Kindergarten Unit Five:Being a Good American

Sarah Blascovich BrownTeacher on Assignment

Unit Five Highlights

Unit Five Highlights

• Available as a video presentation, with archival footage of Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech, at www.unitedstreaming.com – enter “martin’s big words” in the search bar.

• Discuss the events in the story that help us remember Dr. King today.

• Discuss why we celebrate Dr. King’s birthday as a national holiday.• Students can create collages of symbols/objects representing Dr.

King’s legacy or life.• Teachers can help students create a class book about Dr. King’s

legacy.• Students can share their work with second grade students, who are

also learning Dr. King, and the second graders could share in return.

Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport

• Kid-Friendly MLK Biography from the Library of Congress: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/king

• Slide Show from later in MLK’s life at Scholastic:http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=previews#

• Lesson Plans from the MLK National Historic Site in Atlanta: http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/lesson_plans_and_teacher_guides.htm

• Timeline of Dr. King’s life by a class in Oregon (great model for a similar activity): http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

• Corporation for National & Community Service’s Kids Ideas for MLK Day – some could be adapted for classroom use: http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17382

• 2009 MLK Day Home Page: http://www.mlkday.org/

Website ResourcesWebsite Resources

Literacy Resources:Literacy Resources:

I Have a DreamM. L. King, Jr.

My Brother MartinChristine K. Ferris

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Margaret McNamara

My Drem of Martin Luther King

Faith Ringgold

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

Jean Marzollo

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wil Mara

• Ideas from Math and Nonfiction, by Jamee Peterson• Great book for integrating math & social studies• Help students match presidents, coins, & values.• Have students figure out what combinations of coins would

equal a quarter, using an object with a value of a quarter.• Help students see that with a given amount of money, they will

have to choose what to buy.• Discuss ways that people earn money (examples in standard

KE1).• Discuss ways that people spend money, and that most people

work to earn an income to buy the things that they need – this could also be part of a token economy or class store!

The Coin Counting Bookby Rozanne Williams

• Interdisciplinary Washington, Lincoln, & President’s Day activities: http://www.kindergartentreehouse.com/washingtonlincoln.html.

• Multiple resources for President’s Day, including list of interactive websites & webquests: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/special_events/presidentsdaymuseum/pages/teachact.htm.

• List of President’s Day sites compiled by a Kindergarten teacher in California: http://www.svusd.org/p_subject.asp?sid=9560 .

• President’s Day information from the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/ .

• Another teacher site, including a virtual museum, literature list, and bibliography: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/ .

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Literacy Resources:Literacy Resources:

President's DayDavid Marx

President's DayAnne Rockwell

Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved

BooksKay Winters

Abe Lincoln’s HatMartha Brenner

Abraham LincolnWil Mara

George Washington Wil Mara

George Washington & the

General’s DogFrank Murphy

Teaching Unit Five:Individuals, Groups, & Institutions

Need for rules/laws.Importance of Dr. King, George Washington,

Abraham Lincoln, & current presidentRole of Lincoln Memorial, Washington

Monument, & White HouseIdentify good citizenshipImportance of being a good citizenWhy we celebrate some citizens

Teaching Unit Five:Scarcity

Compare different choices in different settingsReview money as currency, how people earn

money, and how people spend moneyDiscuss choices of Dr. King, Lincoln, WashingtonDiscuss “choosing” good citizenship, & the

consequences of that choice