ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Emma Owdom Government/Civics 3 rd Grade The United States Constitution
ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Goals: Students will discover the meaning to the constitution. Students will understand the process for creating the constitution. Students will reenact the creation of the constitution. Objectives: Content/Knowledge: Students will understand the meaning of the constitution. Process/Skills: Students will perform what happened when the constitution was created. Values/Dispositions: Students will create a visual as to what the constitution means and how it affects us.
ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Rationale: Students should have a good understanding on the creation of this country. By studying the constitution and how it was created, students will be able to understand why the United States came about. It is important for students to understand how the country they live in was created. Standards: State – Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards 14.A.2 Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Illinois Constitution. National – NCSS Themes 6. Power, authority, governance. 10. Civic ideal and practices.
Logical/Mathematical
Logical/Mathematical Students will research information regarding the constitution. Students will find at least five websites they find helpful as well as one interactive website about the constitution. Students will create a delicious bookmarks account and will save their six websites to this site. Resources: Computer with internet access.
Verbal/Linguistic
Verbal/Linguistic Students will perform a play about the creation of the constitution. The class will be slip up into two or three groups so that each person has a role in the play. Students will be speaking their lines, so students have to recite their part to practice for the big show. Resources: Play script, costumes, props. g/entertainment/video/directors- chair.jpg 83/Centricity/Domain/474/student_council. PNG
Musical/Rhythmic
Musical/Rhythmic Students will be placed in groups of 4-5 students. Groups will find a song that relates to the constitution. Whether it is the creation of something or a patriotic song, either works. Groups will play the song to the class and will explain the relationship between this song and the study of the constitution. Resources: computer, internet access, speakers to play sound from the computer.
Visual/Spatial
Visual/Spatial Students will read the preamble of the constitution. Students will create a comic strip that shows the meaning of the preamble portion of the constitution. Students will display their final products around the classroom. Resources: copies of the preamble per student, paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons.
Body/Kinesthetic
Body/Kinesthetic Students will be active while performing the play. Students will have to make the play come to life to their audience by acting the part of their character. Resources: play scripts, props, costumes.
Interpersonal
Interpersonal Students are interacting with one another on the group projects for the song activity and for the play. Resources:(no additional resources other than the resources for the song activity and the play) Discus_Bd_clipartGrn.gif
Intrapersonal
Intrapersonal Students are able to work independently during the research portion and the comic strip activity. Resources: (no additional resources to the research and comic strip activities). thinking-clipart-as5814.gif
Naturalistic
Naturalistic Students will perform the play to an audience of members of the school board as well as community members. Resources: chairs for audience
ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Visual Learning and Assessment: Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources: Assessment: 1. Students will be informally assessed on their participation throughout the lesson. Students will be formally assessed on: delicious bookmarks, comic strip, play involvement, and music presentation. Online Resources: 1. son%202