free time