1. Social Studies Presentation
Jamie Gregg
ED 417 1

2. Ohio Primary Unit (grades 1-3) Multi-Handicapped Classroom
Teaching important facts about Ohio 2

3. Objectives The students will be able to name the capital of Ohio.
The students will be able to state Ohio’s bird, tree, and flower.
The students will be able to recognize the Ohio flag.
The students will be able to find Ohio on a map
The students will be able to name and recognize the governor of Ohio.
The students will be able to list 3 out of 5 people (from Ohio) and what they did to contribute to society. 3

4. Materials Books on Ohio Computer/Internet
Paper, scissors, glue crayons or markers
Chocolate, peanut butter, frig., other ingredients for buckeyes
Tape player, tape of state song
Ingredients for salt map, markers, maps of Ohio to mark cities
Paper and marker for story 4

5. Web Sites http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/kids/index.html 5

6. Activities The class will make candy buckeyes
Tour the Neil Armstrong museum and write a short story together
Listen to the state song “Beautiful Ohio”
The students will each make a salt map of Ohio and label the major cities including the capital
Each student will make an Ohio flag.
Field trip to Air Force Museum, Annie Oakley Museum 6

7. We live in Ohio
Ohio means “something great” 7

8. Ohio’s Flower
Scarlet Carnation
Became the state flower in 1904
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9. Ohio’s Tree Buckeye Tree New leaves come first in Feb.
Ohio’s nick name is the Buckeye State
Became the state tree in 1953
Lose their leaves first at the end of summer
New leaves come first in Feb.
People can not eat buckeyes 9

10. Ohio’s Flag 3 red, 2 white stripes represent roads and waterways
Adopted on May 9, 1902
3 red, 2 white stripes represent roads and waterways
17 stars: 13 to represent the first 13 states in the union 4 more to make 17
Ohio is the 17th state 10