Ohio History By: Katie Naugle ED 417:02
Unit: Ohio History Grade Level: 1 st grade Lesson: To educate students on the state of Ohio and the history of its existence.
Objectives Students will: -Identify origin of Ohio’s name -Use directional words to locate surrounding states -Identify Ohio presidents
Activity #1: Where did Ohio get its name?
Activity #1 Materials -brown construction paper -markers/crayons/scissors -Indian headdress template -colored feathers -glue
Activity #1 (cont.) Lesson: -Students will make Iroquois Indian headdresses to help them remember that Ohio was named by the Iroquois, meaning “great river”. -Students will use provided materials to make their unique headdresses and will write ‘Iroquois’ on the front of their headdress to help them distinguish themselves from “other Indian tribes”.
Activity #2: Surrounding states
Activity #2 Materials -Graphic Organizer -Pencil -Paper -Maps -Crayons
Activity #2 (cont.) Surrounding States: Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Indiana Michigan
Activity #2 (cont.) Lesson -Use maps to locate Ohio and its surrounding states -Once surrounding states are located, students will use graphic organizer to write at least one sentence using a directional word to describe that state’s location. -Students will share with their table and color the provided map.
Activity #3: Inventions
Activity #3 Materials -Variety of costumes -One of each invention discussed -Map
Activity #3 (Cont.) Inventions Thomas Edison -Light bulb, Phonograph, Motion picture camera Wright Brothers -airplane Charles Kettering -automobile self-starter W.F. Semple -chewing gum Ohio -first hot dog
Activity #3 (cont.) Lesson -Students will dress up as one of the ten discussed inventors -Will stand in front of the class and share what they invented and when -Children will take turns until each child has had a turn to be an Ohio inventor.
Activity #4: Ohio Firsts
Activity #4 Materials -Data folders to record progress -10 true/false statements
Activity #4 (cont.) Lesson -Students will listen to ten statements about Ohio firsts and decide if they think it is true or false prior to beginning the Ohio lesson. -Record score in data folder -After completion of the Ohio unit, do the same true/false activity. Record and compare results.
Activity #5: Ohio Presidents
Activity #5 Materials -”The Little Giant Book of American Presidents” -Paper -Markers
Activity #5 (cont.) Lesson -Read “The Little Giant Book of American Presidents” (only Ohio Presidents) -Discuss how many presidents come from Ohio -Make an Ohio President Fact Book during centers (using book read to class as resource) including at least two facts about each president.
Useful Websites Ohio Historical Central esohio.htm esohio.htm Kidspiration States Around Ohio Ohio’s Fun Facts =JUV&kids=y&WRD=presidents&z=y =JUV&kids=y&WRD=presidents&z=y Barnes and Noble nt=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen- US%3Aofficial&q=ohio&btnG=Search+Images nt=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen- US%3Aofficial&q=ohio&btnG=Search+Images Google Images: Ohio