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Ohio:A Brief look at Ohio’s History
Presentation by: Mallory HamptonED417-02
Professor: Ronald G. Helms
Unit: Ohio History
Grade Level: 2nd
This is a multi-day lesson covering the state of Ohio: history and state symbols will be covered in this lesson unit
At the end of the week, we will have an Ohio party, taking pictures with our creations we have made.
Objectives:
Students will be able to identify Past Presidents from the state of Ohio
Students will work on their writing skills
Students will gain knowledge of the state animal, bird, flower and flag
Students will be able to identify Ohio on a map
Activity 1Where is Ohio?
Materials needed: Map of the United States. Individual map for each student Colored pencils
Where is Ohio? Students will find Ohio on a map. They
will color it on their map at their desks. Students will label Ohio and its
surrounding states. (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.)
Students will also label the capital (Columbus) and the Ohio river
Activity 2Our State Flag
Materials: Picture of state flag State Flag coloring page Current Us Flag Scissors
Our State Flag Students will look at the US flag Students will then look at Ohio’s state
flag Students will make comparisons
between the two flags (color, number of stars, number of lines, etc.)
Students will color their own Ohio state Flag
Students will cut out their flag to be displayed on the wall
The O in the center of the flag stand for…you guessed it. OHIO!
There are 17 stars on the Ohio State flag because Ohio is the 17th state
Worksheet for Activity 2
Activity 3Our State Bird
Materials Pictures of Cardinals Cardinal coloring page Red colored pencil Questions for guest speaker
Our State Bird Students will talk about the state bird, the Cardinal. Students will color their picture of the cardinal with
their red colored pencil Guest Speaker will come in from the Ohio Bird
Conservatory Initiative to talk with the students. They will bring in real cardinals to show the students
They will have pre-planned questions to ask the speaker.
After the speaker leaves, students will write about what they learned about Cardinals and a thank you note to the speaker.
Activity 4Our State Flower Materials:
Red Carnations (one for each student) Pictures of Red carnations Coloring page of red carnation Red colored pencil or markers Red construction paper Green wire (for making flower stem) Glue Scissors
Our State Flower Teacher will give brief mini-lesson on
the history of the state flower (adopted in 1904 in honor of President McKinley.)
Students will create their own red carnation!
Students will color the coloring page or draw their own Red Carnation
Students will then cut out their flower and glue it to a piece of green wire to create a flower.
Activity 5Ohio Presidents Materials:
History Book Pictures of Presidents Index Cards (8 for each student) “Who am I?” Trivia cards Timeline (one for each student) Computer if necessary Glue Scissors
Ohio Presidents *This is a 2-3 day lesson* Lesson begins by students creating a list of the
presidents from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, Warren G. Harding. (Students can use their text book or the computer to look up this information.)
Students will then construct a timeline putting the presidents in order. They will list their name and their presidential number.
TIMELINEWilliam Henry Harrison- Ulysses S. Grant-Rutherford B. Hayes-
James A. Garfield-Benjamin Harrison- William McKinley-William H. Taft-Warren G. Harding
Ohio Presidents Cont. Students will then play Guess the
President with “Who am I?” cards (teacher will read the cards to the class.) Ex: “I was the 29th president. I was the first
president after WWI. Who am i?) Students will compete in teams. They may
use their books or other resources to find the answers.
Game will continue until every president has been used more than once.
Warren G. Harding
Ohio Presidents Cont. The next activity will be completed the
next day. (day 2) Students will make index cards with facts
about each president and their picture Students will cut out picture of each
president and glue them on individual index cards.
Students will then use their text books or other resources to find facts about each president. They will write these facts on the back of the index card.
Ohio Presidents Cont. This activity will be completed on day 2 if time. If not, this will
be completed on day 3.
Students will choose one of the eight Ohio Presidents.
They will then write a letter to the president of their choice, asking them questions about their time in office, how the country is at that time period, their hopes for the future, etc. Students will be allowed to work in pairs if they choose to.
The letter should be a formal letter, including a proper heading and signature at the bottom.
End of the Week Party! At the end of the week, we will celebrate
our Ohio History by having a Party! Students are to dress up as one of the 8
presidents we have talked about. Teacher will take pictures of students in
their costumes with their flags and carnations they have made.
Students will be allowed to share their letters they wrote the day before. As a class, we will discuss what we think the presidents’ responses would have been.
Party Continued
There will also be an oral quiz with each student.
Each student will be asked to identify the state bird, capital, flower and key components of the state flag. (number of stars, the O in the middle, etc.)
Websites Used in Creating this Lesson Unit
Ohio’s Flag:www.oplin.org/Ohiodefinedd/flag.htm
Ohio’s State Bird:www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1870
OBCI:www.OBCInet.org/#
Flag Worksheetwww.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/ohio/flagbwhuge.shtml
Ohio Informationwww.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=16414&external
Presidents Picturewww.worldalmanac.com/newsletter/en00115.jpg