Founding Fathers Lesson Plan

Objective: Students will identify and understand the contributions and sacrifices the Founding Fathers made in establishing a New Nation.

Skills: Read and comprehend nonfiction, note taking, oral discussion, organize information and create a document representing their learning.

SOLS:

Oral language: 5.1, 5.2. 5.3. 5.4

Reading: 5.2, 5.4

History: USI.5, USI.6 (a), (b) (c), USI.7(a,b,c, d are introduced)

Materials:

Book: The Book of the Founding Fathers, by Vincent Wilson, Jr.

Computer Web sites

Paper

Pencils

Activity Sheets

  Founding Fathers

Directions

1. Use the information page in your folder and read about the Founding Father.

2. Then, review the Founding Father Note page. Look for the key ideas that you need to locate in the information page you read.

3. Reread the information page and highlight the key ideas that you need to list on your note taking worksheet.

4. Discuss with your group the key ideas that you are to list. Then, you will work together to complete the note taking page.

5. Use the Internet web sites listed to find a picture of this person, interesting facts, and major contributions.

Life Political Beliefs

______________ ________________

______________ ________________

______________ ________________

Contributions: ___________________________________
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Founding Fathers Part 2

Directions

1. After you complete your reading and notes, you are going to compare your information with another group.

2. First, discuss each Founding Father using your reading information and notes.

3. Then, discuss the differences and similarities in their beliefs.

4. Use the Venn diagram to note your findings.

5. If you were to interview these two people, what perspective would you most agree with and why?

Create a Venn Diagram

Layered Book Directions

1. Use the information you have acquired in your reading, note taking and web site search to complete a layered book.

2. Use the label strips, one for each page, for the book.

3. Follow the modeled layered book.

Layered Book Strips

Founding Fathers Web Sites

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html

http://www.colohialhall.com/biodoi.php

http://www.foundingfathers.info/

http://www.historyimages.com/foundingfathers/

Quotes:

http://www.marksquotes.com/Founding-Fathers/

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FoundingFathers/index.shtml

http://americanhistory.about.com/revolutionarywar/tp/foundingfathers.htm

http://wupreme.lp.findlaw.com/documents/fathers/

Fun Quiz on the Founding Fathers

http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/foundingfathers/