Hands-on+Activity

 =Hands- On Activity -- Constitution =

 Jenna Seibert November 4, 2009 Dr. Liu Hands-on Activity · Whiteboard · Pictures representing the constitution · Template for writing To start the lesson, I will break the students into groups of 2. I will give each team different math problems, and every time they answer correctly, they will receive a different amount of points. When team A answers correctly, I may give them 30 points, while team B may only get 15 points for a correct answer. After we have had a few rounds of answering, I will ask the students if they are happy with their scores, and we will discuss the fact that I was not being equal with my point values. This will lead us into fairness, equality, and setting rules, and how our country made this possible. 1. I will share with the students different pictures that I have printed out that will help to illustrate the Constitution process and help to give them a bit of background about the Constitution. a. The first picture I will share is a **scale.** I will pose questions to the students to see if they have any background knowledge on the symbol of a scale. I will then explain to them it stands for law, and further explain the laws and Constitution. b. The second picture will be **“We the people…”** and the first few lines of the Constitution. I will then go into detail as to what the Constitution does for us. c. The third picture will be the **Framers**, as well as **George Washington**, and at this time I will explain the history and how they met to change our country. d. The last picture will be the **Bill of Rights**. This will be time for me to explain that the Bill of Rights were added to ensure the people were protected. 2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> After all of the pictures have been looked at, and I have explained the process, we will talk about the importance of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. 3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> We will then talk about having a Constitution written for our class or our home. We will brainstorm ideas and I will write them on a board for them. 4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> After we have brainstormed together, I will have each student write a 2 sentence Constitution in regards to their school, classroom, or home on a Constitution template.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Subject: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Constitution
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd-3rd
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Timeline: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 8-10 min.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Objective: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Given pictures that symbolize the Constitution process, information from the teacher, and a template, the students will create a Constitution of their own in regards to their school, classroom, or home.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Materials/Resources: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Anticipatory Set: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Procedures: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Closure: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Read examples, and sum it up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Informal **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> **assessment:** Constitution which I will have the students complete.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Formal assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Ticket out the door including two things that the students learned today and how it has impacted our history. The ticket and the example constitution will be collected at the completion of the activity.