Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials SS5H6 The student will I can At the beginning of class, a jar filled with 5 pounds of rice will 1 explain the reasons for understand the be displayed at the front of the room. The teacher will say, 1 gallon jar of 5 magnitude of at this jar of rice. Now imagine each of you collecting America’s involvement “Look pounds of a rice in World War II. WWII. one jar, everyday, for an entire year. At the end of that year, what could each grain of rice represent and how many grains A notecard for of rice would you On a note-card (or half sheet of have?” each student. paper), the students will make a prediction. Give the students 5 minutes to do so. Next, ask a few of the students to share their predictions. Next, share with the students you “If collected one jar of rice every day for an entire year, each grain of rice would represent a life lost during WW2.” SS5H6 The student will I can analyze and and its Teacher presents “WW2 Its Beginnings” Power Point. “WW2 explain the reasons for the causes of Teacher has students take notes in their journals about the Beginnings” 2 involvement WW2. causes of WW2. Power Point America’s in World War II. Student journals
Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 1 SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II. I can understand the magnitude of WWII. At the beginning of class, a jar filled with 5 pounds of rice will be displayed at the front of the room. The teacher will say, “Look at this jar of rice. Now imagine each of you collecting one jar, everyday, for an entire year. At the end of that year, what could each grain of rice represent and how many grains of rice would you have?” On a note-card (or half sheet of paper), the students will make a prediction. Give the students 5 minutes to do so. Next, ask a few of the students to share their predictions. Next, share with the students “If you collected one jar of rice every day for an entire year, each grain of rice would represent a life lost during WW2.” 1 gallon jar of 5 pounds of a rice A notecard for each student. 2 SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II. I can analyze the causes of WW2. Teacher presents “WW2 and Its Beginnings” Power Point. Teacher has students take notes in their journals about the causes of WW2. “WW2 and its Beginnings” Power Point Student journals
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